Delaware
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94-3021850
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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LLarge
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer þ
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Non-accelerated
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not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Title of each class
of
securities to be registered
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Amount to
be registered
(1)
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Proposed
maximum
offering price per
share (2
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Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (2)
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Amount of
registration
fee
(3)
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Common
Stock, $.0001 par value
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5,814,725
Shares
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$
2.74
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$
15,932,346
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$
626.14
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(1)
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Pursuant
to Pursuant
to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Act, this registration statement also registers such
additional shares
of common stock of the Registrant as may hereafter be offered
or issued
to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations or other capital adjustments.
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to
Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act based upon the average of the high
and
low sale prices of the Company’s common stock as reported on The Nasdaq
National Market on April 8, 2008.
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(3)
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Previously
paid.
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Page
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Summary
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3
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The
Offering
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5
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Risk
Factors
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6
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Special
Note about Forward Looking Statements
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10
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Use
of Proceeds from the Offering
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10
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Selling
Shareholders
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10
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Plan
of Distribution
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12
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Legal
Matters
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14
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Experts
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14
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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14
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Documents
Incorporated by Reference
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15
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Many
of our products meet the lighting efficiency standards mandated for
the
year 2020.
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Our
products qualify for tax incentives for commercial and residential
consumers in certain states.
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Our
products make use of proprietary optical systems that enable high
efficiencies.
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Certain
utility companies have embraced our technology as an energy-efficient
alternative and are
promoting
our EFO products to their customers.
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Our
products are presently in use in U.S. Navy ships. Installation was
completed in 2007 on one ship,
and
two others were completed in 2006.
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The
heat source of the lighting fixtures usually is physically separated
from
the lamps, providing a “cool”
light.
This unique feature has special application in grocery stores, where
reduction of food spoilage and
melting
due to heat is an important goal. In 2007, Southern California Edison
confirmed that our patented
product
“EFO-Ice” used only 25% of the energy of comparable fluorescent lighting
systems and 33% of the
energy
of comparable LED systems.
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Our
products have been featured in magazines and trade journals, including
LD+A, Architectural Lighting,
Architectural
Record, Display and Design Ideas, and Visual Merchandising and Store
Design.
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Capitalize
on the growing need for low-cost, energy-efficient lighting systems.
We
intend to continue to devote significant resources to our product
development efforts to maximize the energy efficiency and quality
of our
lighting systems while reducing costs and enabling our customers
to meet
more stringent government regulations. Further, we plan to continue
to
develop new proprietary technologies and integrate new and potentially
more efficient lighting sources into our lighting
systems.
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Focus
on increased market penetration where the benefits of our technology
are
most compelling. We intend to broaden the penetration of our
products
within retail and supermarket operators, who share similar needs
for
highly efficient, flexible accent lighting solutions. To reach
our target
markets, we also intend to focus our direct sales force of experienced
lighting salespeople on selected markets and
niches.
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Develop
and expand strategic relationships. To expedite the awareness of
our EFO
technology, we actively are pursuing strategic relationships with
distributors, lighting designers, and contractors who distribute,
recommend, and/or install lighting systems. We also are cultivating
relationships with fixture manufacturers and other participants
in the
general lighting market. For example, we have entered into two
strategic
distribution relationships with TCP, Inc. and Eco Engineering to
further
enhance our penetration into certain broad-based lighting markets.
Additionally, we are in the final stages of completing the Lighting
Academy in Solon, Ohio, where lighting specialists, designers and
installers will be able to attend courses on EFO lighting technology
and
installation as well as view our energy-efficient technology in
a variety
of applications and settings.
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Common
stock outstanding prior to this shares offering, excluding the
shares
being offered for resale to the public by the selling shareholders
(1)
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11,645,719
shares
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Common
Stock being offered for resale to the public by the selling shareholders
(2) (3)
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5,814,725
shares
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Common
stock to be outstanding after this offering (4)
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18,396,480
shares
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Total
proceeds raised by offering
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of our common stock
in to
this offering.
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Nasdaq
National Market symbol
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EFOI
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Risk
factors
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See
"Risk Factors" and the other information included in this prospectus
for a
discussion of risk factors you should carefully consider before
deciding
to invest in our common stock.
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1,518,227
shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of options under
our
stock option plans or reserved for issuance under our stock purchase
plan;
and
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426,478
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of
warrants.
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multiple,
conflicting, and changing laws and regulations, export and import
restrictions, employment laws,
regulatory
requirements, and other government approvals, permits, and
licenses;
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difficulties
and costs in staffing and managing foreign operations such as our
offices
in Germany and the
United
Kingdom;
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difficulties
and costs in recruiting and retaining individuals skilled in international
business operations;
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increased
costs associated with maintaining international marketing
efforts;
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potentially
adverse tax consequences; political and economic instability, including
wars, acts of terrorism,
political
unrest, boycotts, curtailments of trade, and other business restrictions;
and
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currency
fluctuations.
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•
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variations
in our anticipated or actual operating results;
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sales
of substantial amounts of our stock;
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dilution
as a result of additional equity financing by us;
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announcements
about us or about our competitors, including technological innovation,
new
products or services, significant contracts, acquisitions, financings,
commercial relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
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developments
concerning proprietary rights, including patents, by us or a competitor;
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conditions
in the fiber optic lighting industry;
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governmental
regulation and legislation;
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lawsuits
initiated against us or lawsuits initiated by us;
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changes
in the market valuations of similar companies;
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changes
in our industry and the overall economic environment; and
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changes
in securities analysts' estimates of our performance, or our failure
to
meet analysts' expectations.
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Shares
of
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Common
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Stock
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Number
of Shares
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Owned
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Being
Offered
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Shares
Owned
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Prior
to
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Warrant
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after
Offering
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Name
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Offering(1)
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Shares
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Shares
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Number(1)(2)
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Percent
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The
Quercus Trust
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1,125,417
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1,560,062
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1,560,062
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1,125,417
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9.6
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Apogee
Fund, L.P.
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0
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170,000
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170,000
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0
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*
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Stiassni
Capital Partners, LP
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0
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165,000
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165,000
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0
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*
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Crestview
Capital Master, LLC
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0
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156,006
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156,006
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0
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*
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Superious
Securities Group, Inc.
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0
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156,006
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156,006
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0
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*
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Iroquois
Master Fund Ltd.
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0
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125,000
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125,000
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0
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*
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Isles
Capital LP
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0
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62,402
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62,402
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0
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*
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TCMP3
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0
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62,402
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62,402
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0
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*
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American
High Growth Equities Ret. Tr.
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0
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62,402
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62,402
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0
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*
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Alessandro
Family Trust
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18,462
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50,000
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50,000
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18,462
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*
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Cranshire
Capital LP
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0
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46,801
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46,801
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0
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*
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Imola
Partners LP
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0
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30,000
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30,000
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0
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*
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Hudson
Bay Overseas Fund Ltd
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0
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24,181
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24,181
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0
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*
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Hudson
Bay Fund LP
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0
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14,821
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14,821
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0
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*
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John
M. Davenport
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327,415
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15,600
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15,600
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327,415
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2.8
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John
B. Stuppin
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225,775
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7,500
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7,500
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225,775
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1.9
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Ronald
A. Casentini
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22,250
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5,000
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5,000
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22,250
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*
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Philip
E. Wolfson
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81,891
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3,120
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3,120
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81,891
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*
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Merriman
Curhan Ford & Co.
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0
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0
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382,119
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0
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*
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Selling
Shareholder Total
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1,801,210
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2,716,303
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3,098,422
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1,801,210
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15.5
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%
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*
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Represents
less than 1%.
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(1)
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Lists
all shares beneficially owned, including shares covered by options
and
warrants.
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(2)
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Assumes
the sale of all of the shares offered by this
prospectus.
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as
agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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short
sales effected after the date the registration statement of which
this
prospectus is a part is declared effective by the
SEC;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or
otherwise;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per share;
and
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a
combination of any such methods of
sale.
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•
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Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007,
filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008.
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•
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Amendment
No. 1 to Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,
2007, filed with the Commission on April 29, 2008 to include in that
Report the information required by Part III.
Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March
31,
2008, filed with the Commission on May 8,
2008.
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Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10,
2008, March 19, 2008, and May 12,
2008.
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The
description of our Common Stock, Preferred Stock, and Series A
Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 27, 2006.
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Item 14.
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Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
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Amount
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SEC
registration fee
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$
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626.14
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Accounting
fees and expenses
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$
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2,000.00
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Legal
fees and expenses
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$
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15,000.00
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Miscellaneous
fees and expenses
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$
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7,500.00
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Total
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$
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25,126.14
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Item 15.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1(A)
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Certificate
of Incorporation of Fiberstars, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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3.2(B)
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Certificate
of Designation Of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of Fiberstars,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1).
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3.3(C)
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Certificate
of Ownership and Merger Merging Energy Focus, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, into Fiberstars, Inc.. a Delaware corporation (Form
10-Q,
Exhibit 3.2).
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3.4(D)
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Bylaws
of Energy Focus, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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4.1(E)
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate (Form S-3/A, Exhibit 4.1).
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4.2(B)
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Rights
Agreement dated October 25, 2006 between Energy Focus, Inc. and Mellon
Investor Services, LLC (“Rights Agreement”) (Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2).
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4.3(F)
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Amendment
No. 1 dated March 12, 2008, to the Rights Agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit
3.1).
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4.4(F)
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Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit
1.1).
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4.5(F)
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Form
of Warrant (Form 8-K, Exhibit 1.2).
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5.1**
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Opinion
of Cowden & Humphrey Co. LPA, counsel to the Company, as to the
legality of the Common Stock being registered.
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23.1*
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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23.2**
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Consent
of Cowden & Humphrey Co. LPA (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1**
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Power
of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration
Statement).
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*
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Filed
with this Amendment No. 2 to this Registration
Statement.
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**
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Previously
filed.
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(A)
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Incorporated
by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed on May 1, 2006 (File No. 000-24230).
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(B)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on
November 27, 2006.
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(C)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, filed May 10, 2007.
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(D)
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Incorporated
by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed on May 1, 2006 (File No. 000-24230).
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(E)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Registration Statement on Form
S-3/A
filed on August 8, 2007 (File No. 333-108083).
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(F)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on
March 17, 2008.
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Item 17.
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Undertakings.
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(2) |
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) |
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the
offering.
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(4) |
That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act
to any
purchaser:
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(A)
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Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall
be
deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the date the
filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in this registration statement;
and
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(B)
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Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5),
or
(b)(7) as part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule
430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii),
or (x)
for the purpose of providing the information required by section
10(a) of
the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in
this
registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of
prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first
contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the
issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall
be
deemed to be a new effective date of this registration statement
relating
to the securities in this registration statement to which that prospectus
relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however,
that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of
this registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed
incorporated by reference into this registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser
with a
time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede
or modify
any statement that was made in this registration statement or prospectus
that was part of this registration statement or made in any such
document
immediately prior to such effective date.
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(C)
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If
the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant
to
Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other
than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be
part of
and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first
used
after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in
a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part
of
the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract
of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement
that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part
of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior
to
such date of first use.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under
the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the
securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary
offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to
this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used
to sell
the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or
sold to
such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be
considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
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(i)
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Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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(ii)
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Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf
of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
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(iii)
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The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant
or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;
and
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(iv)
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Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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Name
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Title
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Date
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/s/
Joseph G. Kaveski
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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May
27 , 2008
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Joseph
G. Kaveski
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(Principal Executive Officer) | |||
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/s/
Nicholas G. Berchtold
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Vice
President of Finance and
Chief
Financial Officer
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May
27 , 2008
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Nicholas
G. Berchtold
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(Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal
Accounting Officer)
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/s/
John B. Stuppin*
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Chairman
of the Board
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May
27 , 2008
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John
B. Stuppin
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/s/
Ronald A. Casentini*
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Director
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May
27 , 2008
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Ronald
A. Casentini
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/s/
John M. Davenport*
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Director
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May
27, 2008
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John
M. Davenport
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/s/
Michael A. Kasper*
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Director
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May
27 , 2008
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Michael
A. Kasper
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/s/David
N. Ruckert*
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Director
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May
27 , 2008
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David
N. Ruckert
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/s/
Philip Wolfson*
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Director
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May
27 , 2008
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Philip
Wolfson
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/s/
Paul von Paumgartten*
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Director
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May
27 , 2008
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Paul
von Paumgartten
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*By:
/s/
Nicholas G. Berchtold
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May
27, 2008
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Nicholas
G. Berchtold
Attorney-in-Fact
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1(A)
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Certificate
of Incorporation of Fiberstars, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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3.2(B)
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Certificate
of Designation Of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of Fiberstars,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1).
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3.3(C)
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Certificate
of Ownership and Merger Merging Energy Focus, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, into Fiberstars, Inc.. a Delaware corporation (Form
10-Q,
Exhibit 3.2).
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3.4(D)
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Bylaws
of Energy Focus, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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4.1(E)
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate (Form S-3/A, Exhibit 4.1).
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4.2(B)
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Rights
Agreement dated October 25, 2006 between Energy Focus, Inc. and Mellon
Investor Services, LLC (“Rights Agreement”) (Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2).
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4.3(F)
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Amendment
No. 1 dated March 12, 2008, to the Rights Agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit
3.1).
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4.4(F)
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Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit
1.1).
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4.5(F)
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Form
of Warrant (Form 8-K, Exhibit 1.2).
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5.1**
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Opinion
of Cowden & Humphrey Co. LPA, counsel to the Company, as to the
legality of the Common Stock being registered.
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23.1*
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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23.2**
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Consent
of Cowden & Humphrey Co. LPA (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1**
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Power
of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration
Statement).
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*
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Filed
with this Amendment No. 2 to this Registration
Statement.
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**
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Previously
filed.
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(A)
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Incorporated
by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed on May 1, 2006 (File No. 000-24230).
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(B)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on
November 27, 2006.
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(C)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, filed May 10, 2007.
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(D)
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Incorporated
by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed on May 1, 2006 (File No. 000-24230).
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(E)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Registration Statement on Form
S-3/A
filed on August 8, 2007 (File No. 333-108083).
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(F)
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Incorporated
by reference to referenced Exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on
March 17, 2008.
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