In connection with the appointment of Mr. Sakaguchi and Mr. Schmidt to our board of directors, the board of directors approved a grant of 1,200,000 stock options to Mr. Sakaguchi and 800,000 stock options to Mr. Schmidt under our 2006 Neah Power Systems, Inc. Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Mr. Schmidt’s and Mr. Sakaguchi’s right to exercise the stock options is conditioned upon the company filing an amendment to our articles of incorporation increasing the authorized common stock available for issuance.