SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)
Mechanical Technology Incorporated
(Name of Issuer)
$1.00 Par Value Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
583538103
(CUSIP Number)
Gordon J. Fox
First Albany Companies Inc.
677 Broadway
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 447-8500
with a copy to
Howard Kelberg, Esq.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
(212) 530-5000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 9, 2005
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box [ ].
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO.: 583538103
(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
First Albany Companies Inc.
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
(3) SEC USE ONLY
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS: NA
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM
2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
First Albany Companies Inc. is organized under the laws of the
State of New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
(7) SOLE VOTING POWER: 1,576,040
(8) SHARED VOTING POWER: 0
(9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 1,576,040
(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
1,576,040 shares of common stock
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 5.1%
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO
This Amendment No. 7 amends the Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed on
July 10, 2002, as further amended subsequent thereto.
SCHEDULE 13D
Item 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(a) is amended as follows:
FAC is the direct beneficial owner of 1,576,040 Shares, which represent
approximately 5.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of MTI, based on
30,913,201 shares outstanding on November 4, 2005, according to MTI's Form 10-Q
filed on November 9, 2005.
Item 5(c) is amended as follows:
(c) The trading dates, number of Shares purchased and sold and price per
share for all transactions in the Shares by FAC since the Amendment No. 6 to the
Schedule 13D was filed on July 29, 2005 are set forth in Annex A and were all
effected in broker transactions.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct. DATED:
December 14, 2005 FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
By: /s/ Alan P. Goldberg
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Name: Alan P. Goldberg
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
ANNEX A
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Date of Transaction Number of Shares Price of Shares ($)
Purchased/(Sold)
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11/16/05 (50,000) 3.01
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11/17/05 (30,000) 3.00
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11/18/05 (30,000) 3.02
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11/21/05 (70,000) 3.06
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11/22/05 (100,000) 3.02
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12/09/05 (50,000) 2.85
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