-----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, IINEGPzeymrkQOlgn2pqY/VEUGVm+5XvRhPG3KNphljGXY1hoYbF65zyA6oBTMe8 pU0cj8mn+urdD9VsE8W2bw== 0001044321-06-000077.txt : 20060214 0001044321-06-000077.hdr.sgml : 20060214 20060214142229 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001044321-06-000077 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060214 GROUP MEMBERS: AUSTIN W. MARXE GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID M. GREENHOUSE GROUP MEMBERS: MG ADVISERS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: MGP ADVISERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III QP, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS PRIVATE EQUITY FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUND II, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SPECIAL SITUATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SST ADVISERS, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000924383 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT [3651] IRS NUMBER: 870361799 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81554 FILM NUMBER: 06612741 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13114 EVENING CREEK DRIVE SOUTH CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92128 BUSINESS PHONE: 6196792114 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13114 EVENING CREEK DRIVE SOUTH CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92128 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044321 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122076500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G 1 americantech13gt.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___) American Technology Corp. _____________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock _______________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 030145205 _________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) with a copy to: Austin W. Marxe Allen B. Levithan, Esq. 527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600 Lowenstein Sandler PC New York, New York 10022 65 Livingston Avenue Roseland, New Jersey 07068 (973) 597-2406 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 31, 2005 (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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). Cusip No. 030145205 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages 1.Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] 3. SEC Use Only 4. Source of Funds (See Instructions): 00 5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): Not Applicable 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States Number of 7. Sole Voting Power: 0 Shares Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: 2,220,737* Owned by Each Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: 0 Person With 10. Shared Dispositive Power: 2,220,737*__ 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 2,220,737* 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): Not Applicable 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 8.8%* 14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA, IN * This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?). Marxe and Greenhouse share sole voting and investment power over 655,141 shares of common stock and 363,607 warrants owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P., 57,427 shares of common stock and 31,872 warrants owned by Special Situations Fund III, L.P., 301,229 of common stock and 166,101 warrants owned by Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P., 57,377 shares of commons stock and 31,638 warrants owned by Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P., and 358,606 shares of common stock and 108,088 warrants owned by Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P. See Items 2 and 4 of this Schedule for additional information. Page 3 of 6 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer: (a) American Technology Corp. (b) 13114 Evening Creek Drive South, San Diego, CA 92128 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: The persons filing this report are Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?) and David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?), who are the controlling principals of AWM Investment Company, Inc. (?AWM?), the general partner of and investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (?Cayman?). AWM also serves as the general partner of MGP Advisers Limited Partnership (?MGP?), the general partner of and investment adviser to Special Situations Fund III, L.P. (?SSF3?) and Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (?SSFQP?). Marxe and Greenhouse are also members of MG Advisers L.L.C. (?MG?), the general partner of and investment adviser to Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. (?SSPE?), and members of SST Advisers, L.L.C. (?SSTA?), the general partner of and investment adviser to Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P. (?Technology?) and Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P. (?Tech II?). (SSF3, SSFQP, Cayman, SSPE, Technology and Tech II will hereafter be referred to as, the ?Funds?). The principal business of each Fund is to invest in equity and equity-related securities and other securities of any kind or nature. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The principal business address for Marxe and Greenhouse is 527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10022. (c) Citizenship: Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse are United States citizens. (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common shares (e) CUSIP Number: 030145205 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to $240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d- 2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not Applicable (a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act; (b) ( ) Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act; (c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of the Act; (d) ( ) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (e) ( ) An Investment Adviser in accordance with $240.13d -1(b)(I)(ii)(E); (f) ( ) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with $240.13d-1(b)(I)(ii)(F); Page 4 of 6 Pages (g) ( ) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with $240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) ( ) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) ( ) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (j) ( ) Group, in accordance with $240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse beneficially own a total of 1,429,780 shares of common stock and 790,957 warrants. This amount includes 301,229 common shares and 166,101 warrants owned by SSPE, 57,377 common shares and 31,638 warrants owned by Technology, 358,606 common shares and 197,739 warrants owned by Tech II, 655,141 common shares and 363,607 warrants owned by SSFQP and 57,427 common shares and 31,872 warrants owned by SSF3. (b) Percent of Class: Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse beneficially own 8.8% of the shares outstanding. SSPE owns 1.9% of the outstanding shares, Technology owns 0.4% of the outstanding shares, Tech II owns 2.3% of the outstanding shares, SSFQP owns 4.1% of the outstanding shares and SSF3 owns 0.4% of the outstanding shares. (c) Number of Shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,220,737 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,220,737 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more that five percent of the class of securities, check the following __. Item 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable. Page 5 of 6 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9. Notices of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable. Item 10.Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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. 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 14, 2006 /s/ Austin W. Marxe AUSTIN W. MARXE /s/David M Greenhouse DAVID M. GREENHOUSE Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). Page 6 of 6 Pages JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Austin W. Marxe and David M. Greenhouse hereby agree that the Schedule 13G to which this agreement is attached is filed on behalf of each of them. /s/_Austin W. Marxe Austin W. Marxe /s/_David M. Greenhouse David M. Greenhouse - -2- S5313/1 1319328.02 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----