Document:

Contract

    Exhibit
      10.1

    

    NOVASTAR
      RESOURCES LTD.

    INDEPENDENT
      DIRECTOR’S CONTRACT

    

    THIS
      AGREEMENT (The “Agreement”) is made as of the 23rd
      day of
      August 2006 and is by and between Novastar Resources Ltd., a Nevada corporation
      (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) and Dr. Victor E. Alessi (hereinafter
      referred to as “Director”).

    

    BACKGROUND

    

    Company
      desires to retain Director for the duties of Independent Director and Director
      desires to be retained for such position and to perform the duties required
      of
      such position in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
      Agreement.

    

    AGREEMENT

    

    In
      consideration for the above recited promises and the mutual promises contained
      herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Company
      and Director hereby agree as follows:

    

    1. DUTIES.
      The
      Company requires that the Director be available to perform such duties as
      Independent Director as may be determined and assigned by the Board of Directors
      of the Company and as may be required by the Company’s constituent instruments,
      including its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws and its corporate
      governance and board committee charters, each as amended or modified from time
      to time, and by applicable law, including the Nevada General Corporation Law.
      Director agrees to devote as much time as is necessary to perform completely
      the
      duties as Independent Director of the Company. The Director will perform such
      duties described herein in accordance with the general fiduciary duty of
      Directors arising under the Nevada General Corporation Law and Nevada Revised
      Statutes §§ 78.138 - 78.140.

    

    2. TERM.
      The
      term of this Agreement shall commence as of the date of the Director’s
      appointment by the board of directors of the Company (in the event the Director
      is appointed to fill a vacancy) or the date of the Director’s election by the
      stockholders of the Company and shall continue until the Director’s removal or
      resignation.

    

    3. COMPENSATION.
      For all
      services to be rendered by Director in any capacity hereunder, the Company
      agrees to (i) pay Director a fee of $40,000 (A) in cash per year payable in
      equal quarterly installments (the “Cash Compensation”) or (B) in restricted
      shares of the Company’s common stock calculated in accordance with the last
      sentence of this Section 3; and (ii) pursuant to the terms and conditions of
      the
      Company’s 2006 Stock Plan, grant to the Director each that the Director serves
      on the Board non-qualified options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the
      common stock of the Company, which options shall be exercisable within three
      (3)
      years from the grant date and have an exercise price equal to the fair market
      value on the grant date. These options shall be vested immediately on the date
      of grant. The initial year’s base fee is considered earned when paid and is
      nonrefundable. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the
      Director the

    

    
      
        
           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

    initial
      year’s base fee and grant the initial options described above. Thereafter,
      payment shall be due on or before October 1st of
      each
      succeeding year. Such fee and options may be adjusted from time to time as
      agreed by the parties. Not withstanding the foregoing, if the elects to receive
      restricted shares of the Company’s common stock under subsection 3(i)(B) above,
      the Director shall receive such number of shares equal to the value of the
      Cash
      Compensation that would be paid to the Director for any quarter based on the
      then current fair market value of the Company’s common stock (determined by
      reference to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on last trading day
      before the end of the quarter for which the shares will be issued).

    

    4. EXPENSES.
      In
      addition to the compensation provided in paragraph 3 hereof, the Company will
      reimburse Director for pre-approved reasonable business related expenses
      incurred in good faith in the performance of Director’s duties for the Company.
      Such payments shall be made by the Company upon submission by the Director
      of a
      signed statement itemizing the expenses incurred. Such statement shall be
      accompanied by sufficient documentary matter to support the
      expenditures.

    

    5. CONFIDENTIALITY.
      The
      Company and Director each acknowledge that, in order for the intents and
      purposes of this Agreement to be accomplished, Director shall necessarily be
      obtaining access to certain confidential information concerning the Company
      and
      its affairs, including, but not limited to business methods, information
      systems, financial data and strategic plans which are unique assets of the
      Company (“Confidential Information”). Director covenants not to, either directly
      or indirectly, in any manner, utilize or disclose to any person, firm,
      corporation, association or other entity any Confidential
      Information.

    

    6. NON-COMPETE.
      During
      the Term and for a period of twenty-four months following the Director’s removal
      or resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries or Affiliates (the "Restricted Period"), the Director shall not,
      directly or indirectly, (i) in any manner whatsoever engage in any capacity
      with
      any business competitive with the Company's current lines of business or any
      business then engaged in by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
      its
      Affiliates (the "Company's Business") for the Director’s own benefit or for the
      benefit of any person or entity other than the Company or any Subsidiary or
      Affiliate; or (ii) have any interest as owner, sole proprietor, shareholder,
      partner, lender, director, officer, manager, employee, consultant, agent or
      otherwise in any business competitive with the Company's Business; provided,
      however,
      that
      the Director may hold, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, not
      more
      than two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of any person or entity
      which are listed on any national securities exchange or regularly traded in
      the
      over-the-counter market notwithstanding the fact that such person or entity
      is
      engaged in a business competitive with the Company's Business. In addition,
      during the Restricted Period, the Director shall not develop any property for
      use in the Company's Business on behalf of any person or entity other than
      the
      Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates

    

    7. NOTICE
      OF MATERIAL CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANY.
      The
      Company shall notify Director in writing, at the earliest practicable time,
      of
      any material adverse change in the financial condition of the
      Company.

    

    
      
        
           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

    

    8. TERMINATION.
      With or
      without cause, the Company and Director may each terminate this Agreement at
      any
      time upon ten (10) days written notice, and the Company shall be obligated
      to
      pay to Director the compensation and expenses due up to the date of the
      termination. If the director voluntarily resigns prior to October 1st of any
      year after the first year of this agreement, the Company shall be entitled
      to
      receive, upon written request by the Company, a prorated refund of the portion
      of the base fee that relates to the period after the termination date. Such
      written request must be submitted within ninety (90) days of the termination
      date. Nothing contained herein or omitted herefrom shall prevent the
      shareholder(s) of the Company from removing Director with immediate effect
      at
      any time for any reason.

    

    9. INDEMNIFICATION.
      The
      Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Director, to the full extent
      allowed by the law of the State of Nevada, and as provided by, or granted
      pursuant to, any charter provision, bylaw provision, agreement (including,
      without limitation, the Indemnification Agreement executed herewith), vote
      of
      stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in
      Director’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
      such office. The Company and the Director are executing the Indemnification
      Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

    

    10. EFFECT
      OF WAIVER.
      The
      waiver by either party of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
      not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
      thereof.

    

    11. NOTICE.
      Any and
      all notices referred to herein shall be sufficient if furnished in writing
      at
      the addresses specified on the signature page hereto or, if to the Company,
      to
      the Company’s address as specified in filings made by the Company with the U.S.
      Securities and Exchange Commission and if by fax to 202.318.2502.

     

    12. GOVERNING
      LAW.
      This
      Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with, and the rights of the parties
      hereto shall be determined by, the laws of the State of Nevada without reference
      to that state’s conflicts of laws principles.

    

    13. ASSIGNMENT.
      The
      rights and benefits of the Company under this Agreement shall be transferable,
      and all the covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of,
      and be enforceable by or against, its successors and assigns. The duties and
      obligations of the Director under this Agreement are personal and therefore
      Director may not assign any right or duty under this Agreement without the
      prior
      written consent of the Company.

    

    14. MISCELLANEOUS.
      If any
      provision of this Agreement shall be declared invalid or illegal, for any reason
      whatsoever, then, notwithstanding such invalidity or illegality, the remaining
      terms and provisions of the within Agreement shall remain in full force and
      effect in the same manner as if the invalid or illegal provision had not been
      contained herein.

    

    
      
        
           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

    15. ARTICLE
      HEADINGS.
      The
      article headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
      and
      shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
      Agreement.

    

    16. COUNTERPARTS.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
      together shall constitute one instrument. Facsimile execution and delivery
      of
      this Agreement is legal, valid and binding for all purposes.

    

    

     

    

    
      
        
          
             

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

    

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Independent Director’s
      Contract to be duly executed and signed as of the day and year first above
      written.

    

    

    

    NOVASTAR
      RESOURCES LTD.

    

    BY: 
      /s/
      Seth Grae    

    Name: Seth
      Grae

    Title: CEO
      and
      President

    

    

    INDEPENDENT
      DIRECTOR

    

    BY: 
      /s/
      Victor E. Alessi   

    Name: Dr.
      Victor E. Alessi

    Address: 4612
      Demby Drive

    Fairfax,
      Virginia 22032

     

    

    
      
        
          
             

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

    

    

    EXHIBIT
      A

    

    INDEMNIFICATION
      AGREEMENT

    

    This
      Indemnification Agreement, dated as of the 23rd
      day of
      August 2006 is made by and between NOVASTAR RESOURCES LTD., a Nevada corporation
      (the "Company"), and Dr. Victor E. Alessi, an officer or director of the Company
      (the “Indemnitee”).

    

    RECITALS

    

    A. The
      Company and the Indemnitee recognize that the present state of the law is too
      uncertain to provide the Company's officers and directors with adequate and
      reliable advance knowledge or guidance with respect to the legal risks and
      potential liabilities to which they may become personally exposed as a result
      of
      performing their duties for the Company;

    

    B. The
      Company and the Indemnitee are aware of the substantial growth in the number
      of
      lawsuits filed against corporate officers and directors in connection with
      their
      activities in such capacities and by reason of their status as
      such;

    

    C. The
      Company and the Indemnitee recognize that the cost of defending against such
      lawsuits, whether or not meritorious, is typically beyond the financial
      resources of most officers and directors of the Company;

    

    D. The
      Company and the Indemnitee recognize that the legal risks and potential
      liabilities, and the threat thereof, associated with proceedings filed against
      the officers and directors of the Company bear no reasonable relationship to
      the
      amount of compensation received by the Company's officers and
      directors;

    

    E. The
      Company, after reasonable investigation prior to the date hereof, has determined
      that the liability insurance coverage available to the Company as of the date
      hereof is inadequate, unreasonably expensive or both. The Company believes,
      therefore, that the interest of the Company and its current and future
      shareholders would be best served by a combination of (i) such insurance as
      the
      Company may obtain pursuant to the Company's obligations hereunder and (ii)
      a
      contract with its officers and directors, including the Indemnitee, to indemnify
      them to the fullest extent permitted by law (as in effect on the date hereof,
      or, to the extent any amendment may expand such permitted indemnification,
      as
      hereafter in effect) against personal liability for actions taken in the
      performance of their duties to the Company;

    

    F. Section
      78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes empowers Nevada corporations to indemnify
      their officers and directors and further states that the indemnification
      provided by Section 78.7502 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
      to
      which those seeking
      indemnification may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or any
      bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
      both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity
      while holding such office; thus, Section 78.7502 does not by itself limit the
      extent to which the Company may indemnify persons serving as its officers and
      directors;

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    

    G. The
      Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws authorize the indemnification
      of
      the officers and directors of the Company in excess of that expressly permitted
      by Section 78.7502;

    

    H. The
      Board
      of Directors of the Company has concluded that, to retain and attract talented
      and experienced individuals to serve as officers and directors of the Company
      and to encourage such individuals to take the business risks necessary for
      the
      success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company to contractually
      indemnify its officers and directors, and to assume for itself liability for
      expenses and damages in connection with claims against such officers and
      directors in connection with their service to the Company, and has further
      concluded that the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could
      result in great harm to the Company and its shareholders;

    

    I. The
      Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve
      as a director or officer of the Company, free from undue concern for the risks
      and potential liabilities associated with such services to the Company;
      and

    

    J. The
      Indemnitee is willing to serve, or continue to serve, the Company, provided,
      and
      on the expressed condition, that she is furnished with the indemnification
      provided for herein.

    

    AGREEMENT

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee agree as follows:

    

    1. DEFINITIONS.

    

    (a) “EXPENSES”
      means, for the purposes of this Agreement, all direct and indirect costs of
      any
      type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any fees and
      disbursements of Indemnitee's counsel, accountants and other experts and other
      out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in
      connection with the investigation, preparation, defense or appeal of a
      Proceeding; provided, however, that Expenses shall not include judgments, fines,
      penalties or amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding.

    

    (b) “PROCEEDING”
      means, for the purposes of this Agreement, any threatened, pending or completed
      action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
      (including an action brought by or in the right of the Company) in which
      Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason
      of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company,
      by
      reason of any action taken by her or of any inaction on her part while acting
      as
      such director or officer or by reason of the fact that she is or was serving
      at
      the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
      foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
      enterprise, or was a director or officer of the foreign or domestic corporation
      which was a predecessor corporation to the Company or of another enterprise
      at
      the request of such predecessor corporation, whether or not she is serving
      in
      such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which
      indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this
      Agreement.

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    2. AGREEMENT
      TO SERVE.

    

    Indemnitee
      agrees to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company
      to
      the best of her abilities at the will of the Company or under separate contract,
      if such contract exists, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed
      and qualified or until such time as she tenders her resignation in writing.
      Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create in Indemnitee any
      right to continued employment. 

    

    3. INDEMNIFICATION.

    

    (a) THIRD
      PARTY PROCEEDINGS. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses,
      judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement (if the settlement
      is
      approved in advance by the Company) actually and reasonably incurred by
      Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in
      the
      right of the Company) if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
      Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company,
      and,
      with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
      to
      believe Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding
      by
      judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of NOLO CONTENDERE
      or
      its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee
      did
      not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed
      to be
      in the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal
      Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was
      unlawful.

    

    (b) PROCEEDINGS
      BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
      the
      Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses and amounts paid in
      settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
      a
      Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor
      if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed
      to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue
      or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged liable to the Company
      in the performance of Indemnitee's duty to the Company and its shareholders
      unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or proceeding
      is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the
      circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to
      indemnity for expenses and then only to the extent that the court shall
      determine.

    

    (c) SCOPE.
      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to SECTION
      14(b), the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent
      permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
      authorized by other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Articles of
      Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws or by statute.

    

    4. LIMITATIONS
      ON INDEMNIFICATION.

    

    Any
      other
      provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be
      obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: 

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    (a) EXCLUDED
      ACTS. To indemnify Indemnitee for any acts or omissions or transactions from
      which a director may not be relieved of liability under applicable
      law;

    

    (b) EXCLUDED
      INDEMNIFICATION PAYMENTS. To indemnify or advance Expenses in violation of
      any
      prohibition or limitation on indemnification under the statutes, regulations
      or
      rules promulgated by any state or federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction
      over the Company.

    

    (c) CLAIMS
      INITIATED BY INDEMNITEE. To indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with
      respect to Proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee
      and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings brought to
      establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any
      other statute or law or otherwise as required under Section 78.7502 of the
      Nevada Revised Statutes, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses
      may
      be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors has
      approved the initiation or bringing of such suit;

    

    (d) LACK
      OF
      GOOD FAITH. To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee
      with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret
      this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of
      the
      material assertions made by the Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made
      in
      good faith or was frivolous; 

    

    (e) INSURED
      CLAIMS. To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses or liabilities of any type
      whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes
      or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) which have been paid directly
      to
      or on behalf of Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of directors'
      and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Company or any other policy
      of insurance maintained by the Company or Indemnitee;

    

    (f) CLAIMS
      UNDER SECTION 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses and the payment of
      profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in
      violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
      or any similar successor statute. 

    

    5. DETERMINATION
      OF RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION.

    

    Upon
      receipt of a written claim addressed to the Board of Directors for
      indemnification pursuant to SECTION 3, the Company shall determine by any of
      the
      methods set forth in Section 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes whether
      Indemnitee has met the applicable standards of conduct which makes it
      permissible under applicable law to indemnify Indemnitee. If a claim under
      SECTION 3 is not paid in full by the Company within ninety (90) days after
      such
      written claim has been received by the Company, the Indemnitee may at any time
      thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the
      claim and, unless such action is dismissed by the court as frivolous or brought
      in bad faith, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense
      of
      prosecuting such claim. The court in which such action is brought shall
      determine whether Indemnitee or the Company shall have the burden of proof
      concerning whether Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of
      conduct.

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    

    6. ADVANCEMENT
      AND REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

    

    Subject
      to SECTION 4 hereof, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defending and
      investigating any Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the
      final disposition of such Proceeding within 30 days after receiving from
      Indemnitee the copies of invoices presented to Indemnitee for such Expenses,
      if
      Indemnitee shall provide an undertaking to the Company to repay such amount
      to
      the extent it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to
      indemnification. In determining whether or not to make an advance hereunder,
      the
      ability of Indemnitee to repay shall not be a factor. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, in a proceeding brought by the Company directly, in its own right
      (as
      distinguished from an action bought derivatively or by any receiver or trustee),
      the Company shall not be required to make the advances called for hereby if
      the
      Board of Directors determines, in its sole discretion, that it does not appear
      that Indemnitee has met the standards of conduct which make it permissible
      under
      Applicable law to indemnify Indemnitee and the advancement of Expenses would
      not
      be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

    

    7. PARTIAL
      INDEMNIFICATION.

    

    If
      the
      Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification
      or advancement by the Company of some or a portion of any Expenses or
      liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments,
      fines, penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by him in the
      investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a Proceeding, but is not
      entitled to indemnification or advancement of the total amount thereof, the
      Company shall nevertheless indemnify or pay advancements to the Indemnitee
      for
      the portion of such Expenses or liabilities to which the Indemnitee is entitled.
      

    

    8. NOTICE
      TO
      COMPANY BY INDEMNITEE.

    

    Indemnitee
      shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which
      Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification hereunder as soon as reasonably
      practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof;
      provided, however, that any delay in so notifying the Company shall not
      constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of her rights hereunder. The written
      notification to the Company shall be addressed to the Board of Directors and
      shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts
      underlying the Proceeding and be accompanied by copies of any documents filed
      with the court in which the Proceeding is pending. In addition, Indemnitee
      shall
      give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require
      and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.

    

     

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

     

    9. MAINTENANCE
      OF LIABILITY INSURANCE.

    
 

    (a) Subject
      to SECTION 4 hereof, the Company hereby agrees that so long as Indemnitee shall
      continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company and thereafter so
      long
      as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding, the Company, subject
      to SECTION 9(B), shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain and maintain
      in full force and effect directors' and officers' liability insurance (“D&O
      Insurance”) which provides Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are
      accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee
      is a director; or of the Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director
      of
      the Company but is an officer.

    

    (b) Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain
      D&O Insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is
      not reasonably available, the premium costs for such insurance are
      disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, the coverage provided
      by
      such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient
      benefit, or the Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a
      subsidiary or parent of the Company.

    

    (c) If,
      at
      the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to SECTION 8 hereof,
      the
      Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of
      the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
      procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
      take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
      of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in
      accordance with the terms of such policies. 

    

    10. DEFENSE
      OF CLAIM.

    

    In
      the
      event that the Company shall be obligated under SECTION 6 hereof to pay the
      Expenses of any Proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate,
      shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel
      approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
      upon
      the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After
      delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the
      retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to
      Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred
      by
      Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee
      shall have the right to employ her counsel in any such Proceeding at
      Indemnitee's expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee
      has been previously authorized by the Company, or (B) Indemnitee shall have
      reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the
      Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of such defense or (C) the Company
      shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such
      Proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at
      the
      expense of the Company.

    

    11. ATTORNEYS'
      FEES.

    

    In
      the
      event that Indemnitee or the Company institutes an action to enforce or
      interpret any terms of this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse Indemnitee
      for all of the Indemnitee's reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and
      pursuing such action or defense, unless as part of such action or defense,
      a
      court of competent jurisdiction determines that the material assertions made
      by
      Indemnitee as a basis for such action or defense were not made in good faith
      or
      were frivolous.

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    

    12. CONTINUATION
      OF OBLIGATIONS.

    

    All
      agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during
      the period the Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company, or is or
      was
      serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, fiduciary,
      employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
      or
      other enterprise, and shall continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall
      be subject to any possible proceeding by reason of the fact that Indemnitee
      served in any capacity referred to herein.

    

    13. SUCCESSORS
      AND ASSIGNS.

    

    This
      Agreement establishes contract rights that shall be binding upon, and shall
      inure to the benefit of, the successors, assigns, heirs and legal
      representatives of the parties hereto.

    

    14. NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

    

    (a) The
      provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this
      Agreement shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights that the
      Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company's Articles of
      Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of the Company's shareholders or disinterested
      directors, other agreements or otherwise, both as to action in her official
      capacity and action in another capacity while occupying her position as a
      director or officer of the Company.

    

    (b) In
      the
      event of any changes, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law,
      statute, or rule which expand the right of a Nevada corporation to indemnify
      its
      officers and directors, the Indemnitee's rights and the Company's obligations
      under this Agreement shall be expanded to the full extent permitted by such
      changes. In the event of any changes in any applicable law, statute or rule,
      which narrow the right of a Nevada corporation to indemnify a director or
      officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute
      or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement
      or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.

    

    15. EFFECTIVENESS
      OF AGREEMENT.

    

    To
      the
      extent that the indemnification permitted under the terms of certain provisions
      of this Agreement exceeds the scope of the indemnification provided for in
      the
      Nevada Revised Statutes, such provisions shall not be effective unless and
      until
      the Company's Articles of Incorporation authorize such additional rights of
      indemnification. In all other respects, the balance of this Agreement shall
      be
      effective as of the date set forth on the first page and may apply to acts
      of
      omissions of Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was
      an
      officer, director, employee or other agent of the Company, or was serving at
      the
      request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
      corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at the
      time
      such act or omission occurred.

    

    
      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

    

    

     

    

    16. SEVERABILITY.

    

    Nothing
      in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring
      the
      Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The
      Company's inability, pursuant to court order, to perform its obligations under
      this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. The provisions
      of this Agreement shall be severable as provided in this SECTION 16. If this
      Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court
      of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify
      Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this
      Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance of this
      Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
      terms.

    

    17.
      GOVERNING LAW.

    

    This
      Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of
      the
      State of Nevada, without reference to its conflict of law principals. To the
      extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provisions
      of
      law which render any provision of this Agreement unenforceable in any respect.
      

    

    18. NOTICE.

    

    All
      notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall
      be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if delivered by hand and
      receipted for by the party addressee or (ii) if mailed by certified or
      registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the
      mailing date. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature
      page of this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by written
      notice.

    

    19. MUTUAL
      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

    

    Both
      the
      Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, federal law or
      applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its
      directors and officers under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands
      and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the
      future to undertake with the appropriate state or federal regulatory agency
      to
      submit for approval any request for indemnification, and has undertaken or
      may
      be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain
      circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public policy
      to
      indemnify Indemnitee.

    

    20. COUNTERPARTS.

    

    This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
      constitute an original.

     

    
      21. AMENDMENT
        AND TERMINATION.

      

      No
        amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall
        be
        effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.

    

    

    
 

     

    

    
      
        
          
          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

    

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
      year
      set forth above.

    

    

    
      	
              COMPANY:

               

              NOVASTAR
                RESOURCES LTD.

               

               

               

              By:
                /s/ Seth Grae  

              Name:
                SETH GRAE

              Title:
                CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

               

              Address: 8300
                Greensboro Drive, Suite 800

              McLean,
                VA 22102

               

            	
              INDEMNITEE:

               

               

               

               
                /s/ Victor E. Alessi   

              DR.
                VICTOR E. ALESSI

               

              Address:
                4612 Demby Drive

               Fairfax,
                Virginia 22032Stock Option Plan

    Exhibit
      10.2

     

    

      NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

      

      SECOND
        AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 STOCK PLAN

      

      NOTICE
        OF GRANT

      

      Capitalized
        but otherwise undefined terms in this Notice of Grant and the attached Stock
        Option Agreement shall have the same defined meanings as in the Second Amended
        and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the “Plan”). 

      

      Name:
        Victor
        E. Alessi   Address: c/o
        Novastar Resources Ltd.,

               8300
        Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, 

      McLean,
        VA 22102

      

      You
        have
        been granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase Common Stock of the
        Corporation, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the attached
        Stock Option Agreement, as follows:

       

      Date
        of
        Grant:               August
        21, 2006  

      Vesting
        Commencement Date:        September
        21, 2006  

      Option
        Price per Share:        
 $0.50

      Total
        Number of Shares Granted:       500,000 
Total
        Option Price:               $250,000   

      Type
        of
        Option:               Incentive
        Stock Option

      Term/Expiration
        Date:             Ten
        (10)
        years after Date of Grant

      

      Vesting
        Schedule:

      

      The
        Option shall vest, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following
        schedule:

      

       

      The
        Option shall vest with respect to 1/36 of the Total Number of Shares Granted
        (as
        specified above) on the Vesting Commencement Date and shall thereafter vest
        1/36
        on the first day of each month until all shares underlying the Option have
        vested. The
        Option shall immediately and automatically vest in full upon the termination
        of
        the Optionee’s employment by the Company without Cause. For purposes of this
        Notice of Grant, the term “Cause” shall have the meaning given in the Employment
        Agreement, between the Optionee and the Company, of even date
        herewith.

       

      

      

      
        
          
          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

      NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

      

      SECOND
        AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 STOCK PLAN

       

      STOCK
        OPTION AGREEMENT

      

      

       

      This
        STOCK
        OPTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”),
        dated as of the 23rd day of August, 2006 is made by and between NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), and VICTOR E. ALESSI
        (the “Optionee,” which term as used herein shall be deemed to include any
        successor to the Optionee by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
        unless the context shall otherwise require).

       

       

      BACKGROUND

       

       

      Pursuant
        to the Corporation’s Second Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the “Plan”),
        the Corporation, acting through the Committee of the Board of Directors (if
        a
        committee has been formed to administer the Plan) or its entire Board of
        Directors (if no such committee has been formed) responsible for administering
        the Plan (in either case, referred to herein as the “Committee”), approved the
        issuance to the Optionee, effective as of the date set forth above, of a
        stock
        option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at the price
        (the
“Option Price”) set forth in the attached Notice of Grant (which is expressly
        incorporated herein and made a part hereof, the “Notice of Grant”), upon the
        terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

       

       

      NOW,
        THEREFORE,
        in
        consideration of the mutual premises and undertakings hereinafter set forth,
        the
        parties hereto agree as follows:

       

      1. Option;
        Option Price.
        On
        behalf of the Corporation, the Committee hereby grants to the Optionee the
        option (the “Option”) to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of this
        Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated by reference herein and which
        in
        all cases shall control in the event of any conflict with the terms, definitions
        and provisions of this Agreement), that number of shares of Common Stock
        of the
        Corporation set forth in the Notice of Grant, at an exercise price per share
        equal to the Option Price as is set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Optioned
        Shares”). If designated in the Notice of Grant as an “incentive stock option,”
the Option is intended to qualify for Federal income tax purposes as an
“incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. A copy
        of the Plan as in effect on the date hereof has been supplied to the Optionee,
        and the Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt thereof.

       

      2. Term.
        The term
        (the “Option Term”) of the Option shall commence on the date of this Agreement
        and shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant
        unless
        such Option shall theretofore have been terminated in accordance with the
        terms
        of the Notice of Grant, this Agreement or of the Plan.

       

      3. Time
        of Exercise.
        

       

      (a) Unless
        accelerated in the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided herein,
        the Option shall become exercisable during its term in accordance with the
        Vesting

       

       

      
        
          

           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      (b)Schedule
        set out in the Notice of Grant. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and
        8
        hereof, shares as to which the Option becomes exercisable pursuant to the
        foregoing provisions may be purchased at any time thereafter prior to the
        expiration or termination of the Option.

       

      (c) Anything
        contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent
        the
        Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, the Option shall not
        be
        exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option, and shall be treated as a
        Non-Statutory Option, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
        on the
        date hereof of all stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
        exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
        the Plan and all other plans of the Corporation, its parent and its
        subsidiaries, if any) exceeds $100,000.

       

      4. Termination
        of Option.

       

      (a) 
        The
        Optionee may exercise the Option (but only to the extent the Option was
        exercisable at the time of termination of the Optionee’s employment with the
        Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries) at any time within three
        (3)
        months following the termination of the Optionee’s employment with the
        Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries, but not later than the
        scheduled expiration date. If the termination of the Optionee’s employment is
        for cause or is otherwise attributable to a breach by the Optionee of an
        employment, non-competition, non-disclosure or other material agreement,
        the
        Option shall expire immediately upon such termination. If the Optionee is
        a
        natural person who dies while in employment with the Corporation, its parent
        or
        any of its subsidiaries, this option may be exercised, to the extent of the
        number of shares with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised
        it on
        the date of his death, by his estate, personal representative or beneficiary
        to
        whom this option has been assigned pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, at
        any
        time within the twelve (12) month period following the date of death. If
        the
        Optionee is a natural person whose employment with the Corporation, its parent
        or any of its subsidiaries is terminated by reason of his disability, this
        Option may be exercised, to the extent of the number of shares with respect
        to
        which the Optionee could have exercised it on the date the employment was
        terminated, at any time within the twelve (12) month period following the
        date
        of such termination, but not later than the scheduled expiration date. At
        the
        expiration of such three (3) or twelve (12) month period or the scheduled
        expiration date, whichever is the earlier, this Option shall terminate and
        the
        only rights hereunder shall be those as to which the Option was properly
        exercised before such termination.

       

      (b) Anything
        contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Option shall not be
        affected by any change of duties or position of the Optionee (including a
        transfer to or from the Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries)
        so
        long as the Optionee continues in a Business Relationship with the Corporation,
        its parent or any of its subsidiaries.

       

      5. Procedure
        for Exercise.

       

      (a) The
        Option may be exercised, from time to time, in whole or in part (but for
        the
        purchase of whole shares only), by delivery of a written notice in the form
        attached as Exhibit
        A
        hereto
        (the “Notice”) from the Optionee to the Secretary of the Corporation, which
        Notice shall: 

       

       

       

      
        
          

           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      (b)
        State
        that the Optionee elects to exercise the Option;

       

      (i) state
        the
        number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the
        “Optioned Shares”);

       

      (ii) state
        the
        method of payment for the Optioned Shares pursuant to Section 5(b);

       

      (iii) state
        the
        date upon which the Optionee desires to consummate the purchase of the Optioned
        Shares (which date must be prior to the termination of such Option and no
        later
        than 30 days from the delivery of such Notice);

       

      (iv) include
        any representations of the Optionee required under Section 8(b); 

       

      (v) if
        the
        Option shall be exercised in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan by any
        person
        other than the Optionee, include evidence to the satisfaction of the Committee
        of the right of such person to exercise the Option; and

       

      (c) Payment
        of the Option Price for the Optioned Shares shall be made either (i)
        by
        delivery of cash or a check to the order of the Corporation in an amount
        equal
        to the Option Price, (ii) if approved by the Committee, by delivery to the
        Corporation of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation having a Fair Market
        Value on the date of exercise equal in amount to the Option Price of the
        options
        being exercised, (iii) by any other means which the Board of Directors
        determines are consistent with the purpose of the Plan and with applicable
        laws
        and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Rule 16b-3
        and
        Regulation T promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board), or (iv) by any
        combination of such methods of payment. Notwithstanding
        any provisions herein to the contrary, if the Fair Market Value of one share
        of
        Common Stock of the Corporation is greater than the Option Price (at the
        date of
        calculation as set forth below), in lieu of paying the Option Price in cash,
        the
        Optionee may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below)
        of
        the Optioned Shares by delivering notice of such election to the Corporation
        in
        which event the Corporation shall issue to the Optionee a number of shares
        of
        Common Stock computed using the following formula:

       

       

      X
        =
Y(A-B)

                                      
        A

       

      Where X = the
        number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Optionee

       

       

      
        	 	 	 	
                Y

              	
                =

              	
                the
                  number of Optioned Shares

              

      

       

       

      
        	 	 	 	
                A

              	
                =

              	
                the
                  Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock (at the date of
                  such
                  calculation)

              

      

       

       

      B
         =
         Option
        Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

       

      (d) The
        Corporation shall issue a stock certificate in the name of the Optionee (or
        such
        other person exercising the Option in accordance with the provisions of Section
        9 of the Plan) for the Optioned Shares as soon as practicable after receipt
        of
        the Notice and payment of the aggregate Option Price for such
        shares.

       

       

       

      
        
          

           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      6. No
        Rights as a Stockholder.
        The
        Optionee shall not have any privileges of a stockholder of the Corporation
        with
        respect to any Optioned Shares until the date of issuance of a stock certificate
        pursuant to Section 5(c).

       

      7.  Adjustments. The
        Plan
        contains provisions covering the treatment of options in a number of
        contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for
        adjustment with respect to stock subject to options and the related provisions
        with respect to successors to the business of the Corporation are hereby
        made
        applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference. In general,
        the
        Optionee should not assume that options would survive the acquisition of
        the
        Corporation.

       

      8. Additional
        Provisions Related to Exercise.
        

       

      (a) The
        Option shall be exercisable only on such date or dates and during such period
        and for such number of shares of Common Stock as are set forth in this
        Agreement.

       

      (b) To
        exercise the Option, the Optionee shall follow the procedures set forth in
        Section 5 hereof. Upon the exercise of the Option at a time when there is
        not in
        effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
        (the “Securities Act”), relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
        exercise of the Option, the Committee in its discretion may, as a condition
        to
        the exercise of the Option, require the Optionee (i) to execute an Investment
        Representation Statement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
        B
        hereto
        and (ii) to make such other representations and warranties as are deemed
        appropriate by counsel to the Corporation. 

       

      (c) Stock
        certificates representing shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise
        of
        Options that have not been registered under the Securities Act shall, if
        required by the Committee, bear an appropriate restrictive legend referring
        to
        the Securities Act. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued and delivered
        upon
        the exercise of the Option unless and until the Corporation and/or the Optionee
        shall have complied with all applicable Federal or state registration, listing
        and/or qualification requirements and all other requirements of law or of
        any
        regulatory agencies having jurisdiction.

       

      9.  No
        Evidence of Employment or Service.
        Nothing
        contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any
        right
        to continue in employment with the Corporation, its parent or any of its
        subsidiaries or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation, its
        parent or its subsidiaries (subject to the terms of any separate agreement
        to
        the contrary) to terminate the Optionee’s employment or to increase or decrease
        the Optionee’s compensation at any time.

       

      10. Restriction
        on Transfer.
        The
        Option may not be transferred, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise
        disposed of in any way by the Optionee, except by will or by the laws of
        descent
        and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee
        only
        by the Optionee. If the Optionee dies, the Option shall thereafter be
        exercisable, during the period

       

       

      
        
          

           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      11.
        Specified
        in Section 4, by his executors or
        administrators to the full extent to which the Option was exercisable by
        the
        Optionee at the time of his death. The Option shall not be subject to execution,
        attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge,
        hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions
        hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon
        the
        Option, shall be null and void and without effect. The words “transfer” and
“dispose” include without limitation the making of any sale, exchange,
        assignment, gift, security interest, pledge or other encumbrance, or any
        contract therefor, any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with
        respect to the transfer of any interest, beneficial or otherwise, in the
        Option,
        the creation of any other claim thereto or any other transfer or disposition
        whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary, affecting the right, title,
        interest or possession with respect to the Option.

       

      12. Specific
        Performance.
        Optionee expressly agrees that the Corporation will be irreparably damaged
        if
        the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan are not specifically enforced.
        Upon a breach or threatened breach of the terms, covenants and/or conditions
        of
        this Agreement or the Plan by the Optionee, the Corporation shall, in addition
        to all other remedies, be entitled to a temporary or permanent injunction,
        without showing any actual damage, and/or decree for specific performance,
        in
        accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof. The Board of Directors
        shall
        have the power to determine what constitutes a breach or threatened breach
        of
        this Agreement or the Plan. Any such determinations shall be final and
        conclusive and binding upon the Optionee.

       

      13. Disqualifying
        Dispositions.
        To the
        extent the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, and if the
        Optioned Shares are disposed of within two years following the date of this
        Agreement or one year following the issuance thereof to the Optionee (a
“Disqualifying Disposition”), the Optionee shall, immediately prior to such
        Disqualifying Disposition, notify the Corporation in writing of the date
        and
        terms of such Disqualifying Disposition and provide such other information
        regarding the Disqualifying Disposition as the Corporation may reasonably
        require.

       

      14. Notices.
        All
        notices or other communications which are required or permitted hereunder
        shall
        be in writing and sufficient if (i)
        personally delivered or sent by telecopy, (ii)
        sent by
        nationally-recognized overnight courier or (iii)
        sent by
        registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
        addressed as follows:

       

      if
        to the
        Optionee, to the address (or telecopy number) set forth on the Notice of
        Grant;
        and

      

      if
        to the
        Corporation, to its principal executive office as specified in any report
        filed
        by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to such
        address as the Corporation may have specified to the Optionee in writing,
        Attention: Corporate Secretary.

      

       

      or
        to
        such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished
        to the other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such communication
        shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered, if personally delivered,
        or when telecopied, if telecopied, (ii) on the first Business Day (as
        hereinafter defined) after dispatch, if sent by nationally-recognized overnight
        courier and (iii) on the third Business Day following the date on which the
        piece of mail containing such communication is posted, if sent by mail. As
        used
        herein, “Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
        which banking institutions in the city to which the notice or communication
        is
        to be sent are not required to be open. 

       

      
        
          

           

           

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

       

      15. No
        Waiver.
        No
        waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be
        a
        waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or
        different nature.

       

      16. Optionee
        Undertaking.
        The
        Optionee hereby agrees to take whatever additional actions and execute whatever
        additional documents the Corporation may in its reasonable judgment deem
        necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the
        obligations or restrictions imposed on the Optionee pursuant to the express
        provisions of this Agreement.

       

      17. Modification
        of Rights.
        The
        rights of the Optionee are subject to modification and termination in certain
        events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

       

      18. Governing
        Law.
        This
        Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
        of
        the State of Nevada applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed
        therein, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles.

       

      19. Counterparts;
        Facsimile Execution.
        This
        Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
        be
        deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
        and the
        same instrument. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal,
        valid and binding execution and delivery for all purposes.

       

      20. Entire
        Agreement.
        This
        Agreement (including the Notice of Grant) and the Plan, and, upon execution,
        the
        Notice and Investment Representation Statement, constitute the entire agreement
        between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede
        all
        previously written or oral negotiations, commitments, representations and
        agreements with respect thereto.

       

      21. Severability.
        In the
        event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should, for any reason,
        be
        held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
        illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this
        Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal
        or
        unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 

       

      22. WAIVER
        OF JURY TRIAL.
        THE
        OPTIONEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY
        JURY
        IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY
        COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

       

      

      
 

      
        
          
             

             

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

      

      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF,
        the
        parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement as of the date first written
        above.

      

      NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

       

      

      By:
        /s/
        Seth Grae   

      Seth
        Grae

      President
        and Chief Executive Officer

      

      

       

      VICTOR
        E.
        ALESSI

      

      

      /s/
        Victor E. Alessi________________

       

      

      

      
        
          
             

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

      NOTE
        RE: EXHIBITS

      

      

      EXHIBITS
        A AND B ARE TO BE SIGNED

      

      WHEN
        OPTIONS ARE EXERCISED,

      

      NOT
        WHEN OPTION AGREEMENT IS SIGNED.

      

      

      
        
          
            

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

      EXHIBIT
        A

      

      NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

       

        SECOND
        AMENDED AND
        RESTATED 2006 STOCK PLAN

      

      EXERCISE
        NOTICE

      

      Novastar
        Resources Ltd.

      Attention:
        Chief Executive Officer

      

      1. Exercise
        of Option.
        Effective as of today, _______________________, 20__ , the undersigned (the
        “Optionee”) hereby elects to exercise the Optionee’s option to purchase
        ________________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Novastar Resources
        Ltd. (the “Corporation”) under and pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006
        Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated July 15, 2006 (the
“Stock Option Agreement”), with the purchase of the Shares to be consummated on
        ______________ ___, ____ (the “Effective Date”), which date is prior to the
        termination of the Option and no later than 30 days from the date of delivery
        of
        this Notice.

      

      2. Representations
        of the Optionee.
        The
        Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has received, read and understood
        the
        Plan and the Stock Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by
        their
        terms and conditions. 

      

      3. Rights
        as Shareholder; Shares Subject to Stockholders Agreement.
        Until
        the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the
        appropriate entry on the books of the Corporation or of a duly authorized
        transfer agent of the Corporation), no right to vote or receive dividends
        or any
        other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares,
        notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Corporation shall issue (or
        cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Effective Date,
        provided the applicable price has been paid and the required documents have
        been
        received. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which
        the
        record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except
        as
        otherwise provided in the Plan. Unless waived by the Corporation in writing,
        the
        Shares shall automatically become subject to the terms and conditions of
        any
        stockholders agreement or similar agreement to which a majority of the
        outstanding capital stock of the Corporation is subject at the time of exercise
        and the Optionee shall sign as a condition to the issuance of the Shares
        such
        joinder agreement, signature pages or other documents in order to evidence
        the
        Optionee’s agreement to be so bound.

      

      4. Tax
        Consultation.
        The
        Optionee understands that the Optionee may suffer adverse tax consequences
        as a
        result of the Optionee’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. The Optionee
        represents that the Optionee has consulted with any tax consultants the Optionee
        deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares
        and
        that the Optionee is not relying on the Corporation for any tax
        advice.

      

      5. Successors
        and Assigns.
        The
        Corporation may assign any of its rights under the Stock Option Agreement
        to
        single or multiple assignees (who may be stockholders, officers, directors,
        employees or consultants of the Corporation), and this Agreement shall inure
        to
        the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Corporation. Subject to
        the
        restrictions on transfer set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, this Agreement
        shall be binding upon the Optionee and his or her heirs, executors,
        administrators, successors and assigns.

      
        
           

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      

      6. Interpretation.
        Any
        dispute regarding the interpretations of this Agreement shall be submitted
        by
        the Optionee or by the Corporation forthwith to the Committee, which shall
        review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a
        dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Corporation and
        on
        the Optionee.

      

      7. Governing
        Laws: Severability.
        This
        Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
        of
        the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed
        therein, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles. Should
        any
        provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal
        or
        unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and
        shall remain enforceable.

      

      8. Notices.
        Any
        notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall
        be
        deemed effectively given if given in the manner specified in the Stock Option
        Agreement.

      

      9. Further
        Instruments.
        The
        parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further
        action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent
        of
        this Agreement.

      

      10. Delivery
        of Payment.
        The
        Optionee herewith delivers to the Corporation the full Option Price for the
        Shares.

      

      11. Entire
        Agreement.
        The
        Plan, the Notice of Grant, and the Stock Option Agreement are incorporated
        herein by reference. This Agreement, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, the Stock
        Option Agreement, and the Investment Representation Statement constitute
        the
        entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior
        undertakings and agreements of the Corporation and the Optionee with respect
        to
        the subject matter hereof.

      

      Submitted
        by:     Accepted
        by:

      

      VICTOR
        E.
        ALESSI    NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

      

      

      By:_____________________________

      

      ___________________________  Its:______________________________

      

      

      

      
        
          
            

          

          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

      

      EXHIBIT
        B

      

      NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

       

      SECOND
        AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 STOCK PLAN

      

      

      INVESTMENT
        REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

       

       

      

      OPTIONEE  : ___________________________________

      

      CORPORATION : NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.

      

      SECURITY  : Common
        Stock

      

      AMOUNT  : ___________________________________

      

      DATE 
 : ___________________________________

      

      In
        connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned
        Optionee represents to the Corporation the following:

      

      (a) The
        Optionee is aware of the Corporation’s business affairs and financial condition
        and has acquired sufficient information about the Corporation to reach an
        informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. The Optionee
        is
        acquiring these Securities for investment for the Optionee’s own account only
        and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, a “distribution”
thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
        “Securities Act”).

      

      (b) The
        Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted
        securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
        Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
        depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Optionee’s
        investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, the Optionee
        understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
        the
        statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if the Optionee’s
        representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these
        Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes,
        for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price
        of
        the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in
        the
        future. The Optionee further understands that the Securities must be held
        indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities
        Act or
        an exemption from such registration is available. The Optionee further
        acknowledges and understands that the Corporation is under no obligation
        to
        register the Securities. The Optionee understands that the certificate
        evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits
        the
        transfer of the Securities unless they are registered or such registration
        is
        not required in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation and
        other
        legends required under the applicable state or federal securities
        laws.

      

      

      Signature
        of Optionee: _____________________________

      VICTOR
        E.
        ALESSI

      Date:__________________

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