Joseph V. Reisinger Form 3 BROADWIND ENERGY / Joseph V. Reisinger ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Reisinger Joseph V.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE

(Street)

CICERO IL 60804

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. [ BWEN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP, Business Development

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	28,157(1)	D
Common Stock	1,590	I	By 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	05/04/2022	Common Stock	3,076	3.4	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (i) 1,430 restricted stock units that vest on 2/19/18; and (ii) 8,755 restricted stock units that vest 4,377 shares on 2/22/18 and 4,378 shares on 2/22/19.

2. 769 shares vested on each of 5/4/13, 5/4/14, 5/4/15 and 5/4/16.

	/s/ David W. Fell as Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph V. Reisinger pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith	02/23/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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