Altair 8k 08-18-05
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):
August 18, 2005
Altair
Nanotechnologies Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Canada
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1-12497
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33-1084375
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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incorporation
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File
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Identification
No.)
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204
Edison Way
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Reno,
NV
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89502
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
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Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(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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Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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(17
CFR
240.14a-12)
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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
4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On
August
18, 2005, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the "Company") was notified of the
resignation of its independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte
&
Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), effective that date. The Company's Audit
Committee accepted the resignation of Deloitte & Touche upon receipt of the
notification and has commenced a search for a new independent registered public
accounting firm.
No
report
of Deloitte & Touche on the financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 or December 31, 2004 contained an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion or was qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principals.
During
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004, and during
the
interim period between January 1, 2005 and the date of this report, there were
no disagreements with Deloitte & Touche on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope
or
procedure which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte
& Touche, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of
the disagreements in its reports. There were no “reportable events,” as
described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, during the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004, and from January 1, 2005 to the date
of
this Report.
The
Company has requested Deloitte & Touche to furnish a letter addressed to the
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above
statements. A copy of the letter provided by Deloitte & Touche is attached
to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 16.1
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
16.1
Letter from Deloitte & Touche dated August 23, 2005.
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:
August 24, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Alan
Gotcher |
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Alan
Gotcher
Chief Executive Officer |
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