BROADWIND, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

May 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. (BWEN)
CIK: 0001120370
Period of Report: 2012-05-04

Reporting Person: Duprey Peter C. (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-04	Common Stock	A	580838	$.34	Acquired	780838	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-04	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$.34	A	580838	Acquired	2022-05-04	Common Stock (580838)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.77	2020-11-15	Common Stock (220000)	220000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents 135,000 of restricted stock units that vest in 45,000 share increments on each of 11/15/12, 11/15/13 and 11/15/14 and (ii) 580,838 of restricted stock units that vest in 145,209 share increments on each of 5/4/13 and 5/4/15 and in 145,210 share increments on 5/4/14 and 5/4/16.

F2: 55,000 shares vest on each of 11/15/11, 11/15/12, 11/15/13 and 11/15/14.

F3: 145,209 shares vest on each of 5/4/13 and 5/4/15 and 145,210 share increments on 5/4/14 and 5/4/16.