Amended Annual Report



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-KSB/A
Amendment No. 1
 

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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)
 
For the fiscal year ended: February 28, 2007
 
or
 
o
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Commission File Number: 0-7900
 
LIFE PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
 
Texas
(State of incorporation)
 
74-2962475
(I.R.S. Employer ID no.)
     
204 Woodhew
Waco, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  
 
76712
(Zip Code)
 
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: 254-751-7797
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
 
Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
(Title of Class)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
 
Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.   o
 
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes x No o
 
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the issuer’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. o
 
Indicated by a check mark whether the issuer is a shell company (as defined in Section 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x
 
Revenues of issuer for year ended February 28, 2007: $29,795,323  
 
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the issuer was approximately $80,737,872 as of May 23, 2007, based on average bid and asked prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market   reported for such date. Shares held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5%   or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This standard for determining affiliate status is not necessarily the appropriate standard for other purposes.
 
Shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of May 23, 2007: 9,615,586  
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
 

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (“We” or “Life Partners”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for our fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 (the “Report”), for the purpose of including information that was to be incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). After filing our Report, we chose to include material in our proxy statement that required the filing of a preliminary proxy statement and prevented us from completing and filing our definitive proxy statement within 120 days of our fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. We are, therefore, amending and restating in their entirety Items 9 through 14 of Part III of the Report. We anticipate filing our definitive proxy statement on or about July 9, 2007, for our 2007 Annual Shareholder Meeting, which we currently anticipate to be held in early August 2007. In addition, in connection with the filing of this Amendment and pursuant to Rules 12b-15 and 13a-14 under the Exchange Act, we are including with this Amendment a currently dated certification. Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Report. This Form 10-KSB/A does not reflect events occurring after the May 29, 2007 filing of our Report, modify or update the disclosure contained in the Report in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments discussed above and reflected below.
 
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LIFE PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.
 
2007 Form 10-KSB/A Annual Report
Table of Contents

Item
     
Page No.
   
Part III
   
 
Directors and Executive Officers; Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
 
4
2.
 
Executive Compensation
 
6
3.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
 
8
4.
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
9
5.
 
Exhibits
 
9
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
9
   
Signatures
 
11
   
Exhibit Index
 
12
 
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PART III
 
Item 9. Directors and Executive Officers; Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
The Directors
 
The following table sets forth the name and age of each director and the year he became a director.

Name
 
Age
 
Director Since
 
Position
Brian D. Pardo
 
64
 
2000
 
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
R. Scott Peden
 
43
 
2000
 
Director, Secretary and General Counsel of Life Partners Holdings, Inc. and President of LPI
Fred Dewald
 
62
 
2003
 
Director
Tad M. Ballantyne
 
52
 
2001
 
Director
Harold E. Rafuse
 
65
 
2006
 
Director
 
A brief summary of each director’s principal occupation, business affiliations and other information follows.
 
Brian D. Pardo . Mr. Pardo is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Chief Executive Officer of LPI, our primary operating subsidiary. He has served as the CEO of LPI since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Pardo is one of the pioneers of the life settlement industry. He has been certified as an expert in the field of life settlements and has testified on that subject on numerous occasions. Mr. Pardo served our Nation from 1964 through 1966 as a helicopter gunship pilot in Vietnam.
 
R. Scott Peden . Mr. Peden has served as the General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and the President of LPI since 2000. Before 2000, Mr. Peden served as Vice President and General Counsel for LPI since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Peden has been certified as an expert in the field of life settlements and has testified on that subject on many occasions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University and a Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law.
 
Fred Dewald . Mr. Dewald has been a successful builder and property developer in the Waco/McLennan County area for over 30 years. He is a director of the Heart of Texas Builders Association and serves as President or principal of 17 different property development companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University.
 
Tad M. Ballantyne . Mr. Ballantyne is an officer and director of several private companies including BR Industries, Inc, Hoopeston Foods, Inc., Thomsen Group, LLC, and Pacific Rim Foods Ltd.  Mr. Ballantyne also serves as an independent director and financial expert on the audit committee of Empire Energy Corporation International (OTCBB: EEGC) and a director of Jilin Jimei Foods Ltd., a private company in Changchun China. During 2003, Texas Steel Partners Inc., a Texas-based steel foundry, filed for reorganization and was liquidated pursuant to a bankruptcy Chapter 7 conversion. Mr. Ballantyne was an officer and director and 50% shareholder of Texas Steel Partners. During the last 17 years, Mr. Ballantyne has been active in acquiring and operating troubled companies or assets being divested by public and private companies and has focused over the last four years in food processing plants in both the United States and Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of Wisconsin.
 
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Harold E. Rafuse . Dr. Rafuse is the co-founder and Managing Director of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International (ACT I) headquartered in Waco, Texas. He is also co-owner and General Manager of Aurora Aviation and Aurora Avionics with six offices throughout the United States. Dr. Rafuse has 43 years of experience in aviation, aerospace, scientific, engineering, technology, educational, senior program management, information resource management, and administrative positions. He oversees daily operations of the Aurora companies, as well as all of ACT I’s operations, including accounting and finance, human resources, information systems, legal, and contracts management. He served as a senior science team leader and contracts negotiator to the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency in connection with the dismantlement and destruction of Russian intercontinental ballistic and sea-launched missiles. Dr. Rafuse holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Hamilton University, a Masters in Business Administration from Texas Tech University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from St. Joseph’s University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Technology from Temple University. He is a frequent presenter at national symposia and has had numerous articles published in professional journals.
 
Other Executive Officers
 
In addition to the executive officers who serve on the Board of Directors, we have the following executive officer:
 
Mark Embry , age 51, serves as LPI’s Chief Operations Officer and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Embry has worked for an international manufacturing company as CIO where he focused on information technology as a business tool. He spearheaded national and global projects that resulted in over three million dollars a year in cost savings. Before joining LPI in November 2004, he consulted with executive management of different types of businesses for two years in business process analysis and redesign, strategy and implementation, change management and leadership competencies. As LPI’s Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for all operations and information technology. Mr. Embry’s duties include finding and creating efficiencies in the process flow, developing state-of-the-art information systems, analyzing company and industry data, development of automated supply chain and developing short term strategies to meet target objectives. Mr. Embry also supervises the imaging department that is responsible for scanning all documents creating easy retrieval of necessary information from a paperless filing system. Mr. Embry holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Dallas Baptist University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Baylor University.
 
The Audit Committee and Member Independence
 
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and has appointed Mr. Ballantyne (Chair), Mr. Dewald and Dr. Rafuse to serve as its members. The Board has determined that each of the members are “financially literate” and “independent” as defined under the Nasdaq rules. The Nasdaq rules define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements (including the Company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement). The Nasdaq rules define an independent director generally as a person, other than an officer of the company, who does not have a relationship with the company that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment. The Board has also determined that Mr. Ballantyne is a “financial expert” in large part based on his education and business experience in acquiring and operating various companies as well as his service on the board of directors of other companies as a financial expert. See Mr. Ballantyne’s biographical disclosures for more information.
 
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Code of Ethics
 
 
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the Code of Ethics was filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 29, 2004.  
 
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our Common Stock and other equity securities. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
 
During fiscal 2007, a director, Fred Dewald, did not timely file a Form 4 disclosing the sale of 5,901 shares due to the lack of required filing codes. Based solely on a review of the forms furnished to us, and written representations from certain reporting persons that no other forms were required, except as disclosed above, we believe that the reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them during the last completed fiscal year.
 
Item 10. Executive Compensation
 
The following table sets forth the compensation paid or accrued to the Chief Executive Officer and each executive officer (including officers of LPI) whose total annual salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 (the three are sometimes called the “named executive officers”) for services performed in fiscal years ended February 28, 2007 and 2006.
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
 
 
 
Name and
Principal Position
 
 
 
 
Fiscal
Year
 
 
 
 
 
Salary($)
 
 
 
 
 
Bonus($)
 
 
 
 
Stock Awards($)
 
 
 
 
Options Awards($)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compen- sation($)
 
Nonquali-fied De-ferred Compen-sation Earnings($)
 
 
 
All Other
Compen- sation($) (1 )
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
                                       
Brian D. Pardo
   
2007
   
450,000
   
15,031
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
85,202
(2)
 
550,233
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
2006
   
450,000
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
53,460
(3)
 
503,460
 
     
 
                                       
R. Scott Peden
   
2007
   
143,113
   
24,843
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
167,956
 
President, LPI, and General Counsel
   
2006
   
147,619
   
18,383
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
166,002
 
   
 
                     
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
       
Mark Embry
   
2007
   
120,000
   
32,610
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
152,610
 
Chief Operating Officer, LPI
   
2006
   
120,000
   
37,415
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
157,415
 
 

 
(1)
The Company provides various perquisites to certain employees including the named executive officers. Unless otherwise disclosed, the aggregate value of the perquisites provided to a named executive officers was less than $10,000.
 
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(2)
This amount represents the value of the compensation and benefits paid to Mr. Pardo for his personal assistant ($73,353), for cell phone usage for himself and family members ($4,799), for a family member’s tuition and books ($1,450), for country club dues and expense ($3,421) and for his home computer ($2,179).
 
 
(3)
This amount represents the value of the compensation and benefits paid to Mr. Pardo for his personal assistant ($50,150) and for country club dues and expense ($3,310).
 
Stock Options Granted in the Last Fiscal Year; Stock Option Exercises and Values
 
We granted no stock options to the named executive officers in fiscal 2007. The named executive officers did not exercise stock options in fiscal 2007 and they held no outstanding options.
 
Director Compensation
 
Our directors are responsible for guiding and supervising our business and affairs. Recent developments in corporate governance and financial reporting have resulted in an increased involvement of public company directors. Our board committees - Audit and Compensation - are composed exclusively of non-employee directors. The many responsibilities and risks and the substantial time commitment of being a director of a public company require that we provide adequate compensation to ensure our directors’ continued performance.
 
Quarterly Fees and Reimbursement . Each of our non-employee directors received a quarterly payment of $1,000 in fiscal 2007. Our non-employee directors do not receive meeting fees for Board or committee meeting attendance. We do not provide any insurance, retirement or other benefit programs or other benefits or perquisites to our non-employee directors. We reimburse our directors for their reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board and its Committees in addition to the quarterly payments. Believing the non-employee directors were under-compensated for their added responsibilities, the Board increased their quarterly compensation to $6,250 for fiscal 2008.
 
Equity Compensation for Non-Employee Directors . We have not provided equity compensation for our non-employee Directors.
 
Director Compensation Table for Fiscal 2007 . The following table sets forth the total compensation paid to our non-employee Directors for their service on our Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors during fiscal year 2007. Our employee directors, Mr. Pardo and Mr. Peden, receive no separate compensation for their services as Directors.
 
 
 
 
Name
 
 
 
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($)
 
 
 
 
Stock Awards($)
 
 
 
 
Options Awards($)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compen- sation($)
 
Nonquali-fied De-ferred Compen-sation Earnings($)
 
 
All Other
Compen- sation ($) (1 )
 
 
 
 
 
Total($)
 
Fred Dewald
   
4,000
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
4,000
 
Tad M. Ballantyne
   
4,000
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
4,000
 
Harold E. Rafuse (1)
   
2,000
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
2,000
 
 

 
(1)
Dr. Rafuse was first appointed to the Board in November 2006.
 
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of June 25, 2006, by (i) each director and nominee of the Company, (ii) each named executive officer in the Summary Compensation Table, (iii) each person known or believed by the Company to own beneficially five percent or more of the Common Stock and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless indicated otherwise, each person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares.
 
Name of Director, Executive Officer,
 
     Beneficial Ownership (1)      
 
or Shareholders Holding 5% or More
 
Number of Shares
 
Percent
 
Brian D. Pardo
   
4,806,789
   
50.0
 
Pardo Family Holdings, Ltd. (2)
204 Woodhew
Waco, Texas 76710
   
4,800,887
   
49.9
 
R. Scott Peden
   
54,097
   
*
 
Fred Dewald
   
1,885
   
*
 
Tad M. Ballantyne
   
0
   
0
 
Harold E. Rafuse
   
0
   
0
 
Mark Embry
   
0
   
0
 
All directors and named executive
officers as a group (6 persons)
   
4,862,771
   
50.6
 
 

*   Less than one percent.
 
 
(1)
Shares of Common Stock that are not outstanding but that can be acquired by a person upon exercise of an option within 60 days are included in computing the percentage for such person, but are not included in computing the percentage for any other person. Disclosures regarding “beneficial ownership” are made as that term is defined under federal securities laws.
 
 
(2)
Mr. Pardo is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Pardo Family Holdings, Ltd.
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
 
The following table summarizes the options, warrants, and securities available for issuance under our equity compensation plans as of February 28, 2007:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plan Category
 
 
 
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a)
 
 
 
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b)
 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))(c)
 
Equity plans approved by shareholders (1)
   
-0-
   
n/a
   
87,433
 
Equity plans not approved by shareholders (2)
   
50,000
 
$
6.00
   
-0-
 
Total
   
50,000
 
$
6.00
   
87,433
 
 

 
(1)
The Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan .
 
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Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions; and Director Independence
 
Related Transactions.   We contract with ESP Communications, Inc., a corporation owned by Brian D. Pardo’s spouse, for post-settlement services. The services included periodic contact with viators and their health care providers through telephone calls and mailings, monthly checks of social security records to determine a insured’s status, and with the independent escrow agent in the filing of death claims. ESP also provides facilities and various administrative personnel to us. Either party may cancel the agreement with a 30-day written notice. We currently pay ESP $7,500 on a semi-monthly basis for its services. For each of the years ended February 28, 2007 and 2006, we paid ESP approximately $180,000. The Audit Committee has determined that the payments are reasonable and equal to or less than amounts that would be payable to a third party for comparable service.
 
Director Independence.   The Board of Directors has determined that Tad M. Ballantyne, Fred Dewald and Harold E. Rafuse are independent under the standards of the Nasdaq and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Mr. Pardo and Mr. Peden are employed by the Company as executive officers and are thus not independent. The Board has two committees, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, which are composed solely of the independent directors.
 
Item 13. Exhibits
 
The exhibit list and accompanying footnote disclosures in the Index to Exhibits immediately following the signature page of this Report is incorporated herein by reference in response to the requirements of this part of the Report.
 
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
Fees to Independent Auditors . The following table presents fees for the audits of our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2007 and 2006, and for other services provided by Murrell Hall.
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Audit fees
 
$
72,943
 
$
36,074
 
Audit-related fees
   
-
   
-
 
Tax fees
 
$
10,210
 
$
8,260
 
All other fees
   
-
   
-
 
 
The amounts for audit-related fees include generally the fees charged for reviewing our quarterly financial statements. The tax fees were primarily for tax return preparation and tax-related services. Amounts under “all other fees” principally relate to travel expenses. We incurred no billings for financial information systems design and implementation.
 
The Audit Committee has authorized and ratified fees related to the electronic filing of various SEC reports. In addition, the auditors notify the Audit Committee of any request by management for non-audit services and the anticipated scope, purpose and cost of the services before performing such services.
 
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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures . Our Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval. The Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the Audit Committee has delegated to its Chairman the authority to pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services, provided that any such pre-approval decision is presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. All audit, audit-related, and tax services for our 2007 and 2006 fiscal years were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
 
The Audit Committee has considered whether Murrell Hall’s non-audit services are compatible with maintaining its independence as an auditor.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
     
  Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 6, 2007
By:   /s/ Brian D. Pardo
 
Brian D. Pardo
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Name
 
Title
 
Date
         
       
/s/ Brian D. Pardo
Brian D. Pardo
 
President, Principal Executive Officer, and Director
 
July 6, 2007
         
         
/s/ Nina Piper
Nina Piper
 
Treasurer
 
July 6, 2007
 
   
         
/s/ R. Scott Peden
R. Scott Peden
 
Secretary, Director
 
July 6, 2007
 
   
         
/s/ Tad Ballantyne
Tad Ballantyne
 
Director
 
July 6, 2007
 
   
       
/s/ Harold Rafuse
Dr. Harold Rafuse
 
Director
 
July 6, 2007
         
         
/s/ Fred Dewald
Fred Dewald
 
Director
 
July 6, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

Number
 
Description
 
Page
3.2
 
Amended Articles of Incorporation, dated February 19, 2003 (1)
   
3.2
 
Bylaws (2)
   
4.1
 
Form of stock certificate for our common stock (2)
   
10.1
 
LPHI Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan* (2)
   
14
 
Code of Ethics for Directors and Executive Officers (1)
   
21
 
Subsidiaries of the Issuer (3)
   
31
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications
 
13
32
 
Section 1350 Certification
 
15
 

*
Denotes a management contract or compensatory plans or arrangements.
 
(1)
These exhibits were filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 29, 2004, and are incorporated by reference herein.
 
(2)
These exhibits were filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 29, 2000, and are incorporated by reference herein.
 
(3)
This exhibit was with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 28, 2007, and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-14
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
 
I, Brian D. Pardo, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB/A of Life Partners Holdings, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; and
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
(b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(c)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
(a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 6, 2007
/s/ Brian D. Pardo
 
Brian D. Pardo
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 

 
Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-14
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
 
I, Nina Piper, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB/A of Life Partners Holdings, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; and
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
(b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(c)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
(a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 6, 2007
/s/ Nina Piper
 
Nina Piper
 
Chief Financial Officer


 
Exhibit 32
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350
(As adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
 
For the Annual Report of Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-KSB/A for the period ending February 28, 2007 (the “Report”), the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company hereby certify that:
 
(i)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
 
(ii)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: July 6, 2007
  /s/ Brian D. Pardo
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
  /s/ Nina Piper
Chief Financial Officer
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Life Partners Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by it and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
[This Section 906 certification accompanies the Report, but is not “filed” as part of the Report.]