Form 8-K AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR For: Jun 01

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978)842-3000

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 

 

(e) Fiscal 2026 Executive Incentive Plan. On June 1, 2026, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) and the Board approved an executive incentive plan for the Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 (“fiscal 2026”). Participants in the plan include the Company’s chief executive officer and all other current executive officers. Pursuant to the plan, each participant is designated a target cash incentive amount, expressed as a percentage of the participant’s annual base salary. The Committee is responsible for determining the payout under the plan to each participant except the chief executive officer. The Board determines the payout under the plan for the chief executive officer, taking into account the recommendation of the Committee.

 

The amount of the incentive award actually paid to each participant may be less than or greater than the participant’s target cash incentive, with the amount capped at 200% of the target incentive. For each participant, individual incentive awards will be determined following the end of fiscal 2026 based on the following factors and their corresponding weightings:

 

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the target cash incentive for fiscal 2026 for each current executive officer:

 

 

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

 

 

 

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.