UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 8, 2013
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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 8, 2013, American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Supply Contract with Inox Wind Limited (“Inox”). The aggregate contract value of the Supply Contract is approximately $32 million. During the term of the Supply Contract, Inox has agreed to purchase electric control systems from the Company. The Supply Contract provides that shipments to Inox are scheduled to begin in March 2013 and span over a 17-month period.
The foregoing description of the Supply Contract does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Supply Contract, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
+ 10.1 Supply Contract, effective as of February 8, 2013, by and between Inox Wind Limited and American Superconductor Corporation.
| + | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit, which portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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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 | ||||||||
| Date: February 14, 2013 | By: | /s/ David A. Henry | ||||||
| David A. Henry Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| +10.1 | Supply Contract, effective as of February 8, 2013, by and between Inox Wind Limited and American Superconductor Corporation. | |
| + | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit, which portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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