SC 13G/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

American Superconductor Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

030111207

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

June 8, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Kevin Douglas

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

824,630 (1)

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

1,126,696 (1)(2)

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,126,696 (1)(2)

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

4.98% (3)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IN

 

(1)

Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust, which holds 355,120 shares.

 

(2)

Kevin Douglas also has dispositive power with respect to 112,843 shares held by James E. Douglas, III and 189,223 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust.

 

(3)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 2, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Michelle Douglas

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

824,630 (1)

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

824,630 (1)

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

824,630 (1)

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

3.64% (2)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IN

 

(1)

Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust, which holds 355,120 shares.

 

(2)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

James E. Douglas III

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

Sole Voting Power

 

112,843

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

0

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

112,843 (1)

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

112,843 (1)

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) *

 

(2)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

IN

 

*

Less than one percent.

 

(1)

Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 112,843 shares held by James E. Douglas III.

 

(2)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

K&M Douglas Trust (1)

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4

 

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

469,510 (2)

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

469,510 (2)

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

469,510 (2)

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

2.07% (3)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO

 

(1)

Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are beneficiaries and co-trustees.

 

(2)

Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries of the K&M Douglas Trust.

 

(3)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Douglas Family Trust (1)

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

Sole Voting Power

 

189,223

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

0

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

189,223 (2)

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

189,223 (2)

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) *

 

(3)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO

 

*

Less than one percent.

 

(1)

James E. Douglas, Jr. and Jean A. Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees.

 

(2)

Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 189,223 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust.

 

(3)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 030111207  

 

  1   

Names of Reporting Persons

 

James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust (1)

  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC Use Only

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

Sole Voting Power

 

355,120

   6   

Shared Voting Power

 

0

   7   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

355,120

   8   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

0

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

355,120

10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

1.57% (2)

12  

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO

 

(1)

Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees.

 

(2)

Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer’s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

 

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Item 1.

 

  (a)

Name of Issuer:

American Superconductor Corporation

 

  (b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

114 East Main Street

Ayer, Massachusetts 01432

 

Item 2.

 

  (1)(a)

NAME OF PERSONS FILING:

Kevin Douglas

Michelle Douglas

James E. Douglas III

 

  (b)

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400

Larkspur, CA 94939

 

  (c)

CITIZENSHIP:

United States

 

  (d)

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

  (e)

CUSIP NUMBER:

030111207

 

  (2)(a)

NAME OF PERSONS FILING:

K&M Douglas Trust

Douglas Family Trust

James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust

 

  (b)

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400

Larkspur, CA 94939

 

  (c)

CITIZENSHIP:

California

 

  (d)

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

  (e)

CUSIP NUMBER:

030111207

 

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Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

  (a)    ☐

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

  (b)    ☐

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

  (c)    ☐

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

  (d)    ☐

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)

 

  (e)    ☐

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

  (f)    ☐

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

  (g)    ☐

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

  (h)    ☐

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

  (i)    ☐

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

  (j)    ☐

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4.

Ownership

Reference is made as to each of the Reporting Persons hereunder to Rows 5-9 and 11 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G and associated footnotes, which are incorporated by reference herein.

Each of the Reporting Persons hereunder may be deemed a member of a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act with one or more of the other Reporting Persons hereunder. Although the Reporting Persons are reporting such securities as if they were members of a “group,” the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as 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.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:  ☒

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

See Item 4 of this Schedule 13G and the Joint Filing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14.a-11.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

    KEVIN DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

    MICHELLE DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* James E. Douglas III

    JAMES E. DOUGLAS III
    K&M DOUGLAS TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

   

By:

 

Kevin Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

   

By:

 

Michelle Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

    DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* James E. Douglas, Jr.

   

By:

 

James E. Douglas, Jr.

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Jean A. Douglas

   

By:

 

Jean A. Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

    JAMES DOUGLAS AND JEAN DOUGLAS Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

   

By:

 

Kevin Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

   

By:

 

Michelle Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

 

*By:

 

/s/ Eileen Wheatman

 

Eileen Wheatman

 

Attorney-in-fact

 

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This Joint Filing Agreement (this “Agreement”) hereby confirms the agreement by and among all of the undersigned that the Schedule 13G/A to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit A with respect to the beneficial ownership of the undersigned of shares Common Stock of American Superconductor Corporation is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

    KEVIN DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

    MICHELLE DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* James E. Douglas III

    JAMES E. DOUGLAS III
    K&M DOUGLAS TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

   

By:

 

Kevin Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

   

By:

 

Michelle Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

    DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* James E. Douglas, Jr.

   

By:

 

James E. Douglas, Jr.

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Jean A. Douglas

   

By:

 

Jean A. Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

    JAMES DOUGLAS AND JEAN DOUGLAS Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Kevin Douglas

   

By:

 

Kevin Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020

   

* Michelle Douglas

   

By:

 

Michelle Douglas

   

Title:

 

Trustee

 

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*By:

 

/s/ Eileen Wheatman

 

Eileen Wheatman

 

Attorney-in-fact

 

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