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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GYDzJH5fpcKH0HJGGXSh41wbtHf3mmbnKNWTcSh+U/c1WGBk6LbqRlO2ijr/RPhe XarQGshnioeOV6kBRFMCXg== 0001181431-03-026145.txt : 20031008 0001181431-03-026145.hdr.sgml : 20031008 20031008125054 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-03-026145 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031006 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031008 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880807 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 042959321 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO TECHNOLOGY DR CITY: WESTBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01581 BUSINESS PHONE: 5088364200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO TECHNOLOGY DR CITY: WESTBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01581 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRISP PETER O CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001120617 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19672 FILM NUMBER: 03932937 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LLC STREET 2: ONE ROCKFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125826700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LLC STREET 2: ONE ROCKERFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 4 1 rrd19990.xml FORM 4 X0201 42003-10-060 0000880807 AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ AMSC 0001120617 CRISP PETER O C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION TWO TECHNOLOGY DRIVE WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 1000Options to Purchase10.952003-10-064A0100000A2003-10-062013-10-06Common Stock1000010000DPursuant to the Company's 1997 Director Plan as amended, each outside director is granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company three days following each Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, provided that such outside director has served as a director of the Company for at least one year. Such options granted to continuing outside directors following Annual Meetings of Stockholders are immediately exercisable in full.Exhibit List 24 Power-of-Attorney/s/ Gregory J. Yurek, Attorney-in-Fact2003-10-08 EX-24. 3 rrd11843_13718.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd11843_13718.html

                                                                           Exhibit 24





POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Executing Forms 4 and 5


	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Gregory J. Yurek,
Stanley D. Piekos and Patrick J. Rondeau, signing singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:

1.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 4 and 5 relating to changes in
the undersigned's beneficial ownership of equity securities of American
Superconductor Corporation, and any necessary amendments to such Forms, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder; and

2.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 4 or 5 and
the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform every act necessary and proper in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully as such attorney-in-fact could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledged that
the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's liabilities under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 24th day of October, 2002.


						Signature



						/s/ Peter O. Crisp
						Peter O. Crisp

BOSTON 1391350v1

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