altairnano_8k-031011.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):  March 10, 2011
 
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Canada   1-12497   33-1084375
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission    (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)     File Number)    Identification No.)
 
204 Edison Way
Reno, NV
   89502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  
(Zip Code)
     
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)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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Item 1.02
Termination of  a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 10, 2011, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the “Company”) and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC entered into a letter agreement terminating the At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) dated June 9, 2010 related to an at-the-market offering by the Company.  Sales under the Sales Agreement were suspended in September 2010 in connection with the execution of the Company’s Share Subscription Agreement (the “SSA”) with Canon Investment Holdings Ltd. The Sales Agreement was terminated based upon the Company's determination that future sales under the Sales Agreement were unlikely.

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
  
       
       
Dated:  March 16, 2011 
By:
/s/ John Fallini  
    John Fallini, Chief Financial Officer  



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