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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fife Steven R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O 2128 W BRAKER LANE

(Street)

AUSTIN

78758

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACTIVE POWER INC [ ACPW ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP of Finance, CFO, Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2013

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.8	02/22/2013		A		40,000		⁽¹⁾	02/22/2023	Common Stock	40,000	$0	40,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. With continued service, 25% of the option shares shall vest and become exercisable on 02/22/2014, and the balance shall vest and become exercisable in a series of twelve equal quarterly installments upon completion of each additional quarter of service through 02/22/2017.

Remarks:

	Steven R. Fife	02/26/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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CONFIRMING STATEMENT

This Statement confirms that the undersigned, officer or director of Active Power, Inc., who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, has authorized and designated J. Douglas Milner, Steven Fife, Shelly Kilpatrick and Beth Sarno (the “Authorized Signatories”) to execute and file on the undersigned’s behalf a Form ID and all Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned’s ownership of or transactions in securities of Active Power, Inc. The authority of the Authorized Signatories under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to the undersigned’s ownership of or transactions in securities of Active Power, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing, and, with respect to an Authorized Signatory, until such time as any Authorized Signatory ceases to be an employee of Active Power, Inc. The undersigned acknowledges that the Authorized Signatories are not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other aspect of the federal securities laws, and that the undersigned is responsible for timely and accurately providing information to the Authorized Signatories with respect to any reportable transaction, as well as compliance with the Company’s insider trading and internal pre-clearance policies with respect to transactions involving its securities.

Date:	2/14/2013		Signed:	/s/ Steven Fife
				Steven Fife