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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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 KEVIN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

5. 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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/06/2013		P		68,467	A	$2.85	5,358,475⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	02/06/2013		P		56,486	A	$2.85	4,098,477	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	By James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust
Common Stock	02/06/2013		P		29,099	A	$2.85	2,174,120	I⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	By Douglas Family Trust
Common Stock	02/06/2013		P		17,117	A	$2.85	1,294,297	I⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾	By James E. Douglas III
Common Stock	02/07/2013		P		28,149	A	$2.81	5,386,624⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	02/07/2013		P		23,223	A	$2.81	4,121,700	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	By James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust
Common Stock	02/07/2013		P		11,963	A	$2.81	2,186,083	I⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	By Douglas Family Trust
Common Stock	02/07/2013		P		7,037	A	$2.81	1,301,334	I⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾	By James E. Douglas III
Common Stock	02/08/2013		P		17,848	A	$2.82	5,404,472⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	02/08/2013		P		14,725	A	$2.82	4,136,425	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	By James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust
Common Stock	02/08/2013		P		7,585	A	$2.82	2,193,668	I⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	By Douglas Family Trust
Common Stock	02/08/2013		P		4,462	A	$2.82	1,305,796	I⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾	By James E. Douglas III
Common Stock								0⁽⁸⁾	I⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾	By KGD 2010 Annuity Trust I
Common Stock								0⁽⁹⁾	I⁽²⁾⁽⁷⁾	By MMD 2010 Annuity Trust I

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DOUGLAS KEVIN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JAMES & JEAN DOUGLAS IRREVOCABLE DESCENDANTS TRUST

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DOUGLAS JAMES E III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

(Street)

LARKSPUR

94939

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are held directly and jointly by Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas.

2. Each of the reporting persons hereunder (individually, a "Reporting Person" and collectively the "Reporting Persons") may be deemed a member 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 shares are held directly by the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants' Trust and indirectly by Kevin Douglas and 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.

4. These shares are held directly by the Douglas Family Trust and indirectly by Kevin Douglas. James E. Douglas, Jr. and Jean A. Douglas, husband and wife, are each a co-trustee of the Douglas Family Trust.

5. These shares are held directly by James E. Douglas III and indirectly by Kevin Douglas.

6. These shares are held directly by the KGD 2010 Annuity Trust I, a grantor-retained annuity trust of which Kevin Douglas is the sole trustee, and indirectly by Kevin Douglas.

7. These shares are held directly by the MMD 2010 Annuity Trust I, a grantor-retained annuity trust of which Michelle Douglas is the sole trustee, and indirectly by Michelle Douglas and Kevin Douglas.

8. On December 27, 2010, the Reporting Person contributed 657,332 shares to the KGD 2010 Annuity Trust I, a grantor-retained annuity trust of which Kevin Douglas is the sole trustee. Upon successful completion of the GRAT on February 21, 2012, these shares were distributed to the Reporting Person and are reported in this Form 4 as held directly and jointly by Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas.

9. On December 27, 2010, the Reporting Person contributed 657,332 shares to the MMD 2010 Annuity Trust I, a grantor-retained annuity trust of which Michelle Douglas is the sole trustee. Upon successful completion of the GRAT on February 21, 2012, these shares were distributed to the Reporting Person and are reported on this Form 4 as held directly and jointly by Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas.

	/s/ Eileen Wheatman, attorney in fact for Kevin Douglas	02/08/2013
	/s/ Eileen Wheatman, attorney in fact for Michelle Douglas	02/08/2013
	/s/ Eileen Wheatman, attorney in fact for Douglas Family Trust	02/08/2013
	/s/ Eileen Wheatman, attorney in fact for James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants? Trust	02/08/2013
	/s/ Eileen Wheatman, attorney in fact for James E. Douglas III	02/08/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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