13G Filing: Ardsley Partners and American Superconductor Corp (AMSC)

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CUSIP No. 030111207

13G Page
9 of 13 Pages

 


Item 1.
  (a)  Name
of Issuer:
American
Superconductor Corporation
  (b)  Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

64 Jackson Road

Devens, Massachusetts 01434

 
Item
2.
  (a)  Name
of Person Filing:
This
Schedule 13G (the “Schedule”) is being filed with respect to shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of American
Superconductor Corporation
(
the
“Issuer”) which are beneficially owned by Ardsley Advisory Partners (the “Advisor”), Ardsley Partners
I (the “General Partner”), Phillip J. Hempleman (“Hempleman”), Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. (the “Fund
II”), Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P. (the “Institutional Fund”), Ardsley Partners Advanced Healthcare
Fund, L.P. (the “Healthcare Fund”) and Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund (the “Renewable Energy Fund”)
(together, the “Reporting Persons”). See Item 4 below.
  
  (b)  Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

262
Harbor Drive

Stamford,
CT 06902

  (c)  Citizenship: The Fund II, the Institutional Fund, the Advanced Healthcare Fund, and the Renewable Energy Fund are Delaware
limited partnerships. The Advisor and the General Partner are New York general partnerships. Hempleman is a United States Citizen.
  (d)  Title
of Class of Securities:
Common
Stock
  (e)  CUSIP
Number:
030111207
           

Item 3.              If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a) o Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) o Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) o Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) o Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e) x An
investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) o An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) o A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) o A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) o A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) o Group,
in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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