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SEC FORM 3 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^*

Douglas Michelle

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD

STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/04/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ [ AMSC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
13(d)(3) Group

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)
Common Stock	2,509,328	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	1,747,930	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	By James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants? Trust

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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)
Long call position (right to buy)	02/02/2009	01/22/2011	Common stock	120,000	45	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Long call position (right to buy)	02/02/2009	01/22/2011	Common stock	99,000	45	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Long call position (right to buy)	02/25/2010	01/22/2012	Common stock	400,000	60	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Long call position (right to buy)	02/25/2010	01/22/2012	Common stock	330,000	60	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held directly and jointly by Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas. Beneficial ownership of these securities by Kevin Douglas was previously reported for Section 16 purposes.

2. Each of the reporting persons hereunder (individually, a "Reporting Person" and collectively the "Reporting Persons") may be deemed a memmber of a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act, with one or more of the other Reporting Persons. Although the Reporting Persons are reporting such securities as if they were members of a "group", the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission by any Reporting Person that such Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of any securities other than those directly held by such Reporting Person.

3. These securities are held directly by the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust and indirectly by Michelle Douglas. Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are each a co-trustee of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust. Kevin Douglas's beneficial ownership in these securities have been previously reported for Section 16 purposes.

	/s/ Eileen Davis-Wheatman, Attorney-in-fact for Michelle Douglas	12/20/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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