ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC (ASTE)
CIK: 0000792987
Period of Report: 2012-03-08

Reporting Person: PATEK RICHARD A (Pres-Telsmith & Grp VP Agg)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-08	Common Stock	F	513	$35.9	Disposed	5625	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	825.1206	Indirect
Common Stock	987	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$		Common Stock (13680.7476)	13680.7476	Direct
Stock Options	$19.43	2015-03-06	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Phantom shares are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment from Astec.

F2: Reflects restricted stock units (RSUs) that convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis. The reported transaction reflects 513 shares of common stock withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of 1,500 RSU's.

F3: Shares held in the reporting person's 401k account are based upon a Plan statement dated March 9, 2012.

F4: Amount includes 987 shares of common stock issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of RSUs, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations.