Edgar Filing: DOUGLAS KEVIN

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

DOUGLAS KEVIN

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400

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

(Street)

LARKSPUR, CA 94939

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)
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

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOUGLAS KEVIN 125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400 LARKSPUR, CA 94939		X		13(d)(3) group
Douglas Michelle 125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400 LARKSPUR, CA 94939		X		13(d)(3) group
DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST 125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400 LARKSPUR, CA 94939		X		13(d)(3) group
JAMES & JEAN DOUGLAS IRREVOCABLE DESCENDANTS TRUST 125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400 LARKSPUR, CA 94939		X		13(d)(3) group
DOUGLAS JAMES E III 125 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., STE 400 LARKSPUR, CA 94939		X		13(d)(3) group

Signatures

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

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