BROADWIND, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. (BWEN)
CIK: 0001120370
Period of Report: 2012-03-07

Reporting Person: KUSHNER STEPHANIE K (Exec. VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-07	Common Stock	F	10481	$.67	Disposed	289112	Direct
2012-03-09	Common Stock	F	2529	$.6848	Disposed	286583	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8110	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.99	2019-07-29	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.44	2020-03-09	Common Stock (53233)	53233	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.35	2021-03-07	Common Stock (149107)	149107	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person has elected to satisfy his tax withholding obligation in connection with the restricted stock unit grant by directing the Company to withhold shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the grant.

F2: Includes (i) 12,500 shares of restricted stock units that vest in 6,250 share increments on each of 7/29/12 and 7/29/13; (ii) 7,094 shares of restricted stock units that vest on 3/9/13 and 3/9/14; and (iii) 88,205 shares of restricted stock units that vest 29,402 shares on 3/7/13, 29,401 shares on 3/7/14 and 29,402 shares on 3/7/15.

F3: 6,250 shares vest on each of 7/29/10, 7/29/11, 7/29/12 and 7/29/13.

F4: 13,309 shares vest on 3/9/11 and 13,308 shares vest on each of 3/9/12, 3/9/13 and 3/9/14.

F5: 37,276 shares vest on 3/7/12 and 37,277 shares vest on 3/7/13, 3/7/14 and 3/7/15.