UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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American Superconductor Corporation
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| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION |
Stockholder Meeting to be held on 08/07/08
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| ** IMPORTANT NOTICE ** | Proxy Materials Available | |||||
| Regarding the Availability of Proxy Material | • Notice and Proxy Statement |
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| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 64 JACKSON ROAD DEVENS, MA 01434-4020 |
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| Meeting Information
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How To Vote
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| Meeting Type: | Annual |
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Vote In Person
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| Meeting Date: | 08/07/08 | Many stockholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting material for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the Meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares. | ||||||||||
| Meeting Time: | 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time | |||||||||||
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06/09/08
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| Meeting Location:
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| American Superconductor’s Headquarters | ||||||||||||
| 64 Jackson Road | ||||||||||||
| Devens, MA 01434 |
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| Voting items
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| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED BELOW, AND A VOTE “FOR” ITEM 2.
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| 1. | To elect seven directors for the ensuing year. |
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Gregory J. Yurek
Vikram S. Budhraja |
2. | To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as American Superconductor’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. | |||
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Peter O. Crisp
Richard Drouin |
3. | In the discretion of the persons named in the proxy, to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | |||
| 1e. | David R. Oliver, Jr. | |||||
| 1f. | John B. Vander Sande | |||||
| 1g. | John W. Wood, Jr. | |||||
