35 per share to a range o 17 million to 18 millionor 0

The companys net loss or the iscal yearended March 31, 2009 is expected to increase rom a range o $13 million to $15million, or $0.30 to $0.35 per share, to a range o $17 million to $18 million,or $0.40 to $0.42 per share. AMSC will release its inal third quarter iscal 2008 inancial results prior tothe market opening on Tuesday, ebruary 3, 2009. About American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC)AMSC is a leading energy technologies company o ering an array o solutionsbased on two proprietary technologies: programmable power electronic con ertersand high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. The company's products,ser ices and system-le el solutions enable cleaner, more e icient and morereliable generation, deli ery and use o electric power.

AMSC is a leader inalternati e energy, o ering licensed wind turbine designs and electricalsystems. As the world's principal supplier o HTS wire, the company is enablinga new generation o compact, high-power electrical products, including powercables, grid-le el surge protectors, Secure Super Grids technology, motors,generators, and ad anced transportation and de ense systems. The company's technologies are protected by a broad anddeep intellectual property port olio consisting o hundreds o patents andlicenses worldwide. All other brand names,product names or trademarks belong to their respecti e holders.The Windtec logoand design is a registered European Union Community Trademark.Any statements in this release about uture expectations, plans and prospects or the company, including our expectations regarding the uture inancialper ormance o the company and other statements containing the words "belie es,""anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will" and similar expressions, constitute orward-looking statements within the meaning o the Pri ate SecuritiesLitigation Re orm Act o 1995. There are a number o important actors thatcould cause actual results to di er materially rom those indicated by such orward-looking statements.

Such actors include: uncertainties regarding thecompany's ability to obtain anticipated unding rom corporate and go ernmentcontracts, to success ully de elop, manu acture and market commercial products,and to secure anticipated orders; the risk that a robust market may not de elop or the company's products; the risk that strategic alliances and othercontracts may be terminated; the risk that certain technologies utilized by thecompany will in ringe intellectual property rights o others; and thecompetition encountered by the company. Inaddition, the orward-looking statements included in this press releaserepresent the company's iews as o the date o this release. While the companyanticipates that subsequent e ents and de elopments may cause the company's iews to change, the company speci ically disclaims any obligation to updatethese orward-looking statements. These orward-looking statements should not berelied upon as representing the company's iews as o any date subsequent to thedate this press release is issued.American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC)Jason redette, 978-842-3177Director o In estor & Media Copyright Business Wire 2009.

rom 2004 to 2007 she was a corporate ice president at Microso tCorp., o erseeing all worldwide marketing e orts or the companys MobileCommunications Business. DelBene also worked at Microso t rom 1989 to 1998 in arious roles including director o marketing and business de elopment or thecompanys Interacti e Media Group. Prior to returning to Microso t, DelBene was president and chie executi eo icer o Nimble Technology Inc., a business integration technology companywhere she led the company rom early stage de elopment to re enue generationthrough to the company's acquisition by Actuate Corp. Be ore joining NimbleTechnology, DelBene was the ounding ice president o marketing and storede elopment at drugstore , inc., a leading online retailer o health, beauty, ision, and pharmacy products She helped take the company public in 1999. DelBene earned a master's degree in business administration rom the Uni ersityo Washington and a bachelor's degree in biology rom Reed College in Portland,Oregon where she currently ser es on the board o trustees.