Current Report Filing (8-k)
March 03 2014 - 7:45AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): March 2, 2014
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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0-19672 |
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04-2959321 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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64 Jackson Road, Devens, MA |
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01434 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrants 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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 2, 2014, American Superconductor Corporation (the Company) entered into an Exchange Agreement (the
Exchange Agreement) with the holder of the Companys Senior Convertible Note (the Note) issued on December 20, 2012, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the Note will be exchanged for 6,627,267
shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), at a closing to be held on or prior to March 5, 2014.
The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such
agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities discussed herein,
nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.
The issuance of Common Stock in exchange for the Note will be made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, on the basis that the exchange constitutes an exchange with an existing holder exclusively where no commission or
other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
A list of
exhibits is set forth in the Exhibit Index that immediately precedes such Exhibits and in incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
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AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION |
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Date: March 3, 2014 |
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/s/ David A. Henry |
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David A. Henry |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Exchange Agreement, dated March 2, 2014, by and between American Superconductor Corporation and Capital Ventures International. |
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