Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ATTICUS MANAGEMENT LLC
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ATHEROGENICS INC [AGIX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
152 WEST 57TH STREET, 45TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Total Return Equity Swap $ 11.5868 02/05/2007   J/K(1)   1     (2)   (2) Common Stock 100,000 (1) 1 (5) I See Footnote (3) (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ATTICUS MANAGEMENT LLC
152 WEST 57TH STREET
45TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		     X    
BARAKETT TIMOTHY R
152 WEST 57TH STREET
45TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		     X    
Atticus Capital LP
152 WEST 57TH STREET
45TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Dennis Bertron, Attorney-in-Fact; For Timothy R. Barakett, individually; as Managing Member of Atticus Management LLC; and on behalf of Atticus Capital LP, as Managing Member of Atticus Management LLC, its general partner   02/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Effective February 5, 2007, various Funds and Accounts (as defined in Note 4) entered into long positions in total return equity swaps with a securities broker in respect of an aggregate of 100,000 notional shares of Common Stock at a price of $11.5868 per notional share.
(2) Not applicable. The total return equity swaps will cash settle one year or more from the date of entering into the swap, except as otherwise settled or extended, or as otherwise provided in accordance with the terms of the related ISDA master agreement or annexes thereto.
(3) This statement is being filed by Atticus Management LLC, f/k/a Atticus Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Atticus Management"). Atticus Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Atticus Capital") and Timothy R. Barakett are additional reporting persons.
(4) Mr. Barakett is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member of Atticus Management. Atticus Management is the sole general partner of Atticus Capital. Atticus Capital, together with certain of its affiliated entities (collectively, the "Atticus Entities"), acts as adviser for various investment funds (the "Funds") and managed accounts (the "Accounts"). Based on his relationship with the Atticus Entities, Mr. Barakett may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities owned by the Funds and the Accounts for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Barakett, Atticus Management and Atticus Capital disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in the securities owned by the Funds and the Accounts except to the extent, if any, of their pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Refers to total return equity swaps reported here.

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