Tri-Valley Corp (fka TVLYQ)

[jonesieatl]

Recent Form 4's for Mssrs. Gamble & Blystone

Mr. Blystone converted some fifty cent options, donated some shares, gifted some shares, all told disposed of 9600 shares which probably had a cost basis of around $4800 and are/worth between $60,000-$80,000 depending on which PPS's you look at in the relevant time frame.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22551/000002255108000020/xslF345/primary_doc.xml

Mr. Gamble bought 34,483 shares @ $7.25 per share.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22551/000002255108000019/xslF345/primary_doc.xml

Fun with numbers:

The Tri-Valley operation as of June 30, 2008 has an Accumulated Deficit of $33,207,578 and lost $5,448,553 in the first half of 2008.

On June 30, 2000 the Accumulated Deficit was $6,535,228.

Since June 30, 2000 the outstanding share count has increased 38%.

From 2000 to now the cumulative inflation rate has been ~25%.

To keep up with inflation and dilution over the last 8 years the TIV share price would have needed to rise from $2.19 to $3.57.

Beyond keeping up with inflation and dilution over the last 8 years the TIV PPS has risen an additional ~81% representing an approximate 14.5% compounded gain per year.

Just FYI and FWIW

jonesie