S-1/A 1 forms1a.htm FORM S-1/A forms1a.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2009
An Exhibit List can be found on page II-4.
Registration No. 333-
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
____________________________
 
Amendment No. 2
FORM S-1/A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_____________________________
 
OMAGINE, INC.
(Name of Registrant in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
9995
 
 20-2876380
 
 
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
  
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)  
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
  
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1103
New York, New York 10118
(212) 563-4141
 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business)
 
Frank J. Drohan, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Omagine, Inc.
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1103
New York, New York 10118
(212) 563-4141

 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


Copies to:
Michael Ference, Esq.
Matthew Kamen, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
(212) 930-9700
(212) 930-9725 (fax)

APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ] ________

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ] _________

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ] _________

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.
 
[  ] Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
 Large accelerated filer o
 Accelerated filer o 
 Non-accelerated filer o 
 Smaller reporting company x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

 
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Title of each class of securities
to be registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value
12,729,148 (1)
$0.40 (2)
$5,000,000
$196.50
 
 
(1) Represents shares offered by the selling stockholder. Includes an indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that may be issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transaction that could affect the shares to be offered by selling stockholder.
 
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(e) under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 




 
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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 1, 2009
 
OMAGINE, INC.
 
12,729,148 Shares of Common Stock
 
This prospectus relates to the public offering of up to 12,729,148 shares of our common stock, par value $.001 per share. With the exception of YA Global Investments, L.P., which has informed us that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the best of our knowledge no other underwriter or person has been engaged to facilitate the sale of shares of our stock in this offering.  The Securities and Exchange Commission may take the view that, under certain circumstances, any broker-dealers or agents that participate with the selling stockholder in the distribution of the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Commissions, discounts or concessions received by any such broker-dealer or agent may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act. The selling stockholder may sell common stock from time to time in the principal market on which the Company’s common stock is quoted and traded at the prevailing market price or in negotiated transactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of those shares being sold by the selling stockholder. We will pay the expenses of registering these shares.

Our common stock is not presently traded on any national securities exchange but is quoted and traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board.

The selling stockholder is offering these shares of common stock. The selling stockholder may sell all or a portion of these shares from time to time in market transactions through any market on which our common stock is then traded, in negotiated transactions or otherwise, and at prices and on terms that will be determined by the then prevailing market price or at negotiated prices directly or through a broker or brokers, who may act as agent or as principal or by a combination of such methods of sale. The selling stockholder will receive all proceeds from such sales of the common stock. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled "Plan of Distribution."

Investing in these securities involves significant risks.   See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 7.

We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


The date of this prospectus is April 1, 2009 .

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to provide you with information concerning us, except for the information contained in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is complete and accurate only as of the date on the front cover page of this prospectus, regardless of when the time of delivery of this prospectus or the sale of any common stock occurs. The selling stockholder  may not sell the securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy, our common stock in any jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.



 
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OMAGINE, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
Prospectus Summary
5
Selected Financial Data
6
Risk Factors
7
Use of Proceeds
11
Forward-Looking Statements
11
Selling Stockholder
11
Plan of Distribution
12
Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
13
Description of Business
16
Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
20
Description of Property
22
Legal Proceedings
22
Management
22 
Executive Compensation
22
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
24
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
27
Description of Securities
27
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
28
Legal Matters
29
Experts
29
Changes in Accountants
29
Additional Information
29
Financial Statements
30
 
 
You may only rely on the information contained in this prospectus or that we have referred you to via this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or further information. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any common stock in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made in connection with this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus or that the information contained herein by reference thereto in this prospectus is correct as of any time after its date.
 





 
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The following summary highlights selected information contained in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in the securities. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the "RISK FACTORS" section, the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements. As used throughout this prospectus, the terms "Omagine", "Company", "we," "us," or "our" refer to Omagine, Inc., unless the context otherwise requires.
 
General

Omagine ("Registrant" or "Omagine") is the successor to Alfa International Corp. ("Alfa") which was incorporated in New Jersey in 1978. Alfa International Holdings Corp. ("AIHC") was incorporated on October 8, 2004 in Delaware solely to change Alfa's corporate domicile from New Jersey to Delaware via a merger which was effected on May 23, 2005.

In June 2007 AIHC changed its corporate name to Omagine, Inc. to align the Company's corporate identity with its real estate development business.

Omagine conducts substantially all its operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Journey of Light, Inc., a New York corporation ("JOL"). JOL is engaged primarily in the business of real estate development in the Sultanate of Oman ("Oman").

Our website address is www.omagine.com.  Our website and the information contained on our website are not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part. Further, our references to the URLs for our website are intended to be inactive textual references only.

Our principal executive offices are located at 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1103, New York, N.Y. 10118. Our telephone number is (212) 563-4141.
 
About This Offering

This prospectus relates to a total of up to 12,729,148 shares of common stock of Omagine, Inc. offered by the selling stockholder. These shares may be issued to the Investor under the SEDA, as those terms are defined below.

December 2008 Standby Equity Distribution Agreement

On December 22, 2008, Omagine entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "SEDA") with YA Global Investments, L.P. ("YA"). The term of the SEDA is for two years and pursuant to its terms Omagine may, at its discretion, periodically sell to YA shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") in up to $200,000 tranches of equity for a total purchase price over the term of the SEDA of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000). For each share of Common Stock purchased under the SEDA, YA will pay to Omagine ninety-five percent (95%) of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of Omagine's Common Stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days after the date Omagine provides an Advance Notice to YA (as such terms are defined in the SEDA). YA's obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock under the SEDA is subject to certain conditions, including (i) Omagine obtaining an effective registration statement for shares of Common Stock sold under the SEDA and (ii) the amount for each equity tranche designated by Omagine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

In connection with the SEDA, Omagine entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with YA (the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which Omagine agreed to register for resale the shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by YA pursuant to the SEDA and shares of Common Stock issued to YA as a commitment fee pursuant to the terms of the SEDA.
 
Number of Shares Outstanding After This Offering

As of March 18, 2009, 46,750,135 shares of our common stock were outstanding.  The number of shares of Common stock outstanding after this offering will be 59,479,283.    
 
 

 
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The Offering

     
Common stock outstanding prior to the offering
46,750,135 (as of March  18, 2009)
   
Common stock offered by the selling stockholder
Up to 12,729,148  shares
   
Common stock to be outstanding after the offering
59,479,283
     
Use of proceeds
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock hereunder. See “Use of Proceeds” for a complete description.



Estimated use of proceeds

We will not receive any of the proceeds resulting from the sale of the shares of common stock held by the selling stockholder.


 
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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks described below as well as other information provided to you in this document, including information in the section of this document entitled “Information Regarding Forward Looking Statements.” The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently believes are immaterial may also impair the Company’s business operations. If any of the following risks actually cause the occurrence of adverse circumstances, the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected, the value of the Company’s common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Company and Our Business

We have no history of profitability from our development of real estate.

The Omagine Project may never come to fruition, and if it does it still may never result in a profit to the Company.   Sales of our real estate development properties and income, if any, from the Omagine Project may never generate sufficient revenues to fund our continuing operations.  We may never generate positive cash flow or attain profitability in the future.

Because of our limited history and the potential for competition an investment in our Company is inherently risky.

Because we are a company with a limited history, our operations are subject to numerous risks similar to that of a start-up company. We expect the real estate development business to be highly competitive because many developers have access to the same market. Substantially all of them have greater financial resources and longer operating histories than we have and can be expected to compete within the business in which we engage and intend to engage. We cannot assure that we will have the necessary resources to be competitive.

We may not be able to conduct successful operations in the future.

The results of our operations will depend, among other things, upon our ability to develop and market the Omagine Project. Furthermore, our proposed operations may not generate income sufficient to meet operating expenses or may generate income and capital appreciation, if any, at rates lower than those anticipated or necessary to sustain ourselves. Our operations may be affected by many factors, some known by us, some unknown, and some which are beyond our control. Any of these problems, or a combination thereof, could have a materially adverse effect on our viability as an ongoing enterprise and might cause the investment of our shareholders to be impaired or lost.

To fully develop our business plan we will need additional financing.

For the foreseeable future, we expect to rely principally upon internal financing, although we have raised limited private placement funds during the past fiscal year and may be required to do so in the future. We cannot guarantee the success of this plan. We believe that from time to time, we may have to obtain additional financing in order to conduct our business in a manner consistent with our proposed operations. There is no guaranty that additional funds will be available when, and if, needed. If we are unable to obtain financing, or if its terms are too costly, we may be forced to curtail expansion of operations until such time as alternative financing may be arranged, which could have a materially adverse impact on our operations and our shareholders' investment. At the present time, we are negotiating with banks and investors with regard to debt and equity financing for the Omagine Project.
 
We anticipate that we will be subject to intense competition.

We will face intense competition in the development of real estate in Oman. Other developers have started developing real estate in  nearby areas with similar residential developments.

Even after entering into the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, we lack capital.

Even after our entry into the SEDA, we lack the capital necessary to independently sustain our operations. Management is actively negotiating financing through lending institutions and other equity investor sources in order to meet its working capital needs. There can be no guaranty that additional funds will be available. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, or if its terms are too costly, we may be forced to curtail expansion of operations until such time as alternative financing may be arranged, which could have a materially adverse impact on our operations and our shareholders' investment.

Our ultimate success will be dependent upon management.

Our success is dependent upon the decision making ability of our directors and  executive officers, who are Frank J. Drohan, Charles P. Kuczynski, Salvatore J. Bucchere, Kevin O’C Green and Louis Lombardo. These individuals intend to commit as much time as deemed necessary to our business. The loss of any or all of these individuals could have a materially adverse impact on our operations. We have oral employment agreements with our officers and directors, but have not obtained key man life insurance on the lives of any of these individuals.
 
 
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We are subject to risks associated with investments in real estate.

The value of, and our income from, our properties may decline due to developments that adversely affect real estate generally and those that are specific to our properties. General factors that may adversely affect our real estate holdings include:

 
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increases in interest rates;

 
·
adverse changes in foreign exchange rates;
     
 
·
a general tightening of the availability of credit;

 
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a decline in the economic conditions in Oman;

 
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an increase in competition for customers or a decrease in demand by customers;

 
·
an increase in supply in Oman of  property types similar to that being developed by us;

 
·
declines in consumer spending during an economic recession that adversely affect our revenue; and

 
·
the adoption by the relevant government authorities of more restrictive laws and governmental regulations, including more restrictive zoning, land use or environmental regulations or increased real estate taxes.

Additional factors may adversely affect the value of, and our income from, specific properties, including:

 
·
adverse changes in the perceptions of prospective purchasers or users of the attractiveness of the properties developed by us;

 
·
opposition from local community or political groups with respect to development or construction at a particular site;
 
 
·
a change in existing comprehensive zoning plans or zoning or environmental regulations that impose additional restrictions on use or requirements with respect to the properties to be developed by us;

 
·
our inability to provide adequate management and maintenance or to obtain adequate insurance for the properties to be developed by us;

 
·
an increase in operating costs;

 
·
new development of a competitor's property  in close proximity to the Omagine Project;

 
·
earthquakes, floods or underinsured or uninsured natural disasters; and
  ·  
terrorism or political instability in Oman.


The occurrence of one or more of the above risks could result in significant delays or unexpected expenses. If any of these occur, we may not achieve our projected returns on the Omagine Project and we could lose some or all of our investment in the Omagine Project.

We are subject to risks associated with real estate development.

The Omagine Project is subject to significant risks relating to our ability to complete it on time and within budget. Factors that may result in the Omagine Project or any other development project we may undertake exceeding budget or being prevented from completion include:

 
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an inability to secure sufficient financing on favorable terms, including an inability to refinance construction loans;

 
·
failure to sign a development agreement with the Government of Oman;

 
·
the negative effects presently in the marketplace from the worldwide economic slowdown and banking crisis of 2008 and 2009, including the tighter lending standards instituted by banks and financial institutions, the reduced availability of credit facilities from banks, the reduction in home prices and falling consumer confidence could affect the company’s ability to sell homes and secure financing;

 
·
construction delays or cost overruns, either of which may increase project development costs;

 
·
an increase in commodity costs;

 
·
an inability to obtain zoning, environmental, occupancy or other required  Oman governmental permits and authorizations;

If any of the forgoing occurs, we may not achieve our projected returns on the Omagine Project and we could lose some or all of our investment in the Omagine Project or in other  properties we may have under development.

We are vulnerable to concentration risks because our proposed operations are exclusively in Oman and the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) market.
 
Our real estate activities are presently concentrated exclusively on the Omagine Project to be located in Oman. Because of such geographic and project specific concentration, our operations are more vulnerable to local economic downturns and adverse project-specific risks than those of larger, more diversified companies.
 
 
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The performance of Oman’s economy greatly affects our prospects for sales and revenue growth and consequently the underlying values of the properties to be developed by us. The Oman economy is heavily influenced by the prices of crude oil and natural gas which are Oman’s main export products and sources of revenue. Fluctuations in the international price of crude oil affects Oman’s revenue and budget considerations and a decrease in government supported projects and employment through budget cuts or otherwise, could adversely affect the economy in Oman.

Our results of operations and financial condition are greatly affected by the performance of the real estate industry.

Our real estate activities are subject to numerous factors beyond our control, including local real estate market conditions in Oman and in areas where our potential customers reside, substantial existing and potential competition, general economic conditions in Oman, the MENA region and internationally, fluctuations in interest rates and mortgage availability and changes in demographic conditions. Real estate markets have historically been subject to strong periodic cycles driven by numerous factors beyond the control of market participants.

Real estate investments often cannot easily be converted into cash and market values may be adversely affected by economic circumstances, market fundamentals, competition and demographic conditions. Because of the effect these factors have on real estate values, it is difficult to predict with certainty the sales prices that will be realized for individual assets or the level of future sales revenue that will be realized from the operation and/or leasing of various properties.

Our real estate operations will also be dependent upon the availability and cost of mortgage financing for our potential customers to the extent they finance the purchase of their residences.

The real estate business is very competitive and many of our competitors are larger and financially stronger than we are.

The real estate business is highly competitive. We compete with a large number of companies and individuals, and many of them have significantly greater financial and other resources than we have. Our competitors include local developers who are committed primarily to the Oman market and also international developers who acquire properties throughout the MENA region. Because we are a company with a limited history, our operations are subject to numerous risks similar to that of a start-up company. We cannot assure that we will have the necessary resources to be competitive.

Our operations are subject to natural risks.

Our performance may be adversely affected by weather conditions that delay development or damage property.

The U.S. military intervention in Iraq, the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001 and the potential for additional future terrorist acts have created economic, political and social uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect our business. Further acts of terrorism could be directed against the U.S. domestically or abroad.  These acts of terrorism could be directed against properties and personnel of American companies that work abroad, particularly companies that operate in the Middle East, such as ours. Terrorism and war and military developments may materially and adversely affect our business and profitability and the prices of our common stock in ways that we cannot predict at this time.


Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

Our stock price may be volatile and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above your purchase price.

There has been, and continues to be, a limited public market for our common stock. Although our common stock trades on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, an active trading market for our shares has not developed, and may never develop or be sustained. If you purchase shares of our common stock, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the price you paid. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the following:
 
 
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
 
 
·
changes in financial estimates by securities analysts or our failure to perform in line with such estimates;
 
 
·
changes in market valuations of other real estate companies, particularly those that sell products similar to ours; announcements by us or our competitors of significant innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
 
 
·
departure of key personnel.

Most of our common stock is currently restricted. As restrictions on resale end, the market price of our stock could drop significantly if the holders of restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. This could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
 
 
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Our common stock has a limited public trading market.

While our common stock currently trades in the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market, the market for our common stock is limited and sporadic. We cannot assure that such market will improve in the future, even if our common stock  is ever listed on a national stock exchange. We cannot assure that an investor will be able to liquidate his investment without considerable delay, if at all. If a more active market for our common stock does develop, the price may be highly volatile. The factors which we have discussed in this document may have a significant impact on the market price of the common stock. The relatively low price of our common stock may keep many brokerage firms from engaging in transactions in our common stock.

The Over-the-Counter market for stock such as ours has had extreme price and volume fluctuations.

The securities of companies such as ours have historically experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations during certain periods. These broad market fluctuations and other factors, such as new product developments and trends in the our industry and in the investment markets generally, as well as economic conditions and annual variations in our operational results, may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.

Additional stock offerings may dilute current stockholders.

Given our plans and our expectation that we may need additional capital and personnel, we may need to issue additional shares of capital stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock, including preferred stock, options or warrants. The issuance of additional capital stock may dilute the ownership of our current stockholders.

Our management collectively beneficially owns 16% of our presently outstanding common stock and this concentration of ownership may have the effect of preventing a change in control.

Collectively our officers and directors beneficially own approximately sixteen percent (16%) of our outstanding shares of common stock.  As a result, if our officers and directors act in concert, they will have the ability to exercise substantial influence over our business by virtue of their voting power with respect to the election of directors and all other matters requiring action by stockholders. Such concentration of share ownership may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

Our ability to issue preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders and may make takeovers more difficult, possibly preventing you from obtaining the optimal share price.

Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of shares of "blank check" preferred stock, which would have the designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors. Accordingly, the board of directors is empowered, without shareholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could be used, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

Our common stock will be subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC, which may make it more difficult for you to sell our common stock.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:

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that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and
·   the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:

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obtain the financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and
·   make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:

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sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and
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states that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

The regulations applicable to penny stocks may severely affect the market liquidity for your common stock and could limit your ability to sell your securities in the secondary market.
 
As an issuer of “penny stock”, the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to us.

Although federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by us contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading. Such an action could hurt our financial condition.
 
We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors at such time as the board of directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.
 
There are substantial risks associated with the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YA Global Investments, L.P. which could contribute to the decline of our stock price and have a dilutive impact on our existing stockholders
 
In order to obtain needed capital, we entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YA Global Investments, L.P. dated as of December 22, 2008.
 
The sale of shares of our common stock pursuant to the SEDA will have a dilutive impact on our stockholders. We believe YA Global intends to promptly re-sell the shares we issue to them under the SEDA and that such re-sales could cause the market price of our common stock to decline significantly with advances under the SEDA. To the extent of any such decline, any subsequent advances would require us to issue a greater number of shares of common stock to YA Global in exchange for each dollar of the advance.  Under these circumstances our existing stockholders would experience greater dilution. The sale of our common stock under the SEDA could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the further decline of our stock price.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
We will not receive any of the proceeds resulting from the sale of the shares held by the selling stockholder.



Some of the statements contained in this prospectus that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of terminology such as "estimates," "projects," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements and other similar forecasts and statements of expectations which are contained in this prospectus since such statements reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations and growth strategy. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially from projected future results as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:

 
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the uncertainty of success associated with JOL's ongoing efforts relative to its signing of the Development Agreement with the government of the Sultanate of Oman relating to the Omagine project;
 
 
·
the uncertainty associated with political events in the Middle East in general;
 
 
·
the success or failure of Omagine's continuing efforts to secure additional financing.
 
 
SELLING STOCKHOLDER
 
The table below sets forth information concerning the resale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholder. The selling stockholder acquired our securities pursuant to private placements.

We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the common stock by the selling stockholder.
 
The following table also sets forth the name of each person who is offering the resale of shares of common stock by this prospectus, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each such person, the number of shares of common stock that may be sold in this offering and the number of shares of common stock each such person will own after this offering, assuming they sell all of the shares offered. The selling stockholder has not held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years.

   
Shares of Common Stock
   
Percentage of
   
Number of
   
Shares of Common
   
Percentage of
 
Name
 
Owned
Prior to the Offering (1)
   
Ownership
Before the Offering (1)
   
Shares
Being
Offered
   
Stock Owned
After the Offering(2)
   
Ownership
After the Offering(2)
 
                               
YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P. (3)
   
229,148
     
*
%
   
12,729,148
     
0
     
0
 
 
* less than 1%.

(1) Applicable percentage ownership is based on 46,750,135 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of March 18, 2009 and on common stock owned by the selling stockholder including securities owned by the selling stockholder that are exercisable for or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of January 16, 2009. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock underlying securities that are currently exercisable or convertible or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of January 1, 2009 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of any other person.

(2) Assumes all shares offered hereby are sold.

(3) YA Global is the investor under the SEDA. All investment decisions of, and control of, YA Global are held by its investment manager, Yorkville Advisors, LLC (“Yorkville Advisors”). Mr. Mark Angelo, the portfolio manager of Yorkville Advisors, makes the investment decisions on behalf of and controls Yorkville Advisors.
 
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the OTCBB or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.  A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
 
·  
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
·  
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
·  
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
·  
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
·  
privately negotiated transactions;
 
·  
broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
·  
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
 
·  
a combination of any such methods of sale; or
 
·  
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
 
The Selling Stockholder may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.
 
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.
 
In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume.  The Selling Stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
 
The Selling Stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.  In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.  Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
 
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
Because the Selling Stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder.  In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.  There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholder.
 
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholder without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.  The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
 
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution.  In addition, the Selling Stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholder or any other person.  We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholder and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
 

 
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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 

Common Stock
 
Our common stock is quoted and traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. Prior to June 21, 2007 the stock ticker symbol for the Registrant's Common Stock was "AHDS". From and after June 22, 2007 the new Stock ticker symbol for the Registrant's Common Stock is "OMAG".
 
 
On September 27, 2007 the Board of Directors of Omagine approved the authorized number of shares of the Company's Common Stock be increased to seventy-five million (75,000,000) from the previously authorized number of fifty million (50,000,000) shares. The Company included a proposal in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on November 23, 2007 seeking stockholder approval for the increase in authorized shares. The Company's proposal was approved by the stockholders at the Company's Annual Meeting held on December 14, 2007 and the appropriate Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Amendment was effective as of January 22, 2008, the day that such Amendment was so filed. A copy of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is filed as an exhibit hereto.
 
 
 
 

Quarter Ended
High
Low
3/31/06
0.70
0.26
6/30/06
0.60
0.31
9/30/06
0.60
0.15
12/31/06
0.22
0.10
     
3/31/07
0.44
0.40
6/30/07
1.76
1.58
9/30/07
1.03
0.75
12/31/07
0.90
0.80
     
3/31/08
0.40
0.27
6/30/08
0.88
0.88
9/30/08
0.55
0.51
12/31/08
0.44
0.37

 
At March 18, 2009, Omagine had 46,750, 135 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock ("Common Stock") issued and outstanding, and there were approximately 1,660 holders of record of such Common Stock.  

As of March 18, 2009, we had the following shares of common stock reserved for issuance:  28,249,865
 
Dividends

We have not declared any cash dividends on our common stock since inception and do not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain any future earnings for use in our business operations. Any decisions as to future payment of cash dividends will depend on our earnings and financial position and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.
 
The transfer agent for Omagine's Common Stock is Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.
 
 
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Preferred Stock
 
On August 16, 2007, The Company issued a notice of redemption to all holders of its 76,437 issued and outstanding 5% Convertible Series B Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares"). The redemption was conducted in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Preferred Shares ("Certificate of Redemption"). Such redemption took place on September 28, 2007 ("Redemption Date") as directed by a Resolution of the Board of Directors as reported in the Company's 10QSB filing dated August 14, 2007.
 
The Company paid forty-one dollars and forty-eight cents ($41.48) per Preferred Share (the "Redemption Price") to the registered holders of the Preferred Shares. The Redemption Price was calculated by adding the $40.00 face value of each Preferred Share to the $1.48 of dividends on each Preferred Share that accrued as of the day immediately prior to the Redemption Date. The Redemption Price was paid in shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at one dollar ($1.00) per share of Common Stock upon surrender at the principal offices of the Company of the certificate(s) representing such Preferred Shares ("Certificate(s))".
 
From and after the Redemption Date the Preferred Shares were not entitled to dividend payments and all rights of the holders in respect thereof ceased, except the right to receive the Redemption Price.
 
All outstanding Preferred Shares were redeemed on the Redemption Date. Any Preferred Shares represented by Certificate(s) which had not been surrendered by the holders thereof on or before the Redemption Date were Redeemed in accordance with the Certificate of Redemption and the Redemption Price with respect thereto will be held in trust by the Company for the holders of such Preferred Shares until such Certificate(s) are surrendered to the Company in accordance with the Redemption Notice.
 
The 150,000 shares of Preferred Stock, all of which have been either previously converted or redeemed on the Redemption Date are permanently retired, thereby bringing the authorized Preferred Shares to 850,000 as of the date hereof.
 
As of December 31, 2007 and the date hereof, Omagine had no shares of Preferred Stock issued or outstanding.
 
Prior to the Redemption Date, Series B Preferred Shares had the voting powers, preferences and rights as hereinafter set forth:
 
Price per Share: $.40
 
Dividends:
 
(1) The holders of the shares of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, out of funds or out of shares of the Corporation's Common Stock legally available therefore, dividends at the annual rate of $2.00 per Preferred Share, either in shares of Common Stock or in cash, at the sole option of the Company, on the "Conversion Date" or on the "Redemption Date" (as those terms are hereinafter defined), and no more, payable in preference and priority to any payment of any cash dividend on the Common Stock or any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation. Such dividends shall be payable to the holders of record of the Preferred Shares on the close of business on either the Conversion Date or on the Redemption Date, as the case may be, (such date is referred to hereinafter as the "Dividend Payment Date"), provided that, before any dividend may be paid with respect to the Common Stock, or any other distribution of corporate assets made thereon, holders of the Preferred Shares shall receive all dividends accrued thereon.
 
(2) Each of such annual dividends shall be fully cumulative and shall accrue, whether or not declared, without interest, from the first day of the period in which such dividend may be payable as herein provided.
 
(3) No dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the Common Stock, or on the preferred stock of any series ranking, as to dividends, junior to the Series B Preferred Stock, for any period unless fully cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for such payment) on the Series B Preferred Stock for all dividend payment periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such fully cumulative dividends. Unless fully cumulative dividends have been paid on the Series B Preferred Stock, no other distribution shall be made upon the Common Stock of the Corporation or upon any securities junior to the Series B Preferred Stock.
 
Conversion:
 
The holders of the Preferred Shares shall have conversion rights as follows:
 
(1) Mechanics of Conversion
 
In order for a holder of Preferred Shares to convert all or some portion of the Preferred Shares into shares of Common Stock, and subject to the restrictions set forth herein, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such Preferred Shares [the "Preferred Share Certificate(s)"] at the office of the transfer agent of the Preferred Stock (or the principal office of the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) together with written notice as set forth in the conversion certificate executed by such holder ("Notice") that such holder elects to convert all or a specified number of Preferred Shares represented by such Preferred Share Certificate(s), provided that conversion shall not be permitted with respect to less than 100 Preferred Shares at any one time unless such shares represent the full amount then convertible as set forth herein, and accompanied, if required by the Corporation, by such holder's blank executed stock power. The "Conversion Date" shall be the date of receipt of such Preferred Share Certificate(s) and Notice by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent). The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Conversion Date, issue and deliver to such holder of the Preferred Shares, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled.
 
(2) Right to Convert
 
Subject to the provisions for adjustment and Redemption hereinafter set forth, on or after the date of issuance of the Preferred Shares (the "Issue Date"), each such Preferred Share shall be convertible (the "Conversion Right"), at the option of the holder thereof, into forty (40) shares of Common Stock plus the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the sum of (x) the accrued dividends as of the Conversion Date on the Preferred Shares to be converted, by (y) one dollar ($1.00) [the "Conversion Price"].
 
(3) Reservation of Shares of Common Stock
 
The Corporation shall, for so long as there are Preferred Shares outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but un-issued shares of Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, such number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Shares, and the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to take the action necessary to increase the number of reserved shares from time to time, if needed, and to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock if such an increase becomes necessary to permit exercise of the Conversion Right.
 
(4) Conversion Adjustment.
 
The number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares may be converted shall be subject to adjustment from time to time under certain circumstances as follows:
 
(i) In the event that the Corporation shall at any time prior to such conversion either: (a) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (b) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, (c) change the outstanding shares of Common Stock into the same or a given number of shares of another class or classes of shares, or (d) declare a dividend on or in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation, or (e) offer to all the holders of the shares of Common Stock any rights to subscribe for shares or for other securities of the Corporation, then the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled, as the case may be, to receive the same number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation, or to purchase at the same price that the shares or securities are being offered to all the holders of the shares of Common Stock, the number of such shares or the amount of such securities as will represent the same proportional ownership of the outstanding shares of Common Stock prior to such increase or decrease as they would have been entitled to receive or subscribe for, as the case may be, had they been holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which their Preferred Shares were convertible on the record date for any such event.
 
(ii) In the event of a merger, including any statutory merger of the Corporation with and into any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Merger"), lawful provision shall be made as part of the terms of such Merger that all the Preferred Shares then outstanding, if any, (together with all accumulated dividends thereon) shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the number of such shares or the amount of such securities or assets as the holders of such Preferred Shares would have been entitled to receive had they been holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which their Preferred Shares were convertible on the record date for any such Merger.
 
(iii) In the event of the sale of substantially all the assets of the Corporation, lawful provision shall be made as part of the terms of such sale that all the Preferred Shares then outstanding, if any, (together with all accumulated dividends thereon) shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the same kind and amount of securities or assets as may be issuable, distributable or payable upon such sale with respect to the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
 
(5) Fractional Shares.
 
The Corporation shall not issue fractional shares in satisfaction of the Conversion Right of the Preferred Shares or in satisfaction of dividends on the Preferred Shares, but, in lieu thereof, all such fractional shares, if any, shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share amount on the Conversion Date or Dividend Payment Date, as the case may be.
 
(6) From and after the Conversion Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Conversion Price, all rights of the holders of the Preferred Shares designated for conversion in the Notice or in the Merger as holders of the Preferred Shares (except the right to receive the Conversion Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease with respect to such Preferred Shares designated for conversion, and such Preferred Shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.
 
 
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Redemption:
 
(1) At any time after twelve months after the Issue Date (or at any time upon the mutual agreement of the Corporation and all holders of Preferred Shares), while there are such Preferred Shares outstanding, the Corporation may, at the option of its Board of Directors, redeem all or any number of such Preferred Shares then outstanding by paying $40 per Preferred Share for each Preferred Share so redeemed plus all accrued but unpaid dividends then outstanding on the Preferred Shares so redeemed (the "Redemption Price"). The Redemption Price may be paid, at the Company's sole discretion, in cash or in shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at one dollar ($1.00) per share of Common Stock.
 
(2) At least 30 days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of the Preferred Shares (hereinafter referred to as a "Redemption Date"), written notice shall be mailed, by first class or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Preferred Shares to be redeemed, to the address of such holder shown on the records of the Corporation, notifying such holder of the election of the Corporation to redeem such Preferred Shares, indicating whether the Redemption Price will be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock, specifying the Redemption Date, which will also be the date on which such holder's Conversion Right pursuant to this Certificate as to such Preferred Shares being redeemed shall terminate, and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, such holder's certificate or certificates representing the Preferred Shares to be redeemed (such notice is hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Notice"). On or prior to the Redemption Date, each holder of the Preferred Shares to be redeemed shall surrender his or its certificate representing such Preferred Shares to the Corporation in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price of such Preferred Shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled. From and after the Redemption Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of the Preferred Shares designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice as holders of the Preferred Shares (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease with respect to such Preferred Shares designated for redemption, and such Preferred Shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.
 
(3) Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have authority to prescribe the manner in which the Preferred Shares shall be redeemed. Any Preferred Shares so redeemed shall be permanently retired, shall no longer be deemed outstanding and shall not under any circumstances be reissued, and the Corporation may from time to time take such appropriate action as may be necessary to reduce the authorized Preferred Shares accordingly.
 
Voting:
 
Except as may be required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or as set forth in the next following sentence, the Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to vote on any matters submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation. Without the approval of holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, the Corporation shall not (1) authorize, create or issue any shares of any class or series ranking senior to the Preferred Shares as to liquidation rights, (2) amend, alter or repeal, by any means, the Certificate of Incorporation whereby the powers, preferences, or special rights of the Preferred Shares would be adversely affected or (3) subject the Preferred Shares to any restrictions, other than restrictions arising solely under the Delaware General Corporation Law or existing under the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation.
 
Liquidation:
 
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, after due payment or provision for the payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and prior to any liquidating distribution in respect to any other class of stock, a liquidating distribution equal to the Redemption Price.
 
Other:
 
The Corporation is authorized to issue the balance of the preferred stock not designated or otherwise provided for herein, from time to time in one or more series, with such designations, relative rights, preferences or limitations permitted by the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such stock, in respect of any class or classes of stock or any series of any class of stock of the Corporation which may be desired but which shall not be fixed by the provisions contained herein. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt such resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such stock, including the power to specify the number of shares in any series, from time to time, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may deem desirable.
 
Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights for Series B Preferred Stock and a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Company redeemed all Preferred Shares outstanding on the Redemption Date, September 28, 2007.
 
As of the Redemption Date and the date hereof there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued or outstanding.
 
The transfer agent for Omagine's Preferred Stock is the Company.
 
Convertible Debentures
 
On December 8, 2005, Omagine entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with YA, then known as Cornell Capital Partners, LP ("Cornell"). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement and other documents executed coincident with the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), the Company agreed to sell to Cornell and Cornell agreed to purchase up to $500,000 of secured convertible debentures (each, a "Convertible Debenture" and collectively, the "Convertible Debentures"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on December 8, 2005 Cornell purchased a Convertible Debenture (the "First Debenture") from the Company in the face amount of $250,000 for a like amount. The principal sum of the First Debenture together with accrued but unpaid interest at an annual rate of 10% was payable on or before December 7, 2008. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on January 24, 2006 Cornell purchased a second Convertible Debenture (the "Second Debenture") from the Company in the face amount of $250,000 for a like amount. The principal sum of the Second Debenture together with accrued but unpaid interest at an annual rate of 10% was payable on or before January 23, 2009. Cornell has represented to the company that it has since sold all shares obtained in connection with this transaction.
 
As of December 31, 2007 the Convertible Debentures and all accrued interest thereon have been paid in full.
 
The Company had the right, with three business day's advance written notice, to redeem a portion or all amounts outstanding under the Convertible Debentures prior to their maturity dates as follows: the Company would have had to pay an amount equal to the principal amount outstanding and being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon, plus a redemption premium of 20% of such principal amount being redeemed.
 
 
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The Convertible Debentures were convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock at the option of Cornell. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion equaled the quotient obtained by dividing the then outstanding amount of the Convertible Debenture to be converted (plus accrued interest thereon, if the interest was also being converted) by a price per share equal to 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price ("VWAP") of the Company's Common Stock during the fifteen trading days immediately preceding the conversion date, subject to adjustments set forth in the Convertible Debentures (the "Conversion Price").
 
No event of default, as defined in the Convertible Debentures, occurred. The Convertible Debentures were secured pursuant to the terms of a Pledge and Escrow Agreement the Company entered into on December 8, 2005 with Cornell and David Gonzalez, as "Escrow Agent". Pursuant to the Pledge and Escrow Agreement, the Company pledged 3,000,000 shares of its Common Stock (the "Pledged Shares") to secure payment of the Convertible Debentures. The certificate issued in the name of the Company representing the Pledged Shares which was delivered to the Escrow Agent has been returned to the Company for cancellation and Cornell has filed the appropriate documents to extinguish and terminate their security interests in any of the Company's assets.
 
On December 8, 2005, the Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Cornell. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement for the resale by Cornell of the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the 257,732 shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant. The Company filed such registration statement with the SEC on Form SB-2 on January 23, 2006. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on July 24, 2006.
 
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a warrant dated December 8, 2005 ("Warrant") to Cornell to purchase 257,732 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.97 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrant (the "Exercise Price"). If at the time of exercise of the Warrant, the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant are not subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), the holder of the Warrant, in lieu of making payment of the Exercise Price in cash, may elect a cashless exercise in accordance with the formula set forth in the Warrant. In July 2007, the Company issued 79,161 shares of its Common Stock to the holder of the Debenture Warrant upon the "cashless exercise" thereof by such holder.
 
Additional adjustments were permitted, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Warrant. If during the time that the Warrant was outstanding the Company issued or sold, or was deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the then Exercise Price, then the Exercise Price would be reduced to an amount equal to such consideration per share. Upon each such adjustment, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant would be adjusted to the number of shares determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment. Similar adjustments would be made upon any issuance or sale by the Company of options to purchase Common Stock or convertible securities.
 
The Debentures and the Warrant were issued pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act and/or Section 4(2) of the Act. The transaction documents were filed as exhibits to the Company's filing on Form 8-K dated December 9, 2005.
 
In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial Conversation Feature or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios ("EITF 98-5"), Omagine recognized an imbedded beneficial conversion feature present in the Debentures.
 
Omagine allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to the intrinsic value of that feature to capital in excess of par value. Omagine measured an aggregate of $184,986 of the proceeds, which is equal to the intrinsic value of the imbedded beneficial conversion feature, and recognized it to capital in excess of par value and a discount against the debentures. The discount is amortized over the convertible debentures' maturity period (three years) as interest expense.
 
In connection with the issuance of the Debentures, Omagine issued a warrant granting the holder the right to acquire 257,732 shares of Omagine's Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.97 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
 
In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments ("EITF - 00-27"), Omagine recognized the value attributable to the warrant in the amount of $69,421 to capital in excess of par value and a discount against the Debenture. Omagine valued the warrant in accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
 
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Omagine, Inc. conducts substantially all its operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, JOL.  JOL is engaged primarily in the business of real estate development in the country of the Sultanate of Oman ("Oman").

Omagine had two other wholly owned subsidiaries: Contact Sports, Inc. ("Contact") and Ty-Breakers Corp. ("Ty-Breakers"), both of which were engaged in the apparel business and both of which were merged with and into Omagine on March 26, 2008.

The Company plans to continue its focus on real-estate development, entertainment and hospitality ventures and on developing, building, owning and operating tourism and residential real-estate development projects, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa.
 
Products, Services, Marketing and Distribution

The Omagine Project

JOL has proposed to the Government of Oman (the "Government") the development of a real estate and tourism project (the "Omagine Project") to be developed in Oman by Omagine S.A.O.C. (the "Project Company"), an Omani corporation presently under formation. Journey of Light, Inc., Consolidated Contractors International Company S.A. ("CCIC") and the Omani investors in the Project Company (the "Omani Shareholders") are referred to herein collectively as the "Founder Shareholders" of the Project Company. The Project Company will design, develop, own and operate the entire Omagine Project.
 
The Omagine Project is planned to be developed on one million square meters (equal to approximately 245 acres) of beachfront land facing the Gulf of Oman (the "Omagine Site") just west of the capital city of Muscat and nearby Muscat International Airport. It is planned to be an integration of cultural, heritage, educational, entertainment and residential components, including: a "high culture" theme park containing seven pearl shaped buildings, each approximately 60 feet in diameter, associated exhibition buildings, a boardwalk, an open air amphitheater and stage; open space green areas; a canal and an enclosed harbor and marina area; associated retail shops and restaurants, entertainment venues, boat slips, and docking facilities (collectively the "Landmark"); two five-star resort hotels and a three or four star hotel; commercial office buildings; shopping and retail establishments integrated with the hotels, and several million square feet of residences to be developed for sale.
 
The Government will issue a license to the Project Company designating the Omagine Project as an Integrated Tourism Complex ("ITC") and as such the Project Company will be allowed to sell the freehold title to residential properties developed on the Omagine Site to any person, including any non- Omani person. Non-Omani persons (such as expatriates living and working in Oman) are forbidden by law to purchase any land outside of an ITC. Significant commercial, retail, entertainment and hospitality elements are also included in the Omagine Project which is expected to take about 4 to 5 years after the signing of the Development Agreement to complete. The Company plans, over time, to also be in the property management, hospitality and entertainment businesses.

In May 2008 the Government of Oman formally approved the terms by which the Omagine Project will be developed ( the “Approval Letter”). Formal approval of such commercial terms by the Government and the subsequent formal acceptance thereof by the Company ( the “Acceptance Letter”) was a required step before the Government and the Founder Shareholders representing the Project Company sign the "Development Agreement". The agreement between the Government and the Project Company governing the design, development, construction, management and ownership of the Omagine Project is the Development Agreement. A copy of the Approval Letter was filed as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the Acceptance Letter was filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment No. 1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on March 3, 2009.
 
On July 12, 2008 the Company delivered a completed draft Development Agreement for the Omagine Project (the "July 2008 Draft Agreement") to the Ministry of Tourism ("MOT").

The July 2008 Draft Agreement was based upon the most recent standardized development agreement ("Standard DA") created by the Government in June 2008. The Government's intent is to employ one Standard DA for all development projects in Oman, and integrate the specific terms, conditions and characteristics of each specific project into that Standard DA, a task while possible, is a complex undertaking given the complexities and considerable differences among the variety of proposed projects. The July 2008 Draft Agreement incorporated the specific commercial and other terms for the Omagine Project that were agreed to and approved by the Government and accepted by the Company in formal written communications. It also included the identification of the Omani Shareholders.

The Founder Shareholders and the Project Company's attorneys have been engaged with the three required Government Ministries along with their respective legal staffs during this review process: The Ministry of Tourism; the Ministry of Legal Affairs; and the Ministry of Finance. The Founder Shareholders and the Project Company's attorneys have met with the representatives of these Ministries individually and collectively. At the last collective meeting on November 2, 2008 all parties reviewed the Company's "comment list" of required changes to the Standard DA necessary to make it suitable for the Omagine Project. All parties agreed and accepted the Company's suggested changes (the "Agreed Changes") and the Company was requested to provide a "marked draft" of its proposed DA showing such Agreed Changes.

On November 5, 2008 the marked up draft showing all such Agreed Changes (the "November 2008 Draft Agreement") was transmitted electronically by our lawyers to the above three Government Ministries and on November 9 the Company delivered printed and bound copies of the November 2008 Draft Agreement to such Ministries.
 
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During December 2008, January 2009 and February 2009, the Company and its attorneys exchanged letters with the Ministry of Tourism in an attempt to conclude the Development Agreement. The result of these exchanges and the official Government review and comment process for the November 2008 Draft Agreement were that (1) the Government agreed to meet in January (now March) to discuss and conclude the Development Agreement (the “Final Meeting”), (2) the Government (MOT) requested the Company to prepare another schedule detailing the changes to the Standard DA which are proposed (the “Schedule of Changes”), and (3) the Government requested that the Company form the Project Company prior to signing the Development Agreement. The Company agreed to all of the foregoing and also prepared an updated draft Development Agreement (the “February 2009 Draft Agreement”). On February 17, 2009 the Company’s attorneys delivered the February 2009 Draft Agreement together with the Schedule of Changes to the Government. On February 23, 2009 the Government confirmed that March 16, 2009 would be the date for the Final Meeting which the Government described as the “wrap-up” meeting for the Omagine Development Agreement. The Government also informed the Company’s attorneys that it plans to conduct internal meetings (the “Government Internal Meetings”) among the relevant Ministries (Tourism, Legal Affairs and Finance) in preparation for the Final Meeting and to review the Schedule of Changes with a view toward expediting the review process required at the Final Meeting.
 
Management and four senior representatives of Michael Baker Corp – the Company’s proposed Program Manager for the Omagine Project – traveled to Oman in the second week of March for the purpose of, among other things, attending the Final Meeting scheduled for March 16. As of the date hereof, the Government Internal Meetings continue and the Government has postponed the Final Meeting. Delays and postponements of this type are common for the Government. At this point, although the Company expects some inconsequential re-drafting of the February 2009 Draft Agreement to be required, management is highly confident that the Government Internal Meetings will result in a draft development agreement acceptable to all parties. Such a draft agreement must then be approved by all parties before signature. Given the Company’s past experience it is likely that this rather trivial task and/or the Government Internal Meetings may take several months for the Government to accomplish. It is possible at this point that the Final Meeting between the Company and the Government may not be necessary if an agreed upon draft document results from the Government Internal Meetings. The Company presently anticipates that, either the conclusion of the Government’s review process in the Government Internal Meetings, or the Final Meeting, if required, will result in a fully settled and agreed document ready for printing and signature soon thereafter.  Subsequent to execution of the Development Agreement, the Government, since it will not be a shareholder of the Project Company, will have significantly less input into the development of the Omagine Project and will have no control over the Project Company’s day-to-day operations and execution of the project.

 
It was previously agreed that Omagine SAOC (the Project Company) would be formed in Oman immediately after the Development Agreement had been signed. All parties had previously agreed that the Company and CCIC would sign the Development Agreement on behalf of Omagine SAOC (under formation) but the Government has now requested that we form the Project Company with the Omani Shareholders prior to the signing of the Development Agreement. The Company has no objection to this and is presently in the process of forming the Project Company so that the Project Company is legally in existence in Oman and ready to sign the Development Agreement.

The Company believes that no outstanding issues exist in the February 2009 Draft Agreement and all parties, including the Government and the Omani Shareholders, are desirous of signing the Development Agreement expeditiously. As stated above the only new requirement imposed by the Government was that the Company form the Project Company with the Omani Shareholders prior to the signing of the Development Agreement and the performance of that task is underway. As of the date hereof the planned Final Meeting on March 16, 2009 between the Government and the Company has been postponed to accommodate the continuation and conclusion of the Government Internal Meetings and review of the February 2009 Draft Agreement and Schedule of Changes. The date of signing the Development Agreement is entirely in the hands of the Government. Based on recent letters received from the Government and on conversations with the Omani Shareholders, Government officials and the Company’s attorneys, the Company understands that the Government is anxious to conclude this matter and that a signing date for the Omagine Development Agreement will be indicated by the end of April 2009 .

Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. ( www.ccc.gr ) is a Lebanese multi-national corporation (“CCG”) whose main activities involve general building contracting services in the Middle East. CCG employs approximately 125,000 people and has annual revenue of approximately $5 billion. Consolidated Contractors International Company, S.A., a Panamanian corporation (“CCIC”) is the investment arm of CCG.  Consolidated Contractors Company Oman, LLC, an Omani limited liability corporation  ( “CCC”) is a construction company employing approximately 6,000 people in Oman and is CCG’s operating subsidiary in Oman.  Neither CCG, CCIC nor CCC is an affiliate of the Company.

The three Omani Shareholders are (i) The Omani Union Real Estate Development Company LLC , an Omani limited liability company (“ORDC”), (ii) Mohammed Nasser Al-Khasibi, an Omani citizen (“MNK”) and (iii) the Office of Royal Court Affairs, an Omani organization which represents the personal interests of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the ruler of the Sultanate of Oman (“RCA”). None of the Omani Shareholders are affiliates of the Company.
 
As of the date hereof, the Company has arranged approximately USD $110 million of equity capital for the Project Company via written agreements for (i) the sale of minority equity interests totaling  49.5% of the Project Company to CCIC (12%); ORDC (20%); RCA (12.5%; and MNK (5%) for a total of $109.3 million and, (ii) the sale to  JOL of a 50.5% majority stake in the Project Company for $650,000.

Other than the relationship they will have as investors in and shareholders and owners of the Project Company, neither JOL nor the Company has any other personal or business relationship with CCIC, ORDC, MNK or RCA (the “Proposed Investors”) or with CCC - the proposed general contractor for the Omagine Project.

Assuming the development agreement is signed, the Company will add support staff in its New York office but presently expects no significant change in its present board of directors and management other than the addition of Mr. Hamdan.

Assuming the development agreement is signed, the Company expects that (i) its nominees to the Project Company’s Board of Directors will be elected and will reflect the Company’s 50.5% majority ownership of the Project Company, and (ii) the Proposed Investors’ nominees to the Project Company’s Board of Directors will be elected and will reflect the Proposed Investors’ 49.5% minority ownership of the Project Company, and (iii) the Board of Directors of the Project Company will operate in a collegial manner but will be controlled by the Company.

The Company has identified several candidates to fill various future executive and managerial positions at the Project Company after the development agreement has been signed. No commitments have been made to any of these potential employees of the Project Company and none will be made until the Development Agreement is signed.

As presently contemplated:

(i)  
CCIC will be paying $49 million for a 12% equity stake in the Project Company (or $4.1 million per each 1%), conditioned upon its Omani subsidiary CCC being awarded the construction contract for the Omagine Project.  CCIC is not required to make its investment until (i) the construction contract between CCC and the Project Company is signed, and (ii) the Financial Closing Date has occurred, and

(ii)  
ORDC, MNK and RCA (the “Omani Investors”) will be collectively paying $60 million for a 37.5% equity stake in the Project Company (or $1.6 million per each 1%).  Each of the Omani Investors is required to make its investment as follows: (i) seventy-five percent (75%) of its investment amount must be paid to the Project Company in no more than 6 consecutive monthly payments during the period between the signing of the development agreement and the Financial Closing Date, and (ii) the twenty-five percent (25%) balance of its investment amount must be paid to the Project Company on the  Financial Closing Date, and

(iii)  
The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Journey of Light, Inc. (“JOL”) will be paying $656,500 for a 50.5% equity stake in the Project Company (or $13,000 per each 1%). JOL will be required to pay its investment amount to the Project Company upon incorporation of the Project Company.

There are qualitative differences in the level of risk associated with each of the Project Company shareholders’ investment in and financial support for the Project Company.

Among all the proposed shareholders of the Project Company, the Company and JOL took the greatest amount of risk by hiring and coordinating the various technical and professional consultants from various parts of the world necessary to envision, conceptually design, market and promote the Omagine Project and by spending the many millions of dollars required to accomplish the foregoing. As a result JOL and the Company have almost single-handedly brought the project to where it is today – approved by the Government of Oman with the final draft of the Development Agreement being presently negotiated and concluded.

The Omani Investors will put 75% of their investment into the Project Company in the period beginning immediately subsequent to the signing of the Development Agreement and ending prior to the Financial Closing Date (the date when the banks contract with the Project Company to provide the construction financing for the project). This capital infusion will benefit the Project Company greatly by allowing it to immediately start its design and construction process rather than waiting for the Financial Closing to occur. The Omani Investors are at risk here if the Financial Closing Date fails to occur. While this continues to be a real but limited risk, it has increased since mid-2008 as banks worldwide have tightened the availability of project finance.

CCIC will put all of their investment into the Project Company on the Financial Closing Date provided the contract for the construction of the project has been signed with CCC at such time. CCIC therefore will acquire a substantial construction contract for its CCC subsidiary and will not be required to invest in the Project Company until after the date that the construction financing from the banks necessary to pay CCC is in place.

The above arrangements may be modified as a result of the requirement that the Project Company be formed prior to the signing of the development agreement but any such modification will not change the investment amounts or timing as outlined above.

All of the above investment amounts and ownership percentages for the Project Company were negotiated by Company management on behalf of the Project Company in arms-length transactions with third parties which are not affiliated with the Company. The Company’s limited investment in the Project Company will result in a majority ownership of the Project Company by JOL because of the conduct of management’s negotiations with CCIC and the Omagine Shareholders, which negotiations included the discussion and application of the above risk parameters to the various percentage valuations outlined above. Management views the majority ownership of the Project Company by JOL as its single greatest accomplishment for its shareholders.
 
The Company has signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with each of  ORDC (the “ORDC Agreement”), , MNK (the “MNK Agreement”), and RCA (the “RCA Agreement”). A copy of the ORDC Agreement was attached as Exhibit 10.6 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on March 4, 2009 (the “Amended Filing”). A copy of the MNK Agreement was attached as Exhibit 10.7 and a copy of the RCA Agreement was attached as Exhibit 10.8 to the Amended Filing  (Exhibits 10.6, 10.7 and10.8 to the Amended Filing being collectively, the “Omani Investor Agreements”).

The Company has signed a contract dated December 9, 2007 with CCIC and CCC (the “CCIC Agreement”) regarding (i) CCIC’s $49 million investment in the Project Company, and (ii) the appointment of CCC as the general contractor for the construction of the Omagine Project.  A copy of the CCIC Agreement was filed as Exhibit No. 99.1 under Item 13 (a) of the Company’s report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. CCC is not an investor in the Project Company but is expected to be hired as the general contractor for the Omagine Project. CCC is a subsidiary of CCIC. The terms and conditions of the CCIC Agreement specify that the award of the construction contract to CCC is a condition precedent to CCIC’s obligation to invest in the Project Company. Since CCIC will be a shareholder of the Project Company and its subsidiary CCC will be hired by the Project Company as the general contractor for the Omagine Project, the contract appointing CCC as the Omagine Project’s general contractor will be a “related party transaction”. The CCIC Agreement specifically contemplates this fact and requires CCIC and CCC to be transparent and competitive in their negotiation of the construction contract’s terms, conditions and prices. Furthermore, the Project Company will be assisted in this contract negotiation by specialist firms in the engineering and construction management business that will also be hired by the Project Company and although CCIC will be represented on the Board of Directors of the Project Company, JOL will control that Board of Directors.

 
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The Omani Investor Agreements and the CCIC Agreement (collectively, the "Investor Agreements") have in the past been renewed from time to time as the signing of the Development Agreement was delayed. As of the date hereof each of the Investor Agreements has expired but the Omani Shareholders, CCIC and CCC have verbally agreed to continue them in effect and to comply fully with their respective terms and conditions. Management anticipates that all such Investor Agreements will be renewed if necessary or convenient. As previously disclosed, it has been management's experience that there is no shortage of willing investors or contractors for the Omagine Project.

CCIC and the Omani Shareholders are investors in the Project Company and are expected to have representation on the Board of Directors of the Project Company in proportion to their holdings in the Project Company. CCC which is expected to be hired by the Project Company as the general contractor for the construction of the Omagine Project is currently mobilized in Oman and has the capacity to swiftly increase manpower and equipment in-country if required following the signing of the Development Agreement.

The Company presently plans to cause the Project Company to hire Michael Baker Corp.(“Baker”) as its Program and Project Manager. Baker is a publicly traded U.S. firm (AMEX: BKR) in the business of providing program management, engineering , design and construction management services to a wide variey of clients including the Department of Defense and several state governments. No agreement has yet been concluded with Baker for project management, but the Company has employed Baker through the feasibility and engineering study phases of the Omagine Project and anticipates that it will execute an agreement with Baker soon after the signing of the Development Agreement.

Baker (www.mbakercorp.com) is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices throughout the U.S and abroad and is experienced in all aspects of design, program management and construction management for large scale construction and development projects of the magnitude of the Omagine Project. Baker has significant program management and construction management contracts with the United States military worldwide – including in the Middle East .
 
As presently contemplated, after corporate formation of Omagine SAOC the Company will own 50.5% of the Project Company, CCIC will own 12% and the remaining 37.5% of the Project Company will be owned by the Omani Shareholders. The Government will not own any part of the Project Company.

Subsequent to (or simultaneously with) the formation of the Project Company, the Founder Shareholders will enter into a written shareholders' agreement ("Shareholders' Agreement") which will, among other things, memorialize the approximately USD $109.3 million combined investment into the Project Company by CCIC, ORDC, MNK and RCA.

The date the Development Agreement is signed by the Government of Oman is the "Effective Date". The date the legally binding documents providing the construction and project financing for the Omagine Project are executed by the Project Company and the banks is the "Financial Closing Date" and the Financial Closing Date is expected to be approximately six months after the Effective Date.
 
Pursuant to the Investor Agreements, the Shareholders' Agreement will provide that the investments by the Omani Shareholders into the Project Company will be paid to the Project Company in monthly installments during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the Financial Closing Date. The Investor Agreement with CCIC provides that its investment into the Project Company will be paid to the Project Company on the Financial Closing Date.

The financial results of the Project Company will be consolidated with the financial results of the Company in such manner as to reflect the Company's presently anticipated 50.5% majority percentage ownership of the Project Company. It is expected therefore that beginning on the Effective Date the Company will - on a consolidated basis - experience a monthly increase in net worth culminating in an aggregate increase in net worth of approximately USD $55 million on the Financial Closing Date as a result of the approximately USD $110 million capitalization of the Project Company. The Project Company's capital as well as its proceeds from the sales of residential units and bank borrowings will be utilized by it to develop the Omagine Project. The Project Company's ongoing financial results will continue to be consolidated with the Company's results as appropriate.

As presently contemplated, Bank Muscat, Oman's largest financial institution, will be hired by the Project Company to arrange all of the necessary construction and other financing for the Omagine Project ("Construction Financing").  The Company has an MOU with Bank Muscat regarding project financing and financial advisory services (the “Bank Muscat Agreement”). A copy of the Bank Muscat Agreement was filed  as Exhibit 10.9 to the Amended Filing.. The Bank Muscat Agreement expired in November 2008 but BankMuscat has verbally agreed that it will be the Company’s financial advisor if the Company so desires .
 
While the project financing environment is challenging at the present moment given the worldwide bank liquidity issues, management has been in touch with Bank Muscat regarding the financing of the Omagine Project and BankMuscat has indicated that it expects the project finance market to be substantially more stable when the Project Company will be seeking such financing on the Financial Closing Date. Based upon local newspaper reports and conversations with Bank Muscat officials, management believes that the Omani banks have very little exposure to the sub-prime market problems afflicting other financial institutions outside Oman. The Project Company's prospective Omani bankers and partners are of the opinion that the present financial market turmoil is expected to increase the Project Company’s cost of borrowing but otherwise have no material effect or impact on the Omagine Project.

As presently contemplated by the terms of the Investor Agreements with the Omani Shareholders, the Project Company will have the financial capacity to begin development of the Omagine Project almost immediately after the Effective Date. In order to move into the actual development stage of the Omagine Project, the Project Company and the Government must sign the Development Agreement. The Company and the Founder Shareholders are closely following the review process of the February 2009 Draft Agreement and the Schedule of Changes by the Government. As of the date hereof the Government is continuing to conduct the Government Internal Meetings and the Company is awaiting news regarding any possible drafting changes to the February 2009 Draft Agreement that may be required.. The Company believes that the February 2009 Draft Agreement contains no outstanding issues and expects to finalize and sign the Development Agreement after the conclusion of the Government Internal Meetings.

The Company expects, based on present assumptions which are subject to modification, that the development costs (including the costs for design, construction management, program management and construction) for the entire Omagine Project will be approximately $1.6 billion dollars.

Subsequent to the signing of the Development Agreement, the Omagine Site's value will be definitively determined by a qualified independent real-estate appraiser and such appraisal will be utilized by Bank Muscat in its discussions with other financial institutions to optimize the Project Company's capital structure and to arrange the Construction Financing.

The Project Company's requirements for bank financing of construction costs is expected to be reduced by its ability to pre-sell  residence units by entering into sales contracts with third party purchasers and receiving deposits and progress payments during the construction of such residences.

The sale of residential and commercial properties, including sales to non-Omani persons combined with the  increase in the Site Value over the last several years is the main driver supporting the Project Company's projections of estimated net positive cash flow in excess of USD $600 million over the five year period immediately subsequent to the signing of the Development Agreement. The Development Agreement as presently contemplated and agreed allows for sales and pre-sales of any of the residential properties that will be developed on approximately one hundred fifty thousand square meters of land within the Omagine Site. The freehold title to the land within the Omagine Site underlying such residences shall be transferred to the buyer at the closing of such residential sales transactions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assurance can be given at this time that the Development Agreement actually will be signed.

Although the Government of Oman has approved the commercial terms for the Omagine Project, until it is signed, no assurance whatsoever can be given that the Development Agreement actually will be signed. Management therefore cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. Prior estimates by the Company of when the Development Agreement would be signed have been amended, as required, to reflect management's best estimate of the Government's bureaucratic process. As of the date hereof management estimates that the Development Agreement will be signed in the second quarter of  fiscal 2009 .
 
The present nature of JOL's business is such that it is not expected to generate revenue until after the occurrence of an event - the beginning of the development of the Omagine Project - which, as of the date hereof, is not certain to occur.


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Contact Sports and Ty-Breakers

Both Contact and Ty-Breakers were in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing apparel and both were wholly owned subsidiaries of Omagine until they were merged with and into Omagine on March 28, 2008 whereupon the separate existence of each ceased. Contact had developed a "private label" product line under the Ty-Breakers label consisting of outerwear. As previously disclosed, Contact exited the "branded business" during the third quarter of 2006 and management attempted to salvage Contact as a viable business by re-positioning it as a "private label" apparel supplier. Contact's sales targets were not met in 2006 and subsequently the Company discontinued Contact's business in its entirety..  Between June and December of 2006, the Company and Contact terminated the employment and consulting agreements of Contact's former President and of its former Vice-President of Sales.

As previously disclosed Ty-Breakers has not represented a material portion of the Company's revenue during the past several years. While the Company is focusing its efforts on JOL's real estate development business, the Company may elect to accept private-label or Ty-Breaker's orders in the future subject to time constraints and its ability to fill such orders.

Competition

The real-estate development business in Oman is a competitive business populated by companies with substantially greater financial, managerial and personnel resources than the Company presently possesses. Management believes that JOL's ability to assemble and coordinate a team of experienced American, European and Middle Eastern consultants in a wide variety of specialized fields was crucial to JOL's success to date in advancing the Omagine Project to its present status. These consultants, some of whom, depending upon future events may become employees of the Company, are each highly experienced in their respective fields. These fields of expertise include the following: strategic planning; visioning; branding; marketing; Islamic scholarship and research; master planning; architecture; conceptual design; project management; construction management; general contracting; quantity surveying and costing; interior design; landscape design; art; public policy; engineering (structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, marine); Omani law; cultural and exhibition design; interpretative design; tourism experience designers; recreational operations planning and management; investment banking; structured finance; motion based ride technology; film technology; training and hotel management. In addition the Company's president, Frank J. Drohan, has over 30 years of experience doing business across most of the Middle East and is familiar with the cultural and business environment of the region.

Although several of JOL's competitors have well established businesses and brand reputations, management believes that JOL's advantages are (i) the uniqueness of the Omagine Project is particularly attractive to the Government (ii) JOL's senior management has established strong and trusting relationships with the relevant Government officials, and (iii) JOL has signed the CCIC Agreement. JOL management believes it can successfully compete in this marketplace through a combination of unique development concepts, effective relationship management and the utilization of highly professional, competent and experienced sub-contractors and consultants who are well known to the Government.

Engineering, Design and Construction

Omagine does not presently own or directly operate any engineering, design or construction companies or facilities but Omagine may, depending upon events, set up its own in-house design supervision team and/or enter into joint ventures with firms providing the aforesaid services. To date, JOL has generally conceived the development concepts and defined the "scope of work" and then, as required, contracted with various designers, architects, contractors and consultants in the United States, Europe and the Middle East to perform those tasks. There are many such designers, architects, contractors and consultants available with competitive pricing and JOL does not believe that the loss or inability to perform of any such designer, architect, contractor or consultant would have a material, adverse impact on JOL's business or operations. JOL believes it maintains a good working business relationship with its designers, architects, contractors and consultants and has written agreements with several of them. All copyrights to documents, designs and drawings executed by such independent designers, architects, contractors and consultants are the property of JOL.
 
Marketing

Omagine has engaged in significant marketing and promotional activities with respect to the Omagine Project and has to date incurred a significant amount of costs associated with these activities. These costs and expenses are generally associated with travel, consulting and professional fees, pre-planning and feasibility studies and with preparing and making presentations to prospective clients (collectively "Development Costs"). A number of, or possibly all, of these Development Costs may be recoverable as "development expenses" on the Financial Closing Date. Some of these costs, however, may be non-recoverable costs.

Neither Contact nor Ty-Breakers incurred any marketing or promotion expenses during 2007 or 2008.

Manufacturing and Production

Omagine does not engage in any manufacturing activities and as such does not maintain any inventory and has no present plans to do so.

Neither Contact nor Ty-Breakers owned or directly operated any manufacturing or production facilities nor did they engage in  any significant research and development activities. From time to time, Contact had maintained risk inventories but as of the  date hereof no inventory remains on hand.

Ty-Breakers purchased all of its Tyvek requirements directly from Du Pont in the United States or from Du Pont's Asian agent on an "as required" basis as orders were received.

Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

Trademark applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") in the first quarter of  2008 for the mark OMAGINE and related marks ("Marks") were reviewed by USPTO Examiners and no substantive issues relevant to the Marks were raised that would bar registration. However, the Examiner handling the OMAGINE Marks raised a few technical issues relevant to the applications that required responses by December 29, 2008 and the Company and its trademark counsel have timely provided such responses.

Trademark applications for the OMAGINE Marks filed in Oman and Kuwait have been examined by trademark offices in each respective jurisdiction and no third-party applications or registrations exist that would bar registration of the Marks. The local Omani trademark office has requested that all OMAGINE Marks be "associated" to indicate a common ownership. This requirement will not alter the applications in any way, except that the applications will indicate common ownership among the various OMAGINE Marks. The Company has accepted the association requirement. Notices of Acceptance to the applications have been published in Oman and Kuwait for the Marks, and the Company awaits approval for registration of trademark applications in due course.

Contact was not dependent upon any patent, trademark or proprietary right of another with respect to its designs or products. Contact owned all U.S. rights to the trademark "Contact Sports" as registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademarks Office, which rights were assigned to Omagine when Contact was merged into Omagine.

Ty-Breakers was the owner by assignment of U.S. Patent number 5,150,660 (the "Patent") which covers the material marketed under its registered trademark, Kensel. Ty-Breakers' exclusive right under the Patent to manufacture and sell Kensel products  in the United States runs until the year 2009 and such rights were assigned to Omagine when Ty-Breakers was merged into Omagine.

Governmental Regulation

If the Development Agreement is signed, the Company expects that Omagine SAOC will require several Omani governmental licenses, permits and approvals for its services and products during the development, construction and operation of the Omagine Project.
 
The Company does not anticipate any negative effects on its or the Project Company's business from any existing or probable Omani governmental laws or regulations. Omagine SAOC will in all likelihood incur certain costs and sustain certain effects on its operations, all of which costs and effects are expected to be in the normal course of its business and associated with compliance with Omani regulation and laws, including environmental laws. Neither Omagine nor JOL requires any U.S. governmental approval of its services, products or activities in Oman nor does the Company anticipate any negative effects on its business from any existing or probable U.S. or Omani governmental laws or regulations.

Neither Contact nor Ty-Breakers required any governmental approval of their products nor had any costs or effects on either of their operations associated with compliance with any local, state or federal environmental laws.

Employees

As of January 1, 2009, we have three employees. None of our employees is represented by a labor union for purposes of collective bargaining. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.
 
 
 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this prospectus that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of terminology such as "estimates," "projects," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements and other similar forecasts and statements of expectations which are contained in this prospectus, since such statements reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, services, and products. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially from projected future results as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:

 
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the uncertainty of success associated with JOL's ongoing efforts relative to its signing of the Development Agreement with the government of the Sultanate of Oman relating to the Omagine project;
 
 
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the uncertainty associated with political events in the Middle East in general;
 
 
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the success or failure of Omagine's continuing efforts to secure additional financing.

Overview

Omagine ("Registrant" or "Omagine") is the successor to Alfa International Corp. ("Alfa") which was incorporated in New Jersey in 1978. Alfa International Holdings Corp. ("AIHC"), was incorporated on October 8, 2004 in Delaware solely to change Alfa's corporate domicile from New Jersey to Delaware via a merger which was effected on May 23, 2005.

In June 2007 AIHC changed its corporate name to Omagine, Inc. to align the Company's corporate identity with its real estate development business.

Omagine conducts substantially all its operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Journey of Light, Inc., a New York corporation ("JOL"). JOL is engaged primarily in the business of real estate development in the Sultanate of Oman ("Oman").
 
 
 
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Results of Operations:
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

 
The present nature of JOL's business is such that it is not expected to generate revenue until after the occurrence of an event - the development of the Omagine Project - which, as of the date hereof, is not certain to occur. (See: "Business - Products, Services - The Omagine Project").
 
The Company's total revenue in 2008 was $-0- a decrease of $20,590 (100%) from fiscal year 2007. This decrease was attributable to the absence of apparel net sales in 2008 versus apparel net sales of $20,590 in 2007. The Company discontinued its Contact and Ty-Breakers apparel business in March 2008. The Company is now focusing all of its efforts on JOL's real estate development and entertainment business.
 
The cost of sales for apparel was 111% in fiscal 2007. The Company will hereafter rely on its JOL subsidiary's operations for future revenue generation. Management is presently examining other possible sources of revenue for JOL which, subject to the Development Agreement being executed, may be added to JOL's operations.
 
Selling and marketing expenses were $24,917 during 2008, compared to $36,107 in 2007. This decrease in 2008 of $11,190 (31%) was primarily due to the discontinuation of Contact's apparel business. Assuming a positive outcome of the current discussions regarding the Omagine Project, the Company is expected to incur significant expenses related to marketing, public relations and promotional expenditures in the future.
 
General and administrative expenses of $1,283,086 in fiscal 2008 were $306,807 (31%) higher than the $976,279 incurred in fiscal 2007. This increase was primarily attributable to the increases in 2008 of: salaries, payroll taxes, fringe benefits and pension expense ($229,254); stock option expense ($40,442); legal fees ($140,293); professional/consulting fees ($105,495) offset by decreases in insurance ($6,013); printing and stationary (35,129); rent ($33,207); stockholder relations ($106,132); travel ($6,938); and other expenses ($21,258).
 
The Company sustained a net loss of $1,307,630 during 2008 as compared to a net loss of $1,043,190 during 2007. This increase of $264,440 in the Company's loss was due primarily to the increased General and Administrative expenses mentioned above.
 
No expenses related to capital expenditures were incurred during fiscal year 2008. Depending upon the outcome of current negotiations and the availability of resources, the Company may incur significant expenses related to capital expenditures during fiscal 2009.
 
The Company may accept future Ty-Breaker orders subject to time constraints and ability to fill such orders.
 


 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
In 2008 the Company experienced a negative cash flow of $663,634. This was due to the Company's negative cash flow from operating activities of $898,262 offset by its positive cash flow from financing activities of $234,628 consisting of the $235,200 proceeds from the sale by the Company of shares of its Common Stock less the $572 decrease in loans to the Company from Officers and Directors.
 
The Company incurred net losses of $1,307,630; $1,043,190 and $767,951 in fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2008, the Company had a working capital deficit of ($609,991), compared to working capital of $181,078 at December 31, 2007.
 
The Company will rely upon the business of its JOL subsidiary for revenue growth. The continuation of JOL's efforts to organize Omagine SAOC and to sign the Development Agreement is also contingent upon the receipt by the Company of the necessary financing to fund the Company's operations.
 
On December 22, 2008, Omagine entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "SEDA") with YA Global Investments, L.P. ("YA"). The term of the SEDA is for two years and pursuant to its terms Omagine may, at its discretion, periodically sell to YA shares of Omagine's Common Stock in up to $200,000 tranches of equity for a total purchase price over the term of the SEDA of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000). For each share of Common Stock purchased under the SEDA, YA will pay to Omagine ninety-five percent (95%) of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of Omagine's Common Stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days after the date Omagine provides an Advance Notice to YA (as such terms are defined in the SEDA). YA's obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock under the SEDA is subject to certain conditions, including (i) Omagine obtaining an effective registration statement for shares of Common Stock sold under the SEDA and (ii) the amount for each equity tranche designated by Omagine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

The Company's inability to secure or arrange additional funding to implement its business plan, or the failure to sign the Development Agreement for the Omagine Project with the Government of Oman will significantly affect the Company's ability to continue operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have not formed any special purpose entities.
 
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
 
The Company maintains its corporate offices at The Empire State Building, Suite 1103, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10118.  The premises are leased by Contact Sports under a lease expiring February 28, 2013. The lease specifically allows Omagine and JOL as co-occupants. Contact leased warehouse space in Jersey City, N.J. under a lease which expired and now continues on a month to month basis. The Company maintains this warehouse space for general corporate purposes on the same month to month rental basis. The Company also leases office space in Muscat, Oman under a one year lease which expires December 31, 2009.  
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not party to any legal proceedings.

 
 

Name   
Age 
  Position  
Frank J. Drohan
 
64
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive & Financial Officer
 
           
Charles P. Kuczynski
 
55
 
Vice-President, Secretary and  Director
 
           
Salvatore J. Bucchere
 
65
 
Director
 
           
Kevin O'C. Green
 
60
 
Director
 
           
Louis J. Lombardo
 
63
 
Director
 
 
 
 
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Frank J. Drohan has served as a Director, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Omagine since 1991. Mr. Drohan was also Chairman of the Board, President and sole shareholder of Rif International Corp., a privately held company which had extensive overseas activities in the Middle East between 1977 and 1986. Rif ultimately acquired the Ty-Breakers business and was itself acquired by Omagine in 1997. Mr. Drohan serves as a Director and the Chairman of JOL, and served in those capacities for both Contact and Ty-Breakers until they were merged with and into Omagine. He is also a Director and the Chairman of The Renaissance Team, Inc. ("TRT") and Renaissance Development Holdings, Inc.("RDH"), both of which are privately held companies offering a wide variety of services including: branding, marketing, management, political and strategic visioning, and development management consulting services.

Charles P. Kuczynski is  Vice-President, Secretary and a Director of Omagine, Inc since 1996 and served as a Director and Secretary of Omagine, between 1988 and 1993. He was also President of Ty-Breakers Corp. and Vice President of Contact Sports, Inc. until both Contact and Ty-Breakers were merged into Omagine in March 2008. Mr. Kuczynski is a Director and the Secretary of JOL. He also serves as the Secretary of TRT and RDH.

Salvatore J. Bucchere has served as an outside Director of Omagine since October 2001. Mr. Bucchere holds a bachelors degree in business administration in Accounting from St. Johns University in New York. From 1965 to 1968 he was employed as a management consultant with Arthur Young & Co. and Main LaFrentz & Co. in New York. From 1968 to 1971, Mr. Bucchere taught accounting and law at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn. From 1971 to 1977, he served as the Secretary and Vice President of Centennial Industries, as a director of its Biddle Purchasing Co. subsidiary and as president of its Jabro Automotive Co. subsidiary. During this time, he was one of the founders, with Mr. Drohan, of Biddle International Sales Co. From 1977 to 1979, he was a Vice President and Director of Rif International Corp. From 1979 to 1982 he was Executive Vice President of Custom Carburetor Co. From 1982 until its bankruptcy filing in 2003, he was Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of Columbia Products Co., formerly a manufacturer and distributor of rebuilt carburetors and automotive parts in the eastern United States. Presently, Mr. Bucchere is president of an energy conservation consulting firm.

Kevin O'C. Green graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, New Jersey in 1966 and graduated from the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul in Minnesota in 1970 with majors in Geology and Philosophy. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1975 and has practiced law in Minnesota as a trial lawyer since that time. He has extensive experience in business litigation including securities fraud and his law practice has extended to several different states. He has represented many business clients over the years, including the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Mr. Green also has business interests in Honduras where he is the owner of a mining company. Mr. Green lives and practices law in Mankato, MN and he has been an Omagine director since 2001.

Louis J. Lombardo became an Omagine Director on July 1, 2005. Mr. Lombardo retired after 35 years at American Express where he was Executive Vice President - Travel Related Services. In this capacity he led an organization of worldwide operating centers employing over 14,000 people and managed a $1.3 billion operating budget and a $600 million capital budget. His responsibilities included controlling International Risk Management & Global Fraud as well as customer service for both Cardmembers and Merchants. Mr. Lombardo holds an MBA degree from New York University. Presently, Mr. Lombardo runs his own consulting company and owns and operates two privately held businesses. He lives in New York City.

At December 31, 2008, the Board of Directors of Omagine consisted of two inside directors: Frank J. Drohan and Charles P. Kuczynski, and three independent outside directors: Salvatore J. Bucchere, Kevin O'C. Green and Louis J. Lombardo. Directors are elected to serve for one-year terms or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Inside Directors receive no fees for acting as such. Independent outside Directors receive stock options and receive a minimal fee for attendance at the Company's annual meeting and are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings.
 
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The following table sets forth information relating to the aggregate compensation received by the then current Executive Officers of the Company for services in all capacities during the Registrant's three fiscal years indicated for (i) the Chief Executive and Financial Officer, and (ii) each then current executive officer whose total cash compensation exceeded $100,000.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
(a)
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
 
(f)
 
(g)
Name and Principal
 Year 
 
Salary(1)
 
Bonus
 
Accrued Salary
 
Option
 
Total 
Position
($)
($)
Payable(1) 
Awards(2)
($)
     
($)
($)
 
Frank J. Drohan
 2008
 
93,750
 
0
 
31,250
 
$
47,170
 
$
172,170
Chief Executive and
2007
 
$
52,083
   
0
   
62,500
 
$
0
 
$
114,583
Financial Officer
2006
 
$
26,042
   
0
   
98,958
 
$
7,500
 
$
132,500


(1)  Amounts included under Column (c) represent cash salary payments and amounts included under Column (e) represent unpaid salary which has been accrued on Registrant's books.

(2)  Column (f) represents the dollar amount recognized as compensation expense for financial statement reporting purposes for the year indicated under SFAS No. 123(R), and not an amount paid to or realized by the named Executive Officer. There can be no assurance that the amounts determined by SFAS No. 123(R) will ever be realized. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 1- STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION- to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Management has concluded that the aggregate amount of personal benefits does not exceed 10% of the total compensation reported in column (g) of the foregoing table as to any person specifically named in such table.

The following table shows the number of shares covered by exercisable and unexercisable options held by the Company's Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2008.


OMAGINE, INC.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
                 
(a)
 
(b) 
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
Name
Number of
Number of
Option Exercise
Option Expiration
 
Securities
Securities
Price 
Date
 
Underlying
Underlying 
($) 
 
 
Unexercised
Unexercised
   
 
Options (#)  
Options (#)  
   
 
Exercisable 
Unexercisable 
   
Frank J. Drohan
 
500,000
 
0  
 
$0.25
 
August 31, 2011
       
500,000
 
$0.52
 
September 23, 2018

There were 60,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock acquired during 2008 upon the exercise of options.

A total of 810,000 stock options were granted in 2008 to the Company's Officers and Directors including its Chief Executive Officer. There can be no assurance that the Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Option Awards will ever be realized.

Employment Agreements

 In September 2001, Omagine entered into an employment agreement (the "Drohan Agreement") with Mr. Frank J. Drohan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the Drohan Agreement, Omagine is obligated through December 31, 2010 to pay its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Frank J. Drohan, an annual base salary of $125,000, plus an additional amount based on a combination of net sales and earnings before taxes. Mr. Drohan's employment agreement provides for an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.25 per share during each of the first five years of the employment term, and payment by the Company of certain life and disability insurance premiums on Mr. Drohan's behalf. By mutual agreement between the Company and Mr. Drohan, effective October 1, 2004, the Drohan Agreement was modified and, except for a six week period in 2006, the Company suspended salary payments to Mr. Drohan. Beginning November 1, 2004 and continuing through August 1, 2007, Mr. Drohan provided services to the Company pursuant to the Drohan Agreement and the Company has accrued Mr. Drohan's unpaid salary. The Company, has agreed to pay such unpaid and accrued salary to Mr. Drohan without interest when, and if, the Company has the financial resources to do so.

Pursuant to a written employment agreement effective September 1, 2001 (the "Kuczynski Agreement"), Omagine was obligated through December 31, 2009 to pay its Vice-President & Secretary, Mr. Kuczynski, an annual base salary of $75,000, plus an additional bonus based on a combination of net sales and earnings before taxes. The Kuczynski Agreement was terminable by the Company as of December 31, 2003 provided that the Company's net sales for 2003 were not at least $1,000,000. Mr. Kuczynski's employment agreement provided for an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.25 per share during each of the first five years of the employment term (the "Kuczynski Options"). By mutual agreement between the Company and Mr. Kuczynski, effective October 1, 2004, the Kuczynski Agreement was canceled and the Company discontinued making salary payments to Mr. Kuczynski. The Company has accrued $37,982 of unpaid salary due to Mr. Kuczynski and has agreed to pay such unpaid and accrued salary to Mr. Kuczynski without interest when, and if, the Company has the financial resources to do so. Beginning November 1, 2004 and continuing through August 1, 2007, the Company has engaged the services of Mr. Kuczynski as a consultant and an employee and has agreed to keep the Kuczynski Options in effect until Mr. Kuczynski ceases to be either a consultant or employee of the Company. The Company has made payments to him for such consulting services which comprised services similar to those he provided as an Omagine employee plus services associated with Contact and JOL. Effective August 1, 2007 the Company re-employed this individual at an annual salary of $85,000. Provided the Company is successful in signing the Development Agreement with the Government of Oman, the Company will enter into a new employment agreement with Mr. Kuczynski.


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Consulting Agreement

On March 19, 2007, Omagine and Mr. Sam Hamdan ("Hamdan") executed a consulting agreement (the "Hamdan Agreement") wherein Hamdan has agreed that (i) he will provide ongoing consulting services to the Company up until the Financial Closing Date, and (ii) under certain circumstances and conditions precedent, Mr. Hamdan may become the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer subsequent to the Financial Closing Date. Pursuant to the Hamdan Agreement, the Company issued Hamdan options to purchase up to 800,000 shares of Omagine's Common Stock at $0.25 per share (the "Hamdan Option"), exercisable ratably at 160,000 shares per year during the first 5 years subsequent to the Hamdan Agreement. The Hamdan Option is exercisable only if (i) the Hamdan Agreement is in effect, or (ii) Hamdan is an Omagine employee.

Mr. Hamdan is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Global Leadership Team, Inc ("GLT") (www.gltweb.com) headquartered in Birmingham, MI, with a branch office in Beirut, Lebanon. GLT is a professional services organization comprised  of highly skilled visionaries, branding strategists, management consultants and thought leaders and it consults for many U.S. and Arab client companies.

Mr. Hamdan was the chief strategist and founder of the prestigious U.S. Arab Economic Forum and has an extensive network of business, diplomatic and government contacts in the U.S., Europe and throughout the Arab world. The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (www.wsie.org) is owned and operated by GLT and was held in Dubai, U.A.E. in April 2008 and in Muscat, Oman in 2006.

Equity Compensation Plan Information
 

The Alfa Plan is designed to attract, retain and motivate employees, directors, consultants and other professional advisors of the Company and its subsidiary (collectively, the "Recipients") by giving such Recipients the opportunity to acquire stock ownership in the Company through the issuance of stock options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock.

In 2007 and 2008, the Company issued a total of 90,000 non-qualified stock options to three individuals in connection with their continued service as independent outside directors. As of January 1, 2009, 80,000 of such options were vested and the remaining 10,000 of such options are scheduled to vest  on January 1, 2010. With respect to such 90,000 options, 60,000 are exercisable at a price of $0.90 per share and 30,000 are exercisable at a price of $0.80 per share.


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Compensation of Directors
 
The following chart summarizes the annual compensation for the Company's non-employee directors during 2007.

Director Compensation
 
 
                                     
                                     
     
 (b) 
     
(c )
     
(d) 
     
 (e) 
     
     
Fees 
     
Stock
     
Option 
     
All Other  
   
 (f) 
(a) 
   
Earned
     
Awards
     
Awards 
     
Compensation  
   
Total 
Name     
 ($)  
     
 ($) 
     
($) (1) 
     
($)  
   
($) 
Salvatore Bucchere
  $
0
    $
0
    $
8,009
    $
0
 
$
8,009 
Kevin Green
  $
0
    $
0
    $
8,009
    $
0
 
$
8,009 
Louis Lombardo
  $
0
    $
0
    $
5,108
    $
0
 
$
5,108 
 
1)  Column (d) represents the dollar amount recognized as compensation expense for financial statement reporting purposes for the 2008 fiscal year under SFAS No. 123(R), and not an amount paid to or realized by the named Director. There can be no assurance that the amounts determined by SFAS No. 123(R) will ever be realized. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 1- STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION- to the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Directors who are not Company employees are compensated for their service as a director as shown in the chart below:
 


Schedule of Director Fees
December 31, 2008
 
Compensation Item     
Amount ($) 
 
Annual Retainer
  $ 0  
Attendance at Annual Meeting
    500  
Per Board Meeting Fee (attendance in person)
    500  
Per Board Meeting Fee (attendance by teleconference)
    250  
Per Committee Meeting Fee (in person or by teleconference)
    0  
Appointment Fee Upon Election to Board of Directors
    0  
Non-qualified stock options
    (1)(2)  

(1) On the date of appointment to the Board, new non-employee outside Directors are entitled to a one-time grant of 30,000 non-qualified stock options at the closing price on the date of grant, vested ratably over three years.

(2) For non-employee outside Board members that have served on the Board for at least 3 years, 10,000 options (or such other number of shares determined by the Board in its discretion) will be granted on the first business day of each fiscal year subsequent to such three year period, at the closing price on the date of grant and the vesting period shall be as determined by the Board in its discretion).

Stock Options Granted to Directors

On the date of appointment to the Board, new non-employee outside Directors are entitled to a one-time grant of 30,000 non-qualified stock options (or such other number of shares determined by the Board in its discretion) effective on the date of appointment. The price of the Common Stock underlying the option shall be the closing bid price on the date of grant and the option shall vest ratably over three years provided the Board member continues to hold office. On January 1, 2004, the Company awarded options to purchase 30,000 shares of its Common Stock to each of its then two outside Directors - Mr. Green and Mr. Bucchere - at an exercise price of $0.17 per share. On January 1 of 2004, 2005 and 2006; 10,000 of such options vested to each of Messrs. Bucchere and Green. The options expire five years after the date of grant and all 60,000 of such options were exercised by Messrs. Bucchere and Green in December 2008. On July 1, 2005, the Company awarded options to purchase 30,000 shares of its Common Stock to Mr. Louis J. Lombardo, an outside Director, at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The options expire five years after the date of the grant. On  July 1 of 2005, 2006, and 2007; 10,000 of such options vested to Mr. Lombardo.

Non-employee outside Board members that have served on the Board for at least 3 years will be granted 10,000 options (or such other number of options as determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion) at an exercise price equal to the closing bid price on the date of grant and vesting immediately upon grant.  The date of grant shall be the first business day of each fiscal year next following completion of such three years of service.  On October 30, 2007, the Company awarded options to purchase 30,000 shares of its Common Stock to each of Messrs. Bucchere and Green at an exercise price $0.90 per share. The options expire five years after the date of grant. 10,000 of such options vested on October 30, 2007, and an additional 10,000 of such options vested on January 1, 2008 to each of Messrs. Bucchere and Green. Effective January 1, 2009 an additional 10,000 of such options shall vest to each of Messrs. Bucchere and Green provided they are still a director of the Company on such date.  On January 1, 2008, 30,000 options were granted to Mr. Lombardo at an exercise price of $0.80 and 10,000 of such options vested on the grant date. Provided Mr. Lombardo is a director of the Company on such dates, 10,000 options shall vest on January 1, 2009, and an additional 10,000 options shall vest on January 1, 2010.

Directors of the Company, who are employees of the Company do not receive additional compensation for their services as Directors.
 
 
 
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The Renaissance Team, Inc.

Mr. Sam Hamdan has a consulting agreement with Omagine and may, under certain circumstances, become Omagine's  president. Among such circumstances are having the Project Company sign the Development Agreement for the Omagine Project with the Govwernment, attaining the Financial Closing Date and also reaching the normal and customary mutual agreements between the Company and Hamdan with respect to compensation related matters. (See “Description of Business - The Omagine Project”), Mr. Hamdan is also the president of The Renaissance Team, Inc., a privately held company ("TRT"). Frank J. Drohan ("Drohan"), Omagine's President and Chief Executive Officer, is the Chairman of TRT and Charles P. Kuczynski, Omagine's Vice President and Secretary, is the Secretary of TRT. TRT was organized in December 2006 by Mr. Hamdan and Mr. Drohan and its business is not in competition with that of the Company. Mr. Drohan's employment agreement with the Company permits him to be involved in any other business enterprise that does not compete with the Company. Each of Mr. Hamdan and Mr. Drohan own 50% of TRT's equity and TRT intends to acquire the business and certain assets of The Global Leadership Team, Inc. ("GLT"). Mr. Hamdan is currently the president and sole shareholder of GLT (www.gltweb.com). Prior to the organization of TRT, Mr. Hamdan and GLT had performed significant services, including branding, strategic consulting, strategic visioning, marketing, financial and project finance planning, public relations, event management and management consulting services for JOL with respect to the proposed Qutopia Project in Qatar and the Omagine Project in Oman. Mr. Drohan and Mr. Hamdan are business partners in TRT. They are not related to each other, have no family connection through marriages or otherwise and share no other affiliation or have any other relationship other than their joint ownership of TRT. On March 19, 2007, concurrent with the execution of the Hamdan Agreement, Omagine entered into another agreement with GLT and Hamdan (the "Subscription Agreement", attached hereto as Exhibit 10.10) whereby pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the unpaid account payable of $245,449 due to GLT from JOL for services rendered between 2003 and 2006 was extinguished and exchanged for 2,454,490 shares of Omagine Common Stock. There have been no transactions between TRT and the Company to date, but based upon JOL's use of GLT's services in the past - and assuming TRT's ultimate acquisition of GLT's business - the Company anticipates that such transactions will occur in the future. Hamdan, Drohan and TRT have agreed with respect to any such possible future transaction(s) between TRT and the Company (a "Related Party Transaction") that any such Related Party Transaction will be structured such that it provides substantially better terms and conditions to the Company than would otherwise be available to the Company if the Company were to negotiate and conclude such Related Party Transaction on an "arms-length" basis with a company with which Mr. Hamdan and/or Mr. Drohan were not associated. Furthermore, any such Related Party Transaction will be in compliance with the Company's Code of Ethics.

Director Independence

Three of our directors are independent.


SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table provides information as to shares of common stock beneficially owned as of March 18, 2009 by:
 
•  
each director;
•  
each officer;
•  
each person owning of record or known by us, based on information provided to us by the persons named below, to own beneficially at least 5% of our common stock; and
•  
all directors and executive officers as a group.
 
Beneficial
Name and Address                
 
Ownership (7)
   
Percent
 
Frank J. Drohan (1)(3)
   
6,271,542
     
13.5
%
                 
Charles P. Kuczynski (l)(4)
   
981,116
     
2.1
%
                 
Salvatore S. Bucchere (1)(5)
   
279,944
     
0.6
%
                 
Louis J. Lombardo (1)(6)
   
281,300
     
0.6
%
                 
Kevin O. Green (1)(5)
   
109,766
     
0.2
%
                 
Muftah Benomran (2)
   
3,864,428
     
8.3
%
                 
Mohammed K. Al-Sada (2)
   
5,549,092
     
12.0
%
                 
Sam Hamdan (2)(8)
   
2,764,352
     
6.0
%
                 
All officers and Directors
               
As a Group of 5 Persons
   
7,923,668
     
16.9
%
 
(1)  The address for each of these individuals is c/o the Company and each is a director of Omagine. Messrs. Drohan and Kuczynski are officers of Omagine.

(2) The address for each of these individuals is c/o the Company.

(3)  Does not include Mr. Drohan's (i) 500,000 currently exercisable stock options granted under his employment agreement and exercisable at $0.25 per share or (ii) 500,000 currently un-exercisable stock options granted to him in September 2008 and exercisable at $0.52 per share.

(4)  Does not include Mr. Kuczynski's (i) 250,000 currently exercisable stock options granted under his employment agreement and exercisable at $0.25 per share or (ii) 250,000 currently un-exercisable stock options granted to him in September 2008 and exercisable at $0.52 per share.
 
(5)  Does not include the 60,000 currently exercisable stock options (30,000 held by Mr. Bucchere and 30,000 held by Mr. Green) granted to them on October 30, 2007. All such options are exercisable at $0.90 per share.

(6)  Does not include Mr. Lombardo's: (i) 30,000 currently exercisable stock options granted to him upon his election as an outside director and exercisable at $1.00 per share, or (ii) 20,000 currently exercisable stock options granted to him in January 2008 and exercisable at $0.80 per share.

(7)  None of these shares are subject to rights to acquire beneficial ownership, as specified in Rule 13d-3 (d) (1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power, subject to community property laws where applicable.


(8)  Does not include Mr. Hamdan's 320,000 currently exercisable stock options granted under his consulting agreement. All such options are exercisable at $0.25 per share.
 

 
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
The following is a summary of the material provisions of our common stock, and our certificate of incorporation, and bylaws, all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus. You should also refer to our certificate of incorporation, and bylaws, which have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
 
Common Stock
 
Our total authorized capital stock is 75,850,000 shares of which 75,000,000 shares authorized are common stock, par value $.001 per share, and 850,000 shares authorized are preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. As of March 18, 2009, there are 46,750,135 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
 
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by our stockholders, including the election of directors. Our stockholders are not entitled to cumulative voting rights, and, accordingly, the holders of a majority of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect the entire board of directors if they choose to do so and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any person to our board of directors.
 
The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors, in its discretion, from funds legally available therefor and subject to prior dividend rights of holders of any shares of our preferred stock which may be outstanding. Upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to prior liquidation rights of the holders of our preferred stock, if any, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive on a pro rata basis our remaining assets available for distribution. Holders of the Company’s common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. All outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are, and all shares being offered by this prospectus will be, fully paid and not liable to further calls or assessment by the Company.

Preferred Stock

Our authorized preferred stock consists of 850,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share.  As of March 18, 2009 , there were no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.  Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series. Our Board of Directors has the authority, without any vote or action by the shareholders, to create one or more series of Preferred Stock up to the limit of our authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series and the relative participating, option or other special rights (if any), and any qualifications, preferences, limitations or restrictions pertaining to such series which may be fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the Board of Directors.  
 
Transfer Agent
 
The Transfer Agent for our Common Stock is Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.
 
 
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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
 
Under our Certificate of Incorporation, our directors will not be personally liable to us or to our shareholders for monetary damages for any breach of their fiduciary duty as a director, except liability for the following:
 
·  
Any breach of their duty of loyalty to our Company or to our stockholders.
 
·  
Acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
 
·  
Unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
·  
Any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
 
We believe that these limitation of liability provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
 
The limitation of liability provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders.


LEGAL MATTERS
 
The validity of our common stock offered hereby will be passed upon by Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, New York, New York.
 
EXPERTS
 
Our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2008, and for the two years in the period then ended, appearing in this prospectus have been audited by Michael T. Studer, CPA P.C., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
 
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE .
 
None.
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus, and reference is made to such registration statement. This prospectus constitutes the prospectus of Omagine, Inc., filed as part of the registration statement, and it does not contain all information in the registration statement, as certain portions have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In addition, after the effective date of this prospectus, we will be required to file annual, quarterly, and current reports, or other information with the SEC as provided by the Securities Exchange Act. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information we file at the SEC's public reference facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public through the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 



 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Omagine, Inc. {formerly Alfa International Holdings Corp.}
 
 
I have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Omagine, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audits.
 
 
I conducted my audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. I believe that my audits provide a reasonable basis for my opinion.
 
 
In my opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Omagine, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
 
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's present financial situation raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
     
       
 
By:
/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C  
    February 11, 2009  
    Freeport, New York     
       
 
 
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OMAGINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
             
                                                           
 
December 31,
 
           ASSETS                                                 
 
2008
   
2007
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
  Cash
  $ 49,511     $ 713,145  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    40,774       10,173  
       Total Current Assets
    90,285       723,318  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
               
  Office and computer equipment
    129,941       129,941  
  General plant
    17,800       17,800  
  Furniture and fixtures
    15,951       15,951  
  Leasehold improvements
    866       866  
        Total
    164,558       164,558  
  Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization        
    (150,719 )       (139,988 )
        Property and Equipment
    13,839       24,570  
OTHER ASSETS:
               
  Other assets
    13,749       13,749  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS:
  $ 117,873     $ 761,637  
                 
                 
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
  Convertible notes payable and accrued
               
     interest
  $ 238,728     $ -  
  Accounts payable
    356,368 298,630          
  Accrued officer payroll                           
    72,500       180,036  
  Due officers and directors
    26,335       26,907  
  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    6,345       36,667  
        Total Current Liabilities
    700,276       542,240  
                 
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    -       -  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    700,276       542,240  
COMMITMENTS
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
  Preferred stock:
               
  $0.001 par value
               
  Authorized: 850,000 shares,
               
   Issued and outstanding: - 0 shares
               
                 
  Common stock:
               
  $0.001 par value
               
  Authorized: 75,000,000 shares
               
   Issued and outstanding
               
     46,387,635 and 45,542,439
               
     shares respectively
    46,388       45,542  
  Capital in excess of par value
    17,253,221       16,748,237  
  Retained earnings (deficit)
    (17,882,012 )     (16,574,382 )
     Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
    (582,403 )     219,397  
     Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
               
       Equity
  $ 117,873     $ 761,637  
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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OMAGINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
             
                   
           
                                                      
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
                                                               
 
2008
   
2007
 
REVENUES:
           
  Net sales
  $ -     $ 29,590  
Total revenues
  $ -     $ 29,590  
                 
                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
  Cost of sales
    -       32,821  
  Selling, general and administrative
    1,308,003       1,012,386  
                 
  Total Costs and Expenses
    1,308,003       1,045,207  
OPERATING LOSS
    (1,308,003 )     (1,015,617 )
                 
  Interest income
    8,142       33  
  Interest expense
    ( 7,769 )     (27,606 )
NET LOSS
    (1,307,630 )     (1,043,190 )
                 
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
    -       123,441  
                 
LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
  $ (1,307,630 )   $ (1,166,631 )
                 
                 
                 
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
  $ (.03 )   $ (.03 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING -
               
 BASIC AND DILUTED
    45,584,507       40,812,103  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
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OMAGINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
                                   
                 
                         
Capital in
   
 Retained
 
                                              
 
Common Stock
   
Pref. Stock
   
Excess of
   
Earnings
 
                                               
 
Shares
   
Par Value
   
Shares
   
Par Value
   
Par Value
   
Deficit)
 
                                     
Balances At December 31,2006
    32,112,964     $ 32,113     $ 86,937     $ 87     $ 14,365,056     $ (15,407,751 )
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock for
                                               
  consulting services
    6,250       6       -       -       744       -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock for
                                               
  cash
    2,850,000       2,850       -       -       752,150       -  
                                                 
Purchase of Common Stock for
                                               
  cash
    (10 )     -       -       -       (3 )     -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock upon
                                               
  conversion of debentures
    2,737,629       2,738       -       -       124,206       -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock in
                                               
  payment of accounts payable
    2,800,337       2,800       -       -       339,230       -  
                                                 
                                                 
Cancellation of Common Stock
                                               
  issued for consulting
                                               
  services
    (45,000 )     (45 )     -       -       (10,906 )     -  
Issuance of Common Stock
                                               
 upon  exercise of warrants
    1,479,328       1,479       -       -       1,037,646       -  
                                                 
Preferred Stock and dividends
                                               
  converted to Common Stock
    3,600,941       3,601       (86,937 )     (87 )     119,927       -  
                                                 
Stock option expense
    -       -       -       -       20,187       -  
                                                 
Preferred stock dividends
    -       -       -       -       -       (123,441 )
                                                 
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (1,043,190 )
Balances at December 31,2007
    45,542,439       45,542       -       -       16,748,237       (16,574,382 )
                                                 
                                                 
Cancellation of Common Stock
    (43,560 )     (43 )     -       -       43       -  
                                                 
Stock option expense
    -       -       -       -       60,629       -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock for
                                               
  consulting services
    11,148       11       -       -       7,490       -  
                                                 
Contribution of Common Stock
                                               
   to 401K Plan
    100,960       101       -       -       52,399       -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock for
                                               
   Cash
    547,500       548       -       -       234,652       -  
                                                 
Issuance of Common Stock for
                                               
   commitment fees
    229,148       229       -       -       149,771       -  
                                                 
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (1,307,630 )
Balance at December 31, 2008
    46,387,635     $ 46,388     $ -     $ -     $ 17,253,221     $ (17,882,012 )
                                                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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OMAGINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
 
                            
           
                         
           
                                                           
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
                                                        
 
2008
   
2007
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
             
  Net loss
  $ (1,307,630 )   $ (1,043,190 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
               
   flows from operating activities:
               
    Depreciation and amortization
    10,731       23,086  
    Stock based compensation related to stock options
    60,629       20,187  
    Issuance of common stock for Consulting services
    7,501       750  
    Cancellation of Common Stock issued for
               
    Consulting services
    -       (10,951 )
    Issuance of Common Stock for commitment fees
    150,000       -  
    Issuance of Common Stock for 401K contribution
    52,500       -  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
    Accounts receivable
    -       26,276  
    Inventories
    -       13,063  
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (30,601 )     (9,642 )
    Convertible notes payable
    232,015       -  
    Accrued interest on convertible notes payable
    6,713       -  
    Accounts payable
    57,738       56,752  
    Customer Deposits
    -       (12,140 )
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    (30,322 )     16,791  
    Accrued officers payroll
    (107,536 )     (140,517 )
    Accrued interest payable on convertible debentures
    -       857  
  Net cash flows used by operating activities
    ( 898,262 )     (1,058,678 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
  Purchase of equipment
    -       (25,650 )
         Net cash flows used by investing activities
    -       (25,650 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
  Loans from officers and directors
    ( 572 )     (24,610 )
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    225,000       755,000  
  Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
               
     and warrants
    10,200       1,039,125  
  Purchase of Common Stock
    -       (3 )
         Net cash flows from financing activities
    234,628       1,769,512  
                 
NET CHANGE IN CASH
    (663,634 )     685,184  
                 
CASH BEGINNING OF YEAR
    713,145       27,961  
CASH END OF YEAR
  $ 49,511 $       713,145  
                 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
                 
  Income taxes paid
  $ -     $ -  
  Interest paid
  $ 1,056     $ 20,378  
                 
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
     Preferred stock dividends paid in
               
       common stock
  $ -     $ 123,441  
     Issuance of Common Stock in payment of
               
       accounts payable
  $ -     $ 342,030  
     Issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of
               
       Debentures and accrued interest
  $ -     $ 126,944  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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OMAGINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF THE BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
 
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Omagine, Inc. ("Omagine") (formerly Alfa International Holdings Corp.) and its wholly- owned subsidiaries, Journey of Light, Inc. ("JOL"), Contact Sports, Inc. ("Contact") and Ty-Breakers Corp. ("Ty-Breakers"), collectively referred to as the "Company". On March 26, 2008 Contact and Ty-Breakers were merged with and into Omagine. All inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Nature of the Business - Omagine is a holding company which operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, JOL. JOL is in the real estate development business in Oman.
Financial Instruments - Financial instruments include cash, convertible notes payable and accrued interest, accounts payable, accrued officers payroll, due officers and directors, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The amounts reported for financial instruments are considered to be reasonable approximations of their fair values, based on market information available to management.
 
Estimates and Uncertainties - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results, as determined at a later date, could differ from those estimates.
 
Revenue Recognition - The Company follows the guidelines of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (SAB101). Revenue from the sale of products at Contact and Ty-Breakers was recognized upon shipment when goods were shipped to customers from the Company's outside warehouse. Products produced and sold by Contact and Ty- Breakers carried an implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for purpose only, and, except in the case of manufacturing defects, customers did not have the right to return products sold. Products sold on a "guaranteed sale" or "consignment" basis were maintained on Contact's records as inventory until they are paid for by the customer at which time the revenue was recognized. In the event that a subsidiary of the Company or of JOL signs a development agreement with the Government of Oman, such subsidiary will recognize revenue ratably over the development period, measured by methods appropriate to the services or products provided.
 
Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.
 
Income Taxes - The Company is subject to income taxes at both the federal and state level. Separate state income tax returns are filed with each state in which the Company is incorporated or qualified as a foreign corporation. The Company is not presently subject to income taxes in any foreign country.
 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted income tax rates. The Company will establish a provision for income taxes by applying the provisions of the applicable enacted tax laws to taxable income, if any, for that period. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
 
 
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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:
 
On January 1, 2006, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R), that addresses the accounting for share-based payments transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for either equity instruments of the enterprise or liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise's equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments.
 
The statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions, using the intrinsic value method as prescribed by Accounting Principles Board, or APB, Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair- value-based method and recognized as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations.
 
We adopted SFAS 123 (R) using the modified prospective method which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006. Our accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31,2008 and 2007 reflect the impact of adopting SFAS 123 (R). In accordance with the modified prospective method, the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123 (R).
 
For stock options granted, we have recognized compensation expense based on the estimated grant date fair value method using the Black-Scholes valuation model. For these awards, we have recognized compensation expense using a straight-line amortization method. SFAS 123 (R) requires that stock-based compensation expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock option expense for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $60,629 and $20,187, respectively.
 
Net Loss Per Share - Basic and diluted loss per share are based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share does not assume the conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities that would have an anti- dilutive effect on loss per share.
 
 
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NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN AND LIQUIDITY:
 
The Company has incurred significant operating losses raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The continued existence of the Company is dependent upon its ability to execute its business plan and attain profitable operations.
 
NOTE 3 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE:
 
On August 22, 2008, the Company issued a total of $232,015 of convertible notes payable (the "Convertible Notes") to the Company's president and secretary in satisfaction of $182,015 accrued payroll due them and a $50,000 loan payable due to the Company's president for a cash loan to the Company made on August 14, 2008.
 
The Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, are due February 28, 2009, and both principal and interest are convertible at the option of the holders into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share.
 
NOTE 4 - CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES:
 
On December 8, 2005, Omagine sold a convertible debenture ("First Debenture") in the face amount of $250,000 to an investor in exchange for $215,000, net of placement costs and fees. On January 24, 2006 Omagine sold a second convertible debenture ("Second Debenture") in the face amount of $250,000 to the same investor in exchange for $225,000, net of placement costs and fees. The First Debenture was payable on or before December 7, 2008 and the Second Debenture was payable on or before January 23, 2009. Both the First Debenture and the Second Debenture (collectively "Debentures") accrued interest at 10% per annum. The holder had the option, at any time, to convert the then outstanding balance of the Debentures together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon into shares of Omagine's common stock ("Common Stock") at a price per share equal to 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price of a share of Common Stock during the fifteen trading days immediately preceding the conversion date, subject to certain adjustments. As of March 21, 2007 the Debentures together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon were paid in full through such conversions into shares of Common Stock.
 
The warrant that was sold with the First Debenture (the "Debenture Warrant") gave the holder the right to purchase 257,732 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.97 per share and included an optional "cashless exercise" provision. In July 2007, the holder of the Debentures exercised the Debenture Warrant pursuant to the "cashless exercise" provision and was issued 79,161 shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto which represented the full exercise of the Debenture Warrant. The Company received no proceeds from the "cashless exercise" and no portion of the Debenture Warrant remains outstanding or available for the purchase of any further shares of Common Stock.
 
NOTE 5 - SERIES B REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK:
 
Omagine had designated 150,000 shares of its $0.001 par value preferred stock as "Series B Preferred Stock". The face value of the Series B Preferred Stock was $40 per share and dividends accrued at 5.0% per annum. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock was convertible at the option of the holder, at any time, into 40 shares of Common Stock. Accrued dividends, at the Company's option, were paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock valued at $1.00 per share.
 
Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights for Series B Preferred Stock and a resolution of the Board of Directors, on September 28, 2007 (the "Redemption" Date"), the Company redeemed all 76,437 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares") issued and outstanding on the Redemption Date.
 
The Company paid forty-one dollars and forty-eight cents ($41.48) per Preferred Share (the "Redemption Price") to the registered holders of the 76,437 Preferred Shares outstanding on the Redemption Date. The Redemption Price was calculated by adding the $40.00 face value of each Preferred Share to the $1.48 of dividends accrued thereon.
 
The Redemption Price was paid in shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at one dollar ($1.00) per share.
 
From and after the Redemption Date, all rights of the holders of the Preferred Shares (except for the right to receive the Redemption price without interest upon surrender of their
 
 
 
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Certificate or certificates) ceased with respect to such Preferred Shares. At December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, no shares of Series B Preferred Stock or any other shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.
 
NOTE 6 - COMMON STOCK
 
In February and March 2007, the Company sold a total of 2,300,000 shares of its Common Stock to three individuals (including 50,000 shares to a Company director) at a price of $0.10 per share and the Company received the total net proceeds of $230,000.
 
In February and March 2007, the Company issued a total of 2,737,629 shares of its Common Stock to the holder of the Convertible Debentures in satisfaction of $175,000 of principal amount of the Debentures and $42,651 of accrued interest.
 
In March 2007, the Company issued a total of 2,600,303 shares of its Common Stock to two parties (one of whom is a director and one of whom is a consultant) in satisfaction of $260,030 of accounts payable.
In May 2007 the Company sold 50,000 shares of its Common Stock to an individual at a price of $0.50 per share and the Company received net proceeds of $25,000.
 
In July and August 2007, the Company issued a total of 430,312 Shares of its Common Stock (including 10,312 shares in payment of dividends payable), to holders of 10,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon conversion of such Series B Preferred Stock by the holders thereof.
 
In July 2007, the Company issued 1,380,167 shares of its Common Stock to holders of $0.75 Warrants upon the exercise thereof by such holders. The Company received $1,035,125 from the exercise of such $0.75 Warrants.
 
In July 2007, the Company issued 79,161 shares of its Common Stock to the holder of the Debenture Warrant upon the "cashless exercise" thereof by such holder.(See Note 4).
 
In September 2007, the Company issued a total of 3,170,629 shares of Common Stock (including 113,129 shares in payment of dividends payable) to holders of 76,437 Preferred Shares which the Company redeemed pursuant to the Redemption Notice (See Note 5).
 
In September 2007, the Company issued 200,000 shares of its Common Stock to an investor relations consultant in satisfaction of an $82,000 account payable due to the consultant.
 
In December 2007, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its Common Stock to a holder of $0.20 Warrants upon the exercise thereof by such holder. The Company received $4,000 from the exercise of such $0.20 Warrants.
 
In December of 2007 the Company sold 500,000 shares of its Common Stock to an individual at a price of $1.00 per share and the Company received the total net proceeds of $500,000.
 
In June of 2008, the Company issued 6,148 shares of its Common Stock in payment of an account payable.
 
In August and September of 2008, the company sold 187,500 shares of Common Stock for total proceeds of $75,000.
 
In December of 2008 the Company issued 100,960 shares of Common Stock to all eligible employees of the Omagine Inc. 401(k) Plan; issued 229,148 shares of Common Stock as the commitment fee for the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement; sold 300,000 shares of Common Stock for proceeds of $150,000; and sold 60,000 shares of Common Stock for total proceeds of $10,200 pursuant to the exercise of stock options by two directors.
 
Note 7 - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS:
 
On September 20, 2007, the Company registered 2.5 million shares of its Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Alfa International Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan ("Alfa Plan") for resale by filing a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-8. This registration statement did not increase either the total number of shares outstanding or the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Alfa Plan. The adoption of the Alfa Plan was approved by the Board of Directors in March 2004 and ratified by the Company's shareholders on September 1, 2004.
 
In 2007 and 2008, the Company issued a total of 90,000 non- qualified stock options to three individuals in connection with their continued service as independent outside directors. As of the date hereof 80,000 of such options are vested and the remaining 10,000 of such options are scheduled, in accordance with their terms, to vest on January 1, 2010. 60,000 of such options are exercisable at a price of $0.90 per share and 30,000 are exercisable at a price of $0.80 per share.
 
In September of 2008, the Company issued 780,000 non-qualified stock options to two officers and the Company's controller. 750,000 unvested options for the officers are scheduled to vest 150,000 on September 24, 2009, and 150,000 each September 24, thereafter for four succeeding years. The remaining 30,000 options relating to the September 2008 grant are scheduled to vest 10,000 on September 24, 2009, and 10,000 each September 24 thereafter for two succeeding years.
 
 
 
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The Alfa Plan is designed to attract, retain and motivate employees, directors, consultants and other professional advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Recipients") by giving such Recipients the opportunity to acquire stock ownership in the Company through the issuance of stock options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock.
 
A summary of stock option and warrant activity is as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2008
   
  2007
 
   
Stock Options
   
Warrants
   
Stock Options
   
Warrants
 
                         
                         
                         
Outstanding at January 1
    1,900,000       -       1,165,000       4,450,467  
Granted and Issued
    810,000       -       860,000          
Exercised
    60,000       -       -       (1,657,899 )
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
    -       -       (125,000 )     (2,792,568 )
                                 
Outstanding at December 31
    2,650,000       -       1,900,000       -  
Exercisable at December 31
    1,350,000       -       1,220,000       -  
 
The 2,720,333 unexercised Common Stock purchase warrants held by the holders of Series B Preferred Stock (the $0.75 Warrants) expired on July 31, 2007. During July 2007, 1,380,167 of such $0.75 Warrants were exercised by the holders thereof and the Company received proceeds therefrom of $1,035,125.
 
Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2008 (all non -qualified) consist of:
 
Year                                        
   
 Number  
   
 Number 
   
  Exercise 
 
  Expiration
Granted                                       
   
Outstanding
   
 Exercisable 
   
  Price
 
  Date
  2001
      750,000       750,000     $ .25  
August 31, 2011
  2005
      30,000       30,000     $ 1.00  
June 30, 2010
  2005
      200,000       200,000     $ .82  
      December 31, 2011
  2007   
(A)     800,000       320,000     $ .25  
March 31, 2017
  2007   
(B)     60,000       40,000     $ .90  
       October 29, 2012
  2008   
(C)     30,000       10,000     $ .80  
     December 31, 2012
  2008  
(D)     750,000       -     $ .52  
     September 23, 2018
  2008   
(E)     30,000       -     $ .52  
     September 23, 2018
 Totals
      2,650,000       1,350,000            
 
(A) The 480,000 unvested options relating to the 2007 grant are scheduled to vest 160,000 on April 1, 2009 and 160,000 each April 1, thereafter for two succeeding years.
 
(B) The 20,000 unvested options relating to the 2007 grant vested on January 1, 2009.
 
(C) 10,000 of the 20,000 unvested options relating to the 2008 grant vested on January 1, 2009 and 10,000 will vest on January 1, 2010. (D) The 750,000 unvested options relating to the 2008 grant are scheduled to vest 150,000 on September 24, 2009 and 150,000 each September 24, thereafter for four succeeding years. (E) The 30,000 unvested options relating to the 2008 grant are scheduled to vest 10,000 on September 24, 2009, and 10,000 each September 24 thereafter for two succeeding years.
 
As of December 31, 2008, there was $443,379 of total unrecognized compensation cost relating to unexpired stock options. That cost is expected to be recognized $112,328 in 2009, $110,040 in 2010, $92,498 in 2011, $75,447 in 2012, and $53,066 in 2013.
 
 
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NOTE 8 - INCOME TAXES:
 
Deferred tax assets are comprised of the following:
 
 
 
December 31
 
                                                 
 
2008
   
2007
 
Federal net operating loss
           
  carry forwards
  $ 4,375,000     $ 3,930,000  
State net operating loss
               
  carry forwards, net of
               
  federal tax benefit
    630,000       630,000  
      5,005,000       4,560,000  
Less: Valuation allowance
    5,005,000       4,560,000  
Total
  $ -     $ -  
 
 
The Company's effective tax rate differs from the expected federal income tax rate due to changes in the valuation allowance at December 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
Management has determined, based on the Company's current condition, that a full valuation allowance is appropriate at December 31, 2008.
 
At December 31, 2008, the Company had Federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $12,868,000, expiring in various amounts from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2028. The Company's issuance of shares during fiscal 1995 and subsequent thereto resulted in a "Change of Ownership" as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which significantly limits the Company's use of these net operating loss carry forwards.
 
NOTE 9 - SEGMENT INFORMATION:
 
Omagine is a holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Since its acquisition of Journey of Light, Inc. ("JOL") in October 2005, the Company has reported results in two business segments: real estate development and apparel.
 
 
 
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The real estate development business of the Company is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary JOL which has concluded negotiations with the Government of Oman with respect to JOL's proposed development of an approximately $1.6 billion tourism related development project. JOL is awaiting the signing of the Development Agreement with the Government.
 
Prior to its discontinuance in March 2008, the apparel business of the Company was conducted primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries Contact and Ty-Breakers.
 
Summarized financial information by business segment for the fiscal years ended December 3 1, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is as follows:
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenue:
           
  Real Estate Development
  $ 0     $ 0  
  Apparel
    0       29,590  
Total
  $ 0     $ 29,590  
                 
Operating Expenses:
               
  Real Estate Development
  $ 247,659     $ 353,179  
  Apparel
    0       82,648  
  Corporate
    1,060,344       609,380  
Total
  $ 1,308,003     $ 1,045,207  
                 
Operating Loss:
               
  Real Estate Development
  $ (247,659 )   $ (353,179 )
  Apparel
    0       (53,058 )
  Corporate
    (1,060,344 )     ( 609,380 )
Total
  $ (1,308,003 )   $ (1,015,617 )
Identifiable Assets:
               
  Real Estate Development
  $ 40,833     $ 771  
  Apparel
    -       39,354  
  Corporate
    77,040       721,512  
Total
  $ 117,873     $ 761,637  
                 
                 
Capital Expenditures:
               
  Real Estate Development
  $       $ - -  
  Apparel
    -       -  
  Corporate
    -       25,650  
Total
  $ -     $ 25,650  
                 
                 
Depreciation and Amortization:
               
  Real Estate Development
  $ 752     $ 936  
  Apparel
    0       0  
  Corporate
    9,979       15,779  
Total
  $ 10,731     $ 16,715  
                 
                 
Geographic Information - net sales:
               
United States
  $ 0     $ 29,590  
                                      
  $ 0     $ 29,590  
 
 
 
Operating loss is total revenue less operating expenses, which include: cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, and other corporate expenses.
 
In 2007, one customer of the apparel segment accounted for 51% of total revenues and another customer accounted for 49% of total revenues.
 
NOTE 10 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Leases
 
The Company leases its executive office in New York, New York
 
 
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under a ten-year lease entered into in February 2003. Rent expense for the Company's executive offices for 2008 and 2007 was $74,934 and $70,529 respectively. The Company also rents warehouse space in Jersey City, New Jersey under a month to month lease. Rent expense for the warehouse space for 2008 and 2007 was $13,427 and $12,100, respectively. The Company also leases office space in Muscat, Oman under a one year lease expiring December 31, 2009.
 
At December 31, 2008, the minimum lease payments under non- cancelable operating leases are as follows:
 
2009
  $ 56,800  
2010
    56,800  
2011
    56,800  
2012
    56,800  
Thereafter
    9,466  
Total
  $ 236,666  

 
Employment Agreements
 
Omagine is obligated to pay its President and Chief Executive Officer an annual base salary of $125,000 through December 31, 2010 plus an additional amount based on a combination of net sales and earnings before taxes.
 
Omagine had been obligated to employ its Vice-President and Secretary under an employment agreement which was cancelled. Provided the Company is successful in signing the Development Agreement with the Government of Oman for the Omagine Project, the Company intends to enter into a new employment agreement with this individual.
 
Equity Financing Agreement
 
On December 22, 2008, Omagine entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "SEDA") with YA Global Investments, L.P.( "YA"). The term of the SEDA is for two years and pursuant to its terms Omagine may, at its discretion, sell shares of the Company's Common Stock to YA in up to $200,000 periodic tranches of equity for a total purchase price over the term of the SEDA of up to $5,000,000. For each share of Common Stock purchased under the SEDA (a "Purchase"), YA will pay Omagine 95% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price for a share of Omagine's Common Stock as quoted by Bloomberg, L.P. during the 5 consecutive trading days after the date Omagine notifies YA with respect to such Purchase. YA's obligation pursuant to the SEDA to purchase shares of Common Stock is subject to certain conditions, including (i) Omagine obtaining an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be sold under the SEDA, and (ii) the amount for each periodic equity tranche designated by Omagine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
 
Omagine Project
 
The Company's proposed Omagine Project is planned to be developed on one million square meters (equal to approximately 245 acres) of beachfront land facing the Gulf of Oman (the "Omagine Site") just west of the capital city of Muscat and nearby Muscat International Airport. The Company has concluded negotiations with respect to the Omagine Project and is awaiting the signing of a Development Agreement with the Government of Oman.
 
 
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 

Item 13.
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth an itemization of all estimated expenses, all of which we will pay, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered:
 
Nature of Expense:
 
Amount
 
SEC Registration Fee  
 
$
154.50
 
Accounting fees and  expenses 
 
$
500.00
 
Legal fees and expenses 
 
$
         40,000
 
Miscellaneous
 
$
250.00
 
Total    
   
  40,904.50
*
*Estimated

Item 14.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
 
·  
Any breach of their duty of loyalty to our Company or our stockholders.
 
·  
Acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
 
·  
Unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
·  
Any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
 
We believe that these limitations of liability provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
 
The limitation of liability provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
 
 
 
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Item 15.                                Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
 
On December 22, 2008, Omagine entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "SEDA") with YA Global Investments, L.P. ("YA"). The term of the SEDA is for two years and pursuant to its terms Omagine may, at its discretion, periodically sell to YA shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") in up to $200,000 tranches of equity for a total purchase price over the term of the SEDA of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000). For each share of Common Stock purchased under the SEDA, YA will pay to Omagine ninety- five percent (95%) of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of Omagine's Common Stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days after the date Omagine provides an Advance Notice to YA (as such terms are defined in the SEDA). YA's obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock under the SEDA is subject to certain conditions, including (i) Omagine obtaining an effective registration statement for shares of Common Stock sold under the SEDA and (ii) the amount for each equity tranche designated by Omagine not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
 
In connection with the foregoing, and with the issuance by us of the securities listed below, we relied upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). No advertising or general solicitation was employed in offering the securities. The offerings and sales were made to a limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors, business associates of our company or executive officers or directors of our company, and transfer was restricted by our company in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. In addition to representations by the below- referenced persons, we made independent determinations that all of the below-referenced persons were accredited or sophisticated investors, and that they were capable of analyzing the merits and risks of their investment, and that they understood the speculative nature of their investment. Furthermore, all of the below-referenced persons were provided with access to our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
 
In March of 2009 the Company contributed and issued 362,500 shares of Common Stock to all eligible employees of the Omagine Inc. 401(k) Plan.

In March 2009, the Company issued a total of $50,000 of convertible promissory notes (“Promissory Notes”) to three investors in exchange for cash loans to the Company in the amount of $50,000 made on March 2009. The Promissory Notes bear interst at a rate of 15% per annum, are due one year after issuance, and both principal and interest are convertible at the option of the holders into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.50 per share.
 
In December of 2008 the Company issued 229,148 shares of its Common Stock to YA as a fee.
 
In June of 2008 the Company issued 6,148 shares of its Common Stock at $1.22 per share in a private placement to an individual in payment of an account payable to this individual in the amount of $7,500.56.
 
In August of 2008 the Company sold 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.40 per share to Salvatore J. Bucchere, a director of the Company in a private placement and received proceeds of $50,000.
 
In September of 2008 the Company sold 62,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.40 per share to Robert Goldstine in a private placement and received proceeds of $25,000.
 
In December of 2008 the Company sold 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.50 per share to Mohammed K. Al-Sada in a private placement and received proceeds of $150,000.
 
In December of 2008 the Company issued 100,960 shares of its Common Stock to all eligible employees of the Omagine, Inc. 401(k) Plan.
 
In December of 2008 the Company issued 30,000 shares of its Common Stock to Salvatore J. Bucchere, a director, upon his exercise of 30,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.17 per share.  The Company received proceeds of $5,100 from Mr. Bucchere.
 
In December of 2008 the Company issued 30,000 shares of its Common Stock to Kevin O’C. Green, a director, upon his exercise of 30,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.17 per share.  The Company received proceeds of $5,100 from Mr. Green.
 
In February 2007, we sold 250,000 shares of our common stock at $0.10 per share in a private placement to an accredited investor and sold an additional 50,000 shares of our common stock at $0.50 per share to the same individual in May 2007. We received aggregate proceeds of $50,000 from these two sales.
 
In February 12, 2007, the Company issued 6,250 shares of common stock to a director, Mr. Kevin Green in payment of $750 of legal fees.
 
On March 29, 2007 we sold 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at $0.10 per share in a private placement to an accredited investor and received proceeds of $200,000.
 
In March 2007, the Company issued 2,600,303 shares of common stock to two parties (one of whom is a director and one of whom is a consultant) in satisfaction of $260,030 of accounts payable.
 
In March 2007, the Company sold 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.10 per share to a director, Mr. Salvatore J. Bucchere, in a private placement and received proceeds of $5,000.
 
Between January and March 2007, we issued 2,699,138 shares of our common stock to the holder of the convertible debentures in exchange for the conversion of $175,000 of the debenture plus accumulated interest.
 
 In July 2007 we issued 79,671 shares of our common stock to the holder of the debenture warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise thereof by such holder. The Company received no proceeds from the exercise of the debenture warrant.
 
During July and August 2007 the Company issued 1,380,167 shares of its common stock to holders of its $0.75 Warrants upon exercise thereof. The Company received $1,035,125 in proceeds from the exercise of such $0.75 Warrants.
 
In September 2007, the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock to an investor relations consultant in satisfaction of an $82,000 account payable due to the consultant.
 
On September 28, 2007 the Company redeemed all 76,437 Series B Preferred Shares then outstanding and issued 3,600,941 shares of its common stock in exchange for such Series B Preferred Shares and all accumulated dividends thereon.
 
In December 2007 the Company issued 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the holder of a $0.20 warrant upon the exercise of such warrant and the Company received $4,000 from the holder of such warrant.
 
On December 7, 2007 the Company sold 500,000 shares of its common stock at $1.00 per share to an accredited investor in a private placement and received proceeds of $500,000.
 
In January 2006 we issued 214,914 shares of our Common Stock to the holders of shares of our Series B Preferred Stock in payment of dividends as of December 31, 2005 on such preferred stock.
 
Between January and April of 2006 we issued 792,748 shares of our Common Stock to the holders of shares of our then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock in payment of the Conversion Price plus the accrued dividends thereon of such preferred stock.
 
On April 21, 2006 we sold 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.40 per share to an accredited investor in a private placement and received proceeds of $20,000.
 
Between July and December 2006, we issued 2,475,160 shares of our common stock to the holder of the convertible debentures in exchange for the conversion of $325,000 of the debentures.
 
In December 2006 we issued 190,555 shares of our Common Stock to the holders of shares of our Series B Preferred Stock in payment of dividends as of December 31, 2006 on such preferred stock.

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Item 16.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
The following exhibits are included as part of this Form S-1/A .  References to “the Company” in this Exhibit List mean Omagine, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
     
3.2
 
Bylaws of the Company (1)
     
3.3
 
Certificate of Ownership and Merger (1)
     
5.1
 
Legal Opinion of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP *
     
10.2
 
The CCIC Agreement (1)
     
10.3
 
The Hamden Agreement Amendment (1)
     
10.4
 
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (2)
     
10.5
 
Registration Rights Agreement (2)
     
10.6
 
The Memorandum of Understanding by and between  Omagine, Inc., Journey of Light, Inc. Consolidated Contractors International Company, S.A. and Omani Union Real Estate Development Company LLC dated June 8,2008*
     
10.7   The Memorandum of Understanding by and between  Omagine, Inc., Journey of Light, Inc. Consolidated Contractors International Company, S.A. and Mohammed Nasser Al Khasibi dated May 26, 2008*
     
10.8   The Memorandum of Understanding by and between  Omagine, Inc., Journey of Light, Inc. Consolidated Contractors International Company, S.A. and Royal Court Affairs dated June 26,2008*
     
10.9
 
The Memorandum of Understanding by and between  Journey of Light, Inc. and Bank of Muscat Royal dated November 21, 2007*
     
10.10  
Subscription Agreement dated March 19, 2007 among GLT, Hamdan and the Company *
     
23.1
 
Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C. *
     
23.2
 
Consent of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) *
 
     
99.1
 
The Approval Letter  dated April 30, 2008 (English Translation) *
     
99.2
 
The Acceptance Letter  dated May 31, 2008*
 
 
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*Filed Herewith

(1)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB with the SEC on April 14, 2008
   
(2)   Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K with the SEC on December 31, 2008.
 
Item 17.    Undertakings
 
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to:

(1) File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:

(i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.

(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.

(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.

(4) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(5) For the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 1. Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to the Rule 424;

 2. Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared  by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

 3. The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

 4. Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
 
(6) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities.

(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(8) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration  statement or made in any document immediately prior to such date of first use.


 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, State of New York, on April 1, 2009 .
 
 
OMAGINE, INC.
 
A Delaware corporation
     
 
By:
/s/ Frank J. Drohan
   
Frank J. Drohan
 
Its:
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
     
     
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Frank J. Drohan his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, with full powers of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, any Amendments thereto and any Registration Statement of the same offering which is effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, full powers and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all said attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 
 
Signature
     
Title
     
Date
 
         
 /s/ Frank J. Drohan
 
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
 
April 1, 2009
Frank J. Drohan
       
 
 
/s/ Charles P. Kuczynski  
Vice-President, Secretary and Director
 
April 1, 2009
Charles P. Kuczynski
       

 
/s/ Salvatore J. Bucchere  
Director
 
April 1, 2009
Salvatore J. Bucchere
       
 
/s/ Kevin O’C. Green  
Director
 
April 1, 2009
Kevin O’C. Green
       

 
/s/ Louis J. Lombardo  
Director
 
April 1, 2009
Louis J. Lombardo
       

 
 
 
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