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: Rubin Jonathan David (VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-07	Common Stock	F	4878	$.67	Disposed	113424	Direct
2012-03-09	Common Stock	F	1145	$.6848	Disposed	112279	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4706	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.20	2018-07-02	Common Stock (75000)	75000	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.78	2019-04-29	Common Stock (18719)	18719	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.44	2020-03-09	Common Stock (24095)	24095	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.35	2021-03-07	Common Stock (70313)	70313	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) 10,000 shares of restricted stock units that vest in 5,000 share increments on each of 10/17/12 and 10/17/13; (ii) 4,490 shares of restricted stock units that vest in 2,245 share increments on each of 4/29/12 and 4/29/13; (iii) 6,422 shares of restricted stock units that vest 3,211 share increments on each 3/9/13 and 3/9/14; and (iv) 41,594 shares of restricted stock units that vest 13,865 shares on 3/7/13, 13,864 shares on 3/7/14 and 13,865 shares on 3/7/15.

F3: 15,000 shares vest on each of 7/2/09, 7/2/10, 7/2/11, 7/2/12 and 7/2/13.

F4: 4,680 shares vest on each of 4/29/10, 4/29/11 and 4/29/12, and 4,679 shares vest on 4/29/13.

F5: 6,024 shares vest on each of 3/9/11, 3/9/12 and 3/9/13; 6,023 shares vest on 3/9/14.

F6: 17,578 shares vest on 3/7/12, 3/7/13 and 3/7/14 and 17,579 shares vest on 3/7/15.