SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, 3RD FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/11/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ShengdaTech, Inc. [ SDTHQ ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
6.00% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2018	(1)	06/01/2018	Common Stock	145,875	$9.94	I	See Footnote(2)
6.5% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2015	(1)	12/15/2015	Common Stock	263,505	$6.07	I	See Footnote(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Notes are convertible by the holder at any time.

2. The reporting person serves as investment adviser for various investment funds that are the owners of these securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Remarks:

Remarks: The reporting person had a relationship with other security holders of the issuer who, in the aggregate, may be deemed to beneficially own, as a result of their ownership of convertible debt securities of the issuer, more than 10% of the issuer's common stock as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person disclaims membership in a "group" with those security holders as that term is used in Section 13(d) and denies that it, or any entity for which it serves as investment manager, is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to its ownership of or transactions in equity securities of the issuer. The reporting person is filing this Form 3 for informational purposes, and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is a member of such a group or is otherwise subject to Section 16.

	/s/ Brendan R. Kalb, General Counsel	10/11/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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