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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
NEXIA
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
84-1062062
(State
or other
jurisdiction
of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)
incorporation
or organization)
59
West 100 South, Second
Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
(Address
of principal executive offices)
The
Amended 2008 Benefit
Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc.
(Full title of the plan)
Richard
D. Surber, 59 West
100 South, Second Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
(Name, address, including zip code, of agent for service)
Telephone number for Issuer: (801)
575-8073
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
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Title
of Securities to be Registered
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Amounts
to be Registered
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Share(1)
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
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Amount
of Registration Fee
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Common
Stock, 0.0001 par value
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200,000,000
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$0.0006
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$120,000
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$15.21
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(1)
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Bona
fide estimate of maximum offering price solely for calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933,
based on the average bid and asked price of the registrant=s
common stock as of February 7, 2008, a date within five business
days
prior to the date of filing of this registration statement.
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In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be
offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein.
Registration
Statement Pursuant to General Instruction E to form S-8
2008
Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc.
This
Registration Statement is being
filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, to reflect that the Board
of Directors of Nexia Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
has
amended The 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc. as originally filed by
the
Company in a Form S-8 filed on October 12, 2007, SEC file no. 333-146693, which
is incorporated herein by reference. This Registration statement will
increase the number of shares to be included in the plan by Two Hundred Million
(200,000,000) shares of the common stock of the Company.
The
200,000,000 shares registered hereunder increases the total number of shares
registered under The 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc. to
350,000,000.
The
amendment to the 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc. is filed as
Exhibit "A"
hereto. The additional Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares are
being registered hereby.
The
total
number of shares registered under the 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings,
Inc.
will be 350,000,000.
ITEM
8-Exhibits
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Exhibits
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SEC
Ref. No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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Page
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A
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4
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Amendment
to 2008 Stock Benefit Plan of the Company
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5
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B
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5,
23(b)
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Opinion
and consent of Counsel with respect to the legality of the issuance
of
securities being issued
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8
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C
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23(a)
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Consents
of Accountants
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10
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it
has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 8,
2008.
Nexia
Holdings, Inc.
By: /s/
Richard
Surber.
Richard
D. Surber, as President
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
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/s/Richard
Surber
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Director
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February
8, 2008
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Richard
D. Surber
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/s/Gerald
Einhorn
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Director
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February
8, 2008
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Gerald
Einhorn
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/s/Adrienne
Bernstein
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Director
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February
8, 2008
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Adrienne
Bernstein
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
Nexia
Holdings,
Inc.
(a
Nevada
corporation)
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibits
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SEC
Ref. No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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Page
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A
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4
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Amendment
to 2008 Stock Benefit Plan of the Company
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5
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B
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5,
23(b)
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Opinion
and consent of Counsel with respect to the legality of the issuance
of
securities being issued
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8
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C
|
23(a)
|
Consents
of Accountants
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10
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THE
AMENDED 2008 BENEFIT PLAN
OF
NEXIA
HOLDINGS, INC.
THE
AMENDED 2008 BENEFIT PLAN OF NEXIA HOLDINGS, INC.
Nexia
Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the ACompany@),
hereby adopts The Amended 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc. (the APlan@)
this 8th
day of
February, 2008. Under the Plan, the Company may issue stock, or grant
options to acquire the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 (the AStock@),
from time to time to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, all on the
terms and conditions set forth herein (ABenefits@). In
addition, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, Benefits may from time
to
time be granted under this Plan to other individuals, including consultants
or
advisors, who contribute to the success of the Company or its subsidiaries,
but
are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, provided that bona fide
services shall be rendered by consultants and advisors and such services must
not be in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction. No stock may be issued, or option granted under the benefit plan
to
consultants, advisors, or other persons who directly or indirectly promote
or
maintain a market for the Company=s
securities.
1.Purpose
of the Plan.
The Plan is intended to aid the Company in maintaining and developing a
management team, attracting qualified officers and employees capable of assuring
the future success of the Company, and rewarding those individuals who have
contributed to the success of the Company. The Company has designed
this Plan to aid it in retaining the services of executives and employees and
in
attracting new personnel when needed for future operations and growth and to
provide such personnel with an incentive to remain employees of the Company,
to
use their best efforts to promote the success of the Company's business, and
to
provide them with an opportunity to obtain or increase a proprietary interest
in
the Company. It is also designed to permit the Company to reward
those individuals who are not employees of the Company, but who management
perceives to have contributed to the success of the Company or who are important
to the continued business and operations of the Company. The above
goals will be achieved through the granting of Benefits.
2.Administration
of this
Plan. Administration of this Plan shall be determined by the
Company's Board of Directors (the ABoard@). Subject
to compliance with applicable provisions of the governing law, the Board may
delegate administration of this Plan or specific administrative duties with
respect to this Plan on such terms and to such committees of the Board as it
deems proper (hereinafter the Board or its authorized committee shall be
referred to as APlan
Administrators@). The
interpretation and construction of the terms of this Plan by the Plan
Administrators thereof shall be final and binding on all participants in this
Plan absent a showing of demonstrable error. No member of the Plan
Administrators shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in
good faith with respect to this Plan. Any Benefit approved by a
majority vote of those Plan Administrators attending a duly and properly held
meeting shall be valid. Any Benefit approved by the Plan
Administrators shall be approved as specified by the Board at the time of
delegation.
3.Shares
of Stock Subject to
this Plan. A total of Three Hundred Fifty Million
(350,000,000) shares of Stock may be subject to, or issued pursuant to, Benefits
granted under this Plan. If any right to acquire Stock granted under
this Plan is exercised by the delivery of shares of Stock or the relinquishment
of rights to shares of Stock, only the net shares of Stock issued (the shares
of
stock issued less the shares of Stock surrendered) shall count against the
total
number of shares reserved for issuance under the terms of this Plan.
4.Reservation
of Stock on
Granting of Option. At the time any Option is granted under
the terms of this Plan, the Company will reserve for issuance the number of
shares of Stock subject to such Option until it is exercised or
expires. The Company may reserve either authorized, but unissued
shares or issued shares reacquired by the Company.
5.Eligibility. The
Plan Administrators may grant Benefits to employees, officers, and directors
of
the Company and its subsidiaries, as may be existing from time to time, and
to
other individuals who are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries,
including consultants and advisors, provided that such consultants and advisors
render bona fide services to the Company or its subsidiaries and such services
are not rendered in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a
capital-raising transaction. In any case, the Plan Administrators
shall determine, based on the foregoing limitations and the Company=s
best interests, which employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors
are eligible to participate in this Plan. Benefits shall be in the
amounts, and shall have the rights and be subject to the restrictions, as may
be
determined by the Plan Administrators, all as may be within the provisions
of
this Plan.
6.Term
of Options issued as
Benefits and Certain Limitations on Right to Exercise.
a.Each
Option issued as a benefit hereunder (AOption@)
shall have its term established by the Plan Administrators at the time the
Option is granted.
b.The
term of the Option, once it is granted, may be reduced only as provided for
in
this Plan and under the express written provisions of the Option.
c.Unless
otherwise specifically provided by the written provisions of the Option or
required by applicable disclosure or other legal requirements promulgated by
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (ASEC@),
no participant of this Plan or his or her legal representative, legatee, or
distributee will be, or shall be deemed to be, a holder of any shares subject
to
an Option unless and until such participant exercises his or her right to
acquire all or a portion of the Stock subject to the Option and delivers the
required consideration to the Company in accordance with the terms of this
Plan
and then only as to the number of shares of Stock acquired. Except as
specifically provided in this Plan or as otherwise specifically provided by
the
written provisions of the Option, no adjustment to the exercise price or the
number of shares of Stock subject to the Option shall be made for dividends
or
other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which the Stock
subject to the Option is acquired by the holder.
d.Options
shall vest and become exercisable at such time or times and on such terms as
the
Plan Administrators may determine at the time of the grant of the Option.
e.Options
may contain such other provisions, including further lawful restrictions on
the
vesting and exercise of the Options as the Plan Administrators may deem
advisable.
f.In
no
event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of its term.
g.Options
shall be non-transferable, except by the laws of descent and
distribution.
7.Exercise
Price. The Plan Administrators shall establish the
exercise price payable to the Company for shares to be obtained pursuant to
Options, which exercise price may be amended from time to time as the Plan
Administrators shall determine.
8.Payment
of Exercise
Price. The exercise of any Option shall be contingent on
receipt by the Company of the exercise price paid in either cash, certified
or
personal check payable to the Company.
9.Withholding. If
the grant of a Benefit hereunder, or exercise of an Option given as a Benefit
is
subject to withholding or other trust fund payment requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ACode@),
or applicable state or local laws, the Company will initially pay the
Optionee=s
liability and will be reimbursed by Optionee no later than six months after
such
liability arises and Optionee hereby agrees to such reimbursement
terms.
10.Dilution
or Other
Adjustment. The shares of Common Stock subject to this Plan
and the exercise price of outstanding Options are subject to proportionate
adjustment in the event of a stock dividend on the Common Stock or a change
in
the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of
a
stock split, consolidation, or other recapitalization. The Company,
at its option, may adjust the Options, issue replacements, or declare Options
void.
11.Benefits
to Foreign
Nationals. The Plan Administrators may, in order to
fulfill the purpose of this Plan and without amending this Plan, grant Benefits
to foreign nationals or individuals residing in foreign countries that contain
provisions, restrictions, and limitations different from those set forth in
this
Plan and the Benefits made to United States residents in order to recognize
differences among the countries in law, tax policy, and custom. Such
grants shall be made in an attempt to give such individuals essentially the
same
benefits as contemplated by a grant to United States residents under the terms
of this Plan.
12.Listing
and Registration of
Shares. Each Option shall be subject to the requirement
that if at any time the Plan Administrators shall determine, in their sole
discretion, that it is necessary or desirable to list, register, or qualify
the
shares covered thereby on any securities exchange or under any state or federal
law, or obtain the consent or approval of any governmental agency or regulatory
body as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such Option
or
the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, such Option may not be exercised
in whole or in part unless and until such listing, registration, consent, or
approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Plan Administrators.
13.Expiration
and Termination
of this Plan. This Plan may be abandoned or terminated at any
time by the Plan Administrators except with respect to any Options then
outstanding under this Plan. This Plan shall otherwise terminate on
the earlier of the date that is five years from the date first appearing in
this
Plan or the date on which the Three Hundred Fifty Millionth share is issued
hereunder.
14.Amendment
of this
Plan. This Plan may not be amended more than once during
any six month period, other than to comport with changes in the Code or the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Plan Administrators may modify and amend this Plan in
any respect.
ATTEST:
/s/
Richard Surber.
Richard
D. Surber, President
MICHAEL
GOLIGHTLY
59
West
100 South
Second
Floor
Telephone: (801) 575-8073 ext 105
Attorney
at
Law
Salt Lake City, Utah
84101 Facsimile:
(801) 575-8092
Admitted
in Texas
and Utah
February
8, 2008
Board
of
Directors
Nexia
Holdings, Inc.
59
West
100 South, Second Floor
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
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Re:
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Legality
and Authorization of Shares Issued Under Form S-8 Registration Statement
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Gentlemen:
I
have
acted as special counsel for Nexia Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
ACompany@),
in the limited capacity of rendering an opinion regarding the legality and
authorization of the shares proposed to be registered under a registration
statement on Form S-8 (the ARegistration
Statement@)
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Athe
Commission@)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (Athe
Act@). The
Company is registering an Amended Benefit Plan entitled AThe
Amended 2008 Benefit Plan of Nexia Holdings, Inc.@
(the ABenefit
Plan@)
pursuant to which the Company has authorized the issuance of an additional
Two
Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares of the Company’s common stock in addition
to the original authorization of One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares
of the Company=s
common stock, par value $.0001 (the AShares@). All
numbers herein reflect the effect of the 1 for 100 reverse stock split that
was
effective as of December 13, 2007.
In
connection with the preparation of this Opinion, I have examined the
following:
1.
The
Company=s
Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto and Bylaws as submitted to
me by the Company pursuant to my request for same;
2. The
Registration Statement herein referenced;
3. The
Board of Director’s Resolution, dated February 8, 2008, authorizing and
approving the Company=s
Amended 2008 Benefit Plan and the preparation of the Registration
Statement;
4. The
Company=s
Section 10(a) Prospectus for the Registration Statement;
5. The
Company=s
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006;
6. The
Company’s Form 10-QSBs for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007
and September 30, 2007;
7. Such
other documents as I have deemed necessary for the purposes of this
Opinion.
Additionally,
I have made such investigations of federal law as I have considered necessary
and appropriate to form a basis for this opinion. My opinion is
qualified by the scope of the review specified herein and I make no
representations as to the sufficiency of my investigation for this
opinion. I further expressly exempt from this opinion any
representations as to the completeness, adequacy, accuracy or any other aspect
of the financial statements incorporated in the Registration Statement.
The
documentation and representations provided to me for this opinion by the Company
and its duly authorized representatives indicate that the Company is validly
organized under the laws of the State of Nevada; the Company is current in
its
filings with the Commission; the Company=s
Board of Directors has authorized the Benefit Plan; the Company=s
Board of Directors has authorized the filing of the Registration Statement;
and
that the Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) new shares to be included
in the Registration Statement are available for issuance based upon corporate
documentation and on the amount of shares actually issued and
outstanding. As such, I am of the opinion that the Shares
herein referenced have been duly and validly authorized and that subject to
compliance with all provision of the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued
as
fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock in the Company.
This
opinion is based upon and subject to the qualifications and limitations
specified below:
(A)
Certain of the remedial provisions of the 2008 Benefit Plan may be further
limited or rendered unenforceable by other applicable laws and
interpretations.
(B)
In
rendering the opinion that the shares of the Common Stock to be registered
pursuant to the Registration Statement and issued under the Benefit Plan will
be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, I assumed that: (1) the
Company=s
Board of Directors has exercised good faith in establishing the value paid
for
the Shares; (2) all issuances and cancellations of the capital stock of the
Company will be fully and accurately reflected in the Company=s
Stock Records as provided by the Company=s
transfer agent; and (3) the consideration, as determined by the Company=s
Board of Directors, to be received in exchange for each issuance of common
stock
of the Company, has been paid in full and actually received by the
Company.
(C)
I
have made no independent verification of the facts asserted to be true and
accurate by authorized representatives of the Company and have assumed that
no
person or entity has engaged in fraud or misrepresentation regarding the
inducement relating to, or the execution or delivery of, the documents
reviewed.
(D)
In
rendering this opinion I have assumed that all signatures are genuine, that
all
documents submitted to me as copies conform substantially to the originals,
that
all documents have been duly executed on or as of the date represented on the
documents, that execution and delivery of the documents was duly authorized
on
the part of the parties, that all documents are legal, valid and binding on
the
parties and that all corporate records are complete.
(E)
I
have assumed that the Company is satisfying the substantive requirements of
Form
S-8 and I expressly disclaim any opinion regarding the Company=s
compliance with such requirements, whether they are of federal or state origin,
or any opinion as to the subsequent tradeability of any Shares issued pursuant
to the Benefit Plan.
(F)
I am
admitted to practice law in the States of Utah and Texas. I am not
admitted to practice law in the State of Nevada or in any other jurisdiction
where the Company may own property or transact business. This opinion
is with respect to federal law only and I have not consulted legal counsel
from
any other jurisdiction for the purpose of the opinion contained
herein. I expressly except from this opinion any opinion as to
whether or to what extent a Nevada court or any other court would apply Nevada
law, or the law of any other state or jurisdiction, to any particular aspect
of
the facts, circumstances and transactions that are the subject of this
opinion.
(G)
This
opinion is strictly limited to the parameters contained and referenced herein
and is valid only as to the signature date with respect to the
same. I assume no responsibility to advise you of any subsequent
changes or developments which might affect any aspect to this opinion.
I
hereby
consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. This opinion may not be used, relied upon, circulated,
quoted or otherwise referenced in whole or in part for any purpose without
my
written consent.
Sincerely,
/s/
Michael Golightly
Michael
Golightly
Exhibit
A
LETTERHEAD
OF
De
Joya
Griffith & Company, LLC
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS
2580
Anthem Village Drive
Henderson,
Nevada 89052
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Nexia
Holdings, Inc.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah
We
hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Nexia Holdings, Inc. on Form S-8, of our report dated March 21, 2007, (which
includes an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company's ability
to
continue as a going concern), included in and incorporated by reference in
the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Nexia Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December
31, 2006 and to all references to our firm included in this Registration
Statement.
/s/
De Joya Griffith & Company, LLC
De
Joya
Griffith & Company, LLC
Henderson,
Nevada
February
8, 2008