Edgar Filing: FutureFuel Corp.

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8235 Forsyth Blvd. - 4th Floor

Clayton, Missouri 63105

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JULY 15, 2010

and

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

June 11, 2010

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FUTUREFUEL CORP.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of shareholders of FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 8235 Forsyth, 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105 at 10:00 a.m. local time, for the following purposes:

(1)

to elect two directors: Edwin A. Levy and Donald C. Bedell;

(2)

to ratify the appointment of RubinBrown LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2010; and

(3)

to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

The record date for the determination of holders of the Company’s common stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting of shareholders is May 28, 2010. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment thereof. It is important that your shares be represented at this meeting to help ensure the presence of a quorum.

Warrant holders are not entitled to vote for or against any of the matters to be voted upon at this meeting of shareholders.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Douglas D. Hommert, Corporate Secretary

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THE APPLICABLE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S) AS PROMPTLY AS

POSSIBLE, WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING OR NOT. YOU MAY WITHDRAW

YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE MEETING, OR AT THE MEETING.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON JULY 15, 2010

This notice, the proxy statement attached to this notice, and our annual report to shareholders for the year

ended December 31, 2009 are available free of charge on the “Investor Relations” page of our website at

http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/sec.cfm.

8235 FORSYTH BLVD., 4TH FLOOR

CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105

PROXY STATEMENT

This Proxy Statement contains information relating to the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Through this mailing, our board of directors (the “Board”) is soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting. Our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009 is also enclosed with this Proxy Statement, as are proxy cards. These documents provide important information about our business, including audited financial statements, and are first being mailed to shareholders on or about June 11, 2010.

Date, Time, and Place of the Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will be held at 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105 on Thursday, the 15th day of July, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., local time, subject to adjournments or postponements.

We encourage you to vote your shares by proxy even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. If you do attend the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to present valid photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport. If you hold your stock in an account at a brokerage firm or bank (in nominee name), you will need to bring a copy of an account statement reflecting such ownership on or after the May 28, 2010 record date for the meeting.

Proposals to be Voted Upon.

At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals (as described in greater detail below) will be voted upon by our shareholders:

The election of Edwin A. Levy and Donald C. Bedell as Class A directors of the Company for a term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of shareholders; and

The ratification of the appointment of RubinBrown LLP as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2010.

Our Board recommends that you vote to approve these proposals.

Voting at the Annual Meeting.

Proxies and Voting.

Shares of our common stock represented by properly executed proxies will, unless the proxies have been properly revoked, be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated on the proxies or, if no instructions are indicated, will be voted FOR the resolutions to: (i) elect Edwin A. Levy and Donald C. Bedell as Class A directors of the Company; and (ii) approve the appointment of RubinBrown LLP as our independent auditor for 2010. You can vote for approval of a particular resolution by marking the shareholder proxy card enclosed herewith with an “X” in the box under “FOR” for such resolution. If you do not wish to vote “FOR” the election of Edwin A. Levy and/or Donald C. Bedell, you can mark the shareholder proxy card with an “X” in the box under “WITHHOLD” for Item 1 on the card next to their respective names, and you can vote against approval of any of the other proposals by marking the shareholder proxy card with an “X” in the box under “AGAINST” for such proposal. Abstentions (other than with respect to the election of directors) may be specified with respect to any of the resolutions by properly marking with an “X” in the box under “ABSTAIN” on the shareholder proxy card, and will be counted as present for the purpose of determining the existence of a shareholder quorum.

If you own shares in “street name” in an account at a bank or brokerage firm, we generally cannot mail our proxy materials directly to you. You may instead receive a voting instruction form with this Proxy Statement that you should use to instruct how your shares are to be voted, and you should also vote your shares by completing, signing, and returning the voting instruction form in the envelope provided. Many brokerage firms have arranged for internet or telephonic voting of shares and provide instructions for using those services on the voting instruction form. If your shares are held by a brokerage firm, the brokerage firm may under certain circumstances vote your shares. Such entities may have authority to vote their customers’ shares on certain routine matters, including the election of directors. When a firm votes its customers’ shares on routine matters, those shares are also counted for the purpose of establishing a quorum to conduct business at the meeting. A brokerage firm cannot vote its customers’ shares on non-routine matters without instructions from the customers. Accordingly, those shares are not counted as votes against a non-routine matter, but rather are not counted at all for such a matter.

Record Date; Quorum.

Our Board has fixed the close of business on May 28, 2010 as the record date for the determination of our shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, only holders of record of shares of our common stock at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of the Annual Meeting and to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, 35,835,053 shares of our common stock were outstanding with approximately 436 record holders thereof. Each share of our common stock issued and outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote on any proposal at the Annual Meeting.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of shareholders owning shares of our common stock representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by shareholders at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting for which shareholders have the right to vote. Shareholders who deliver valid proxies or vote in person at the Annual Meeting will be considered part of the respective quorums. Once a share is represented for any purpose at the Annual Meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the Annual Meeting and for any adjourned meeting. We will count abstentions as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the applicable quorum.

Classes of Voting Stock.

We only have one class of voting stock outstanding, and that is our common stock. There currently are outstanding 35,835,053 shares of our common stock. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each proposal. We also have outstanding 12,030,447 warrants entitling the holders thereof to acquire, in the aggregate, one share of our common stock. Our warrants do not carry voting rights for purposes of this Annual Meeting.

Required Vote.

In accordance with Delaware law and our bylaws, our directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting by a plurality of the votes cast by shareholders. “Plurality” means that the nominees receiving the largest number of votes cast are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the meeting. Any other matter on which shareholders vote at the Annual Meeting will be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.

If any other matters are properly presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting, the persons named as attorneys-in-fact on the enclosed shareholder proxy card and acting thereunder will have discretion to vote on those matters according to their best judgment to the same extent as the person delivering the proxy would be entitled to vote.

Revocability of Proxy.

Execution and return of a proxy card will not in any way affect a shareholder’s right to attend and to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Any proxy may be revoked by the shareholder giving it, at any time prior to its being voted, by: (i) filing a notice of revocation with our corporate secretary, Douglas D. Hommert, at 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105; (ii) executing and delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date; or (iii) attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. A notice of revocation need not be on any specific form. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not by itself constitute revocation of a proxy.

Dissenters Rights of Appraisal.

There are no rights of appraisal or similar rights of dissenters with respect to any matter to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting.

Persons Making the Solicitation.

The solicitation in this Proxy Statement is being made by us. We will solicit proxies by mail or by telephone, and our directors, officers, and employees also may solicit proxies, without additional compensation, on our behalf. We will not be using any specially engaged employees or paid solicitors. All expenses incurred in this solicitation will be paid by us. Banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries will be requested to forward the proxy materials to beneficial owners and to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies.

None of our directors has informed us in writing that he intends to oppose any action intended to be taken by us at the Annual Meeting.

Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon.

None of our directors, executive officers, the nominees for director, or any of their associates has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting.

PROPOSAL ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board has nominated two persons for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting: Edwin A. Levy and Donald C. Bedell, each as a Class A director. Under our certificate of incorporation, our directors are divided into three classes, which serve for staggered three-year terms. Mr. Levy was originally elected as a director on November 26, 2005, and Mr. Bedell was originally elected as a director on March 17, 2008 Each of these nominees has agreed, if elected at the Annual Meeting, to serve as a Class A member of the Board for a three-year term expiring in 2013.

The persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the accompanying shareholder proxy card are expected to vote to elect the nominees listed above as director, unless authority to so vote is withheld. Although the Board expects that the nominees will be available for election, in the event a vacancy in the slate of nominees occurs, it is intended that shares of our common stock represented by proxies will be voted for the election of a substitute nominee selected by the persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the accompanying shareholder proxy card. Holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

The name of the nominees for election and the other continuing members of our Board, and certain other information with respect to such persons, are set forth below.

Nominee For Election as a Class A Director

For the Three-Year Term Expiring in 2013

Name, Age and Positions with the Company		Director of the Company Since
Edwin A. Levy, 72. Mr. Levy has been a member of our Board since November 2005		2005
Donald C. Bedell, 68. Mr. Bedell has been a member of our Board since March 2008		2008

Continuing Directors

Name, Age and Positions with the Company	Class	Term Expiring	Director of the Company Since
Paul A. Novelly, 66. Mr. Novelly has been the chairman of our Board since inception.	C	2012	2005
Lee E. Mikles, 54. Mr. Mikles has been our chief executive officer and a member of our Board since inception. In addition, he served as our principal financial officer before our acquisition of FutureFuel Chemical Company and thereafter through January 31, 2008.	B	2011	2005
Paul Lorenzini, 70. Mr. Lorenzini has been a member of our Board since January 2007 and our chief operating officer since April 21, 2008.	C	2012	2007
Thomas R. Evans, 55. Mr. Evans has been a member of our Board since May 2006.	B	2011	2006
Richard L. Knowlton, 77. Mr. Knowlton has been a member of our Board since January 2007.	C	2013	2007

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE

“FOR” THE NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

PROPOSAL TWO - RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

RubinBrown LLP was our independent auditors for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007, 2008, and 2009. On March 12, 2010, the audit committee of our Board took action to approve the retention of the accounting firm of RubinBrown LLP as the independent auditor for us for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Our Board subsequently approved the actions of the audit committee but made the decision to seek shareholder ratification of the appointment of RubinBrown LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. A representative from the firm is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to respond to shareholder questions.

Fees to Auditors.

The following table shows the aggregate fees billed to us by RubinBrown LLP for professional services attributable to 2009 and 2008.

	2009		2008
Audit Fees	$	292,000	$	307,000
Audit-Related Fees		13,130		12,000
Tax Fees		15,500		15,100
All Other Fees		-		-
Total	$	320,630	$	334,100

Tax Fees.

During fiscal 2009 and 2008, we incurred fees of $15,500 and $15,100, respectively, for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services from RubinBrown LLP.

All Other Fees.

We did not incur any other fees to RubinBrown LLP during 2009 or 2008 except the audit fees, audit-related fees, and tax fees disclosed above.

Approval Policies and Procedures.

The audit committee of our Board engages the independent public accountants and defines the scope of their services on an annual basis. Any proposed changes to the services established by the audit committee through the engagement process will be reviewed with the audit committee in advance of the services being rendered to ensure that the accounting firm’s independence is maintained. All audit related services and other services for 2009 and 2008 were approved by the audit committee through the engagement process, and the audit committee has concluded that the services provided by RubinBrown LLP during 2009 and 2008 were compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions. The audit committee’s charter provides for approval of audit and audit-related services.

Auditor Independence.

The audit committee is required to consider the independence of RubinBrown LLP when engaging the firm to perform audit-related and other services. It was determined by the audit committee that audit-related and other services provided and the fees paid for those services for 2009 and 2008 were compatible with maintaining the independence of RubinBrown LLP.

Failure to Ratify the Selection of RubinBrown LLP.

If our shareholders do not ratify the appointment of RubinBrown LLP, our Board will consider the selection of other auditors.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR”

THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF RUBINBROWN LLP.

Ownership of Stock.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

There currently are outstanding 35,835,053 shares of our common stock. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each proposal. We also have outstanding 12,030,447 warrants entitling the holders thereof to acquire, in the aggregate, one share of our common stock. The following table sets forth the number and percentage of shares and warrants owned by all persons known by us to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of our shares of common stock and/or our warrants as of June 3, 2010.

	Common Stock					Warrants					Fully Diluted
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock			Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Warrants			Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock and Warrants(f)
Paul A. Novelly, 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, MO 63105(a)		17,560,100		49.0	%		-		0.0	%		17,560,100		36.7	%
Lee E. Mikles, 1486 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108(b)		2,311,250		6.4	%		-		0.0	%		2,311,250		4.8	%
SOF Investments, L.P., 645 5th Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022(c)		1,800,000		5.0	%		1,800,000		15.0	%		3,600,000		7.5	%
Fir Tree, LLC, Camellia Partners, LLC, Jeffrey Tannenbaum and Andrew Fredman, 505 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10017(d)		-		0.0	%		1,350,000		11.2	%		1,350,000		2.8	%
Burlingame Equity Investors, LP One Market Street, Spear Street Tower, Suite 3750, San Francisco, CA 94105(e)		1,199,620		3.3	%		1,340,230		11.1	%		2,539,850		5.3	%
Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd., Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton, Bermuda DO HM 11(g)		4,907,00		13.7	%		2,326,442		19.3	%		7,233,442		15.1	%
David M. Knott, 484 Underhill Blvd., Suite 205, Syosset, NY 11791-3419(h)		2,204,380		6.2	%		1,763,900		14.7	%		3,968,280		8.3	%

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(a)

Includes 16,835,100 shares of common stock held by St. Albans Global Management, Limited Partnership, LLLP, 625,000 shares of common stock held by Apex Holding Co. and 100,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Novelly. Mr. Novelly is the chief executive officer of both of these entities and thereby has voting and investment power over such shares, but he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of a minor pecuniary interest.

(b)

Includes 2,110,000 shares of common stock held by Lee E. Mikles Revocable Trust dated March 26, 1996, and 100,000 shares of common stock held by Lee E. Mikles Gift Trust dated October 6, 1999. Also includes 88,750 shares of common stock owned by Lori Mikles. Lori Mikles is the spouse of Mr. Mikles, but Mr. Mikles disclaims beneficial ownership. Also includes 12,500 shares of common stock held by the Alison L. Mikles Irrevocable Trust. Miss Mikles is the minor child of Mr. Mikles and lives in Mr. Mikles household. However, Mr. Mikles is not the trustee of such trust and disclaims beneficial ownership.

(c)

Based solely upon review of a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2008, we understand that SOF Investments, L.P. is the record and direct beneficial owner of the shares and warrants listed above, MSD Capital, L.P. is the general partner of SOF Investments, L.P. and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities owned by SOF Investments, L.P., and MSD Capital Management LLC is the general partner of MSD Capital, L.P. Except as set forth in this footnote, we have no knowledge as to the beneficial ownership of these entities.

(d)

Based solely upon information contained in a Form 3 filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008 and a Form 4 filed on July 17, 2008, Fir Tree, L.L.C. is the general partner of Fir Tree Value Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Value”), and Camellia Partners, LLC is the general partner of Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Capital Opportunity”). Fir Tree, L.L.C. and Camellia Partners, LLC hold indirectly the warrants through the accounts of Fir Tree Capital Opportunity and Fir Tree Value; Jeffrey Tannenbaum, a principal of Fir Tree, L.L.C. and Camellia Partners, LLC, and Andrew Fredman, another principal of Camellia

Partners, LLC, at the time of purchase, controlled the disposition of the warrants. Except as set forth in this footnote, we have no knowledge as to the beneficial owners of these entities.

(e)

Based solely upon a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009 and a Schedule 13G filed on February 12, 2010. Burlingame Equity Investors, LP beneficially owns 376,067 shares of common stock and 1,330,668 warrants. Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP beneficially owns 45,785 shares of common stock and 164,410 warrants. Burlingame Special Opportunities III, LP owns 72,504 shares of common stock. Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore) Ltd. beneficially owns 72,994 shares of common stock and 477,422 warrants. However, 332,270 and 300,000 warrants were exercised by these entities in February 2010 and March, 2010, respectively; we do not know which entities exercised their warrants. Burlingame Asset Management, LLC is the general partner of Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, and Burlingame Special Opportunities III, LP, and is the investment manager of Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore) Ltd. and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares and warrants held by them. Mr. Blair E. Sanford is the managing member of Burlingame Asset Management, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares and warrants held by it. Except as set forth in this footnote, we have no knowledge as to the beneficial owners of these entities.

(f)	Assumes the exercise of all warrants issued and outstanding as of the date of this report.

(g)

Based solely on Schedule 13G, Form 3 and Form 4s filed with the SEC. Mr. Chris Kuchanny, as chairman and chief executive officer of Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd., may, by virtue of such position, be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares and warrants. Mr. Kuchanny disclaims beneficial ownership other than the portion of such shares and warrants which relates to his individual economic interest in Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd. Except as set fort in this footnote, we have no knowledge as to the beneficial owners of Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd.

(h)

Based solely on Schedule 13G, Form 3 and Form 4s filed with the SEC. Knott Partners, L.P. beneficially owns 895,900 shares of common stock and 883,800 warrants. Shoshone Partners, L.P. beneficially owns 236,630 shares of common stock and 355,300 warrants. Mulsanne Partners, L.P. beneficially owns 174,400 shares of common stock. Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. beneficially owns 824,150 shares of common stock and 454,200 warrants. 69,300 shares of common stock and 70,600 warrants are held in accounts managed by Dorset Management Corporation. David M. Knott is the managing member of Knott Partners Management, LLC, a general partner of Knott Partners, L.P. and the sole director of Dorset Management Corporation. Knott Partners Management, LLC is: (i) the sole general partner of Shoshone Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and Mulsanne Partners, L.P.; and (ii) the managing general partner of Knott Partners, L.P. As a result of Mr. Knott’s interests in Knott Partners Management, LLC and in Dorset Management Corporation, Mr. Knott has investment discretion and control of the securities described above. Mr. Knott may be deemed to beneficially own an indirect pecuniary interest in the securities described above as a result of its performance-related fee. Except with respect to Knott Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and Shoshone Partners, L.P., in which Mr. Knott owns a beneficial interest, Mr. Knott disclaims beneficial ownership therein except to the extent ultimately realized. Each of Knott Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P., Shoshone Partners, L.P., Mulsanne Partners, L.P. and each of the managed accounts disclaims beneficial ownership of securities reported as owned by any other party. Except as set forth in this footnote, we have no knowledge as to the beneficial owners of these entities.

The following table sets forth, as of June 3, 2010, certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock and warrants by each of the members of our Board who will continue in office after the Annual Meeting, each of the executive officers named in the “Summary Compensation Table” below (the “named executive officers”) and all directors and named executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and none of such shares or warrants have been pledged as security.

	Common Stock					Warrants					Fully Diluted
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock			Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Warrants			Amount of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock and Warrants(d)
Paul A. Novelly(a)		17,560,100		49.0	%		-		0.0	%		17,560,100		36.7	%
Lee E. Mikles(b)		2,311,250		6.4	%		-		0.0	%		2,311,250		4.8	%
Douglas D. Hommert(c)		260,000		0.7	%		-		0.0	%		260,000		0.5	%
Edwin A. Levy		260,000		0.7	%		-		0.0	%		260,000		0.5	%
Thomas R. Evans		30,000		0.1	%		30,000		0.2	%		60,000		0.1	%
Richard L. Knowlton		160,000		0.4	%		-		0.0	%		160,000		0.3	%
Paul G. Lorenzini(e)		656,000		1.8	%		-		0.0	%		656,000		1.4	%
Donald C. Bedell		10,000		0.0	%		-		0.0	%		10,000		0.0	%
David Baker		6,650		0.0	%		-		0.0	%		6,650		0.0	%
Gary Hess		10,100		0.0	%		-		0.0	%		10,100		0.0	%
Sam Dortch		100		0.0	%		-		0.0	%		100		0.0	%
Ben Ladd		20,100		0.1	%		-		0.0	%		20,100		0.0	%

All directors and executive officers		21,284,300		59.4	%		30,000		0.2	%		21,314,300		44.5	%

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(a)

(b)

(c)	Includes 260,000 shares of common stock held by the Douglas D. Hommert Revocable Trust, which is a trust established by Mr. Hommert for the benefit of his descendants, of which Mr. Hommert is the trustee.

(d)	Assumes the exercise of all warrants issued and outstanding as of the date of this report.

(e)

Includes 55,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Lorenzini’s spouse. Includes 5,000 shares of common stock held by Lorenzini Friends and Family Gift Trust, a trust established by Mr. Lorenzini and his spouse, as to which Mr. Lorenzini and his spouse are the trustees but are not beneficiaries. Mr. Lorenzini disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares held by this trust.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.

The following table sets forth transactions in 2009 for which our directors and executive officers were required to file with the SEC a Form 3 or Form 4 and which were not filed timely with the SEC.

Director or Officer	Transaction	Form Required	Filed Timely
Paul G. Lorenzini	11-11-09 purchase of 50,000 shares of common stock	Form 4	no
	12-11-09 purchase of 50,000 shares of common stock	Form 4	no

To our knowledge, based upon the reports provided to us under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, all other filings required under such section were timely filed.

Directors, Executive Officers, and Certain Significant Employees.

Our directors are as follows.

Name	Age		Director Since		Term Expires
Paul A. Novelly, executive chairman of the Board		66		2005		2012
Lee E. Mikles, chief executive officer and president		54		2005		2011
Paul G. Lorenzini, chief operating officer		70		2007		2012
Edwin A. Levy		72		2005		2010
Thomas R. Evans		55		2006		2011
Richard L. Knowlton		77		2007		2012
Donald C. Bedell		68		2008		2010

There is no arrangement or understanding between any of the above directors and any other person pursuant to which such person was or is to be selected as a director.

Our executive officers are as follows.

Name	Position	Age	Officer Since
Paul A. Novelly	Executive chairman of the Board	66	2005
Lee E. Mikles	Chief executive officer and president	54	2005
Paul G. Lorenzini	Chief operating officer	70	2008
Douglas D. Hommert	Executive vice president, secretary and treasurer	54	2005

There is no arrangement or understanding between any of the above officers and any other person pursuant to which such person was or is to be selected as an officer.

The following individuals are executive officers of our subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company, who are expected to make significant contributions to our business.

Name	Position	Age	Officer Since
David Baker	Senior vice president - operations support	63	2006
Gary Hess	Senior vice president - commercial operations	58	2006
Benjamin Ladd	Chief financial officer and treasurer	33	2006
Samuel Dortch	Senior vice president – operations	61	2007

Business Experience.

The following is a description of the business experience and background of our directors, officers and significant employees identified above.

Paul A. Novelly has been our chairman of our Board since inception. For at least the past five years, Mr. Novelly has been chairman and chief executive officer of Apex Oil Company, Inc., a privately-held company based in St. Louis, Missouri engaged in the trading, storage, marketing and transportation of petroleum products, including liquid terminal facilities in the Midwest and Eastern United States, and towboat and barge operations on the inland waterway system. Mr. Novelly is president and a director of AIC Limited, a Bermuda-based oil trading company, chairman and a director of World Point Terminals Inc., a publicly-held Canadian company based in Calgary which owns and operates petroleum storage facilities in the United States, and chief executive officer of St. Albans Global Management, Limited Partnership, LLLP, which provides corporate management services. He currently serves on the board of directors at Boss Holdings, Inc., a distributor of work gloves, boots and rainwear and other consumer products, and within the past five years also served on the board of directors of Intrawest Corporation, a company in the destination resorts and adventure travel industry, and The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., a broker-dealer and global securities and investment firm.

Lee E. Mikles has been our chief executive officer and a member of our Board since inception. In addition, he served as our principal financial officer before our acquisition of FutureFuel Chemical Company and thereafter through January 31, 2008. Mr. Mikles was chairman of Mikles/Miller Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser and home to the Kodiak family of funds, between 1992 and 2005. He was also chairman of Mikles/Miller Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, between 1999 and 2005. Additionally, Mr. Mikles has served on the board of directors of Official Payments Corporation, Coastcast Corporation, Nelnet, Inc., Imperial Bank and Imperial Bancorp. He currently serves on the board of directors of Boss Holdings, Inc. and is the chair of the audit committee for Boss Holdings, Inc.

Paul G. Lorenzini has been a member of our Board since January 2007 and our chief operating officer since April 21, 2008. In January 1970, Mr. Lorenzini co-founded Packaging Consultants, Inc., a distribution business supplying packaging materials to the food industry. In 1983, Bunzl PLC, a supplier of supermarket and food service packaging, acquired Packaging Consultants, Inc. Mr. Lorenzini continued to work for Bunzl PLC and in 1986 became president of Bunzl USA. He subsequently became the chief executive officer of Bunzl USA and retired in July 2004 with the title of chairman emeritus. Mr. Lorenzini served as a director of Bunzl PLC between 1999 and 2004.

Douglas D. Hommert has been our executive vice president, secretary and treasurer since inception. He was a member of our Board from inception through January 14, 2008. He became our principal financial officer on February 1, 2008. Mr. Hommert has been executive vice president and general counsel of Apex Oil Company, Inc. since September 2002. Between October 1988 and September 2002, he was a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. With that firm, he practiced in the areas of business law, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, financing and partnerships. He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in 1982.

Edwin A. Levy has been a member of our Board since November 2005. In 1979, Mr. Levy co-founded Levy, Harkins & Co., Inc., an investment advisory firm, where he now serves as chairman of the board and individual advisor. Mr. Levy was a director of Traffix, Inc. between November 1995 and 2006, and served as a member of its audit committee and stock options committee. He is a director of World Point Terminals Inc., a publicly-held Canadian company based in Calgary which owns and operates petroleum storage facilities in the United States, and in the past five years was a director of Forward Industries, Inc., a publicly-held company in the business of designing, manufacturing and distributing custom carrying case solutions.

Thomas R. Evans has been a member of our Board since May 2006. Since June 2004, he has served as president and chief executive officer of Bankrate, Inc., an Internet based aggregator of financial rate information. Mr. Evans was elected to Bankrate, Inc.’s board of directors in May 2004. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Evans was chairman and chief executive officer of Official Payments Corporation, an Internet processor of payment to government entities.

Richard L. Knowlton has been a member of our Board since January 2007. Between 1956 and 1995, Mr. Knowlton worked for Hormel Foods Corporation, a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded meat and food products. He started as a merchandising manager and became the president and chief operating officer in 1979. He became the chief executive officer and chairman of the board in 1981 and retired in 1995. Mr. Knowlton currently serves as a director on The Hormel Foundation and the Horatio Alger Association and is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, the Mayo Laboratory Services Advisory Board and the Eisenhower Medical Center Board. Mr. Knowlton served as a director of NG America Insurance Holdings, Inc. between 2000 and 2005 and SUPERVALU INC. between 1994 and 2005.

Donald C. Bedell has been a member of our Board since March 17, 2008. Mr. Bedell is chairman of the board of privately held Castle Partners and its affiliates, based in Sikeston, Missouri, which operate over 35 skilled nursing, health care, pharmaceutical, hospice, and therapy facilities throughout Missouri and other states. Mr. Bedell is a director of several privately held commercial banks, including First Community Bank of Batesville, Arkansas and is a member of the executive committee of such bank and its holding company. He is also a director of World Point Terminals Inc., serving as chairman of World Point’s Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committees. FutureFuel Corp.’s chairman, Paul A. Novelly, is the chairman of the board of World Point Terminals Inc.

David Baker was the vice president - manufacturing operations of FutureFuel Chemical Company between October 31, 2006 and October 14, 2007 and has been senior vice president - operations support since October 15, 2007. In 1967, he joined Eastman Chemical Company’s filter products division in Kingsport, Tennessee as a

development engineer. In 2001, Mr. Baker was named managing director of Eastman Chemical Company’s Peboc division, relocating to the United Kingdom. The Peboc division manufactures specialty chemicals including active pharmaceutical ingredients. In August 2005, Mr. Baker relocated to Kingsport as a business development manager in performance chemicals exclusive manufacturing. Mr. Baker is a registered professional engineer and past president of the East Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.

Gary Hess was the vice president - commercial operations of FutureFuel Chemical Company between October 31, 2006 and October 14, 2007, senior vice president - sales and marketing between October 15, 2007 and March 12, 2008 and senior vice president – commercial operations since March 13, 2008. Mr. Hess was the vice president for commercial operations for Bayer Corporation, where he had responsibility for sales, marketing, customer service, purchasing, research and development and quality control, prior to joining Eastman Chemical Company in December 2002 as the market development executive for agrochemicals. During his tenure with Bayer Corporation, Mr. Hess resided two years in Germany where he directed the market development efforts in pharmaceutical intermediates and photographic chemicals. In 2004, he was appointed to the position of global business leader for exclusive manufacturing with responsibility for sales, marketing and business development.

Benjamin Ladd became FutureFuel Chemical Company’s chief financial officer on October 31, 2006. From October 2003 to October 2006, Mr. Ladd was a fund manager and financial consultant for St. Albans Global Management, Limited Partnership, LLLP. In this position, he assisted with the management of capital in the equity and derivative markets worldwide and was responsible for all financial analysis and reporting related to the firm’s merchant banking and consulting activities. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Ladd served in various capacities for Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd., a middle-market investment banking firm in Denver, Colorado.

Samuel Dortch was the vice president - operations services of FutureFuel Chemical Company between July 30, 2007 and October 14, 2007 and has been senior vice president - operations since October 15, 2007. In 1972, Mr. Dortch joined Eastman Chemical Company’s technical services division in Kingsport, Tennessee as a development chemical engineer. He has served in numerous management positions in Kingsport, Batesville and at Eastman Kodak’s Kirby, England facility. In 2004, Mr. Dortch became manager of research and development at the Batesville plant and director of research and development in December 2006.

Board of Directors.

Board Meetings and Committees; Annual Meeting Attendance.

Directors are expected to attend all meetings of the Board, the Annual Meeting of shareholders and assigned committee meetings. The Board held four meetings during 2009 (two of which were unanimous consents in lieu of meetings). These meetings were attended by all of the directors except that Mr. Knowlton did not attend one of the meetings. The 2009 Annual Meeting of shareholders was held on June 30, 2009. Three directors (Messrs. Novelly, Mikles, and Lorenzini) attended that Annual Meeting.

Our Board has established the following committees: audit committee, remuneration committee, and nominating committee. The 2009 members of each of these committees, a summary of the responsibilities and authority of each of the committees, and the number of meetings held by each committee in 2009, follow.

Name of Committee and Members during 2009		Functions of the Committee	Number of Meetings in 2009
Audit: Thomas R. Evans (chairman) Richard L. Knowlton Edwin A. Levy	- - - - - - -	Appoints, compensates and oversees the work of any public accounting firm employed by the Company; Resolves any disagreements between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting; Pre-approves all audit and non-audit services; Retains independent counsel, accountants or others to advise the Committee or assist in the conduct of an investigation; Seeks any information it requires from employees - all of whom are directed to cooperate with the Committee’s requests; Meets with the Company’s officers, external auditors, or outside counsel, as necessary; and Oversees that management has established and maintained processes to assure compliance by the Company with all applicable laws, regulations and corporate policies.	five (all member attended each meeting)
Remuneration: Donald C. Bedell (chairman) Richard L. Knowlton Edwin A. Levy	- - - - - -	In consultation with the Company’s management, establishes the Company’s general policies relating to compensation of the Company’s officers and directors and the directors and executive officers of the Company’s subsidiaries, and oversees the development and implementation of such compensation programs; Approves the annual and long-term performance goals for the Company’s incentive plans (including incentive plans for the Company’s subsidiaries); Annually reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers and annually evaluates such officers’ performance in light of those goals and objectives and sets such officers’ compensation levels based on this evaluation; As required under applicable securities laws and rules, reviews the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section (the “CD&A”) to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement or other reports or filings with the SEC or other governmental authorities and stock exchanges, discusses the CD&A with the Company’s management and recommends to the Board that the CD&A be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, proxy statement on Schedule 14A, information statement on Schedule 14C or any other filing with the SEC or other governmental authorities and stock exchanges; Reviews and makes recommendations to the Board periodically with respect to the compensation of all non-employee directors, including any compensation under the Company’s equity-based plans; and Evaluates the committee’s performance and the adequacy of its charter on an annual basis and recommends any proposed changes to the Board for approval.	two (all members attended each meeting except that Mr. Knowlton did not attend one of the meetings)

Name of Committee and Members during 2009

Functions of the Committee

Number of Meetings in 2009

Nominating:

Edwin A. Levy (chairman)

Thomas R. Evans

Donald C. Bedell

Assists the Board by identifying qualified candidates for director, and recommends to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders;

Leads the Board in its annual review of Board performance;

Recommends to the Board director nominees for each Board committee;

Oversees the annual process of evaluation of the performance of the Company’s management; and

Develops and recommends to the Board corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company.

None

Audit Committee.

We have a separately-designated standing audit committee and have adopted an audit committee charter. A copy of this audit committee charter may be accessed at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm on our internet website. A copy may also be obtained free of charge from us by written request to our corporate secretary at our principal office set forth above. The members of the audit committee in 2009 were: Thomas R. Evans (chairman), Edwin A. Levy, and Richard L. Knowlton. Thomas R. Evans was the chairman of the audit committee.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the audit committee are to monitor: (i) the integrity of our financial statements, including the financial reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting; (ii) our compliance with related legal and regulatory requirements; and (iii) the independence and performance of our external auditor. The audit committee also selects our independent registered public accounting firm. Management of the Company is responsible for designing and implementing the internal controls and the financial reporting process. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and issuing a report thereon. The audit committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.

Audit Committee Recommendation

In the performance of its oversight function, the audit committee has performed the duties required by its charter, and it has reviewed and discussed our consolidated financial statements for 2009 with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee also has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards Number 61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in Rule 3200T.

The audit committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with our audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence. The audit committee also has received confirmations from management and has considered whether the provision of any nonaudit services by the independent registered public accounting firm to us is compatible with maintaining the independence of the auditors.

Based upon a review of the reports by, and discussions with, management and the independent registered public accounting firm and the audit committee’s review of the representations of management and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm, the audit committee recommended to our Board to include the audited financial statements in our Form 10-K and Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Thomas R. Evans, Edwin A. Levy and Richard L. Knowlton

Audit Committee Expert

Our Board has determined that each member of our audit committee is an audit committee financial expert. During 2009, each such member of our audit committee was independent, as independence for audit committee members is defined in the listing standards applicable to us as described below.

Nominating Committee.

The nominating committee has a charter. A copy of that charter may be found at our internet web site at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm. A copy may also be obtained free of charge by written request to our corporate secretary at our principal office set forth above.

Our Board has adopted Procedures for Shareholders Submitting Nominating Recommendations, which sets forth the procedure for a shareholder to submit a director nominee recommendation, the timelines for receiving such nominations, and the information required on each director nominee. Our Board has also adopted a Policy on Shareholder Recommendation of Candidates for Election as Directors, which sets forth the evaluation process adopted by our Board. Any shareholder desiring to submit a director nominee for consideration by the nominating committee of our Board for the 2011 Annual Meeting must do so in accordance with our bylaws and policies described below under “Shareholder Proposals for the Next Annual Meeting”. Director nominations should be submitted in writing to our corporate secretary, acting as agent for the nominating committee, at FutureFuel Corp., 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105. A copy of such Procedures and Policy is available to any shareholder and may be obtained from our corporate secretary.

Once a director nominee has been recommended, whether by a shareholder or otherwise, the nominating committee reviews the background and qualifications of the nominee. In selecting the slate of nominees to be recommended by the nominating committee to our Board, and in an effort to maintain a proper mix of directors that results in a highly effective governing body, the nominating committee also considers such factors as the occupational, geographic and age diversity of all director nominees; the particular skills and ability of each nominee to understand financial statements and finance matters generally; community involvement of each nominee; and the independence status of each nominee in accordance with our corporate governance guidelines, SEC rules and other applicable laws and regulations.

The nominating committee reports its recommendations concerning each director nominee to our Board. Our Board then considers the nominating committee’s recommendations and selects those director nominees to be submitted to the shareholders for approval at the next Annual Meeting of shareholders. Our Board may, as a part of its consideration, request the nominating committee to provide it with such information pertaining to a director nominee as our Board deems appropriate to fully evaluate the qualifications of the nominee.

Remuneration Committee.

Our Board has established a remuneration committee. The remuneration committee has a charter which may be found at our internet web site at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm. In addition, a copy will be provided free of charge by written request to our corporate secretary at our principal office set forth above. Our processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive and director compensation are described in “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers” below.

Director Independence.

Our Board has adopted corporate governance guidelines which incorporate certain rules of the SEC and U.S. securities exchanges for use by our Board when determining director independence. These guidelines include the Company’s Policy for Approving Transactions with Related Parties and Insider Trading Policy. Our Board also broadly considers all other relevant facts and circumstances that bear on the materiality of each director’s relationship with us, including the potential for conflicts of interest, when determining director independence.

The nominating committee of our Board evaluates each incumbent director and all new director nominees based on applicable law, regulations and rules and makes a recommendation to the full Board as to the independence of directors and director nominees. Our Board has determined that, of the seven current members of the Board who

will continue to serve after the Annual Meeting, the following four directors have no disqualifying material relationships with us or our subsidiaries and are, therefore, independent: Messrs. Levy, Evans, Knowlton, and Bedell. In addition, in 2009 each of our Board’s remuneration, audit, and nominating committees was comprised of directors who were independent under such definitions. The guidelines referenced above, as well as other corporate governance initiatives adopted by us, are available to any shareholder free of charge upon request to our corporate secretary at our principal office set forth above.

Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers.

General

Our Board has established a remuneration committee. The remuneration committee’s responsibilities include, among other things, determining our policy on remuneration to our (that is, FutureFuel Corp.’s) officers and directors and the executive officers and directors of FutureFuel Chemical Company. We paid each of our directors $25,000 for 2009. We determined for 2009 not to pay salaries, bonuses, or other forms of cash compensation (other than stock options) to any of our executive officers (in their capacities as such) (other than certain executive officers of FutureFuel Chemical Company). The remuneration committee did approve the awarding of certain stock options to our directors and executive officers in 2009 as described below. No compensation for our directors or executive officers (other than certain executive officers of FutureFuel Chemical Company) has been set at this time for the calendar year 2010. Rather, our Board believes it is more appropriate to set such compensation later in the year when 2010 results are capable of reasonable estimation.

In 2009, we paid salaries, bonuses, and other forms of compensation to the officers of FutureFuel Chemical Company as described below. For purposes of the following discussion of executive compensation, the term “executive officers” includes executive officers of both FutureFuel Corp. and FutureFuel Chemical Company. Only Paul A. Novelly, Lee E. Mikles, Paul G. Lorenzini, and Douglas D. Hommert have been elected officers of FutureFuel Corp. by our Board.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The elements of our compensation program include base salary, bonuses, and certain retirement, insurance, and other benefits generally available to all employees. In addition, our Board adopted an Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) which was approved by our shareholders at our 2007 annual meeting on June 26, 2007. The Incentive Plan provides equity-based compensation to our executive officers and our directors.

Cash Salaries and Bonuses

We determined not to pay cash salaries or bonuses to Messrs. Novelly, Mikles, Lorenzini, or Hommert for 2009. Our executive chairman, Mr. Novelly, receives compensation from our affiliate, St. Albans Global Management, Limited Partnership, LLLP. Our chief executive officer, Mr. Mikles, receives compensation from existing business enterprises and investments, none of which are affiliated with us. Our executive vice president, secretary and treasurer, Mr. Hommert, receives compensation from our affiliate, Apex Oil Company, Inc. None of Messrs. Novelly, Mikles, Lorenzini, or Hommert received any increase in their salary, bonus, or other income to compensate them for their services to us. As to our other executive officers, we continued their base salaries paid for 2008 with a modest percentage increase for 2009.

For the year 2009, we established a bonus pool for the employees of our subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company. The total bonus target amount was determined at 10% of the estimated (as of the end of November 2009) after-tax earnings of FutureFuel Chemical Company for the year ended December 31, 2009, subject to certain adjustments. We believe the 10% amount was reasonable and provides an incentive for such employees to continue implementing the business plan that we have installed at FutureFuel Chemical Company. FutureFuel Chemical Company employees hired after January 1, 2009 received $250. Eligible employees hired prior to January 1, 2009 received 88 hours of pay at their normal hourly rate. Salaried employees of FutureFuel Chemical Company received an additional bonus amount ranging from $0 to $40,000, with the larger bonuses going to FutureFuel Chemical Company’s executive officers as determined by FutureFuel Chemical Company’s board of directors. The bonuses were paid in cash on December 18, 2009.

We expect to establish an annual cash bonus program for fiscal years commencing after 2009 in an amount equal to 10% of after-tax earnings of FutureFuel Chemical Company, subject to certain adjustments, but solely on a discretionary basis. In determining actual bonus payouts for such years, we expect that the remuneration committee will consider performance against Company performance goals to be established, as well as individual performance goals. We expect that this annual cash bonus program will apply to certain key employees of FutureFuel Chemical Company in addition to the executives whose compensation is described herein. The actual amount of bonuses, if any, will be determined near the end of our fiscal year.

Omnibus Incentive Plan

Our Board adopted the Incentive Plan, which was approved by our shareholders at our 2007 annual shareholder meeting on June 26, 2007. The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to:

encourage ownership in us by key personnel whose long-term employment with or engagement by us or our subsidiaries (including FutureFuel Chemical Company) is considered essential to our continued progress and, thereby, encourage recipients to act in our shareholders’ interests and share in our success;

encourage such persons to remain in our employ or in the employ of our subsidiaries; and

provide incentives to persons who are not our employees to promote our success.

The Incentive Plan authorizes us to issue stock options (including incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock awards, and stock appreciation rights. To date, options for 690,500 shares of stock and awards of 39,800 shares of stock have been made. We will consider issuing additional stock options, stock awards, and/or stock appreciation rights pursuant to the criteria set forth below. However, no determinations have been made for 2010.

Eligible participants in the Incentive Plan include: (i) members of our Board and our executive officers; (ii) regular, active employees of us or of any of our subsidiaries; and (iii) persons engaged by us or by any of our subsidiaries to render services to us or our subsidiaries as an advisor or consultant.

Awards under the Incentive Plan are limited to shares of our common stock, which may be shares reacquired by us, including shares purchased in the open market, or authorized but un-issued shares. Awards will be limited to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock in the aggregate, or approximately 2,670,000 shares as of the date of adoption of the Incentive Plan.

The Incentive Plan will be administered by our Board’s remuneration committee (the “Administrator”). The Administrator may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Incentive Plan. The Administrator may delegate to one or more individuals the day-to-day administration of the Incentive Plan and any of the functions assigned to the Administrator in the Incentive Plan. Such delegation may be revoked at any time. All decisions, determinations, and interpretations by the Administrator regarding the Incentive Plan and the terms and conditions of any award granted thereunder will be final and binding on all participants.

The Incentive Plan became effective upon its approval by our shareholders on June 26, 2007 and continues in effect for a term of ten years thereafter unless amended and extended by us or unless earlier terminated. The individuals and number of persons who may be selected to participate in the Incentive Plan in the future is at the discretion of the Administrator and, therefore, are not determinable at this time. Likewise, the number of stock options, stock awards, and stock appreciation rights that will be granted, or that would have been granted during the last completed fiscal year if the Incentive Plan had been in effect, to eligible participants pursuant to the Incentive Plan are not determinable at this time.

The Administrator may grant a stock option or provide for the grant of a stock option either from time to time in the discretion of the Administrator or automatically upon the occurrence of events specified by the Administrator, including the achievement of performance goals or the satisfaction of an event or condition within the control of the participant or within the control of others. Each option agreement must contain provisions regarding: (i) the number of shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of the option; (ii) the type of option; (iii) the exercise

price of the shares and the means of payment for the shares; (iv) the term of the option; (v) such terms and conditions on the vesting or exercisability of the option as may be determined from time to time by the Administrator; (vi) restrictions on the transfer of the option and forfeiture provisions; and (vii) such further terms and condition not inconsistent with the plan as may be determined from time to time by the Administrator. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Administrator or otherwise set forth in the Incentive Plan, the vesting of an option will occur only while the participant is employed or rendering services to us or one of our subsidiaries, and all vesting will cease upon a participant’s termination of employment for any reason.

The Administrator may grant annual performance vested options. Performance will be tied to annual cash flow targets (our consolidated income plus depreciation plus amortization) in amounts to be determined. Annual performance vested options will vest 25% for each year that the annual cash flow target is achieved (with provisions for subsequent year catch-ups).

The Administrator may grant cumulative performance vested options. Performance will be tied to cumulative cash flow in amounts to be determined for periods to be determined.

The Administrator may issue other options based upon the following performance criteria either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, subsidiary, or business segment, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Administrator: (i) cash flow; (ii) earnings (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price; (vi) return on equity or average shareholders’ equity; (vii) total shareholder return; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) return on investment; (xi) revenue; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income or net operating income; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue; (xvii) market share; (xviii) overhead or other expense reduction; (xix) growth in shareholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (xx) strategic plan development and implementation; and (xxi) any other similar criteria.

Such options will vest and expire (including on a pro rata basis) on such terms as may be determined by the Administrator from time to time consistent with the terms of the Incentive Plan.

The Administrator may award our common stock to participants. The grant, issuance, retention, or vesting of each stock award may be subject to such performance criteria and level of achievement versus these criteria as the Administrator determines, which criteria may be based on financial performance, personal performance evaluations, or completion of service by the participant. Unless otherwise provided for by the Administrator, upon the participant’s termination of employment other than due to death or retirement, the unvested portions of the stock award and the shares of our common stock subject thereto will generally be forfeited. Unless otherwise provided for by the Administrator, if a participant’s termination of employment is due to death or retirement, all outstanding stock awards will continue to vest provided certain conditions to be determined are met. Unless otherwise provided for by the Administrator, if a participant’s termination of employment is due to his death, a portion of each outstanding stock award granted to such participant will immediately vest and all forfeiture provisions and repurchase rights will lapse as to a prorated number of shares of common stock determined by dividing the number of whole months since the grant date by the number of whole months between the grant date and the date that the stock award would have fully vested.

The Administrator may grant stock appreciation rights either alone or in conjunction with other awards. The Administrator will determine the number of shares of common stock to be subject to each award of stock appreciation rights. The award of stock appreciation rights will not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant except as the Administrator may otherwise determine in the event of death, disability, retirement, or voluntary termination of employment of the participant. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, the award of stock appreciation rights will not be exercisable unless the person exercising the award of stock appreciation rights has been at all times during the period beginning with the date of the grant thereof and ending on the date of such exercise, employed by or otherwise performing services for us or one of our subsidiaries.

In the event there is a change in control of the Company, as determined by our Board, our Board may, in its discretion: (i) provide for the assumption or substitution of, or adjustment to, each outstanding award; (ii) accelerate the vesting of awards and terminate any restrictions on cash awards or stock awards; and (iii) provide for the cancellation of awards for a cash payment to the participant.

Retirement Benefits

We adopted a 401(k) plan for FutureFuel Chemical Company which is generally available to all of its employees.

Life Insurance and Other Employee Benefits

Our executive officers who are not officers of FutureFuel Corp. participate in employee welfare plans (life insurance, medical insurance, disability insurance, vacation pay, and the like) maintained by FutureFuel Chemical Company for all of its employees. We do not provide life insurance or other employee benefits for our executive officers who have been elected to officer positions with both FutureFuel Corp. and FutureFuel Chemical Company.

The Remuneration Committee

In 2009, our remuneration committee consisted of Mr. Bedell, Mr. Knowlton, and Mr. Levy. Each of these individuals is an “independent director” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and an “outside director” within the meaning of §162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Summary Compensation Table

Our executive officers were paid the following compensation for the three-year period ended December 31, 2009.

Summary Compensation Table

Person	Year	Salary	Bonus(e)	Stock Awards(d)	Option Awards(f)	All Other Compensa- tion(b)	Total
Paul A. Novelly(c) Executive chairman FutureFuel Corp.	2009 2008 2007	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 100,000	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 171,050 $ 341,450 $ 0	$ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000	$ 196,050 $ 366,450 $ 125,000
Lee E. Mikles(c) Chief executive officer FutureFuel Corp.	2009 2008 2007	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 171,050 $ 12,797 $ 0	$ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000	$ 196,050 $ 37,797 $ 25,000
Paul G. Lorenzini(c) Chief operating officer FutureFuel Corp.	2009 2008 2007	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 100,000 $ 100,000	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 171,050 $ 127,967 $ 0	$ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000	$ 196,050 $ 152,967 $ 125,000
Douglas D. Hommert(c) Executive vice president, secretary and treasurer, FutureFuel Corp.	2009 2008 2007	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0	$ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Benjamin Ladd(a) Chief financial officer and treasurer, FutureFuel Chemical Company	2009 2008 2007	$ 169,999 $ 163,943 $ 147,117	$ 46,865 $ 74,788 $ 27,885	$ 0 $ 525 $ 0	$ 33,003 $ 14,584 $ 0	$ 10,719 $ 11,586 $ 99,547	$ 260,586 $ 265,426 $ 274,549
David Baker(a) Senior vice president - operations support, FutureFuel Chemical Company	2009 2008 2007	$ 169,998 $ 170,957 $ 170,005	$ 46,865 $ 75,173 $ 28,270	$ 0 $ 525 $ 0	$ 33,000 $ 14,584 $ 0	$ 14,045 $ 14,266 $ 24,634	$ 263,908 $ 275,505 $ 222,909
Gary Hess(a) Senior vice president - commercial operations, FutureFuel Chemical Company	2009 2008 2007	$ 169,999 $ 170,623 $ 170,000	$ 46,865 $ 75,173 $ 18,268	$ 0 $ 525 $ 0	$ 33,000 $ 14,584 $ 0	$ 15,443 $ 14,633 $ 11,359	$ 265,307 $ 275,538 $ 199,628
Samuel Dortch(a) Senior vice president, operations, FutureFuel Chemical Company	2009 2008 2007	$ 169,998 $ 176,298 $ 145,000	$ 46,865 $ 74,692 $ 27,788	$ 0 $ 0 $ 525	$ 33,000 $ 14,584 $ 0	$ 14,955 $ 20,381 $ 9,689	$ 264,818 $ 286,480 $ 182,477

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(a) Executive officers of FutureFuel Chemical Company for the years indicated.

(b)

For Messrs. Novelly, Mikles, and Lorenzini, includes $25,000 in directors fees for 2009, 2008, and 2007 as described below. For our executive officers, includes our contributions (including accrued contributions) to vested and unvested defined contribution plans and the dollar value of any insurance premiums paid by, or on behalf of, us during or for the covered fiscal year with respect to life and disability insurance for the benefit of the named person. 2007 includes a relocation allowance of $13,077 for Mr. Baker, and nondeductible moving expenses (grossed up) of $78,746 and deductible moving expenses (not grossed up) of $11,123 for Mr. Ladd. 2008 includes $6,003 of moving expenses for Mr. Dortch, exclusive of $14,686 in deductible moving expenses paid directly to movers. The above amounts do not include travel expenses reimbursed pursuant to Company policy.

(c)

Our executive officers for the years indicated. We reimbursed an affiliate of Mr. Mikles $100,000 in 2008 and 2007 as set forth above for expenses incurred by such affiliate in 2008 and 2007 in connection with Mr. Mikles performing services for us and FutureFuel Chemical Company in 2008 and 2007. We reimbursed an affiliate of Mr. Novelly $100,000 in 2008 as set forth above for expenses incurred by such affiliate in 2008 in connection with Mr. Novelly performing services for us and FutureFuel Chemical Company in 2008.

(d)	Calculated at the number of shares awarded multiplied by the average between the high and low trade prices of shares of our common stock on the OTCBB on the date of the award.

(e)	2007 amounts were earned in 2007 but paid in 2008.

(f)	Represents the grant date valuation of the awards under FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used for determining the value of option awards reported here are set forth in Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.

None of the above-named persons is a party to an employment agreement or employment arrangement with us or with FutureFuel Chemical Company.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

We adopted the Incentive Plan but did not make any awards thereunder until 2008. In April 2008, we granted a total of 55,000 stock options to selected members of our management. An additional 5,000 management options were issued in September 2008. The options awarded in April 2008 had an exercise price equal to the average of the bid and ask price of our common stock on the date of grant as established in private sales, which our Board determined to be the fair market value of such stock on that date. The management options awarded in September 2008 had an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant as quoted on the OTCBB. Originally, one-third of the management options granted in April 2008 vested on each of the annual anniversary dates of the grant. Our compensation committee determined that it was in our best interests if those options were to vest immediately. Accordingly, those management options were amended in September 2008 to provide for immediate vesting. The management options issued in September 2008 vested immediately upon grant. The management options awarded in April 2008 expire on April 7, 2013. The management options awarded in September 2008 expire on September 30, 2013. On December 3, 2008, we awarded an aggregate of 39,800 shares of our common stock to employees of FutureFuel Chemical Company. These shares vested upon grant.

In 2009, we awarded 280,500 stock options to our directors, executive officers, and certain other members of our management. These options vested upon grant, had an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant as quoted on the OTCBB, and expire upon December 21, 2014 if not exercised by that date.

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the awards to our executive officers and certain officers of FutureFuel Chemical Company of options and shares of our common stock under the Incentive Plan.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

		Estimated Future Payout Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
Name	Grant Date	Threshold (#)	Target (#)	Maximum (#)	All Other Option Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)	All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options(#)	Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
Paul A. Novelly Executive chairman FutureFuel Corp.	04/07/08 12/10/08 12/21/09	100,000 100,000 55,000	100,000 100,000 55,000	100,000 100,000 55,000	0	0	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00
Lee E. Mikles Chief executive officer FutureFuel Corp.	04/07/08 12/21/09	10,000 55,000	10,000 55,000	10,000 55,000	0	0	$4.00 $7.00	$4.00 $7.00
Paul G. Lorenzini Chief operating officer FutureFuel Corp.	04/07/08 12/21/09	100,000 55,000	100,000 55,000	100,000 55,000	0	0	$4.00 $7.00	$4.00 $7.00
Douglas D. Hommert Executive vice president, secretary and treasurer, and principal financial officer, FutureFuel Corp.	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	0	n/a	n/a
Benjamin Ladd Chief financial officer and treasurer, FutureFuel Chemical Company	04/07/08 12/03/08 12/21/09	10,000 100 10,612	10,000 100 10,612	10,000 100 10,612	0	0	$4.00 n/a $7.00	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00
David Baker Senior vice president - operations support, FutureFuel Chemical Company	04/0708 12/03/08 12/21/09	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	0	0	$4.00 n/a $7.00	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00
Gary Hess Senior vice president - sales and marketing, FutureFuel Chemical Company	04/07/08 12/03/08 12/21/09	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	0	0	$4.00 n/a $7.00	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00
Samuel Dortch Senior vice president, operations, FutureFuel Chemical Company	04/07/08 12/03/08 12/21/09	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	10,000 100 10,611	0	0	$4.00 n/a $7.00	$4.00 $5.65 $7.00

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information concerning unexecuted options, stock that has not vested, and equity incentive plan awards as of December 31, 2009 with respect to our executive officers.

	Option Awards					Stock Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (3) Unexercisable	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Unexercised Unearned Options (#)	Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)	Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Paul A. Novelly	55,000	0	0	$7.00	12/21/14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lee E. Mikles	55,000	0	0	$7.00	12/21/14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Paul G. Lorenzini	55,000	0	0	$7.00	12/21/14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Douglas D. Hommert	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Benjamin Ladd	10,612	0	0	$7.00	12/21/14	0	0	0	0
David Baker	10,000 10,611	0	0	$4.00 $7.00	04/07/13 12/21/14	0	0	0	0
Gary Hess	10,611	0	0	$7.00	12/21/14	0	0	0	0
Sam Dortch	10,000 10,611	0	0	$4.00 $7.00	04/07/13 12/21/14	0	0	0	0

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table sets forth the number of options exercised by each of our executive officers in 2009, and stock awards which vested in such individual in 2009.

	Option Awards		Stock Awards
Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)	Value Realized on Exercise ($)	Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)	Value Realized on Vesting ($)
Paul A. Novelly	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lee E. Mikles	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Paul G. Lorenzini	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Douglas D. Hommert	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Benjamin Ladd	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
David Baker	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gary Hess	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sam Dortch	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Compensation of Directors

We awarded 5,000 stock options to each of our directors in December 2009. These options vested upon grant, had an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant as quoted on the OTCBB, and expire upon December 21, 2014 if not exercised by that date. Consistent with prior years, we also paid each of our directors $25,000 for the year 2009.

The following is the compensation our directors earned for 2009.

Director	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash	Stock Awards	Option Awards(a)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensa-tion	Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensa-tion Earnings	All Other Compensa-tion	Total
Paul A. Novelly	$ 25,000	$ 0	(b)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 25,000
Lee E. Mikles	$ 25,000	$ 0	(b)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 25,000
Edwin A. Levy	$ 25,000	$ 0	$ 15,550	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 40,550
Thomas R. Evans	$ 25,000	$ 0	$ 15,550	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 40,550
Richard L. Knowlton	$ 25,000	$ 0	$ 15,550	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 40,550
Paul G. Lorenzini	$ 25,000	$ 0	(b)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Donald C. Bedell	$ 25,000	$ 0	$ 15,550	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 40,550

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(a)	The amounts reported represent the grant date fair value of options vested in 2009 and recognized as expense in our financial statements in 2009, measured in accordance with ASC 718.

(b)	Messrs. Novelly, Mikles and Lorenzini also received compensation as executive officers and their stock options are included in the discussion above regarding our executive officers.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The members of our remuneration committee during 2009 were Mr. Bedell, Mr. Knowlton, and Mr. Levy and the committee was chaired by Mr. Bedell. None of such individuals are or have been an officer or employee of the Company.

Mr. Novelly, our executive chairman of the board, and Mr. Mikles, our chief executive officer and one of our directors, are both directors of Boss Holdings, Inc. Mr. Novelly is a member of Boss Holdings, Inc.’s compensation committee and Mr. Mikles is a member of its audit committee. Mr. Novelly, Mr. Levy (one of our directors and a member of our remuneration committee), and Mr. Bedell (one of our directors and a member of our remuneration committee) are directors of World Point Terminals Inc.; World Point Terminals Inc. does not have a separate compensation committee.

Compensation Committee Report

The remuneration committee of our board has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth above with our management. Based on this review and discussions, the remuneration committee recommended to our Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.

Donald C. Bedell, Richard L. Knowlton, and Edwin A. Levy

Transactions with Related Persons.

Sales of Products

From time to time, FutureFuel Chemical Company may sell to Apex Oil Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates biofuels (including biodiesel) produced by FutureFuel Chemical Company, and Apex Oil Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates may sell to FutureFuel Chemical Company diesel fuel, gasoline, and other petroleum products for use in FutureFuel Chemical Company’s biofuels business. Such sales and/or purchases are executed at the then current market price of the respective product or the then current posted price for comparable products, plus or minus applicable geographical differentials.

Natural Gas Purchases

FutureFuel Chemical Company utilizes natural gas to generate steam for its manufacturing process and to support certain of its air and waste treatment facilities. This natural gas is purchased through an affiliate, although transportation costs are paid to an independent third party.

Storage and Terminalling Services

FutureFuel Chemical Company leases liquid storage capacity from an affiliate for the storage of biodiesel, diesel, methanol, and biodiesel feedstocks. Expenses related to this agreement include monthly lease charges, generally on a per barrel basis, and associated heating, thruput, and other customary terminalling charges.

Income Tax and Consulting Services

An affiliate provides to us and to FutureFuel Chemical company income tax services and finance and accounting services as we may request from time to time. These services are charged at an agreed quarterly fee plus reimbursement of direct costs.

Commodity Trading Advisory Fees

We entered into a commodity trading advisory agreement with an affiliate pursuant to which such affiliate provides us advice concerning the purchase, sale, exchange, conversion, and hedging of commodities.

Travel and Administrative Services

We reimburse an affiliate for travel and other administrative services incurred by such affiliate on our behalf. Such reimbursement is performed at cost with the affiliate realizing no profit on the transaction.

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons.

Any transaction in which we (or one of our subsidiaries) are a participant, the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 5% of our net income, total assets or total capital, and in which any party related to us has or will have a direct or indirect material interest must be approved by a majority of the disinterested members of our Board as fair to us and our shareholders. This policy was adopted by our board on January 8, 2007 and can be found at our internet website at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm. A copy will also be provided free of charge pursuant to written request to our corporate secretary.

In addition, we adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct which sets forth legal and ethical standards of conduct for our directors, officers and employees and the directors, officers and employees of our subsidiaries,

including FutureFuel Chemical Company. This Code is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote: (i) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (ii) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by us; (iii) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; (iv) the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code to appropriate persons identified in this Code; and (v) accountability for adherence to this Code. This Code was adopted by our Board on November 30, 2005, is in writing and can be found through the “Investor Relations - Corporate Governance” section of our internet web site at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm. A copy also will be provided free of charge pursuant to written request to our corporate secretary.

Each of the transactions described above (under the caption “Transactions with Related Persons”) was undertaken in compliance with our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and approved by a majority of the disinterested members of our Board.

Shareholder Communications.

Any shareholder who wishes to contact our Board or any individual director serving on our Board may do so by written communication mailed to: Board (Attention: Name of Director(s), if appropriate), Corporate Secretary, FutureFuel Corp., 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105. Any proper communication received will be processed by our corporate secretary as agent for our Board. A copy of the communication will be promptly forwarded to each member of our Board or, if appropriate, to the member(s) of our Board named in the communication. The original shareholder communication will be maintained on file in our corporate secretary’s office and made readily available to any director who should wish to review it.

Shareholder Proposals for the Next Annual Meeting.

Any shareholder desiring to make a proposal to be acted upon at the 2011 Annual Meeting of our shareholders must present such proposal to us at our principal office set forth above by January 15, 2011 for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for that Annual Meeting.

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business properly to be brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, our bylaws provide that the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to our corporate secretary. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal office not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 40 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the 20th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice to our corporate secretary must set forth in writing as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reason for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address, as they appear on our books, of the shareholder proposing such business; (iii) the class and number of shares of our stock which are beneficially owned by the shareholder; and (iv) any material interest of the shareholder in such business.

Shareholder nominations for director must comply with the notice and informational requirements described above for other shareholder proposals, as well as additional information that would be required under applicable SEC proxy rules and the policies of the nominating committee of our Board, particularly appendices A, B and C of the Nominating Committee Charter. A copy of our Nominating Committee Charter may be found on our internet web site at http://ir.futurefuelcorporation.com/governance.cfm. In addition, a copy may be obtained free of charge through a written request to us at our principal office set forth above, attention corporate secretary.

Financial Information - Annual Report.

Our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009 is included herewith. We will provide without charge additional copies of our Annual Report upon written request. Requests and related inquiries should be directed to Corporate Secretary, FutureFuel Corp., 8235 Forsyth Blvd., 4th Floor, Clayton, Missouri 63105.

Other Business.

Our Board knows of no other matter to come before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter requiring a vote of the shareholders arises, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying shareholder proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with their best judgment.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Secretary

June 11, 2010