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Accession Number:: 0001193125-20-174006
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2020-06-19 16:05:56

Filed By:: Douglas Kevin
Company:: American Superconductor Corp (NASDAQ:AMSC)
Filing Date:: 2020-06-19
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

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Name	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Kevin Douglas	0	824,630	0	1,126,696	1,126,696	4.98 %
Michelle Douglas	0	824,630	0	824,630	824,630	3.64 %
James E. Douglas III	112,843	0	0	112,843	112,843	(2) 12 Type of Reporting Person IN Less than one percent. (1) Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 112,843 shares held by James E. Douglas III. (2) Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer 146 s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer 146 s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020. Page 4 of 10 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 030111207 1 Names of Reporting Persons K M Douglas Trust (1) 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) (b) 3 SEC Use Only 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5 Sole Voting Power 0 6 Shared Voting Power 469,510 (2) 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0 8 Shared Dispositive Power 469,510 (2) 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 469,510 (2) 10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 2.07 %
K M Douglas Trust	0	469,510	0	469,510	469,510	(3) 12 Type of Reporting Person OO Less than one percent. (1) James E. Douglas, Jr. and Jean A. Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees. (2) Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 189,223 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust. (3) Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuer 146 s common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuer 146 s 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020. Page 6 of 10 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 030111207 1 Names of Reporting Persons James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants 146 Trust (1) 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) (b) 3 SEC Use Only 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5 Sole Voting Power 355,120 6 Shared Voting Power 0 7 Sole Dispositive Power 355,120 8 Shared Dispositive Power 0 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 355,120 10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 1.57%
Douglas Family Trust	189,223	0	0	189,223	189,223
James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants 146 Trust	355,120	0	355,120	0	355,120

Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

American Superconductor Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

030111207

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

June 8, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐	Rule 13d-1(b)

☒	Rule 13d-1(c)

☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Page 1 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons Kevin Douglas
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 0
		6	Shared Voting Power 824,630 (1)
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 1,126,696 (1)(2)
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,126,696 (1)(2)
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.98% (3)
12	Type of Reporting Person IN

(1)	Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust, which holds 355,120 shares.

(2)	Kevin Douglas also has dispositive power with respect to 112,843 shares held by James E. Douglas, III and 189,223 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust.

(3)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on June 2, 2020.

Page 2 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons Michelle Douglas
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 0
		6	Shared Voting Power 824,630 (1)
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 824,630 (1)
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 824,630 (1)
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 3.64% (2)
12	Type of Reporting Person IN

(1)	Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust, which holds 355,120 shares.

(2)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

Page 3 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons James E. Douglas III
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 112,843
		6	Shared Voting Power 0
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 112,843 (1)
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 112,843 (1)
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) * (2)
12	Type of Reporting Person IN

*	Less than one percent.

(1)	Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 112,843 shares held by James E. Douglas III.

(2)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

Page 4 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons K&M Douglas Trust (1)
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 0
		6	Shared Voting Power 469,510 (2)
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 469,510 (2)
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 469,510 (2)
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 2.07% (3)
12	Type of Reporting Person OO

(1)	Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are beneficiaries and co-trustees.

(2)	Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 469,510 shares jointly as the beneficiaries of the K&M Douglas Trust.

(3)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

Page 5 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons Douglas Family Trust (1)
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 189,223
		6	Shared Voting Power 0
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 189,223 (2)
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 189,223 (2)
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) * (3)
12	Type of Reporting Person OO

*	Less than one percent.

(1)	James E. Douglas, Jr. and Jean A. Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees.

(2)	Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 189,223 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust.

(3)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

Page 6 of 10

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 030111207


1	Names of Reporting Persons James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust (1)
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	Sole Voting Power 355,120
		6	Shared Voting Power 0
		7	Sole Dispositive Power 355,120
		8	Shared Dispositive Power 0
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 355,120
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 1.57% (2)
12	Type of Reporting Person OO

(1)	Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees.

(2)	Based on 22,636,686 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020, as reported on the Issuers 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020.

Page 7 of 10

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

American Superconductor Corporation

(b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:

114 East Main Street

Ayer, Massachusetts 01432

Item 2.

(1)(a)

NAME OF PERSONS FILING:

Kevin Douglas

Michelle Douglas

James E. Douglas III

(b)

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400

Larkspur, CA 94939

(c)

CITIZENSHIP:

United States

(d)

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(e)

CUSIP NUMBER:

030111207

(2)(a)

NAME OF PERSONS FILING:

K&M Douglas Trust

Douglas Family Trust

James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants Trust

(b)

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400

Larkspur, CA 94939

(c)

CITIZENSHIP:

California

(d)

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(e)

CUSIP NUMBER:

030111207

Page 8 of 10

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ☐

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b) ☐

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d) ☐

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)

(e) ☐

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ☐

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) ☐

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ☐

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) ☐

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) ☐

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Not Applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership

Reference is made as to each of the Reporting Persons hereunder to Rows 5-9 and 11 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G and associated footnotes, which are incorporated by reference herein.

Each of the Reporting Persons hereunder may be deemed a member of a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), or Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act with one or more of the other Reporting Persons hereunder. Although the Reporting Persons are reporting such securities as if they were members of a group, the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of any securities other than those directly held by such Reporting Person.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Page 9 of 10

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ☒

Item 6.

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

See Item 4 of this Schedule 13G and the Joint Filing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14.a-11.

Page 10 of 10

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	KEVIN DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	MICHELLE DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020	* James E. Douglas III
	JAMES E. DOUGLAS III

	K&M DOUGLAS TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	By:	Kevin Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	By:	Michelle Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

	DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020	* James E. Douglas, Jr.
	By:	James E. Douglas, Jr.
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Jean A. Douglas
	By:	Jean A. Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

	JAMES DOUGLAS AND JEAN DOUGLAS Irrevocable Descendants Trust

Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	By:	Kevin Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	By:	Michelle Douglas
	Title:	Trustee


*By:		/s/ Eileen Wheatman
		Eileen Wheatman
		Attorney-in-fact

EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This Joint Filing Agreement (this Agreement) hereby confirms the agreement by and among all of the undersigned that the Schedule 13G/A to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit A with respect to the beneficial ownership of the undersigned of shares Common Stock of American Superconductor Corporation is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	KEVIN DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	MICHELLE DOUGLAS

Date: June 19, 2020	* James E. Douglas III
	JAMES E. DOUGLAS III

	K&M DOUGLAS TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	By:	Kevin Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	By:	Michelle Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

	DOUGLAS FAMILY TRUST

Date: June 19, 2020	* James E. Douglas, Jr.
	By:	James E. Douglas, Jr.
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Jean A. Douglas
	By:	Jean A. Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

	JAMES DOUGLAS AND JEAN DOUGLAS Irrevocable Descendants Trust

Date: June 19, 2020	* Kevin Douglas
	By:	Kevin Douglas
	Title:	Trustee

Date: June 19, 2020	* Michelle Douglas
	By:	Michelle Douglas
	Title:	Trustee


*By:		/s/ Eileen Wheatman
		Eileen Wheatman
		Attorney-in-fact