altair_8k-052209.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported): May 22,
2009
Altair Nanotechnologies
Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Canada
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1-12497
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733-1084375
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification
No.)
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204 Edison
Way
Reno,
NV
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89502
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(Address of
Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(801) 858-3750
N/A
(Former
name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Item
1.01 |
Entry
into Material Definitive Agreement |
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Item
7.01 |
Other
Events |
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Item
9.01 |
Exhibits |
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SIGNATURES |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EX.
99.1: |
Contract
dated May 22, 2009 with the Office of Naval Research |
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EX.
99.2:
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Press
release entitled “Office of Naval Research awards Altair Nanotechnologies
$3.8M contract for second phase of groundbreaking shipboard UPS
system.”
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Item
1.01 Entry into Material
Definitive Agreement
On May
22, 2009, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the "Company") signed a contract with
the Office of Naval Research (“ONR”) for $3,802,380 for the further development
of battery backup power systems in naval applications. Under the
terms of the Contract which runs through July 1, 2010, the Company will
construct and deliver a 500-kW energy-storage unit for operational testing by
ONR and then demonstrate the performance and safety attributes of the
energy-storage unit. A copy of the Contract is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On May
28, 2009, Altair issued a press release announcing signing of the
Contract. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to
this Current Report.
The
information in this Current Report (including exhibits 99.1 and 99.2)
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
99.1
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Contract
dated May 22, 2009 with the Office of Naval
Research.
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99.2
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Press
release issued by Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. dated May 28, 2009
entitled “Office of Naval Research awards Altair Nanotechnologies $3.8M
contract for second phase of groundbreaking shipboard UPS
system.”
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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Altair
Nanotechnologies Inc.
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Dated: May
28, 2009
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By:
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/s/
John Fallini |
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John
Fallini, Chief Financial Officer |
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