altair_8k-062311.htm
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): June 23, 2011
| Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. |
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1-12497 |
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33-1084375 |
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204 Edison Way
Reno, NV
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89502 |
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(775) 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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 23, 2011, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the “Company”) held an annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). The shareholders approved all proposals considered at the Meeting and approved all nominees of the Company for director, as follows:
1. The a proposal to increase in the number of authorized shares under the Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan from 2,250,000 to 7,250,000 shares if the Common Share Issuance with Canon Investment Holdings Ltd. closes or from 2,250,000 to 4,750,000 if the Common Share Issuance with Canon Investment Holdings Ltd. does not close was approved based upon the following vote:
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Votes For
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7,205,019
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Votes Against
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1,504,219
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Abstentions
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53,727
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,908,396
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2. The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Continuance to increase the maximum number of directors from nine to eleven was approved based on the following vote:
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Votes For
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7,383,225
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Votes Against
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1,325,789
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Abstentions
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53,951
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,908,396
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3. The proposal to approve certain clarifying changes to our By-laws was approved based on the following vote:
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Votes For
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7,416,859
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Votes Against
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1,253,585
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Abstentions
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92,521
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,908,396
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4. The following person were elected to serve as directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their respective successor shall have been duly elected, unless they are earlier resign or are removed:
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Name of Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Jon N. Bengtson
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7,736,007 |
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1,026,959 |
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12,908,395 |
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Hossein Asrar Haghighi
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7,755,682 |
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1,007,283 |
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12,908,396 |
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George E. Hartman
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7,897,434 |
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883,532 |
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12,908,395 |
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Alexander Lee
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7,805,016 |
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957,949 |
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12,908,396 |
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Pierre Lortie
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7,728,725 |
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1,034,240 |
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12,908,396 |
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Robert G. van Schoonenberg
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7,965,058 |
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707,907 |
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12,908,396 |
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Terry M. Copeland
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7,814,738 |
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948,228 |
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12,908,395 |
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5. The proposal to appoint Perry-Smith LLP as independent public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration was approved based on the following vote:
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Votes For
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19,190,733
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Votes Against
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2,307,658
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Abstentions
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172,970
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Broker Non-Votes
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N/A
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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.
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Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
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| Dated: June 30, 2011 |
By:
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/s/ Terry Copeland |
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Terry Copeland, Chief Executive Officer |
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