-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I2QgHB+OC09x9C/poOhp+UrLKl39OkhJu3VK7bc2DtD0glPd9uAoaZEUouPRz1ZC +WiNHD+eP9eijqUfSe8MFQ== 0000950138-03-000079.txt : 20030207 0000950138-03-000079.hdr.sgml : 20030207 20030207145826 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950138-03-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030207 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KOPIN MITCHELL P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001116628 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 DUNDEE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 1901 CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 DUNDEE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 1901 CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001016546 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 870372759 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50361 FILM NUMBER: 03544513 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1725 SHERIDAN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 140 CITY: CODY STATE: WY ZIP: 82414 BUSINESS PHONE: 3075878245 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 204 EDISON WAY STREET 2: N/A CITY: RENO STATE: NV ZIP: 89502 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALTAIR INTERNATIONAL GOLD INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALTAIR INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970529 SC 13G/A 1 altair13g-a.txt \MISC\2003 FILINGS\JMJ-ALTAIR NANOTECH\ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 1)* Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. ---------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 021373105 -------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 2 of 7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Cranshire Capital, L.P. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Illinois - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,311,345 (See Item 4) -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.63%(See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 3 of 7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Downsview Capital, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Illinois - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,311,345 (See Item 4) -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.63%(See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 4 of 7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Mitchell P. Kopin - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,311,345 (See Item 4) -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,311,345 (See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.63%(See Item 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 5 of 7 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (the "Issuer") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1725 Sheridan Avenue Suite 140 Cody, Wyoming 82414 Items 2(a), Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and (b) and Citizenship: (c). This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of (i) Cranshire Capital, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership ("Cranshire"), (ii) Downsview Capital, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("Downsview") and (iii) Mitchell P. Kopin, a United States citizen ("Kopin," together with Cranshire and Downsview, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal business office of each Reporting Person is 666 Dundee Road, Suite 1901, Northbrook, IL 60062. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 021373105 Item 3. N/A Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,311,345* (b) Percent of class: Based on 26,792,106 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of November 12, 2002 (as set forth in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002), the Reporting Persons hold approximately 8.63% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 6 of 7 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,311,345* (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: 2,311,345* * Includes 1,325,211 shares of Common Stock currently issuable to Cranshire upon the exercise of certain warrants issued to Cranshire by the Issuer. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding Company. N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group. N/A Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 021373105 Page 7 of 7 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 6, 2003 CRANSHIRE CAPITAL, L.P. By: Downsview Capital, Inc., its General Partner By:/s/ Mitchell P. Kopin ------------------------------ Mitchell P. Kopin, President DOWNSVIEW CAPITAL, INC. By:/s/ Mitchell P. Kopin ------------------------------- Mitchell P. Kopin, President /s/ Mitchell P. Kopin -------------------------------- Mitchell P. Kopin -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----