Current Report
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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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):
February 22, 2006
Altair
Nanotechnologies Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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1-12497
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33-1084375
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
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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:
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(775)
856-2500
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N/A
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(Former
name, former address, and formal fiscal
year, if changed since last report)
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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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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
February 23, 2006, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press
release, entitled “ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES SCHNUR LAWSUIT DROPPED WITH
PREJUDICE.” A
copy of
the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The
information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K (including exhibit 99.1) 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
8.01 Other Events
On
February 22, 2006, the Company entered in an agreement with Louis Schnur
and
Alan Moore settling all claims and counterclaims related to the previously
reported lawsuit captioned Louis
Schnur v. Al Moore, Altair Nanotechnologies and Does 1 through
100,
filed
by Mr. Schnur on or about July 26, 2005 in the United States District Court
for
the Central District of California. The agreement consists primarily of (i)
mutual releases by the Company and Mr. Schnur of all existing or potential
claims that either may have against the other as of the date of the agreement,
and (ii) mutual releases by Mr. Schnur and Mr. Moore of all existing or
potential claims that either may have against the other as of the date of
the
agreement. The agreement does not require the payment of any monetary damages
by
any party, and each party is bearing its own attorneys fees and costs.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release issued by the Company dated February 23, 2006.
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:
February 24, 2006 |
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/s/ Edward
Dickinson
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Edward
Dickinson |
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Chief
Financial Officer
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