Edgar Filing: MALOZEMOFF ALEXIS P

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MALOZEMOFF ALEXIS P

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ [AMSC]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Technical Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR, 64 JACKSON ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2008

(Street)

DEVENS, MA 01434

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/01/2008		M⁽¹⁾		15,000	A	$ 14.55	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		180	D	$ 23.41	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$ 23.42	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		1,600	D	$ 23.43	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		830	D	$ 23.45	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		400	D	$ 23.46	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		1,690	D	$ 23.47	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		200	D	$ 23.5	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		100	D	$ 23.52	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		100	D	$ 23.54	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		1,300	D	$ 23.55	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		800	D	$ 23.59	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		3,400	D	$ 23.7	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$ 23.71	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		100	D	$ 23.79	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		1,200	D	$ 23.8	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		2,200	D	$ 23.83	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		200	D	$ 23.84	0	D
Common Stock	10/01/2008		S⁽¹⁾		100	D	$ 24.01	100,500 ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								746 ⁽³⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option(right to buy)

$ 14.55

10/01/2008

M⁽¹⁾

15,000

⁽⁴⁾

05/15/2017

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

30,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MALOZEMOFF ALEXIS P C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR 64 JACKSON ROAD DEVENS, MA 01434			EVP & Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

/s/ Alexis P. Malozemoff		10/03/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The stock option exercise and sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person on November 6, 2007.
(2)	Following all the transactions reported on this Form 4, the reporting person holds 100,500 shares directly.
(3)	Following all the transactions reported on this Form 4, the reporting person holds 746 shares indirectly through the company's 401(k) plan as of August 31, 2008.
(4)	The options are vested with respect to 15,000 shares. The remaining 30,000 shares shall vest in two equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2009.

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