BOISE, Idaho, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (BULLETIN BOARD: UGTH, TSX.V: GTH) U.S. Geothermal Inc. (the "Company") announced today that in March 2007 it entered into option repricing agreements with certain of its employees, including certain executives of the Company including Daniel Kunz, Douglas Glaspey and Kerry Hawkley, in order to increase the exercise price of certain outstanding stock options. The purpose of the options repricing agreements was to avoid potential additional surtax liability under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as permitted by the transitional rules promulgated by the Treasury Department. The exercise price of each repriced option was increased to equal the closing price of the Company's common stock as of the grant date. Options to purchase an aggregate of 2,025,500 shares of common stock were repriced pursuant to the option repricing agreements.
About U.S. Geothermal Inc.
U.S. Geothermal is a renewable energy development company that is currently developing a geothermal power project at Raft River, Idaho and conducting exploration activities at Neal Hot Springs, Oregon.
Please visit our Website at: http://www.usgeothermal.com/
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Saf Dhillon - Investor Relations
U.S. Geothermal Inc.
Tel: 866-687-7059 (Toll Free) or 604-484-3031
Fax: 604-688-9895
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