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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-KSB



[X] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004



[  ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



FROM    TO





VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)



|NEVADA                                                         | 000-28423           | 58-2541997                             
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|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | Commission File No. | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



|30 Metcalfe St., Suite 620, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |  | K1P 5L4   
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|(Address of principal executive offices)            |  | (Zip Code)



Issuers telephone number:  613-230-7211



Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:   none

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $.001 per share



Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   YES [X]  NO [   ]



Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.  [ X ]



State issuers revenues for its most recent fiscal year.  $

NIL



The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the average between the closing bid ($0.45) and asked ($0.45) price of the issuers Common Stock as of March 11, 2005, was $10,751,737, based upon the average between the closing bid and asked price ($0.45) multiplied by the 23,892,749 shares of the issuers Common Stock held by non-affiliates. (In computing this number, issuer has assumed all record holders of greater than 5% of the common equity and all directors and officers are affiliates of the issuer.)



The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common equity as of March 11, 2005: 31,434,537.



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:  See Index to Exhibits, page 66.



Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes [   ]  No [ X ]



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

Form 10-KSB

December 31, 2004

Table of Contents

Page No.



Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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Part I



Item 1.

Description of Business.

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Item 2.

Description of Properties.

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Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

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Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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Part II



Item 5.

Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

20



Item 6.

Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.

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Item 7.

Financial Statements.

28



Item 8.

Changes In and Disagreement With Accountants on Accounting and

Financial Disclosure.

58



Item 8A.

Controls and Procedures.

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Item 8B.

Other Information

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Part III



Item 9.

Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons: Compliance

with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 10.

Executive Compensation.

60



Item 11.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

and Related Stockholder Matters

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Item 12.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

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Item 13.

Exhibits.

66



Item 14

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

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Signatures

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CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



We caution readers that certain important factors may affect our actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that we make in this report.  For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  This report contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of predictive, future-tense or forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "plans," "may," "will," or similar terms.  These statements appear in a number of places in this report and include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations with respect to many things.  Some of these things are:



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trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations for our limited history;

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our business and growth strategies;

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our technology;

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the Internet; and

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our financing plans.



We caution readers that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties.  In fact, actual results most likely will differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.  Some factors that could adversely affect actual results and performance include:



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our limited operating history;

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our lack of sales to date;

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our future requirements for additional capital funding;

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the failure of our technology and products to perform as specified;

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the discontinuance of growth in the use of the Internet;

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the enactment of new adverse government regulations; and

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the development of better technology and products by others.



The information contained in the following sections of this report identify important additional factors that could materially adversely affect actual results and performance:



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"Part I. Item 1. Description of Business" especially the disclosures set out under the heading "Risk Factors"; and

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"Part II. Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation"





You should carefully consider and evaluate all of these factors. In addition, we do not undertake to update forward-looking statements after we file this report with the SEC, even if new information, future events or other circumstances have made them incorrect or misleading.

















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PART I



Item 1.  Description of Business.

Summary

Validian Corporation provides software products to assist public and private enterprises address the increasingly complex issues surrounding application security.  Validian ASITM is an application-security software system that protects the exchange of information at the application layer, where the majority of breaches occur, and protects mission-critical applications against hack attacks and unauthorized access, which often occur at the hardware and software perimeter.  Validian ASI makes secure data exchange among applications, including distributed applications, straightforward and affordable for any organization, regardless of size and resources.  Validian ASI facilitates security audit compliance and assurance, whether mandated by government, industry or internal policy; prevents impersonation through application authentication and authorization; delivers confidentiality through application authentication and authorization; and delivers confidentiality through end-to-end encryption of all exchanges, so that data never travels in the clear.  Incorporated in the United States, Validian has offices in the United States and Canada.

Our Technology

Our technology is based upon our intellectual property and was used to develop our products.



Our Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property includes an addressing scheme, an authentication process and a key exchange process for all parties to a communication, thus offering an authentication model for secure data exchanges. It also includes an encryption function using standard algorithms that encrypts data from within an originating application and decrypts the data within the receiving application.



Our technology provides benefits, by enabling users:



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to integrate security and transport in all communication and document exchanges through an integrated approach; and

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to develop and use existing interactive, distributed applications (like e-commerce, e-banking, e-health and e-loyalty) with an integrated security model.



Based on this technology, we have developed the products described below.

Target Market

Our business strategy is to license our technology either directly or through distribution channels to medium to large organizations that develop, market, sell, distribute or use software products where interaction with a distributed customer, employee and/or partner base is essential.  This includes:



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corporate IT departments that serve their corporation with a variety of applications and implementation environments, according to the needs of the various internal departments. This implies writing applications to ensure the security of communication between applications and over distributed networks; and



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independent software vendors and developers serving a relatively large group of customers, on a regional or national basis and who must respond to a variety of conditions and platforms, as imposed by their customers in specific industrial sectors and secure the exchanges between their customers partners, suppliers and other participants.



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Potential customer industrial sectors include, among others:



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manufacturers in supply management chains;

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health care providers and suppliers;

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governments;

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financial institutions and insurance companies; and

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software distribution services.



Marketing Strategy and Distribution Channels



We have initiated a marketing program in North America to bring our products to the marketplace. This program has two components: direct and channel sales.



Direct Sales

The direct sales approach entails making high-level contacts within the organizations of target customers to present the benefits and competitive advantages of our products.  Leads to such presentations are generated through existing contacts of management and sales representatives, and through attendance at and participation in specialized e-commerce and computer security trade shows, and the presentation of the benefits of our products in technical seminars attended by personnel with a mandate for application security.



Channel Sales

In order to penetrate the market for our products, we are attempting to partner with value-added resellers ("VARs"), independent marketing representatives (IMRs), system integrators (SIs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs).  Potential partners are being identified based upon their ability to penetrate specific markets more easily than we can. We believe major customers also will act as VARs in their sector.



Sales representatives and sales agents are promoting our products within these two channels.  The representatives are responding to queries and expressions of interest from those interested in becoming early adopters of our working models.  These early customers and distributors may have an impact on the product development schedule, as we will develop interfaces with users existing systems in response to their feedback and individual requirements.



Currently, we have agreements with distribution partners in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.



Marketing Analysis

During the year ended December 31, 2004, we utilized the services of industry specialists in the health care, government and  supply chain management sectors. Their mandate was to identify specific areas and a limited number of corporations where our products would facilitate secure communication and the implementation of a strong security infrastructure with ease of deployment and management.



To support our sales force and these specialists, we have developed technical literature on the following topics:



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security;

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features and benefits;

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integration into current systems;

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openness of the architecture;

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future developments; and

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implementation procedures.



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Estimated Sales Cycles

We expect that individual sales cycles will be from four to eight months in duration.  The territory where most potential clients reside is expected to be in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.  We retained two sales representatives in the third quarter of 2002 and two sales agents in the fourth quarter of 2002.  We added one sales representative and three sales agents during the second quarter of 2004.  At March 11, 2005 we had a vice president of sales, two sales representatives, one sales agent and one sales support engineer.



Marketing Expenses

The main expense factors for our marketing campaign are for:



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personnel, both internal and outside specialists;

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buying or renting lists of potential customers for direct marketing campaigns;

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direct marketing to potential customers;

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banner advertising on vertical industry websites;

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participation in trade shows;

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travel and living expenses;

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Web site development and maintenance; and

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literature preparation and distribution.



For more information, please see "Part II. Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation; Plan of Operations.



Our Products

Currently, we are offering three main products on a commercial basis.



Our Application Security Infrastructure (ASI)

Our ASI is an application security framework for securing data transport between distributed applications and Web services. ASI is specifically designed to secure communication between distributed applications and distributed networks. It automatically manages all critical security functions for any application, including authentication, encryption, key generation, key distribution, addressing and data transport. ASI delivers messages and files to, and only to, the target destination, and data never travels in the clear at any time between applications.



Our Flash Communicator (FC)



Our Flash Communicator (FC) product provides a strong level of security for instant communication and file exchange between authenticated parties.  FC creates gated communities of authenticated users.  It offers real-time tools for collaboration between individuals and groups. FC performs encryption of both messages and attachments within its own operation, so that data never travels in the clear at any point in time. Within an FC exchange, all participants are authenticated and messages and large files of most types, including video and audio files, can be transferred encrypted.  We believe that FC is currently the only secure instant messenger residing entirely on USB flash memory devices: the Validian Flash CommunicatorTM. FC operates over Validian's Application Security Infrastructure (ASI) and benefits from all the security features of ASI.







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Our Software Development Kit (SDK)

We provide an SDK, for rapidly and simply securing data transport between applications through ASI. The SDK includes a complete, integrated and built-in set of control, transport and security features, which are automatically inherited by any applications linked to ASI through the SDK.  Application developers who use the Validian SDK do not have to learn and master any of the various transport and security products or mechanisms to implement security on their applications.  Our SDK establishes low-level IP addresses and ports, and implements complex security features automatically.  This provides the application with a complete communication security chain, as the ASI protection initiates from within the originating application and transports data to within the destination application.  The SDK is offered free of charge to qualified developers and system integrators.



Competition

Competitors for the ASI market are different from competitors for the FC market.



ASI competition

Our ASI product competes primarily with the products described below.



VPN

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is a technology that ensures a secure communication link between two devices linked to the Internet or any communication network. This type of network security ensures that between those two hardware devices, the data cannot be intercepted and tampered with.



The main supplier of VPN is Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., but a number of suppliers are also offering competing products.



PKI

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a sophisticated method of authenticating communicating parties by providing each party with a set of two uniquely linked keys, one private key that is kept by the party and one public key that is published for every one to see. When communicating, messages are encrypted with the private key of the sender and decrypted by the receiver using the public key of the sender. Since both keys are mathematically linked, the receiver is assured that the message is coming from that sender and nobody else.



This exchange mechanism has been extended to protect more applications but we believe that its implementation on a large scale for distributed environment proves difficult and costly.  Main suppliers of PKI include Entrust, Baltimore Technology and Verisign.



SSL

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a browser level protection offered by Netscape and Microsoft and incorporated in most browsers. SSL establishes a secure connection from a server to a browser requesting access to an application on this server. SSL is a standard widely used across a large number of platforms and systems. However, it relies on a rather weak authentication model, since the browser is not authenticated by the server. This brings a risk of impersonation.



FC Competition

Our FC competes primarily with the following products:







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Free Instant Messaging (IM)

The major suppliers of individual-class, free and unsecure IM systems are Yahoo!, Microsoft and AOL.



Enterprise-class Secure IM

The enterprise-class secure IM industry is in its infancy. Some suppliers offer products but the installed base is still limited. Suppliers include WireRed, Jabber, Bantu, Sigaba, Yahoo, FaceTime and IBM. AOL and Microsoft also have announced products which are in different states of development.  We believe that we have significant technical competitive advantages over those suppliers and we are positioning to be able to take a portion of this market.



Research and Development



We spent the following amounts during the periods mentioned on research and development activities:



|Year ended December 31,
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|$1,234,042             



For more information, see: "Part II. Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation - Plan of Operations.



Intellectual Property Protection

We rely on common law and statutory protection of trade secrets and confidentiality agreements. We claim copyright in specific software products and various elements of our core technology. We have registered trademarks in North America and in Europe to cover the Flash Communicator product and the generic term of FlashWare, as well as some graphic identification and the Validian name itself.



Our intellectual property includes an addressing scheme, an authentication process and a key exchange process for all parties to a communication, thus offering a strong trust model for secure exchanges. It also includes an encryption function using standard algorithms that encrypts data from within an originating application and decrypts within the receiving application.



We believe, but we cannot assure, that our technology and its implementation may be patentable.  We have filed two patent applications covering certain aspects of our products.  The initial patent applications  cover the U.S. and Canada.  These may be expanded to other countries as and when we penetrate new markets.  We have defined migration paths for the various products and developed schedules for that migration.  This defines the requirement for additional patent, trademarks and copyright protection, which we plan to apply for as required in order to prevent unauthorized use of our technology.



We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain or to maintain the foregoing intellectual property protection.  We also cannot assure that our technology does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others.  In the event that we are unable to obtain the foregoing protection or our technology infringes intellectual property rights of others, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.  For more information please see Risk Factors - We may not be able to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights which could result in the loss of our right, loss of business or increase our costs. below.





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Employees



As at December 31, 2004, we had thirteen full-time employees and contractualpersonnel, including three executive officers, six sales and marketing staff, two product development personnel, and two in administration.  Eleven are located in Ottawa, Canada, one is located in Washington, DC, one is located in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, we contract with an independent software development group in Europe, who had twenty-seven individuals deployed to our contract on a full-time basis as at December 31, 2004. We also regularly engage technical consultants and independent contractors to provide specific advice or to perform certain marketing or technical tasks.



Risk Factors



Our business operations and our securities are subject to a number of substantial risks, including those described below. If any of these or other risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and operating results, as well as the trading price or value of our securities could be materially adversely affected.



We are a development stage company, and our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and prospects difficult.



We are a development stage company, and our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and prospects or to accurately predict our future revenues or results of operations. The commercial acceptance of our products is unproven and therefore we may not be able to generate a sufficient number of revenue-paying customers to sustain operations.  Our revenue and income potential are unproven, and our business plan is constantly evolving. The Internet is constantly changing and software technology is constantly improving, therefore we may need to continue to modify our business plan to adapt to these changes. As a result of our being in the early stages of development, particularly in the emerging technology industry, we are more vulnerable to risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties than more established companies.  As a result, we may never achieve profitability and we may not be able to continue operations if we cannot successfully address the risks associated with early stage development companies in emerging technologies.



We have a history of operating losses and we anticipate losses and negative cash flow for the foreseeable future.  Unless we are able to generate profits and positive cash flow we may not be able to continue operations.



We incurred an operating loss of $5,709,516 and negative cash flow from operations of $4,323,111 during the year ended December 31, 2004.  During the year ended December 31, 2003, we incurred an operating loss of $2,929,255 and negative cash flow from operations of $955,256.  We expect operating losses and negative cash flow from operations to continue for the foreseeable future.



We will need to generate significant revenues to achieve profitability. Consequently, we may never achieve profitability.  Even if we do achieve profitability, we may not sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. If we are unable to achieve or sustain profitability in the future, we may be unable to continue our operations.





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Our auditors have drawn readers attention to the uncertainty of our ability to continue as a going concern.



Our independent certified public accountants have added an explanatory paragraph to their audit opinion issued in connection with our consolidated financial statements.  It states that our ability to continue as a going concern is uncertain due to our history of operating losses and difficulty in generating operating cash flows.  Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.  These adjustments might include changes in the possible future recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.



We will require additional capital to proceed with our business plan.  If we are unable to obtain such capital we will be unable to proceed with our business plan and we will be forced to limit or curtail our operations.



We will require additional working capital to proceed with our business plan. For a discussion of our capital requirements, see the disclosure in "Part II. Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation; Plan of Operations.  We do not currently have a commitment from any third party to provide financing and may be unable to obtain financing on reasonable terms or at all.  Furthermore, if we raise additional working capital through equity, our shareholders will experience dilution.  If we are unable to raise additional financing as required, we will be unable to grow or maintain our current level of business operations and, in fact, we will be forced to limit or curtail our operations.



The loss of any of our key personnel would likely have an adverse effect on our business.



Our future success depends, to a significant extent, on the continued services of our key personnel.  Our loss of any of these key persons most likely would have an adverse effect on our business.  Competition for personnel throughout the industry is intense and we may be unable to retain our current personnel or attract, integrate or retain other highly qualified personnel in the future.  If we do not succeed in retaining our current personnel or in attracting and motivating new personnel, our business could be materially adversely affected.



The business environment is highly competitive and, if we do not compete effectively, we may experience material adverse effects on our operations.



The market for Internet security products and services is intensely competitive and we expect competition to increase in the future.  We compete with large and small companies that provide products and services that are similar to some aspects of our security services.  Our competitors may develop new technologies in the future that are perceived as being more secure, effective or cost efficient than the technology underlying our security services.  In particular, the Internet security market has historically been characterized by low financial entry barriers.



Some of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, access to larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do.  As a result, they may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we will.  We believe that there may be increasing consolidation in the Internet security market and this consolidation may materially adversely affect our competitive position.  In addition, our competitors may have established or may establish financial or strategic relationships among themselves, with existing or potential customers, resellers or other third parties and rapidly acquire significant market share.  If we cannot compete effectively, we may experience future price reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share, any of which will materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.



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If we are unable to develop market recognition, we may be unable to generate significant revenues and our results of operations may be materially adversely affected.



To attract customers we may have to develop a market identity and increase public awareness of our technology and products. To increase market awareness of our technology and our products, we will continue to make significant expenditures for marketing initiatives. However, these activities may not result in significant revenue and, even if they do, any revenue may not offset the expenses incurred in building market recognition. Moreover, despite these efforts, we may not be able to increase public awareness of our technology and our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.



We must establish and maintain strategic and other relationships.



One of our significant business strategies has been to enter into strategic or other similar collaborative relationships in order to reach a larger customer base than we could reach through our direct sales and marketing efforts.  We may need to enter into additional relationships to execute our business plan.  We may not be able to enter into additional, or maintain our existing, strategic relationships on commercially reasonable terms.  If we fail to enter into additional relationships, or maintain our existing relationships, we would have to devote substantially more resources to the distribution, sale and marketing of our security services and communications services than we would otherwise.



Our success in obtaining results from these relationships will depend both on the ultimate success of the other parties to these relationships and on the ability of these parties to market our products successfully.



Furthermore, our ability to achieve future growth will also depend on our ability to continue to establish direct seller channels and to develop multiple distribution channels.  Failure of one or more of our strategic relationships to result in the development and maintenance of a market for our services could harm our business.  If we are unable to maintain our relationships or to enter into additional relationships, this could harm our business.



If we are unable to respond to rapid technological change and improve our products and services, our business could be materially adversely affected.



The Internet security industry is characterized by rapid technological advances, changes in customer requirements, frequent new product introductions and enhancements and evolving industry standards in computer hardware and software technology.  As a result, we must continually change and improve our products in response to changes in operating systems, application software, computer and communications hardware, networking software, programming tools and computer language technology.  The introduction of products embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards may render existing products obsolete or unmarketable.  In particular, the market for Internet and intranet applications is relatively new and is rapidly evolving.  Our future operating results will depend upon our ability to enhance our current products and to develop and introduce new products on a timely basis that address the increasingly sophisticated needs of our end-users and that keep pace with technological developments, new competitive product offerings and emerging industry standards.  If we do not respond adequately to the need to develop and introduce new products or enhancements of existing products in a timely manner in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, our operating results may be materially diminished.





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New products and services developed or introduced by us may not result in any significant revenues.



We must commit significant resources to develop new products and services before knowing whether our investments will result in products and services the market will accept.  The success of new products and services depends on several factors, including proper new definition and timely completion, introduction and market acceptance.  There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify new product and service opportunities, develop and bring new products and services to market in a timely manner, or achieve market acceptance of our products and services, or that products, services and technologies developed by others will not render our products, services or technologies obsolete or non-competitive.  Our inability to successfully market new products and services may harm our business.



We may not be able to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, which could result in the loss of our rights, loss of business or increased costs.



Our success depends to a significant degree upon the protection of our software and other proprietary technology.  The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation of our proprietary technology would enable third parties to benefit from our technology without paying us for it.  We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright laws, license agreements and non-disclosure and other contractual provisions to protect proprietary and distribution rights of our products.  We have registered trademarks in the United States, Canada and Europe and have filed two patent applications, one in Canada and the other in the U.S., for our technology.  Although we have taken steps to protect our proprietary technology, they may be inadequate and the unauthorized use thereof could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.  Existing trade secret, copyright and trademark laws offer only limited protection.  Moreover, the laws of other countries in which we market our products may afford little or no effective protection of our intellectual property.  If we resort to legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights, the proceedings could be burdensome and expensive, even if we were to prevail.



Claims by third parties that we infringe upon their proprietary technology could hurt our financial condition.



If we discover that any of our products or technology we license from third parties violates third party proprietary rights, we may not be able to reengineer our product or obtain a license on commercially reasonable terms to continue offering the product without substantial reengineering.    In addition, product development is inherently uncertain in a rapidly evolving technology environment in which there may be numerous patent applications pending for similar technologies, many of which are confidential when filed.  Although we sometimes may be indemnified by third parties against claims that licensed third party technology infringes proprietary rights of others, this indemnity may be limited, unavailable or, where the third party lacks sufficient assets or insurance, ineffective.  We currently do not have liability insurance to protect against the risk that our technology or future licensed third party technology infringes the proprietary rights of others.  Any claim of infringement, even if invalid, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the claim and could distract our management from our business.  Furthermore, a party making such a claim could secure a judgment that requires us to pay substantial damages.  A judgment could also include an injunction or other court order that could prevent us from selling our products.  Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.





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If our electronic security technology were breached, our business would be materially adversely affected.



A key element of our technology and products is our Internet security feature.  If anyone is able to circumvent our security measures, they could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions or problems with hardware and software of customers using our products.  Any such security breaches could significantly damage our reputation.  In addition, we could be liable to our customers for the damages caused by such breaches or we could incur substantial costs as a result of defending claims for those damages. We may need to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against such security breaches or to address problems caused by such breaches. Security measures taken by us may not prevent disruptions or security breaches.    In the event that future events or developments result in a compromise or breach of the technology we use to protect a customer's personal information, our financial condition and business could be materially adversely affected.



We face restrictions on the exportation of our encryption technology, which could limit our ability to market our products outside of the United States, Canada and Europe.



Some of our Internet security products utilize and incorporate encryption technology.  Exports of software products utilizing encryption technology are generally restricted by the United States and various non-United States governments, particularly in response to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.  If we do not obtain the required approvals, we may not be able to sell some of our products in international markets, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.



Our operating results may prove unpredictable, and may fluctuate significantly.



Our operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control.  Factors which may cause operating results to fluctuate significantly include the following:



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new technology or products introduced by us or by our competitors;

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the timing and uncertainty of sales cycles and seasonal declines in sales;

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our success in marketing and market acceptance of our products and services by our existing customers and by new customers;

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a decrease in the level of spending for information technology-related products and services by our existing and potential customers; and

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general economic conditions, as well as economic conditions specific to users of our products and technology.



Our operating results may be volatile and difficult to predict.  As such, future operating results may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors.  In this event, the trading price of our common stock may fall significantly.



We expect to generate some revenues and incur some operating expenses outside of the United States.  If applicable currency exchange rates fluctuate our revenues and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.



We expect that some portion of our revenues will be based on sales provided outside of the United States.  In addition, we expect that a significant portion of our operating expenses will be incurred outside of the United States.  As a result, our financial performance will be affected by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar to foreign currency. At the present time, we have no plan or policy to utilize forward contracts or currency options to minimize this exposure, and even if these measures are implemented there can be no assurance that such arrangements will be available, be cost effective or be able to fully offset such future currency risks.



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Other risks associated with international operations could adversely affect our business operations and our results of operations.



There are certain risks inherent in doing business on an international level, such as:



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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, export and import restrictions;

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controls relating to encryption technology that may limit sales sometime in the future;

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legal uncertainty regarding liability and compliance with foreign laws;

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competition with foreign companies or other domestic companies entering into the foreign markets in which we operate;

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tariffs and other trade barriers and restrictions;

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difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

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longer sales and payment cycles;

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problems in collecting accounts receivable;

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political instability;

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fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

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software piracy;

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seasonal reductions in business activity during the summer months in Europe and elsewhere; and

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potentially adverse tax consequences.



Any of these factors could adversely impact the success of our international operations. One or more of such factors may impair our future international operations and our overall financial condition and business prospects.



Our common stock price may be volatile.



The market prices of securities of Internet and technology companies are extremely volatile and sometimes reach unsustainable levels that bear no relationship to the past or present operating performance of such companies. Factors that may contribute to the volatility of the trading price of our common stock include, among others:



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our quarterly results of operations;

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the variance between our actual quarterly results of operations and predictions by stock analysts;

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financial predictions and recommendations by stock analysts concerning Internet companies and companies competing in our market in general, and concerning us in particular;

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public announcements of technical innovations relating to our business, new products or technology by us or our competitors, or acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or our competitors;

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public reports concerning our products or technology or those of our competitors; and

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the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors or stock analysts may deem comparable to us.



In addition to the foregoing factors, the trading prices for equity securities in the stock market in general, and of Internet-related companies in particular, have been subject to wide fluctuations that may be unrelated to the operating performance of the particular company affected by such fluctuations.  Consequently, broad market fluctuations may have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock, regardless of our results of operations.





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There is a limited market for our common stock.  If a substantial and sustained market for our common stock does not develop, our shareholders' ability to sell their shares may be materially and adversely affected.



Our common stock is tradable in the over-the-counter market and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. Many institutional and other investors refuse to invest in stocks that are traded at levels below the Nasdaq Small Cap Market which could make our efforts to raise capital more difficult.  In addition, the firms that make a market for our common stock could discontinue that role.  OTC Bulletin Board stocks are often lightly traded or not traded at all on any given day.  We cannot predict whether a more active market for our common stock will develop in the future.  In the absence of an active trading market:



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investors may have difficulty buying and selling or obtaining market quotations;

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market visibility for our common stock may be limited; and

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a lack of visibility for our common stock may have a depressive effect on the market price for our common stock.



Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, warrants and convertible debentures or under anti-dilution provisions in certain agreements could dilute stock holdings and adversely affect our stock price.



We have issued options and warrants to acquire common stock to our employees and certain other persons at various prices, some of which are, or may in the future have, exercise prices at or below the market price of our stock.  As of March 11, 2005 we have outstanding options and warrants, to purchase a total of 17,054,135 shares of our common stock.  Of these options and warrants, 10,986,833 have exercise prices above the recent market price of $0.45 per share (as of March 11, 2004), and 6,067,302 have exercise prices at or below this recent market price.  If exercised, these options and warrants will cause immediate and possibly substantial dilution to our stockholders.



We have two existing stock option plans, one of which has no shares remaining for issuance as of March 11, 2005, the second of which has 2,637,698 shares remaining for issuance as of March 11, 2005.  Future options issued under the plan may have further dilutive effects.



The holders of our convertible debentures have the option of converting outstanding principal plus interest thereon into shares of our common stock at a ratio of one common share for every $0.50 of debt converted.  Any such conversion would have a dilutive effect on stockholders.



Issuance of shares pursuant to the exercise of options, warrants, anti-dilution provisions, or the conversion of debentures, could lead to subsequent sales of the shares in the public market, which could depress the market price of our stock by creating an excess in supply of shares for sale.  Issuance of these shares and sale of these shares in the public market could also impair our ability to raise capital by selling equity securities.



A large number of shares will be eligible for future sale and may depress our stock price.



As of March 11, 2005, we had outstanding 31,434,537 shares of common stock of which approximately 11,310,512 shares were "restricted securities" as that term is defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.  These restricted shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 at various times, including 3,963,512 shares which will become free trading effective June 1, 2005.  No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that sales of shares of common stock or the availability of such shares for sale will have on the market prices prevailing from time to time.  Nevertheless, the possibility that substantial amounts of our common stock may be sold in the public market may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.



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We do not intend to pay dividends in the near future.



Our board of directors determines whether to pay dividends on our issued and outstanding shares.  The declaration of dividends will depend upon our future earnings, our capital requirements, our financial condition and other relevant factors.  Our board does not intend to declare any dividends on our shares for the foreseeable future.



Our common stock may be deemed to be a "penny stock."  As a result, trading of our shares may be subject to special requirements that could impede our shareholders' ability to resell their shares.



Our common stock is a "penny stock" as that term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission because it is selling at a price below five dollars per share.  In the future, if we are unable to list our common stock on NASDAQ or a national securities exchange, or the per share sale price is not at least $5.00, our common stock may continue to be deemed to be a "penny stock".  Penny stocks are stocks:



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with a price of less than five dollars per share;

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that are not traded on a recognized national exchange;

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whose prices are not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation system ; or

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of issuers with net tangible assets less than:

*

$2,000,000 if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years; or

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$5,000,000 if in continuous operation for less than three years, or

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of issuers with average revenues of less than $6,000,000 for the last three years.



Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 15g-2 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, require broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed and dated written receipt of the document before effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor's account.  Moreover, Rule 15g-9 of the Securities and Exchange Commission requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to that investor.  This procedure requires the broker-dealer:



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to obtain from the investor information concerning his or her financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives;

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to determine reasonably, based on that information, that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the investor and that the investor has sufficient knowledge and experience as to be reasonably capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock transactions;

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to provide the investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on which the broker-dealer made the determination in the second bullet above; and

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to receive a signed and dated copy of such statement from the investor, confirming that it accurately reflects the investor's financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives.



Compliance with these requirements may make it more difficult for holders of our common stock to resell their shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them.





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Our current executive officers, directors and major shareholders own a significant percentage of our voting stock. As a result, they exercise significant control over our business affairs and policy.



As of March 11, 2005, our current executive officers, directors and holders of 5% or more of our outstanding common stock together beneficially owned approximately 35% of the outstanding common stock if they exercised all of the options and warrants held by them.  These shareholders are able to significantly influence all matters requiring approval by shareholders, including the election of directors and the approval of significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control and may make some transactions more difficult or impossible to complete without the support of these shareholders.



Our restated articles of incorporation contain provisions that could discourage an acquisition or change of control of our company.



Our restated articles of incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval.  Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, such as the provision allowing our board of directors to issue preferred stock with rights more favorable than our common stock, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if that change of control might benefit our stockholders.



If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to detect fraud or report our financial results accurately, which could harm our business.



Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and to detect and prevent fraud.  We periodically assess our system of internal controls to review their effectiveness and identify potential areas of improvement.  These assessments may conclude that enhancements, modifications or changes to our system of internal controls are necessary.  Performing assessments of internal controls, implementing necessary changes, and maintaining an effective internal controls process is expensive and requires considerable management attention.  Internal control systems are designed in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and all such systems, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. A consequence of these and other inherent limitations of control systems is that there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.  If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls or prevent fraud, we could suffer losses, could be subject to costly litigation, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and our image and operating results could be could be harmed, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.



In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, our independent registered public accounting firm advised the Board of Directors and management of certain significant internal control deficiencies that they considered to be, in the aggregate, a material weakness.  These consist of inadequate staffing and supervision leading to the untimely identification and resolution of certain accounting and disclosure matters and failure to perform timely and effective reviews.  See Item 8A.  Controls and Procedures.





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We may have difficulty implementing in a timely manner the internal controls procedures necessary to allow our management to report on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and we may incur substantial costs in order to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has introduced many new requirements applicable to us regarding corporate governance and financial reporting.  Among many other requirements is the requirement under Section 404 of the Act for management to report on our internal controls over financial reporting and for our registered public accountant to attest to this report.  We are required to comply with Section 404 effective the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.  Although our management has begun the necessary processes and procedures for issuing its report on our internal controls, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in complying with Section 404.  We expect to devote substantial time and incur costs during fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006 to implement appropriate controls and procedures to ensure compliance.  If we are not able to timely comply with the requirements set forth in Section 404, we might be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities.  Any such action could adversely affect our business and financial results.



Our Corporate History



We were incorporated in Nevada on April 12, 1989 as CCC Funding Corp. to seek out one or more potential business ventures.  On January 28, 2003, we changed our name from Sochrys.com Inc. to Validian Corporation.



Item 2.  Description of Properties.



Our Canadian office is located at 30 Metcalfe St., Suite 620, Ottawa, Canada, K1P 5L4. The telephone number is 613-230-7211.  Our United States office is located at 4651 Roswell Road, Suite B-106, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, telephone number (404) 256-1963.



Our Ottawa office is leased from a non-affiliated party under a long-term operating lease. The lease provides shared access to and use of 5,576 square feet. Our Atlanta office is leased from a non-affiliated party per oral arrangement on a month-by-month basis.  The lease provides shared access to and use of 1,000 square feet.



Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.





We are not presently a party to any material litigation.



Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security holders.



No matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2004. On February 25, 2005 the holders of a majority of our common stock passed  stockholders' resolutions approving the following:



(1)

the election of three directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly qualified and elected;

(2)

the adoption of our Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan;

(3)

the adoption of our 2004 Incentive Equity Plan;

(4)

the adoption of an amendment to our Restated Articles of Incorporation, to increase the number of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000, and to increase the number of shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000; and

(5)

the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent certified public accountants for 2004.



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As of January 4, 2005, the record date for the meeting, 30,435,153 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.



Andre Maisonneuve was elected as director and received 24,765,543 votes for his election, 506,556 votes against and 10,000 votes withheld.  Bruce I. Benn was elected as director and received 24,765,543 votes for his election, 506,556 votes against and 10,000 votes withheld.  Ronald I. Benn was elected as director and received 24,765,543 votes for his election 506,556 votes against, and 10,000 votes withheld.



The adoption of our Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan was approved by the holders of our common stock casting 19,470,988 votes in favor of approval, 684,531 votes against and 5,127,080 votes abstaining.



The adoption of our 2004 Incentive Equity Plan was approved by the holders of our common stock casting 19,468,988 votes in favor of approval, 686,531 votes against and 5,127,080 votes abstaining.



The adoption of an amendment to our Restated Articles of Incorporation, to increase the number of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000, and to increase the number of shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 was approved by the holders of our common stock casting 19,617,488 votes in favor of approval, 538,531 votes against and 5,126,580 votes abstaining.



The appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent certified public accountants was approved by the holders of our common stock casting 24,773,593 votes in favor of approval, 508,506 votes against and 500 votes abstaining.



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PART II



Item 5.  Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.



(a)

Market Information -- The principal U.S. market in which our common stock, all of which are of one class, $.001 par value per share, is traded is in the over-the-counter market.  Our stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol VLDI.



The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid quotes of our common stock per quarter for the past two fiscal years as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.  These quotes reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.



MARKET PRICE OF COMMON STOCK



|                                                                              | BID  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----
|Quarter Ending                                                                | High 
|2003                                                                          |      
|January 1 to March 31                                                         | $0.27
|April 1 to June 30                                                            | 1.02 
|July 1 to September 30                                                        | 1.00 
|October 1 to December 31                                                      | 1.12 
|2004                                                                          |      
|January 1 to March 31                                                         | 1.47 
|April 1 to June 30                                                            | 1.35 
|July 1 to September 30                                                        | 0.60 
|October 1 to December 31                                                      | 0.55 
|2005                                                                          |      
|January 1 to March 11                                                         | 0.78 
|                                                                              |      
|On March 11, 2005, the closing price of our common stock was $0.45 per share.



(b)

Holders -- There were approximately 191 holders of record of our common stock as of January 4, 2005, inclusive of those brokerage firms and/or clearing houses holding our securities for their clientele, with each such brokerage house and/or clearing house being considered as one holder.  The aggregate number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 11, 2005 was 31,434,537 shares.



(c)

Dividends -- We have not paid or declared any dividends upon our common stock since inception and, by reason of our present financial status and our contemplated financial requirements, we do not contemplate or anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future (see Part I; Item 1:  Risk Factors).



(d)

Sales of Unregistered Securities--During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we issued the following:



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60,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $63,800, to unrelated parties in consideration for consulting and financing services rendered;



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6,666,666 shares of our common stock and 3,333,333 Series I warrants to accredited investors pursuant to a private placement.  The Series I warrants are exercisable at $0.90 per share and expire on March 8, 2009;

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360,000 shares of our common stock to holders of our 12% convertible promissory notes in connection with the settlement of $169,964 in principal amount of our 12% promissory notes, plus accrued interest of $10,036;

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980,000 of our Series H warrants to holders of our 4% senior subordinated debentures, and 847,500 of our Series H warrants to unrelated parties in consideration for consulting services rendered in relation to the placement of the debentures.  The Series H warrants entitle the holders to purchase a total of 1,827,500 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, are exercisable at any time, and expire on December 31, 2006; and

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180,000 of our Series I warrants, valued at $240,289, to an unrelated party in consideration for financing services rendered in connection with the private placement;

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$1,400,000 of our 4% senior subordinated debentures to accredited investors. The 4% senior subordinated debentures mature on December 31, 2005 and are convertible into shares of our common stock at a ratio of one share of common stock for each $0.50 of debt converted;



During the three months ended June 30, 2004, we issued the following:

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10,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $9,000, to an unrelated party in consideration for consulting services rendered;

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1,974,072 shares of our common stock to holders of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures in connection with the conversion of $970,000 in principal amount of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, plus accrued interest of $17,036.



During the three months ended September 30, 2004, we issued the following:



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184,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $110,400 to holders of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, in satisfaction of penalties incurred on late filing and late registration of common stock underlying the conversion feature of the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures;

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508,867 shares of our common stock to holders of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures in connection with the conversion of $250,000 in principal amount of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, plus accrued interest of $4,433;

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104,000 shares of our common stock, on the exercise of 104,000 of our Series F warrants as consideration for the cancellation of $52,000 in accounts payable.



During the three months ended December 31, 2004 there were no sales of unregistered securities.



During the period from January 1 to March 11, 2005, we issued the following:



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999,384 shares of our common stock to holders of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures in connection with the conversion of $480,000 in principal amount of our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, plus accrued interest thereon of $19,692;

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500,000 options to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of our common stock, to employees and non-employees, in consideration of services rendered, and as an incentive to become engaged in full-time employment with the Corporation.



The foregoing securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption provided by Sections 3(a)(9) or 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules promulgated thereunder.



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Item 6.  Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.



General



In this section, we explain our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. As you read this section, you may find it helpful to refer to our Consolidated Financial Statements at the end of this annual report.



Until we acquired our former subsidiary, Graph-O-Logic, S.A. in August 1999, we had no material or substantive business operations.  Since then, our business has been as more fully described in " Part I, Item 1: Description of Business".  Accordingly, in this section we focus solely on the historical business operations of the subsidiary and our current business plan and operations.



Plan of Operations



We are a development stage enterprise.  As such, our historical results of operations are unlikely to provide a meaningful understanding of the activities expected to take place during the period through December 31, 2005.  Our major initiatives through December 31, 2005 are:



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obtaining commercial sales of our products, and continuing our current marketing program;

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developing and improving product agents to perform specialized functions common to many e-commerce sites; and

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furthering the development of our products.



For more information, please see Part 1. Item 1: Description of Business - Technology.



Sales and Marketing Plans:  We started our marketing process during the second quarter of 2000, with our original focus being potential customers located in the United States and Western Europe.  The potential customers and our current marketing program are more fully described in Part 1. Item 1: Description of Business - The Target Market.



We will continue to focus our marketing efforts on identifying potential customers by presenting technical seminars, participating in trade shows, using the services of public relations firms, market research, the creation and dissemination of technical and commercial collateral materials, the maintenance and periodic re-design of our website, and the placement of advertisements in print and electronic publications.  We plan on spending $630,000 on our marketing efforts during the year ended December 31, 2005.



Our sales representatives, who are compensated on a base compensation plus commission basis, will follow up with potential customers identified through our marketing efforts, with the objective of more fully explaining the benefits of our products and negotiating the terms of the licencing of our products.  We expect to spend approximately $1,385,000 on our sales initiatives, including compensation and travel expenses, during the year ended December 31, 2005.



Our sales and marketing expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2005 are expected to total $2,015,000.



Cost of sales and Services:In the event that our sales efforts are successful, we will need to assist our customers in the implementation of our product licences.  Depending on the success of our sales efforts, we expect to spend $530,000 on compensation, training and related activities during the year ended December 31, 2005.



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Product Development:  We plan on continuing to fund third parties to develop our key technology and related products, under the direction and management of our product management group and our senior management.  For more information please see Part 1.  Item 1.  Description of Business - Our Technology.



We will improve and further develop our products based on responses from potential customers.  The cost associated with our product development activities are primarily those currently planned and thus are subject to a high degree of control.  We estimate that the cost of our product development program during the year ended December 31, 2005 will be $1,185,000.



General and Administrative Expenses:  We expect to spend $990,000 on general and administrative activities during the year ended December 31, 2005.



During the year ended December 31, 2005 we expect to spend a total of $4,720,000, subject to our ability to generate revenues from the licensing of our products and our ability to raise additional capital.



Since entering the development stage, we have obtained financing through the private placement of debt, convertible debentures, common stock and warrants, and through the exercise of some of these warrants.     Until such time as we generate sufficient revenues from the licensing of our software applications, we will continue to be dependent on raising substantial amounts of additional capital through any one of a combination of debt offerings or equity offerings, including but not limited to:



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debt instruments, including demand notes and convertible debentures similar to those discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources;

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private placements of common stock;

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exercise of stock options at an average exercise price of $0.38 per share;

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exercise of Series E warrants at an exercise price of $0.33 per share;

*

exercise of Series F warrants at an exercise price of $0.50 per share;

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exercise of Series G warrants at an exercise price of $0.75 per share;

*

exercise of Series H warrants at an exercise price of $0.50 per share;

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exercise of Series I warrants at an exercise price of $0.90 per share; or

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funding from potential clientele or future industry partners.



Selected Financial Data



The selected financial data set forth below with respect to our consolidated statements of operations for each of the two fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2004 and with respect to the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2004 and 2003, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included at the end of this report.  The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.



|                                          |  | Year Ended December 31
|----------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------
|                                          |  | 2004                  
|Operations Data                           |  |                       
|Selling, general and administrative       |  | $ 3,058,649           
|Research and development                  |  | 1,234,042             
|Depreciation of property and equipment    |  | 46,231                
|Write-off of prepaid services             |  | 322,494               
|Write-off of deferred consulting services |  | 1,048,100             
|Other expenses, net                       |  | 2,307,650             
|Net loss                                  |  | $ 8,017,166           



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|                                          |  | Year Ended December 31
|----------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------
|                                          |  | 2004                  
|Cash                 Flows Data           |  |                       
|Net cash used in operating activities     |  | $(4,321,111)          
|Net cash used in investing activities     |  | (161,749)             
|Net cash provided by financing activities |  | 6,686,715             
|Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 2,201,552           
|                                          |  |                       
|Balance Sheet Data                        |  |                       
|Cash                                      |  | $ 2,747,975           
|Total current assets                      |  | 3,031,493             
|Property and equipment                    |  | 139,450               
|Deferred financing costs                  |  | 281,224               
|Deferred consulting services              |  | 171,187               
|Total assets                              |  | 3,623,804             
|Total current liabilities                 |  | 1,041,196             
|Capital lease obligation                  |  | 10,239                
|Stockholders equity                      |  | $ 2,572,369           



Results of Operations



In this section, we discuss our earnings for the periods indicated and the factors affecting them that resulted in changes from one period to the other.



The fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003



Revenue:We generated no revenues during the year ended December 31, 2004, nor did we generate any revenues during the year ended December 31, 2003.  As of August 1999, we have directed all of our attention towards the completion and marketing of the software applications discussed above.  We believe that if we are successful in our development and marketing efforts, we will generate a source of revenue in the future from sales and/or licensing of our software applications.



Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, professional fees, insurance, communications expenses, occupancy costs and other miscellaneous costs associated with supporting our research and development and sales and marketing activities.  During the year ended December 31, 2004 we incurred a total of $3,058,649, including $2,494,680 in cash-based expenses and $563,969 in stock-based expenses, as compared to $1,752,725, of which $802,080 was cash-based and $950,645 was stock-based expenses, during the year ended December 31, 2003.  There was an overall increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,305,924 (75%), comprised of a $1,692,600 (211%) increase in the cash-based component of this expense, which was partially offset by a $386,676 (41%) decrease in stock-based expenses.  The increase in the cash-based component of selling, general and administrative expenses occurred primarily as a result of the ramp-up of our sales and marketing efforts during the second and third quarters of 2004, which entailed the addition of seven new sales and marketing personnel, expansion of our leased office space, and increased travel and related costs.  As a result of a delay in the expected release date of one of our products, our sales and marketing staff was reduced by five during the third and fourth quarters of 2004, with three positions being terminated and one position being redeployed to product development.



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We also added two individuals to our administrative staff, one during the second quarter and one during the third quarter of 2004, and incurred higher professional fees, insurance premiums and investor relations costs.  The decrease in the stock-based component of selling, general and administrative expenses occurred primarily as a result of an unusually large number of stock options and warrants being issued to consultants in recognition of their commitment to us in our early stages, during the year ended December 31, 2003, for which there was no comparable transaction during the year ended December 31, 2004.  During the year ended December 31, 2004, the stock-based selling, general and administrative expenses consisted of amortization of prepaid consulting fees recognized on the issuance of warrants during 2003, accrued expense associated with the commitment to grant options, and $110,400 in penalties on the late registration of our common stock underlying our 4% senior convertible debentures.



During the third quarter of 2002 we began marketing our software applications, with the objective of increasing the number of beta sites and gaining market recognition for our software applications and for our company.  We continued with this objective until the second quarter of 2004, at which time we began to expand our sales and marketing efforts in anticipation of one of our software applications becoming ready for commercial licensing during the fourth quarter of 2004.   As a result of a delay in the expected release date for this software application, we have scaled back the ramp-up of our sales and marketing program during the fourth quarter of 2004.  Notwithstanding this delay, our initiatives during this phase of our selling and marketing plan focus on the objective of obtaining future commercial sales of our products.  The market for software applications is extremely competitive, and is dominated by well-known, established companies.  Moreover, the sales cycle in our segment is typically long.  For these reasons we have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant sales and marketing expenses in advance of our software applications reaching the stage of being ready for full commercial release.



Research and development expenses: Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs and consulting expenses directly associated with the development of our software applications.  During the year ended December 31, 2004, we spent $1,234,042, including $1,229,661 in cash-based expenses and $4,381 in stock-based compensation expense, as compared to $997,822, of which $662,006 was cash-based and $335,816 was stock-based compensation expense, during the year ended December 31, 2003, in research and development expenses.  There was an overall increase in research and development expenses of $236,220 (24%), comprised of a $567,655 (86%) increase in the cash-based component of this expense, which was partially offset by a $331,435 (99%) decrease in stock-based expense. The increase in the cash-based portion of research and development expenses is due primarily to the expansion of the contract development group from an average of 9 personnel during the year ended December 31, 2003, to an average of 24 personnel during the year ended December 31, 2004.  Additionally we redeployed from sales and marketing to product development, one consultant and two employees, one of whom was subsequently terminated, during the third and fourth quarters of 2004. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense occurred as a result of $335,816 in stock-based compensation on the issuance of options and warrants to consultants in recognition of their commitment to us in our early stages, being reflected in the expense for the year ended December 31, 2003, with no similar transaction occurring during the year ended December 31, 2004.



Interest and financing costs:Interest and financing costs consist of interest and financing costs associated with our 4% senior convertible debentures, interest on promissory notes payable and interest on the capital lease.  During the year ended December 31, 2004, we incurred $2,126,574 in interest and financing costs, an increase of $2,066,750 (3,455%) over the $59,824 in interest and financing costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2003.  Of the $2,126,574 in interest and financing costs incurred during 2004, $2,087,594 relates to our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, $37,375 relates to the promissory notes payable, and $1,605 relates to the capital lease.



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The $2,087,594 in interest and financing costs associated with our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures for the year ended December 31, 2004 is comprised of $51,563 of accrued interest charges on the debentures outstanding during the period; $1,552,073 of accretion of debentures payable through charges to interest expense; and $483,958 of amortization of deferred financing costs.  The accretion of debentures payable in the amount of $1,552,073 includes $1,076,151 which represents the unamortized discount that was recognized as interest expense during the year as a result of the conversion of $498,903 in principal of the 4% senior convertible debentures, net of deferred financing costs of $721,097.



During the year ended December 31, 2003 our $59,824 in interest and financing costs related solely to the 12% and 5% promissory notes payable.  The decrease of $22,449 (38%) in interest on promissory notes payable reflects the lower principal balance outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2004 as compared with the year ended December 31, 2003, which occurred as a result of the conversion of promissory notes into common stock of the corporation during the second quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004.  As the transaction involving the issuance of $2,000,000 of 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures and 1,400,000 Series H warrants took place in December 2003 and January 2004, there were no comparable expenses during the year ended December 31, 2003.



Write-off of prepaid services and write-off of deferred consulting services: As a result of completing the $6,000,000 private equity placement, we cancelled a long-term service agreement with an unrelated company during the first quarter of 2004.  The termination of this agreement resulted in the cancellation of 4,000,000 Series F warrants, which were issued by us during September 2003, which entailed the write-off of $322,494 of prepaid services and $1,048,100 of deferred consulting services.  There was no comparable event during the year ended December 31, 2003.



Loss on extinguishment of debt: During the year ended December 31, 2004, we settled promissory notes and accrued interest totaling $180,000, through the issuance of 360,000 shares of our common stock.  We recorded a loss in connection with this transaction, representing the difference between the market value of the shares issued at the time of the settlement, and the amount which would have been paid had the debt been settled in cash.



Depreciation of property and equipment: Depreciation of property and equipment was $46,231 during the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $41,898 (967%), over the $4,333 charged to depreciation expense during the year ended December 31, 2003.    This increase occurred as a result of the addition of $176,515 in new capital assets during the year ended December 31, 2004.



Net Loss: We incurred a loss of $8,017,166 ($0.29 per share) for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to a loss of $3,001,900 ($0.16 per share) for the year ended December 31, 2003.    Our revenues and future profitability and future rate of growth are substantially dependent on our ability to:



*

license the software applications to a sufficient number of clients;

*

to be cash-flow positive on an ongoing basis;

*

modify the successful software applications, over time, to provide enhanced benefits to existing users; and

*

successfully develop related software applications.





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Liquidity and Capital Resources



General:  Since inception, we have funded our operations from private placements of debt and equity securities.  In addition, until September 1999 we derived revenues from consulting contracts with affiliated parties, the proceeds of which were used to fund operations.  Until such time as we are able to generate adequate revenues from the licensing of our software applications, we cannot assure that cash from the issuance of debt securities, the exercise of existing warrants and the placements of additional equity securities will be sufficient to fund our long-term research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses.



We do not expect to generate commercial revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2005.  We anticipate commercial revenues commencing during the second quarter of 2005, however we cannot be assured that this will be the case.  Our initial revenues are expected to come from pilot projects which demonstrate the benefits of our software applications.  During the year ended December 31, 2004 our contract software application development group was expanded by 17, and we added two employees to the product development department in order to engage in more in-depth testing of our applications.  We also added seven sales and marketing personnel, of which two were terminated in November 2004 as a result of a delay in the expected release date of one of our software applications.  In addition, we added two administrative personnel to our staff.  We do not expect to add any additional personnel during the next 6 months.  We have not made any material commitments for capital equipment expenditures during the next 12 months.



We have sufficient cash reserves, based on our current level of expenditures, to fund operations until the middle of the third quarter of 2005.  In the event that we are not successful in raising sufficient additional capital by approximately the end of the second quarter of 2005 we will have to severely reduce all of our expenditures.  This may result in significant delays in, or possibly precluding, the generation of sufficient revenues from the licensing of our products to generate positive cash flows from operations.



Sources of Capital:  In August 1999 we made a transition in business strategies.  Prior to August 1999 we provided consulting services in addition to developing our core technology.  Since then, we have directed all of our efforts to the development, and sales and marketing of, our software applications.  Our principal sources of capital for funding our business activities subsequent to August 1999 have been the private placements of debt and equity securities.



During the year ended December 31, 2004, we issued 4% convertible debentures and 980,000 Series H warrants, for gross proceeds of $1,400,000, and we completed a private placement of 6,666,666 common shares and 3,333,333 Series I warrants for gross proceeds of $6,000,000, in order to fund current and future operations.  Also during the year ended December 31, 2004, we issued 70,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $72,800 (average of $1.04 per common share) to an unrelated company in consideration for consulting and financial services rendered, and we agreed to grant 150,000 stock option to consultants for services rendered.  In respect of these options, $54,965 has been included in accrued liabilities, and $50,584 and $4,381 has been included in selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense, respectively.  A total of 104,000 Series F warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $52,000 during the year ended December 31, 2004.  These funds were used to cancel an account payable owing to the holder of the exercised warrants.  We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements which would have provided the Corporation with a source of capital.





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Uses of Capital:  Since August 1999 we have directed our efforts towards the development and marketing of our software applications.  In May 2000, we started to actively market our software applications.  We commenced our current marketing program during the third quarter of 2002, and have since engaged additional personnel to assist in, and to expand the scope of, this effort.  The objective of this program is to secure pilot projects and to gain market recognition for our company and our products, in order to generate future commercial sales of our products in the earliest time-frame possible.  During the year ended December 31, 2004, we added a total of five people to our sales and marketing team, in order to accelerate our efforts to generate future commercial sales of our products.  We also added two administrative employees, increased the area of our leased premises, and acquired new property and equipment.  Additionally, we increased the size of our contract software application development group, and hired two employees in the product development department, in order to implement revisions and enhancements to those of our products currently in use as they are identified, while continuing to develop additional products.  We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements which would have resulted in our use of capital.



The cost to implement appropriate controls and procedures to ensure compliance with Section 404 of the Act is included in our budget for 2005.



Item7.

Financial Statements.















Consolidated Financial Statements of



VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

































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Auditors Report to the Board of Directors

30



Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2004 and 2003

31



Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended

December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the period from

August 3, 1999 to December 31, 2004

32



Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficiency)

and Comprehensive Loss for the six years ended December 31, 2004

33



Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December

31, 2004 and 2003 and for the period from August 3, 1999 to

December 31, 2004

37



Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

38



















































































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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Balance Sheets



December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2004

2003

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Assets



Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,747,975

$

546,423

Accounts receivable (note 12(b))

42,518



Prepaid expenses

283,968

635,960

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3,031,493

1,182,383



Property and equipment (note 3)

139,450

9,166



Deferred financing costs (note 4)

281,224

491,450



Deferred consulting services

171,187

1,393,873



$

3,623,804

$

3,076,872

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity



Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

154,621

$

630,793

Accrued liabilities (note 8(c))

255,089

198,707

Promissory notes payable (note 5)

296,321

466,285

4% Senior subordinated convertible debentures (note 6)

332,073



Current portion of capital lease obligation (note 7)

3,092



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1,041,196

1,295,785



Capital lease obligation (note 7)

10,239





Stockholders equity:

Common stock ($0.001 par value.  Authorized 50,000,000

shares; Issued and outstanding 30,435,153 shares in 2004

and 20,567,548 shares in 2003 (note 8(a))

30,434

20,566

Preferred stock ($0.001 par value.  Authorized 5,000,000

shares; issued and outstanding Nil shares in 2004

and 2003)





Additional paid-in capital

19,620,601

10,822,021

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

(17,050,232)

(9,033,066)

Retained earnings prior to entering development stage

21,304

21,304

Treasury stock (7,000 shares in 2004 and 2003 at cost)

(49,738)

(49,738)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2,572,369

1,781,087

Guarantees and commitments (note 12)

Subsequent events (note 17)

$

3,623,804

$

3,076,872

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Operations



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the period from August 3, 1999 to December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Period from

August 3,

1999 to

December 31,

2004

2003

2004

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________





Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative (note 11)

$

3,058,649

$

1,752,725

$

7,270,048

Research and development

1,234,042

997,822

5,667,944

Depreciation of property and equipment

46,231

4,333

240,833

Write-off of prepaid services

322,494

174,375

496,869

Write-off of deferred consulting services

1,048,100



1,048,100

Gain on sale of property and equipment





(7,442)

Write-off of accounts receivable





16,715

Write-off of due from related party





12,575

Loss on cash pledged as collateral

for operating lease





21,926

Write-down of property and equipment





14,750

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5,709,516

2,929,255

14,782,318



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Loss before the undernoted

(5,709,516)

(2,929,255)

(14,782,318)



Other income (expenses):

Interest income

34,831



34,831

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt (note 5)

(198,000)



93,507

Interest and financing costs (notes 4 and 9)

(2,126,574)

(59,824)

(2,356,617)

Other

(17,907)

(12,821)

(39,635)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(2,307,650)

(72,645)

(2,267,914)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Net loss

$  (8,017,166)

$   (3,001,900)

$(17,050,232)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Loss per common share before extraordinary

item - basic and diluted (note 10)

$

(0.29)

$

(0.16)



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Loss per common share after extraordinary

item - basic and diluted (note 10)

$

(0.29)

$

(0.16)



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Weighted average common shares outstanding

27,779,177

18,461,267

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.







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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficiency) and Comprehensive Loss



For the six years ended December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)



|                                                   | Number     | Common stock
amount | Additional
paid-in
capital | Retained
earnings prior
to entering
development
stage | Deficit
accumulated
during
development
stage | Accumulated
other
compre-
hensive income (loss) | Treasury
stock | Total        
|-------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------------
|Balances at December 31,
1998                      | 61,333     | $  61               | $  23,058                  | $  30,080                                             | $                                           | $        (7,426)                                | $             | $      45,773
|Issued for mining claims                           | 92,591     | 92                  | 27,408                     |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 27,500       
|Issued for cash                                    | 3,000,000  | 3,000               | 27,000                     |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 30,000       
|Reverse acquisition                                | 8,459,000  | 8,459               | 21,541                     |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 30,000       
|Fair value of warrants
issued to unrelated
parties |           |                    | 130,000                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 130,000      
|Shares issued upon
exercise of warrants            | 380,000    | 380                 | 759,620                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 760,000      
|Share issuance costs                               |           |                    | (34,750)                   |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | (34,750)     
|Comprehensive loss:                                |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |               |              
|Net loss                                           |           |                    |                           | (8,776)                                               | (743,410)                                    |                                                |               | (752,186)    
|Currency translation
adjustment                    |           |                    |                           |                                                      |                                             | 11,837                                          |               | 11,837       
|Comprehensive loss                                 |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                | (740,349)    
|Balances at December 31,
1999                      | 11,992,924 | 11,992              | 953,877                    | 21,304                                                | (743,410)                                    | 4,411                                           |               | 248,174      
|                                                   |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                |              
|Shares issued upon exercise
of warrants            | 620,000    | 620                 | 1,239,380                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 1,240,000    
|Share issuance costs                               |           |                    | (62,000)                   |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | (62,000)     
|Acquisition of common stock                        |           |                    |                           |                                                      |                                             |                                                | (49,738)       | (49,738)     
|Comprehensive loss:                                |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                |              
|Net loss                                           |           |                    |                           |                                                      | (2,932,430)                                  |                                                |               | (2,932,430)  
|Currency translation
adjustment                    |           |                    |                           |                                                      |                                             | (40,401)                                        |               | (40,401)     
|Comprehensive loss                                 |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                | (2,972,831)  
|Balances at December 31,
2000                      | 12,612,924 | 12,612              | 2,131,257                  | 21,304                                                | (3,675,840)                                  | (35,990)                                        | (49,738)       | (1,596,395)  
|Shares issued in exchange
for debt                 | 2,774,362  | 2,774               | 2,216,715                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 2,219,489    
|Fair value of warrants
issued to unrelated parties |           |                    | 451,500                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 451,500      
|Comprehensive loss:                                |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                |              
|Net loss                                           |           |                    |                           |                                                      | (1,448,485)                                  |                                                |               | (1,448,485)  
|Currency translation
adjustment                    |           |                    |                           |                                                      |                                             | 62,202                                          |               | 62,202       
|Comprehensive loss                                 |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                                 |                | (1,386,283)  
|Balances at December 31,
2001                      | 15,387,286 | 15,386              | 4,799,472                  | 21,304                                                | (5,124,325)                                  | 26,212                                          | (49,738)       | (311,689)    



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficiency) and Comprehensive Loss



For the six years ended December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Number      | Common
stock
amount | Additional
paid-in
capital    | Retained
earnings prior
to entering
develop-
ment
stage | Deficit
accumulated
during
development
stage | Accumulated
other
compre-
hensive income (loss) | Treasury
stock | Total                        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -----------------------------
|Balances at December 31,
2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15,387,286  | $    15,386         | $  4,799,472                  | $   21,304                                              | $  (5,124,325)                               | $       26,212                                  | $   (49,738)   | $ (311,689)                  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |             |                     |                               |                                                         |                                              |                                                 |                |                              
|Shares issued in consideration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |             |                     |                               |                                                         |                                              |                                                 |                |                              
|of consulting services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 340,500     | 340                 | 245,810                       |                                                        |                                             |                                                |               | 246,150                      
|Comprehensive loss:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |             |                     |                               |                                                         |                                              |                                                 |                |                              
|Net loss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |            |                    |                              |                                                        | (906,841)                                    |                                                |               | (906,841)                    
|Currency translation
adjustment on
liquidation of
investment in
foreign subsidiary (note 2(j))                                                                                                                                                                                                                |            |                    |                              |                                                        |                                             | (26,212)                                        |               | (26,212)                     
|Comprehensive loss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |             |                     |                               |                                                         |                                              |                                                 |                | (933,053)                    
|Balances at December 31,
2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15,727,786  | 15,726              | 5,045,282                     | 21,304                                                  | (6,031,166)                                  |                                                | (49,738)       | (998,592)                    
|Shares issued in exchange for
debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4,416,862   | 4,417               | 1,453,147                     |                                                        |                                             |                                                |               | 1,457,564                    
|Shares issued in consideration
of consulting and financing
services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 422,900     | 423                 | 230,448                       |                                                        |                                             |                                                |               | 230,448                      
|Fair value of warrants issued to
unrelated parties for services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |            |                    | 2,896,042                     |                                                        |                                             |                                                |               | 2,896,042                    
|Fair value of stock purchase
options issued to unrelated
parties for services
Relative fair value of warrants
issued to investors in
conjunction with 4% senior
subordinated convertible
debentures
Intrinsic value of beneficial
conversion feature on 4%
convertible debentures
issued to unrelated parties | 







 | 







         | 597,102



355,186



244,814 | 







                                             | 







                                  | 







                                     | 







    | 597,102



355,186



244,814
|Net loss and comprehensive
loss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |            |                    |                              |                                                        | (3,001,900)                                  |                                                |               | (3,001,900)                  
|Balances at December 31,
2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 20,567,548  | $   20,566          | $10,822,021                   | $   21,304                                              | $ (9,033,066)                                | $                                              | $ (49,738)     | $ 1,781,087                  



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficiency) and Comprehensive Loss



For the six years ended December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)



|                                                                                                                                                              | Number     | Common
stock
amount | Additional
paid-in
capital | Retained
earnings prior
to entering
development
stage | Deficit
accumulated
during
development
stage | Accumulated
other
compre-
hensive
income (loss) | Treasury
stock | Total      
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -----------
|Balances at December 31,
2003                                                                                                                                 | 20,567,548 | $  20,566           | $10,822,021                | $  21,304                                             | $  (9,033,066)                               | $                                              | $  (49,738)    | $ 1,781,087
|Shares issued in exchange for
debt (notes 5 and 8(a))                                                                                                         | 464,000    | 464                 | 429,536                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 430,000    
|Shares issued on conversion of
4% senior subordinated
convertible debentures (notes
6 and 8(a))                                                               | 2,482,939  | 2,483               | 1,238,986                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 1,241,469  
|Deferred financing costs
transferred to additional paid in
capital on conversion of 4%
senior subordinated
convertible debentures into
common shares (note 6) |           |                    | (721,097)                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | (721,892)  
|Shares issued pursuant to
private placement of common
shares and warrants (note
8(a) and 8(b))                                                                | 6,666,666  | 6,667               | 5,993,333                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 6,000,000  
|Cost of share issuance pursuant
to private placement                                                                                                          |           |                    | (534,874)                  |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | (534,874)  
|Shares issued in consideration
of consulting and financing
services (note 8(a))                                                                               | 70,000     | 70                  | 72,730                     |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 72,800     
|Shares issued in consideration
of penalties on late
registration of shares
underlying the 4% senior
subordinated convertible
debentures (note 8(a))           | 184,000    | 184                 | 110,216                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 110,400    
|Fair value of stock purchase
warrants issued to unrelated
parties for services (note 8(b))                                                                    |           |                    | 809,750                    |                                                      |                                             |                                                |               | 809,750    



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Deficiency) and Comprehensive Loss



For the six years ended December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)

|                                                                                                                                         | Number     | Common
stock
amount | Additional
paid-in
capital | Retained
earnings prior
to entering
development
stage | Deficit
accumulated
during
development
stage | Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss) | Treasury
stock | Total      
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -----------
|Relative fair value of warrants
issued to investors in
conjunction with 4% senior
subordinated convertible
debentures
(notes 6 and 8(b)) |           |                    | 861,522                    |                                                      |                                             |                                              |               | 861,522    
|Intrinsic value of beneficial
conversion feature on 4%
convertible debentures
issued to unrelated
parties (note 6)                       |           |                    | 538,478                    |                                                      |                                             |                                              |               | 538,478    
|Net loss and comprehensive
loss                                                                                                          |           |                    |                           |                                                      | (8,017,166)                                  |                                              |               | (8,017,166)
|Balances at December 31,
2004                                                                                                            | 30,435,153 | $ 30,434            | $19,620,601                | $     21,304                                          | $ (17,050,232)                               | $                  -                          | $(49,738)      | $ 2,572,369
|                                                                                                                                         |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                               |                |            
|                                                                                                                                         |            |                     |                            |                                                       |                                              |                                               |                |            































See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the period from August 3, 1999 to December 31, 2004

(In U.S. dollars)



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Period from

August 3,

1999 to

December 31,

2004

2003

2004

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(8,017,166)

$

(3,001,900)

$

(17,050,232)

Items not involving cash:

Depreciation of property and equipment

46,231

4,333

240,833

Non-cash consulting fees (note 8)

457,950

1,286,461

1,946,186

Non-cash interest expense

2,124,969

59,824

2,58,093

Non-cash penalties

110,400



110,400

Write-off of prepaid services

322,494

174,375

496,869

Write-off of deferred consulting services

1,048,100



1,048,100

Currency translation adjustment on liquidation

of investment in foreign subsidiary





(26,212)

Gain on sale of property and equipment





(7,442)

Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt

198,000



(93,507)

Write-off of accounts receivable





16,715

Write-off of due from related party





12,575

Loss on cash pledged as collateral

for operating lease





21,926

Write-down of property and equipment





14,750

Change in non-cash operating working

capital (note 15)

(614,089)

521,651

1,715,266

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Net cash used in operating activities

(4,323,111)

(955,256)

(9,195,680)



Cash flows from investing activities:

Additions to property and equipment

(161,749)

(3,674)

(485,269)

Proceeds on sale of property and equipment





176,890

Cash pledged as collateral for operating lease





(21,926)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Net cash used in investing activities

(161,749)

(3,674)

(330,305)



Cash flows from financing activities:

Issuance of promissory notes



803,203

3,108,731

Repayment of promissory notes





(16,000)

Capital lease repayments

(1,435)



(1,435)

Issuance of 4% senior subordinated

convertible debentures (note 6)

1,400,000

600,000

2,000,000

Debt issuance costs

(177,279)

(54,500)

(231,779)

Increase in due from related party





12,575

Issuance of common stock

6,000,000



8,030,000

Share issuance costs

(534,874)



(631,624)

Acquisition of common stock





(49,738)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Net cash provided by financing activities

6,686,715

1,348,703

12,220,730



Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents





18,431

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

2,201,552

389,773

2,713,176

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

546,423

156,650

34,799

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

2,747,975

$

546,423

$

2,747,975

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





1.

General:



Validian Corporation (the Corporation) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 12, 1989 as CCC Funding Corp.  The Corporation underwent several name changes before being renamed to Validian Corporation on January 28, 2003.



Since August 3, 1999, the efforts of the Corporation have been devoted to the development of a high speed, highly secure method of transacting business using the internet, and to marketing initiatives designed to position the Corporation within the marketplace.  Prior to August 3, 1999, the Corporation provided consulting services for web site implementation, multimedia CD design, computer graphic publication, as well as implementation of dedicated software solutions used in connection with the French Minitel and the internet.  As the Corporation commenced development activities on this date, it is considered for financial accounting purposes to be a development stage enterprise and August 3, 1999 is the commencement of the development stage.



2.

Summary of significant accounting policies:



(a)

Basis of presentation:



These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and include the accounts of Validian Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Sochrys Technologies Inc. and Evolusys S.A.



The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Corporation will continue as a going concern.  The Corporation has no revenues, has an accumulated deficit of $17,050,232 as at December 31, 2004, and has incurred a loss of $8,017,166 and negative cash flow from operations of $4,323,111 for the year then ended, and, as of December 31, 2005, the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures will have reached maturity, at which time any unconverted balance plus accrued interest thereon, will become payable.  In addition, the Corporation expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future, and has no lines of credit or other financing facilities in place.



If the Corporation obtains further financing and generates revenue, it expects to incur operating expenditures of approximately $4.7 million for the year ending December 31, 2005. In the event the Corporation cannot raise the funds necessary to finance its research and development and sales and marketing activities, it may have to cease operations.



All of the factors above raise substantial doubt about the Corporations ability to continue as a going concern.  Managements plans to address these issues include raising capital through the private placement of equity and the exercise of previously-issued equity instruments.  The



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):



(a)

Basis of presentation (continued):



Corporations ability to continue as a going concern is subject to managements ability to successfully implement these plans.  Failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Corporations position and or results of operations and could also result in the Corporations ceasing operations.  The consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments that would be required if the assets are not realized and the liabilities settled in the normal course of operations.



Even if successful in obtaining financing in the near term, the Corporation cannot be certain that cash generated from its future operations will be sufficient to satisfy its liquidity requirements in the longer term and it may need to continue to raise capital by issuing additional equity or by obtaining credit facilities.  The Corporations future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the market acceptance of its products and the level of its promotional activities and advertising required to generate product sales.  No assurance can be given that any such additional funding will be available or that, if available, it can be obtained on terms favourable to the Corporation.



(b)

Principles of consolidation:



The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.



(c)

Cash and cash equivalents:



Cash and cash equivalents include liquid investments with original maturity dates of three months or less.

(d)

Property and equipment:



Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, and includes computer hardware and software, furniture and equipment, equipment under capital lease and leasehold improvements.  These assets are being depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, as follows:  computer hardware, furniture and equipment:  3 years; equipment under capital lease:  over the term of the lease, being 4 years; computer software:  1 year; leasehold improvements:  over the term of the lease, being 2 years.









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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):



(e)

Leases:



Leases are classified as either capital or operating in nature.  Capital leases are those which substantially transfer the benefits and risk of ownership to the Corporation.  Assets acquired under capital leases are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, being 4 years.  Obligations recorded under capital leases are reduced by the principal portion of lease payments.  The imputed interest portion of lease payments is charged to expense.



(f)

Deferred financing costs:



Deferred financing costs represent the costs associated with arranging the 4% senior subordinated convertible debenture financing.  The costs are being amortized over the two year term of the debentures.



(g)

Deferred consulting services:



Deferred consulting services represent the portion of prepaid non-cash consulting fees for services to be rendered in periods in excess of twelve months from the balance sheet date.  Prepaid non-cash consulting fees related to services to be rendered within twelve months are included in prepaid expenses on the balance sheet. These costs will be charged to expenses as the services are rendered.  If for any reason circumstances arise which would indicate that the services will not be performed in the future, these prepaid non-cash consulting fees will be charged to expenses immediately.



(h)

Income taxes:



Deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred income tax is recognized on temporary differences using enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Temporary differences between the carrying values of assets or liabilities used for tax purposes and those used for financial reporting purposes arise in one period and reverse in one or more subsequent periods.  In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers known and anticipated factors impacting whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  To the extent that the realization of deferred tax assets is not considered to be more likely than not, a valuation allowance is provided.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):



(i)

Research and development:



Costs related to research, design and development of software products are charged to research and development expenses as incurred.  Software development costs are capitalized beginning when a products technological feasibility has been established, which generally occurs upon completion of a working model, and ending when a product is available for general release to customers, and is generating significant revenue.



(j)

Foreign currency translation:



The reporting currency for the financial statements of the Corporation is the United States dollar.  The functional currency for the Corporations wholly-owned subsidiary, Evolusys S.A., is the Swiss franc.  Prior to 2002, the subsidiarys assets and liabilities were translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates applicable at the end of the reporting period.  The statements of operations and cash flows were translated at the average monthly exchange rates during the year.  The resulting translation gains or losses were accumulated as a separate component of stockholders deficiency.



During 2002, Evolusys S.A. became an inactive subsidiary of the Corporation.  As a result of this change in status, it was reclassified as an integrated foreign operation and the temporal method was adopted commencing in the period of the change.  Consequently, the currency translation adjustment account was crystallized and reported in other income.  The translated amounts for non-monetary items at the end of the period during which the subsidiary became inactive became the historical basis for those items in the period of the change and subsequent periods.  The resulting foreign exchange gains or losses for monetary items were included in the statement of operations.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):



(k)

Stock-based compensation:



The Corporation applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 issued in March 2000, to account for its stock options for employees.  Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans.  These provisions are required to be applied to stock compensation granted to non-employees.  As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Corporation has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above for awards granted to employees, and has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123.  As of December 31, 2004, no options have been granted to employees.  Furthermore, there are no expenses on a fair value basis to be recognized in the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 as a result of previous option grants.  As such, the pro forma net loss and basic and diluted net loss per share as calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 123 are equal to the net loss reported in the consolidated statement of operations for both the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.



(l)

Impairment or disposal of long-lived assets:



The Corporation accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  This Statement requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.  Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):



(m)

Use of estimates:



The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.



3.

Property and equipment:



|                               |                   |                   | 2004          
|------------------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | --------------
|                               |                   | Accumulated       | Net book      
|                               | Cost              | depreciation      | value         
|                               |                   |                   |               
|Computer hardware and software | $          99,826 | $          32,084 | $       67,742
|Furniture and equipment        | 65,071            | 12,756            | 52,315        
|Leasehold improvements         | 10,632            | 3,236             | 7,396         
|Equipment under capital lease  | 14,766            | 2,769             | 11,997        
|                               | $       190,295   | $         50,845  | $     139,450 









|                               |                  |                   | 2003          
|------------------------------ | ---------------- | ----------------- | --------------
|                               |                  | Accumulated       | Net book      
|                               | Cost             | depreciation      | value         
|                               |                  |                   |               
|Computer hardware and software | $         12,741 | $           4,527 | $        8,214
|Furniture and equipment        | 1,039            | 87                | 952           
|                               | $         13,780 | $           4,614 | $        9,166



During the year ended December 31, 2004, property and equipment were acquired at an aggregate cost of $176,515 (2003 - $3,674) of which $14,766 (2003  $nil) was acquired by means of a capital lease and $161,749 (2003 - $3,674) was acquired through cash purchases.







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(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





4.

Deferred financing costs:



The following table sets forth the cost and accumulated amortization of the deferred financing costs:





|                                                          | 2004               | 2003                
|--------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------
|Balance, beginning of year                                | $          491,450 | --                  
|Additions                                                 | 994,829            | $            491,450
|Amortization                                              | (483,958)          | --                  
|Financing costs transferred to additional paid in capital |                    |                     
|on conversion of $1,120,000 in principal value of the     |                    |                     
|4% senior subordinated convertible debentures into        |                    |                     
|common shares of the Corporation (note 6)                 | (721,097)          | --                  
|                                                          | $          281,224 | $           491,450 





During January 2004, the Corporation issued a total of $1,400,000 in principal amount of 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, as a continuation of the $600,000 in 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures issued during December 2003 (note 6).  In connection with the placement of the debentures, the Corporation incurred costs of $994,829 during the year ended December 31, 2004 (2003 - $491,450) of which $840,050 (2003 - $414,450) was financed through the issuance of the Corporations Series H warrants and common shares.



Amortization of the deferred financing costs is included in interest and financing costs on the consolidated condensed statement of operations.



5.

Promissory notes payable:



|                                                  | 2004               | 2003             
|------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|                                                  |                    |                  
|Promissory notes payable, bearing interest at 12% |                    |                  
|due on demand, unsecured                          | $          296,321 | $         466,285
|                                                  |                    |                  
|                                                  | $          296,321 | $         466,285



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation settled promissory notes in the amount of $169,964, plus accrued interest of $10,036, which was included in accrued liabilities, through the issuance of 360,000 common shares of the Corporation (note 8(a)).  In connection with this transaction, the Corporation recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $198,000.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





6.

4% Senior subordinated convertible debentures:



On January 26 and January 30, 2004, the Corporation issued $650,000 and $750,000, respectively (2003 - $600,000), in 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, which mature on December 31, 2005.  Under the terms of the debentures, the holder may, at any time, convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest into common stock of the Corporation at a ratio of one common share for each $0.50 of debt converted.  At maturity, any principal plus accrued interest which has not been converted into common stock by the holder, may be repaid by the Corporation, at its option, either in cash or in common shares of the Corporation, at a ratio of one common share for each $0.50 of debt outstanding.  The conversion ratio will change if the price of future equity issuances is below $0.50.



Holders of the debentures were also granted 980,000 Series H warrants to purchase common stock of the Corporation (note 8(b)), at the ratio of seven warrants granted for each ten dollars invested.  In accordance with APB 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants, $861,522, representing the relative fair value of the Series H warrants at the issuance date, has been allocated to the warrants and recorded as additional paid-in capital.



At the date of issuance, the conversion feature of the debentures was in-the-money.  The intrinsic value of this beneficial conversion feature was $538,478.  In accordance with EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios and EITF00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, this amount has been recorded as additional paid-in capital.



The 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures are being accreted to their face value through periodic charges to interest expense over the term of the debentures.



During the year ended December 31, 2004, holders of the debentures exercised the conversion feature and converted a total of $1,220,000 in principal, and $21,469 in accrued interest which was included in accrued liabilities, into 2,482,939 common shares of the Corporation (Note 8(a)).  Deferrred financing costs of $721,097 (note 4) were charged to additional paid-in capital in respect of the debentures converted, resulting in a net credit to stockholders equity of $520,372.  Of the original principal of $2,000,000, the remaining principal outstanding on the debentures at December 31, 2004 is $780,000.



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation accreted the debentures payable through charges to interest expense totaling $1,552,073 (2003  $nil).  Included in this amount is $1,076,151, which represents the unamortized discount that was recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2004 as a result of the conversion of debentures into common shares of the Corporation.





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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





6.

4% Senior subordinated convertible debentures (continued):



The following table sets forth the financial statement presentation of the debentures issued at December 31, 2004 and 2003, the accretion of the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, the principal converted into common shares of the Corporation, and the balance allocated to 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures:



|                                                          | 2004             | 2003               
|--------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------
|                                                          |                  |                    
|Cumulative proceeds 4% senior subordinated convertible    |                  |                    
|debentures                                                | $     2,000,000  | $     600,000      
|Allocated to additional paid-in capital for:              |                  |                    
|980,000 Series H warrants                                 | (1,216,708)      | (355,186)          
|Beneficial conversion feature                             | (783,292)        | (244,814)          
|Proceeds allocated to 4% senior subordinated convertible  |                  |                    
|debentures upon issuance                                  | --               | --                 
|Accretion of the 4% senior subordinated convertible       |                  |                    
|debentures as a charge to interest and financing costs    | 1,552,073        | --                 
|Principal converted into common shares of the Corporation | (1,220,000)      | --                 
|                                                          |                  |                    
|                                                          |                  |                    
|Balance allocated to 4% senior subordinated convertible   |                  |                    
|debentures,  end of year                                  | $        332,073 | $                --





As the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures will reach maturity and become payable effective December 31, 2005, they have been classified as a current liability at December 31, 2004.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





7.

Capital lease obligation:



During April, 2004, the Corporation entered into a capital lease arrangement in respect of office equipment.  Future minimum payments remaining under this agreement are approximately as follows:



|                                            | 2004          | 2003         
|------------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------------
|Year ended December 31:                     |               |              
|2005                                        | $       6,015 | $          --
|2006                                        | 6,015         | --           
|2007                                        | 6,015         | --           
|2008                                        | 1,504         | --           
|Total minimum lease payments                | 19,549        | --           
|Less amount representing interest, at 23.9% | (6,218)       | --           
|Present value of net minimum lease payments | 13,331        | --           
|Current portion of capital lease obligation | 3,092         | --           
|                                            | $     10,239  | $         -- 





8.

Stockholders equity:

(a)

Common stock transactions:



On March 8, 2004, the Corporation completed a private placement for 6,666,666 common shares and 3,333,333 Series I warrants (note 8(b)), for proceeds of $6,000,000.  Share issuance costs of $775,163, of which $240,289 were incurred through the issuance of Series I warrants, were incurred with respect to the private placement.



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation issued 40,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $42,500, to an unrelated company in consideration for consulting services rendered prior to December 31, 2004.



In connection with the issuance of the 4% senior convertible debentures (note 6), the Corporation issued 30,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $30,300, to an unrelated company in consideration of financing fees, which has been included in deferred financing costs and is being expensed on a straight-line basis over the term to maturity of the debentures.













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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





8.

Stockholders equity (continued):



(a)  Common stock transactions (continued):



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation issued 2,482,939 shares of its common stock to holders of its 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures, in connection with the conversion of $1,241,469 of debenture principal and accrued interest (note 6).  Deferred financing costs of $721,097 (note 4), were charged to additional paid-in capital in respect of the debentures converted, resulting in a net credit to stockholders equity of $520,372.



Also during the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation issued 184,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $110,400, in satisfaction of penalties incurred on late filing and late registration of common stock underlying the conversion feature of the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures.



In addition, the Corporation issued 360,000 shares of its common stock in connection with the settlement of $169,964 of its 12% promissory notes plus accrued interest of $10,036  (note 5).



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation issued 104,000 shares of its common stock in connection with the exercise of 104,000 of the Series F warrants (note 8(b)) in consideration for the cancellation of $52,000 in accounts payable.



(b)

Transactions involving stock purchase warrants:



In connection with the placement of its 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures (note 6), the Corporation issued 1,827,500 Series H warrants, as follows:  847,500 Series H warrants were issued to unrelated parties in consideration for financing services rendered in connection with the placement of the debentures; and 980,000 Series H warrants were issued to the holders of the debentures.  The Series H warrants entitle the holders to purchase a total of 1,827,500 common shares of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, are exercisable at any time, and expire on December 31, 2006.  The exercise price will change if the price of future equity issuances is below $0.50.  $809,750, representing the fair value of the Series H warrants issued in relation to financing services, has been included in deferred financing costs, and is being charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the debentures.



As stated in note 6, $861,522, representing the relative fair value of the Series H warrants issued to the debenture holders, has been charged to additional paid-in capital.  The fair value of the Series H warrants was calculated using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:  expected dividend yield 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.28%; expected volatility of 189%, and an expected life of 3 years.



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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





8.

Stockholders equity (continued):



(b)

Transactions involving stock purchase warrants (continued):



In connection with the private placement of 6,666,666 common shares of the Corporation (note 8(a)), the Corporation issued a total 3,513,333 Series I warrants during the year ended December 31, 2004, as follows:  3,333,333 Series I warrants were issued to the investors in the private placement; and 180,000 Series I warrants were issued to an unrelated party in consideration for financing services rendered in connection with the private placement.  The Series I warrants entitle the holders to purchase a total of 3,513,333 common shares of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.90 per share, are exercisable at any time, and expire on March 8, 2009.  The exercise price will change if the price of future equity issuances is below $0.90.  The fair value of the Series I warrants issued in relation to financing services is $240,289, calculated using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:  expected dividend yield 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.74%; expected volatility of 177%, and expected life of 5 years.



During the year ended December 31, 2004, 4,000,000 of the Series F warrants were cancelled in consideration for the termination of a long-term service agreement, resulting in the write-off of prepaid services and deferred consulting services of $322,494 and $1,048,100, respectively.



Also during the year ended December 31, 2004, 104,000 of the Series F warrants were exercised, for 104,000 shares of the Corporations common stock (note 8(a)), in consideration for the cancellation of $52,000 in accounts payable.



On December 31, 2004, 320,000 Series B warrants expired.



Following is a description of stock purchase warrants outstanding at December 31, 2004 and 2003:



|         | Exercise |                 | Outstanding | Outstanding
|-------- | -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -----------
|         | Price    | Expiry          | 2004        | 2003       
|         |          |                 |             |            
|Series B | $3.00    | December, 2004  | --          | 320,000    
|Series E | 0.33     | December, 2007  | 2,155,000   | 2,155,000  
|Series F | 0.50     | May, 2007       | 3,896,000   | 8,000,000  
|Series G | 0.75     | September, 2005 | 400,000     | 400,000    
|Series H | 0.50     | December, 2006  | 2,727,500   | 900,000    
|Series I | 0.90     | March, 2009     | 3,513,333   | --         
|         |          |                 | 12,691,833  | 11,775,000 
|         |          |                 |             |            







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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





8.

Stockholders equity (continued):



(c)

Transactions involving stock options:



During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Corporation agreed to grant 150,000 stock options to non-employees to purchase 150,000 common shares, at exercise prices as follows:  75,000 at $0.90, and 75,000 at $0.95.  The options vested on various dates ranging from October 1, 2004 to November 24, 2004, and will be exercisable for a period of five years commencing from the grant date, subject to early forfeiture in the event the holder ceases to be engaged by the Corporation prior to the stated expiry date.  These options were issued in March, 2005 (note 17).



A liability in the amount of $54,965 has been included in accrued liabilities at December 31, 2004 based on the fair value of the options granted as consideration for services rendered in connection with these agreements.  Related expenses of $50,584 and $4,381 have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2004.  The fair value was determined using the following weighted average assumptions:  expected dividend yield 0%; risk-free interest rate of 3.77%; expected volatility of 167%; and an average expected life of 4.14 years.   On March 8, 2005, 150,000 stock options were issued in settlement of this liability.



During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Corporation granted 3,912,302 stock options to non-employees in consideration for consulting services rendered.  These stock options entitle the holders to purchase 3,912,302 common shares of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.33 per share.  The options vested immediately upon their issuance, and are exercisable until May 7, 2008.  An expense of $93,098 and $504,004 was included in research and development and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, which reflected the fair value of the options, which was calculated using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:  expected dividend yield 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.64%; expected volatility of 139%; and expected life of 5 years.  At December 31, 2004, all of these options remain outstanding.





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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





8.

Stockholders equity (continued):



(d)

Summary of stock-based compensation:



The following table presents the total of stock-based compensation included in the expenses of the Corporation for the years 2004 and 2003.



|                                                    | 2004            | 2003              
|--------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------
|                                                    |                 |                   
|Selling, general and administrative                 | $       453,569 | $          950,645
|Research and development                            | 4,381           | 335,816           
|                                                    |                 |                   
|Total stock-based compensation included in expenses | $       457,950 | $       1,286,461 





In addition to the above, $110,400 in stock-based expense incurred in relation to penalties on late filing and late registration of common stock underlying the conversion feature of the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures (note 8(a)), has been included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 (2003 - $nil).



9.

Interest and financing costs:



The following table sets forth the charges to interest and financing costs during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003:





|                                                               | 2004              | 2003        
|-------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------
|                                                               |                   |             
|Interest and financing costs relating to 4% senior convertible |                   |             
|debentures:                                                    | $          51,563 | --          
|Accrued interest                                               | 1,552,073         | --          
|Accretion of the debentures payable (note 6 )                  | 483,958           | --          
|                                                               |                   |             
|                                                               | 2,087,594         |             
|                                                               |                   |             
|Accrued interest on 12% promissory notes                       | 37,375            | $     49,482
|Accrued interest on 5% promissory notes                        | --                | 10,342      
|Interest portion of capital lease payments                     | 1,605             | --          
|                                                               |                   |             
|Total interest and financing costs                             | $    2,126,574    | $     59,824







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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





10.

Loss per share:



As the Corporation incurred a net loss during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the loss and diluted loss per common share are based on the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the year.  The following outstanding instruments could potentially dilute loss per share for the periods presented:



|                                 | 2004       | 2003      
|-------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------
|                                 |            |           
|Stock options                    | 3,912,302  | 3,912,302 
|Series B stock purchase warrants | --         | 320,000   
|Series E stock purchase warrants | 2,155,000  | 2,155,000 
|Series F stock purchase warrants | 3,896,000  | 8,000,000 
|Series G stock purchase warrants | 400,000    | 400,000   
|Series H stock purchase warrants | 2,727,500  | 900,000   
|Series I stock purchase warrants | 3,513,333  | --        
|                                 |            |           
|                                 | 16,604,135 | 15,687,302





11.

Related party transactions:



Included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004, is $10,000 in administrative charges and $6,229 in reimbursable expenses paid to a company controlled by two of the Corporations officers and directors.



As discussed in note 12(b), the Corporation also entered into an agreement to sublease excess office space to a related company.



12.

Guarantees and Commitments:



a)

Guarantee



The Corporation has entered into an agreement that contains features which meet the definition of a guarantee under FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45).  FIN 45 defines a guarantee to be a contract that contingently requires the Corporation to make payments (either in cash, financial instruments, other assets, common stock of the Corporation or through the provision of services) to a third party based on changes in an underlying economic characteristic (such as interest rates or market value) that is related to an asset, liability or an equity security of the other party.





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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





12.

Guarantees and Commitments (continued):



The Corporation has the following guarantee that is subject to the disclosure requirements of FIN 45:  In the normal course of business, the Corporation entered into a lease agreement for facilities.  As the lessee, the Corporation agreed to indemnify the lessor for liabilities that may arise from the use of the leased facility.  The maximum amount potentially payable under the foregoing indemnity cannot be reasonably estimated.  The Corporation has liability insurance that relates to the indemnification described above.



Historically, the Corporation has not made any significant payments related to the above-noted indemnity and accordingly, no liability has been accrued in the financial statements.



b)

Commitment



During April, 2004, the Corporation entered into a lease agreement for office space.  Minimum annual rent payable under this contract is approximately as follows:



|      |               
|----- | --------------
|2005  | $       69,450
|2006  | 23,150        
|Total | $       92,600





Effective July 1, 2004, the Corporation also entered into an agreement to sublease excess office space to a related company.  The companies are related by virtue of an officer and director of the Corporation being also an officer and director of the other company.  Included in accounts receivable is $14,181 (2003 - $nil) in rent receivable pursuant to this sublease agreement.  The transaction has been recorded at the exchange amount.



Rent expense incurred under the operating lease for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $95,816 (2003 - $nil).



13.

Financial instruments:



The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and promissory notes payable approximates fair value due to the short term to maturity of these instruments.



The carrying value of the capital lease obligation approximates fair value due to the fact that it was negotiated close to the year end.





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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)



14.

Income taxes:



Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities as reported for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws.  The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability are as follows:



|                                 | 2004                 | 2003              
|-------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------
|Deferred tax asset:              |                      |                   
|Net operating loss carryforwards | $    2,842,000       | $    1,413,000    
|Capital loss carryforwards       | 1,050,000            | 1,050,000         
|Financing fees                   | 12,000               | 20,000            
|Total gross deferred tax asset   | 3,904,000            | 2,483,000         
|                                 |                      |                   
|Valuation allowance              | 3,904,000            | 2,483,000         
|                                 |                      |                   
|Net deferred taxes               | $                 -- | $               --





Income tax expense attributable to loss before income taxes was $Nil (2003 - $Nil) and differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34% (2003 - 34%) to the net loss as a result of the following:



|                                             | 2004                   | 2003                  
|-------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------
|Expected tax rate                            | 34%                    | 34%                   
|Expected tax recovery applied to net         |                        |                       
|loss before income taxes                     | $    (2,725,836)       | $    (1,020,646)      
|                                             |                        |                       
|Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from: |                        |                       
|Change in valuation allowance                | 1,421,000              | 560,000               
|Compensation expense                         | 107,000                | 397,000               
|Interest and financing costs                 | 663,000                | --                    
|Write-off of prepaid services                | 110,000                | 59,000                
|Write-off of deferred consulting services    | 356,000                | --                    
|Loss on extinguishment of debt               | 67,000                 | --                    
|Other                                        | 1,836                  | 4,646                 
|                                             |                        |                       
|                                             | $                   -- | $                   --







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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)



14.

Income taxes (continued):

The Corporation has net operating losses of $8,360,000 (2003 - $4,155,000) which are available to reduce U.S. taxable income and which expire as follows:





|     |                 
|---- | ----------------
|2019 | $        391,000
|2020 | 675,000         
|2021 | 521,000         
|2022 | 897,000         
|2023 | 1,671,000       
|2004 | 4,205,000       
|     | $      8,360,000







15.

Change in non-cash operating working capital:







|                    | 2004              | 2003                 
|------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------
|                    |                   |                      
|Accounts receivable | $        (42,518) | $                  --
|Prepaid expenses    | (113,883)         | 19,563               
|Accounts payable    | (424,172)         | 449,884              
|Accrued liabilities | (33,516)          | 52,204               
|                    |                   |                      
|                    | $      (614,089)  | $       521,651      







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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





16.  Supplementary cash flow information:



The Corporation paid no income taxes during the year ended December 31, 2004, nor during the year ended December 31, 2003.  Interest paid in cash during the years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were $1,605 and $nil, respectively.



Non-cash financing activities are excluded from the consolidated statement of cash flows.  The following is a summary of such activities:



|                                                               | 2004             | 2003                
|-------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | --------------------
|                                                               |                  |                     
|Conversion of 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures    |                  |                     
|and accrued interest, net of deferred financing costs          |                  |                     
|of $721,097                                                    | $        520,372 | $                 --
|Conversion of promissory notes and accrued interest            | 180,000          | 1,457,564           
|Debt issuance costs                                            | 840,050          | 436,950             
|Share issuance costs                                           | 240,289          | --                  
|Issuance of 104,000 shares of the Corporations common stock   |                  |                     
|on the exercise of 104,000 Series F warrants, in consideration |                  |                     
|for the cancellation of $52,000 in accounts payable            | 52,000           | --                  
|Increase in capital lease obligation                           | 14,766           | --                  
|                                                               |                  |                     
|Total                                                          | $     1,847,477  | $   1,894,514       









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VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In U.S. dollars)





17.

Subsequent events:



During January and February, 2005, holders of the 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures converted a total of $331,341 in principal and $19,692 in accrued interest, net of deferred financing costs of $148,659, into 999,384 common shares of the Corporation.  In connection with these conversions, the Corporation will record interest and financing costs of  $259,823, which represents the unamortized discount at the time of conversion.



On March 8, 2005 the Board of Directors gave approval for the granting of 500,000 stock options to employees and consultants under the Corporations 2004 Incentive Equity Plan.  150,000 of these options were granted to consultants in respect of services provided during 2004, and the related expense, based on the fair value of the options, was accrued at December 31, 2004 (note 8(c)).  50,000 of the options were forfeited effective March 8, 2005 as a result of the termination of the related consulting agreement on November 30, 2004.  The remaining 350,000 options were granted to employees, and include the following provisions:  all of the options vested immediately upon issuance; 250,000 had an exercise price of $0.90; 100,000 had an exercise price of $0.50; the expiry dates for unexercised options range from March 31, 2009 to December 31, 2009.  All of the options granted under the Corporations 2004 Incentive Equity Plan contain a provision for early forfeiture in the event the holder ceases to be engaged by the Corporation prior to the stated expiry date.



On March 21, 2005, the Corporations Restated Articles of Incorporation were amended to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000, and to increase the number of shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000.































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Item 8.  Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.



There have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants with respect to accounting and/or financial statements.



Item 8A.  Controls and Procedures.

The term disclosure controls and procedures is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act.  This term refers to the controls and procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In connection with the audit of the our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, our independent registered public accounting firm advised the Board of Directors and management of certain significant internal control deficiencies that they considered to be, in the aggregate, a material weakness.  These consist of inadequate staffing and supervision leading to the untimely identification and resolution of certain accounting and disclosure matters and failure to perform timely and effective reviews.  The independent registered public accounting firm indicated that they considered these deficiencies to be reportable conditions as that term is defined under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A material weakness is a significant deficiency in one or more of the internal control components that alone or in the aggregate precludes our internal controls from reducing to an appropriately low level of risk that material misstatements in our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.  We considered these matters in connection with the period-end closing of accounts and preparation of the related consolidated financial statements and determined that no prior period financial statements were materially affected by such matters.

Our size has prevented us from being able to employ sufficient resources at this time to enable us to have an adequate level of supervision and segregation of duties within our internal control system.  We will continue to monitor and assess the costs and benefits of additional staffing within the Company.

As required by the SEC rules, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report.  This evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer have concluded that our controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report due to inadequate supervision and segregation of duties.



Item 8B.  Other Information.



None.



















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PART III



Item 9.

Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons: Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.



The following table sets forth certain information concerning our directors and executive officers:



Name

Age

Position

Dr. André Maisonneuve

63

Director, Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer





André Maisonneuve has been a Director, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer since January 2002, and in addition to these positions was Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from January 2002 until February 2004.  Prior to this, he was Director, Executive Vice President and Secretary from July 2001 until January 2002. He oversees key management and strategic decisions as well as marketing and sales activities, and interacts with major customers and suppliers to define the marketing and development strategies, focusing on customers requirements. He has over 30 years of experience in launching and managing information technology companies, both private and public. Prior to joining Validian in 1999, from 1998 to 1999, he was Executive Vice President with Chataqua Inc., a computer based learning company. From 1995 to 1998, he was Director General of CESAM, a multi media industry consortium. From 1990 to 1995, he was Chairman of ADGA Inc., a software developer for computer based learning. From 1987 to 1990, he was Chief Executive Officer of Telemus Electronics, a defense-electronics company selling core technology and products to the U.S. Navy and large defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Teledyne Technologies and Ericsson. From 1985 to 1987, he was an Executive Vice President at ACDS, where he was instrumental in implementing an international distribution network for a publicly held spatial-database company, where customers included EDS, Atlanta Gas and IBM. From 1970 to 1985, he founded and managed CEGIR, an international information-technology and management-consulting company with customers in 14 countries and links with the major international development banks.  He has a Ph.D. in Engineering and is a graduate of Harvard Graduate Business School.



Bruce I. Benn

51

Director,  Executive Vice President and

Secretary



Bruce Bennjoined the Company in 1999 and has been a Director, Executive Vice President and Secretary since February 2004.  He oversees all aspects of corporate finance and has been principally responsible for arranging the $16 million of capital investment for the Company from 1999 to date. Since 1989, he is the President, Director and co-founder of Capital House, a boutique investment bank that has provided and /or arranged early and mid stage venture capital and hands-on managerial assistance to a portfolio of leading technology software companies. Mr. Benn was also a founder, Director and Officer of DevX Energy, Inc. from 1995 until October 2000. From 1980 to 1993, he was with Corporation House Ltd., where he was a Vice President and a Director from 1985 to 1993. He is an attorney and holds a Masters of Law degree from the University of London, England, a Baccalaureate of Laws from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.













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Ronald I. Benn

50

Director, Chief Financial Officer and

Treasurer



Ron Bennwas appointed a Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company in February 2004. He is a co-founder, Officer and Director of Capital House Corporation since 1989.  He was recently Chief Financial Officer of Coast Software Inc., a position he held from September 2000 to February 2004 and where he was directly involved in raising more than $7 million in capital. Since 1995, he also has been a Director of Telemus Electronics. From 1995 until 2000 he was Chief Financial Officer of DevX Energy, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ exchange. He has 22 years' experience in senior finance positions, having begun his career in 1980 with Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young) in the audit department. He holds a Chartered Accountant designation with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (1982), and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Canada and Bachelor of Science degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Ron Benn is the brother of Bruce Benn.



Each of our officers serves a term of one year or until his successor is appointed.



Audit Committee Financial Expert



The SEC has adopted rules to implement certain requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 pertaining to public company audit committees. One of the rules adopted by the SEC requires a company to disclose whether it has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Our board of directors has not yet established an audit committee and as a result provides the functions of an audit committee.  As such, our board has not yet appointed an audit committee financial expert.  We believe that our board of directors, taken as a whole, has the financial, accounting and other relevant education and experience necessary to qualify as an audit committee financial expert under Item 401(e) of Regulation S-B  At this time, our board of directors believes it would be desirable to have an audit committee, and for the audit committee to have an audit committee financial expert serving on the committee. While informal discussions as to potential candidates have occurred, at this time no formal search process has commenced.



Code of Ethics Policy



We have not yet adopted a code of ethics policy because we are a development stage company, in the early stages of operations. We intend to adopt a code of ethics policy in the future.



Compliance with Section 16(a) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



To our knowledge, based solely on a review of such materials as are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, none of our officers, directors or beneficial holders of more than ten percent of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock failed to timely file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any form or report required to be so filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, during the year ended December 31, 2004.



Item 10.

Executive Compensation.



The following table shows all the cash compensation paid or to be paid by us or our subsidiaries, as well as certain other compensation paid or accrued, during the fiscal years indicated, to our chief executive officer No other executive officer serving at the end of the past fiscal year received total annual salary and bonus in excess of $100,000 during the past fiscal year in all capacities in which the person served.





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Summary Compensation Table



|Annual Compensation                                                            | Long Term Compensation
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------
|(a)                                                                            | (b)                   
|Name and
Principal
Position                                                    | Year                  
|Maisonneuve, André
Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer * | 2004
2003
2002        
|                                                                               |                       

*   Became Director, Executive Vice President and Secretary in July, 2001.  In   addition, Mr. Maisonneuve served as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer from January, 2002 to February, 2004.



There were no grants of options and Stock Appreciation Rights ("SAR") during the past fiscal year to the executive officer listed above.





The following table sets forth information with respect to the executive officer listed above, concerning exercise of options during the last fiscal year and unexercised options and SARs held as of the end of the fiscal year:



Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values



|(a)
Name           | (b)
Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | (c)
Value Realized ($) | (d)
Number of Securities
Underlying  Unexercised
Options/SARs at
FY-End (#)
Exerciseable/
Unexercisable | (e)
Value of Unexercised
In-The-Money Options/SARs at
FY-End ($) (1)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
|------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Maisonneuve, André | 0                                   | 0                      | 1,005,000/0                                                                                             | $100,500/0                                                                                     

(1)  Calculated based on $0.43 per share of common stock, the closing bid price of our common stock on December 31, 2004.



Long-Term Incentive Plans  Awards In Last Fiscal Year



There were no awards under our long-term incentive plans during the last fiscal year to the executive officer listed above.

Directors are not compensated for acting in their capacity as directors.  Directors are reimbursed for their accountable expenses incurred in attending meetings and conducting their duties.

In April, 2004, we entered into an employment agreement with Andre Maisonneuve, our chief executive officer.  Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Maisonneuve receives a base salary of Cdn $135,000 per annum.  Annual performance bonuses may be paid at the discretion of management, and are subject to the achievement of pre-established performance criteria.  The term of the agreement continues indefinitely until terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.



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The employment agreement provides that we may terminate the employment agreement for any reason upon providing Mr. Maisonneuve six months notice, or a payment in lieu of notice in an amount equal to six months of base salary plus unused vacation.  Any payments are deemed to be inclusive of all entitlements under the Ontario Employment Standards Act.  We may terminate the employment agreement at any time without notice, or payment in lieu of notice, for just cause.  In addition, Mr. Maisonneuve may terminate the employment agreement at any time upon providing six weeks notice.

Following a triggering event, Mr. Maisonneuve may, within 30 days after his actual knowledge of a change of control, consider himself terminated and be entitled to a payment of 12 months base salary.  A triggering event includes (1) any person becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of our voting shares; (2) any resolution being passed or any action or proceeding being taken with respect to the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company; or (3) our amalgamation, consolidation or merger with another corporation.

The agreement includes a noncompetition covenant pursuant to which for a period of one year from the effective date of termination of the employment agreement, howsoever caused, Mr. Maisonneuve may not (1) be directly or indirectly engaged in any company or firm who competes in the business of secure data transfer; (2) intentionally act in any manner that is detrimental to the relations between us and our dealers, distributors, VARs, IMRs, customers, employees or others; or (3) directly or indirectly solicit any of our customers, distributors, VARs, IMRs, or be connected with any person, firm or corporation soliciting or servicing any of our customers.





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Item 11.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related     Stockholder Matters.



The following table sets forth information as of March 11, 2005, with respect to any person known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock; common stock beneficially owned by each of our officers and directors named in Item 10; and the amount of common stock beneficially owned by our officers and directors as a group.



Approximate Percent

Name & Address of

Number of Shares

of Common Stock

Beneficial Owner

Beneficially Owned

Outstanding  (1)

Bruce Benn* (2) (6) (7)

3,080,000

10.0%



Waycross Corp.  (3)

3,400,000

11.2%

29 Rue des Deux Communes

1226 Thonex-Geneva

Switzerland



Valdosta Corp. (2)

3,400,000

11.2%

P.O. Box 30592

Cayside, 2nd Floor, Harbour Drive

Georgetown, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands, BWI



Echo Technologies S.A. (4)

2,183,788

6.8%

Rte. de St. Cergue

297-1260 Nyon-Switzerland



Henrik Olsen*(4)

2,183,788

6.8%



André Maisonneuve* (5)

1,662,500

5.4%



Ron Benn* (6)

575,500

1.8%



All Executive Officers and Directors

As a Group

8,506,788 (7)

25.6%

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*Executive Officer and/or a Director.



(1)

Based upon 31,434,537 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 11, 2005 and includes for each person the shares issuable upon exercise of the options and warrants owned by them.



(2)

Valdosta Corp. is a portfolio management corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Bruce Benn has a beneficial interest in 2,650,000 of the shares owned of record by Valdosta Corporation. Accordingly, 2,650,000 shares of the 3,400,000 shares owned of record by Valdosta Corporation have been included as beneficially owned by him.



(3)

Waycross Corp. is a portfolio management corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.



(4)

Echo Technologies S.A. is a technology company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland. Includes 548,788 shares of common stock and 1,635,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants owned by Echo Technologies S.A. Henrik Olsen has a beneficial interest in a portion of the shares of Echo Technologies S.A. Accordingly, the 548,788 shares and 1,635,000 warrants owned of record by Echo technologies S.A. have been included as beneficially owned by him.



(5)

Includes 1,525,000 shares of common stock issuable to André Maisonneuve upon exercise of the options and warrants owned by him.



(6)

Capital House Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Canada. Includes 400,000 shares of common stock issuable to Capital House Corporation upon exercise of the warrants owned by it. Bruce Benn and Ron Benn each has a beneficial interest in the shares of Capital House Corporation, and in 100,000 warrants owned of record by Capital House Corporation. Accordingly 100,000 warrants owned of record by Capital House Corporation have been included as beneficially owned by each of them.  Bruce Benn and Ron Benn are brothers.



(7)

Includes (a) 2,650,000 shares owned of record by Valdosta Corporation, (b) 100,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to warrants held of record by Capital House Corporation, and (c) 300,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held directly by Bruce Benn.  See footnotes (2) and (6).





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The following table sets forth details regarding our common stock authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans as at March 11, 2005:



|Plan category                                              | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected
in column (a))
|---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                           | (a)                                                                                         | (b)                                                                         | (c)                                                                                                                                        
|Equity compensation
plans approved by
security holders     | 7,000,000                                                                                   | $ 0.38                                                                      | 2,637,698                                                                                                                                  
|Equity compensation
plans not approved by
security holders | --                                                                                          | --                                                                          | --                                                                                                                                         
|Total                                                      | 7,000,000                                                                                   | $ 0.38                                                                      | 2,637,698                                                                                                                                  



We have issued options pursuant to our Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan, which was adopted by our board of directors and became effective on May 30, 2003.  The plan, as amended and restated, was approved by our stockholders on February 25, 2005.  The amended and restated plan is administered by the board of directors, who has the authority to grant stock options and stock appreciation rights to our officers, employees and consultants.  A total of 3,912,302 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the terms of the Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan.  In the event of certain mergers, sales of assets, reorganizations, consolidations, recapitalizations, stock dividends or other changes in corporate structure affecting our common stock, the committee administering the plan must make an equitable substitution or adjustment in the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the plan and in the number of shares exercisable under, and the exercise price of, outstanding options under the plan.



In respect of our Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan, we have granted options to purchase an aggregate of 3,912,302 shares of our common stock to non-employees in consideration for consulting services rendered. These options entitle the holders to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.33 per share.  The options vested immediately upon their issuance, and are exercisable until May 7, 2008, provided the holder remains engaged by us as of that date, with provision for early forfeiture in the event the holder ceases to be engaged by us prior to the stated expiry date.  Of the 3,912,302 options originally granted under this plan, none were exercised as of March 2, 2005, and 1,310,000 will be forfeited if not exercised on or before March 30, 2005.



On December 15, 2004, the board of directors adopted the 2004 Incentive Equity Plan, which was approved by our stockholders on February 25, 2005.  The 2004 Incentive Equity Plan is administered by the board of directors, who has the authority to grant stock options and stock appreciation rights to our officers, employees and consultants, and to establish the option vesting schedule.  A total of 3,087,698 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the terms of the 2004 Incentive Equity Plan.  In the event of certain mergers, sales of assets, reorganizations, consolidations, recapitalizations, stock dividends or other changes in corporate structure affecting our common stock, the committee administering the plan must make an equitable substitution or adjustment in the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the plan and in the number of shares exercisable under, and the exercise price of, outstanding options under the plan.





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In respect of our 2004 Incentive Equity Plan, we have granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock to non-employees in consideration for consulting services rendered, entitling the holders to purchase shares of our common stock at exercise prices as follows:  75,000 at $0.90, and 75,000 at $0.95.  These options vested on various dates between October 1, 2004 and November 24, 2004, and will be exercisable for a period of five years commencing from the grant date  In March, 2005, we also granted options to purchase a further 350,000 shares of our common stock to employees.  These options entitle holders to purchase shares of our common stock at exercise prices as follows:  100,000 at $0.50; and 250,000 at $0.90.  These options vested immediately upon issuance, and are exercisable until various dates between March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2009.  All options granted under our 2004 Incentive Equity Plan include provision for early forfeiture in the event the holder ceases to be engaged by us prior to the stated expiry date.



Item 12.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.



Included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004, is $10,000 in administrative charges and $6,229 in reimbursable expenses paid to a company controlled by two of our officers and directors.   During the year ended December 31, 2004, we also recorded $14,181 in sublease payments receivable pursuant to a sublease arrangement with a company for which one of our officers and directors is also an officer and director. During the year ended December 31, 2003, there were no related party transactions.





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Item 13.

Exhibits



|Exhibit No. |  | Document Description                                                                                                                                                                                           
|----------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|3.1         |  | Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)                                                                                                                                                                         
|3.2         |  | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation                                                                                                                                                                         
|3.3         |  | By-Laws (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|3.4         |  | Amendment to By-Laws (1)                                                                                                                                                                                       
|4.1         |  | Form of Class B Warrants (2)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.2         |  | Form of Class E Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.3         |  | Form of Class F Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.4         |  | Form of Class G Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.5         |  | Form of Class H Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.6         |  | Form of Class I Warrants (3)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.7         |  | Form of 12% Promissory Note (1)                                                                                                                                                                                
|4.8         |  | Form of 4% Convertible Debenture (1)                                                                                                                                                                           
|10.1        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004 by and among the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (3)                                                                      
|10.2        |  | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004 by and among the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (3)                                                                      
|10.3        |  | Securities Purchase Agreement in respect of the 4% Convertible Debenture, dated as of December 30, 2003 by and between Validian Corporation and each individual or entity named on a signature page thereto (1)
|10.4        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2004 by and between the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (1)                                                                
|10.5        |  | Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan (4)                                                                                                                                                                 
|10.6        |  | Validian Corporation 2004 Incentive Equity Plan (4)                                                                                                                                                            
|10.7        |  | Commercial Lease dated April 15, 2004 between Validian Corporation and National Capital Commission                                                                                                             
|10.8
21.1   |  | Employment Agreement with Andre Maisonneuve *
List of Subsidiaries                                                                                                                                             
|31.1        |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302                                                                                                                                               
|31.2        |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302                                                                                                                                               
|32.1        |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906                                                                                                                                               
|32.2        |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906                                                                                                                                               



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*

Denotes management contract



(1)

Previously filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.



(2)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form 10-SB, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on December 9, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.



(3)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on March 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.



(4)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Amended Proxy Statement, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.



Statements contained in this Form 10-KSB as to the contents of any agreement or other document referred to are not complete, and where such agreement or other document is an exhibit to this Report or is included in any forms indicated above, each such statement is deemed to be qualified and amplified in all respects by such provisions.



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Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services



The following table sets out fees billed by the Companys principal accountant for audit and related services for each of the previous two fiscal years:



|Description of services | Fees billed for 2004 fiscal year | Fees billed for 2003 fiscal year
|----------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------
|Audit fees              | $ 28,110                         | $ 14,326                        
|Audit-related fees      | $ 43,538                         | $ 14,350                        



We do not currently have an audit committee, however it is our policy to have all audit and audit-related fees pre-approved by the board of directors.  All of the above fees were pre-approved by the board of directors.



Audit-related fees were incurred in relation to our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and our Forms SB2, which were filed in connection with the registration of the common stock underlying our 4% senior subordinated convertible debentures and our private placement of common stock and warrants.



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SIGNATURES



In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the small business issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



VALIDIAN CORPORATION



By:

/s/   André Maisonneuve

André Maisonneuve

President, and Chief Executive Officer



Dated: April 13, 2005.









In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the small business issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.





/s/   André Maisonneuve



André Maisonneuve

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(principal executive officer)



Dated: April 13, 2005.





/s/   Ronald Benn

Ronald Benn

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director

(principal financial and accounting officer)



Dated:  April 13, 2005



/s/   Bruce Benn

Bruce Benn

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director



Dated:  April 13, 2005



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Exhibits.





|Exhibit No. |  | Document Description                                                                                                                                                                                           
|----------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|3.1         |  | Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)                                                                                                                                                                         
|3.2         |  | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation                                                                                                                                                                         
|3.3         |  | By-Laws (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|3.4         |  | Amendment to By-Laws (1)                                                                                                                                                                                       
|4.1         |  | Form of Class B Warrants (2)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.2         |  | Form of Class E Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.3         |  | Form of Class F Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.4         |  | Form of Class G Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.5         |  | Form of Class H Warrants (1)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.6         |  | Form of Class I Warrants (3)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|4.7         |  | Form of 12% Promissory Note (1)                                                                                                                                                                                
|4.8         |  | Form of 4% Convertible Debenture (1)                                                                                                                                                                           
|10.1        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004 by and among the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (3)                                                                      
|10.2        |  | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004 by and among the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (3)                                                                      
|10.3        |  | Securities Purchase Agreement in respect of the 4% Convertible Debenture, dated as of December 30, 2003 by and between Validian Corporation and each individual or entity named on a signature page thereto (1)
|10.4        |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2004 by and between the Company and each entity named on the signature page thereto (1)                                                                
|10.5        |  | Amended and Restated Incentive Equity Plan (4)                                                                                                                                                                 
|10.6        |  | Validian Corporation 2004 Incentive Equity Plan (4)                                                                                                                                                            
|10.7        |  | Commercial Lease dated April 15, 2004 between Validian Corporation and National Capital Commission                                                                                                             
|10.8
21.1   |  | Employment Agreement with Andre Maisonneuve *
List of Subsidiaries                                                                                                                                             
|31.1        |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302                                                                                                                                               
|31.2        |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302                                                                                                                                               
|32.1        |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906                                                                                                                                               
|32.2        |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906                                                                                                                                               

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*      Denotes management contract



(1)

Previously filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.



(2)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form 10-SB, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on December 9, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.



(3)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 0-28423, filed with the Commission on March 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.



(4)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Amended Proxy Statement, filed with the Commission on January 12, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.







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