UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 6, 2011
September 6, 2011
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19672 | 04-2959321 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 64 Jackson Road Devens, Massachusetts |
01434 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 842-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 31, 2011, American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) received a letter
from the Listing Qualifications Department of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) in
response to the plan the Company submitted to NASDAQ on August 16, 2011 to regain compliance with
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) and requesting an extension of time to file its
required periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter from NASDAQ
advised the Company that NASDAQ granted an exception to enable the Company to regain compliance
with the Rule and that the Company must file the Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2011 (the
“Form 10-K”), and the Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011 (the “Form
10-Q”), by September 30, 2011. The Company is currently working to complete the preparation of
the Form 10-Q, the Form 10-K and the restatements of its financial statements for the fiscal
quarters ended September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION |
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| Date: September 6, 2011 | By: | /s/ David A. Henry | ||
| David A. Henry | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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