AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

May 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC)
CIK: 0000880807
Period of Report: 2012-05-09

Reporting Person: Maguire James F (EVP, Gridtec Solutions)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-09	Stock Option (Right to buy)	$4.09	A	60000	Acquired	2022-05-09	Common Stock (60000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning May 9, 2013.