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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-089221
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111007
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111007
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111007

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880807
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTORS & GENERATORS [3621]
		IRS NUMBER:				042959321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19672
		FILM NUMBER:		111132759

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SIXTY FOUR JACKSON ROAD
		CITY:			DEVENS
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01434
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9788423000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SIXTY FOUR JACKSON ROAD
		CITY:			DEVENS
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01434
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of<BR>
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<BR>
October&nbsp;7, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>American Superconductor Corporation</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">64 Jackson Road <BR>
Devens, Massachusetts<BR>
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Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <U><B>(978)&nbsp;842-3000</B></U></DIV>


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Not Applicable<BR>

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">American Superconductor Corporation&#146;s (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the &#147;<U>2011 Annual Meeting</U>&#148;) has been scheduled for December&nbsp;8, 2011. The Company&#146;s board
of directors has established the close of business on October&nbsp;27, 2011 as the record date for
stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the 2011 Annual Meeting.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company also has established a new deadline for the receipt of stockholder proposals submitted
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange
Act</U>&#148;), for inclusion in the Company&#146;s proxy materials for the 2011 Annual Meeting. In order to
be considered timely, such proposals must be received at the Company&#146;s headquarters at 64 Jackson
Road, Devens, Massachusetts, Attention: Corporate Secretary, no later than October&nbsp;17, 2011, and
must also comply with Rule&nbsp;14a-8 of the Exchange Act regarding the inclusion of stockholder
proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. This deadline also will apply in determining
whether notice is timely for purposes of exercising discretionary voting authority with respect to
proxies for purposes of Rule&nbsp;14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Additionally, in accordance with the advance notice provisions set forth in the Company&#146;s Amended
and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;<U>Bylaws</U>&#148;), in order for other business to be brought before the
2011 Annual Meeting outside of Rule&nbsp;14a-8 of the Exchange Act or a director nomination submitted by
a stockholder to be considered timely, it must be received at the Company&#146;s headquarters at 64
Jackson Road, Devens, Massachusetts, Attention: Corporate Secretary, no later than the close of
business on October&nbsp;17, 2011, and must comply with the provisions set forth in the Company&#146;s Bylaws
and applicable law.</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><U>AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION</U><BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: October 7, 2011&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David A. Henry
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer</I>&nbsp;</TD>
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