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The following is an excerpt from a 20-F SEC Filing, filed by NEVADA GEOTHERMAL POWER INC on 1/14/2005.
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NEVADA GEOTHERMAL POWER INC - 20-F - 20050114 - SECURITY_OWNERS

ITEM 7.  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


7.A.  Major Shareholders.


7.A.1.a.  Holdings By Major Shareholders .

Refer to ITEM #6.E; and Table No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7.


7.A.1.b.  Significant Changes in Major Shareholders’ Holdings .

The participation in private placements of equity by the Company and exercise of stock options/share purchase warrants has lead over the last several year to some significant changes in the holdings of major shareholders (5% or greater) direct/indirect holdings of common shares, refer to Table No. 6 for additional information.

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Shares

Owned

6/30/2004

Shares

Owned

6/30/2003

Shares

Owned

6/30/2002

Brian Fairbank

5,371,203

1,506,333

1,480,333

Frank Diegmann

2,750,333

2,351,333

2,223,833

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7.A.1.c.  Different Voting Rights .  The Company’s major shareholders do not have different voting rights.


7.A.2.  Canadian Share Ownership .

On 12/31/2004, the Company’s shareholders’ list showed 24,403,931 common shares outstanding and 298 registered shareholders.  47 registered shareholders were resident in Canada holding 18,813,578 common shares; 51 registered shareholders were resident in the United States holding 5,502,020 common shares; and four registered shareholders were resident in four other countries held 88,333 common shares.


The Company has researched the indirect holding by depository institutions and other financial institutions; based on this research and other research into the indirect 1000 beneficial owners of its common shares.


7.A.3.  Control of Company .  The Company is a publicly owned Canadian corporation, the shares of which are owned by U.S. residents, Canadian residents and other foreign residents.  The Company is not controlled by any foreign government or other person(s) except as described in ITEM #4.A., “History and Growth of the Company”, and ITEM #6.E., “Share Ownership”.


7.A.4.  Change of Control of Company Arrangements .   No Disclosure Necessary





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7.B.  Related Party Transactions

In July 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of Blue Mountain Power Company (“BMP”); this supercedes a 5/30/2001 option agreement.  Pursuant to the earlier agreement, the Company agreed to pay cash, issued common shares and expend significant funds on the Blue Mountain Geothermal Project; and pursuant to the recent agreement, the Company issued 5,500,000 million shares to BMP shareholders upon the complete acquisition of BMP.  Brian D. Fairbank (President/CEO/Director of the Company) was President/Director of BMP and a significant shareholder of BMP (receiving 3,932,000 shares in the acquisition).  Jack W. Milligan (CFO/Secretary/Director of the Company) was Secretary/Director of BMP and a significant shareholder of BMP (receiving 510,000 shares in the acquisition).  Frank Diegmann (major shareholder of the Company) was a major shareholder of BMP (receiving 407,000 shares in the acquisition).


Transactions of business with companies controlled by Officers/Directors or companies with common Officers/Directors in common were as follows during Fiscal 2004, Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002:

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Fiscal 2004

Fiscal 2003

Fiscal 2002

       

Fees for administrative/professional services

$ 98,484

$127,577

$82,382

Fees for geological services

$398,644

$30,143

$7,789

Payments for office rent

$nil

$3,246

$5,762

Amounts included in accounts payable

$237,698

$92,446

$15,439

Exploration Advances

$nil

$6,307

$86,902

Acquisition of Capital Assets

$nil

$721

$5,000

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Administration/professional services:

Fairbank Engineering

Geological services:

Fairbank Engineering

Office Rent:

International Choice Ventures Inc.

Accounts Payable:

International Choice Ventures Inc.

Exploration Advances:

Fairbank Engineering

Acquisition of Capital Assets:

Fairbank Engineering


Fairbank Engineering is a private company owned by Brian Fairbank.  International Choice Ventures Inc. is a public company where James Yates is the President/Director and Brian Fairbank is a Director.


Included in accounts payable for Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 203, respectively, was $237,698 and $92,446 owed to officers/directors.


Other than as disclosed above and in prior Annual Reports on Form 20-F, there have been no transactions since 6/30/2001, or proposed transactions, which have materially affected or will materially affect the Company in which any director, executive officer, or beneficial holder of more than 10% of the outstanding common stock, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest.  Management believes the transactions referenced above were on terms at least as favorable to the Company as the Company could have obtained from unaffiliated parties.



7.C.  Interests of Experts and Counsel   --- No Disclosure Necessary ---



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