SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHATZ DOUGLAS S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

P.O. BOX 481

(Street)

FORT COLLINS

80522

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC [ AEIS ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/13/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	12/13/2010		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		122,978	D	$12.8118⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	4,034,642⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	I	By Trust

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Put Option (right to sell) under Prepaid Forward contract	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	12/13/2010		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾			150,000	12/13/2010	12/13/2010	Common Stock	150,000	$0.00	0	I⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	By Trust

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 13, 2010, The Douglas S. Schatz and Jill E. Schatz Family Trust settled a variable prepaid forward contract that was entered into on May 8, 2009 with a securities broker. The contract obligated the Family Trust to deliver to the securities broker up to 150,000 shares of AEIS common stock (or, at the Family Trust's election, an equivalent amount in cash) on the maturity date of the contract, which was December 13, 2010. In exchange for assuming this obligation, the Family Trust received a cash payment of $1,114,487.04 upon execution of the contract. The Family Trust had pledged 150,000 shares of AEIS common stock to secure its obligations under the contract, but retained dividend and voting righs in such shares during the term of the pledge.

2. The contract provided that the number of shares of AEIS common stock that the Family Trust would be obligated to deliver to the securities broker on the maturity date would be determined based on the closing price of AEIS common stock on the maturity date. As of the maturity date, such closing price was $12.8118 and the Family Trust transferred 122,978 shares of AEIS common stock to the securities broker. The remaining shares were released from the pledge account with the securities broker but immediately were pledged to Silicon Valley Bank as collateral for a line of credit entered into by the Family Trust, Douglas S. Schatz and Jill E. Schatz.

3. Douglas S. Schatz and Jill E. Schatz, husband and wife, are co-trustees of the Family Trust and may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the shares of AEIS common stock held directly by the Family Trust. Douglas S. Schatz is a director of AEIS.

4. All shares of AEIS common stock reported on this Form 4 are held directly by the Family Trust and are pledged to Silicon Valley Bank as collateral for a line of credit entered into by the Family Trust, Douglas S. Schatz and Jill E. Schatz.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey (Attorney-in-Fact)	12/15/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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