X0202 3 2006-09-19 0 0000880807 AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ AMSC 0001376216 OLIVER DAVID R JR C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR 2 TECHNOLOGY DR WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 4000 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 9.96 2016-09-19 Common Stock 20000 D The reporting person holds 4,000 shares directly. An option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock was automatically granted under the Second Amended and Restated 1997 Director Stock Option Plan upon the reporting person's election to the Board of Directors on September 19, 2006 and vests in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 2007. /s/ David R Oliver Jr 2006-09-22