SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-06-06

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<div><a name="sBF07EB053BAEDB73021E83AF5976A35F"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">First Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) by and between American Superconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), and James F. Maguire (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) is made as of April 6, 2018. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to an Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2013 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;); </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to effectuate an adjustment to the Executive&#8217;s severance payment period; and </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:24px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;Severance Period&#8221; set forth in Section 1.6 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting said section and by substituting therefor: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;&#8216;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Severance Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8217; shall mean (a) the period of eighteen (18) months immediately following the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 3.2(a) below) up until March 31, 2020, and (b) the period of twelve (12) months immediately following the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 3.2(a) below) from and after April 1, 2020.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:24px;">2.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of any right or abrogation of any obligation otherwise existing under the Agreement except to the extent specifically provided for herein. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:24px;">3.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflicts of law principles. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-inde