UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2006
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-19672 | 04-2959321 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Two Technology Drive, Westborough, MA | 01581 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 836-4200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 27, 2006, the stockholders of American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 1997 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Director Plan”) to change the annual equity award to each non-employee director from the grant of a stock option for 10,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, to an award of 5,000 shares of common stock. The Director Plan remained unchanged in all other respects. The Director Plan, as amended by the Plan Amendment, has been filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: August 2, 2006 | By: | /s/ Thomas M. Rosa | ||
| Thomas M. Rosa Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Second Amended and Restated 1997 Director Stock Option Plan, as amended. |