Sec Form 4 Filing - Averick Robert M @ AMTECH SYSTEMS INC - 2019-03-06

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Averick Robert M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMTECH SYSTEMS INC [ ASYS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOKINO LLC, 201 TRESSER BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/06/2019 (Street) STAMFORD, CT06901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) ( 1 ) $ 4.77 03/06/2019 A 6,000 ( 2 ) 03/06/2029 Common Stock 6,000 ( 3 ) 6,000 ( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Averick Robert M C/O KOKINO LLC 201 TRESSER BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR STAMFORD, CT06901 X X Signatures /s/ Robert Averick 03/08/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Mr. Averick is a Portfolio Manager at Kokino LLC ("Kokino"), which is a single-family office. Mr. Averick holds an indirect minority interest in shares of the issuer's Common Stock through his minority ownership of one of Kokino's clients, Piton Capital Partners LLC ("Piton") (which ownership may be held directly and indirectly through Piton's managing member, Piton Capital Management LLC ("PCM")). Also, Mr. Averick's incentive compensation as an employee of Kokino, which is calculated in Kokino's discretion, may be based on the performance of shares of Common Stock held by Kokino's clients. Such compensation may be paid in cash and/or by way of increasing Mr. Averick's minority interest in Piton (either directly or indirectly through PCM). Kokino is the managing member of PCM, and Mr. Averick's and Piton's beneficial ownership of Common Stock is reported in a Schedule 13D filed on January 25, 2016 (as amended most recently on November 27, 2018). ( 2 )The option vests on September 6, 2019. ( 3 )Price omitted because the transaction is a grant of a stock option. ( 4 )This is the number of derivative securities, with the same terms and conditions, following the reported transaction. Total of all derivative securities, including those with different terms and conditions, held following the reported transaction is 24,000.

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