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0001425153
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000880807
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
000-19672
114 East Main Street
Ayer
MA
01432
(978) 842-3000
DANIEL MCGAHN
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
37165
806045.67
36994517
06/11/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
06/10/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
15815
06/10/2024
Not Applicable
COMMON
06/10/2024
Performance Shares
ISSUER
N
21350
06/10/2024
Not Applicable
N
DANIEL MCGAHN
114 East Main Street
Ayer
MA
01432
Common
05/21/2024
20559
304739.89
06/11/2024
12/13/2023
/s/ Daniel Patrick McGahn