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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Puhala Andrew Lewis   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Electric Technologies Inc [AETI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6410 LONG DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2014 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77087 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/14/2014   M   2,837 A $ 0 0 D   Common Stock 03/14/2014   M   661 A $ 0 0 D   Common Stock 03/14/2014   F   1,057 D $ 6.87 2,441 (3) D

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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 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

Restricted Stock Units Dated February 25, 2013

(1)

03/14/2014

D

661

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

661

(1)

1,986

D

Restricted Stock Units Dated February 25, 2013

(2)

03/14/2014

D

2,837

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

2,837

(2)

8,511

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Puhala Andrew Lewis 6410 LONG DRIVE HOUSTON, TX 77087			Senior Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Charles M. Dauber, as attorney-in-fact for Andrew L. Puhala		03/20/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	661 restricted stock units granted in 2013 converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis on the transaction date. The remaining restricted stock units convert to common stock on a one-to-one basis in equal installments on March 14, 2015, 2016 and 2017, subject to a continuing employment requirement.
(2)	11,348 stock units granted in 2013 vested on the transaction date basis on achievement of 2013 performance criteria and 0 vested restricted stock units were cancelled. 2,837 of the vested restricted stock units converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis on the transaction date. One-third of the remaining restricted stock units convert to common stock on a one-to-one basis annually on March 14, 2015, 2016 and 2017, subject to a continuing employment requirement.
(3)	Shares withheld for payment for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units. The shares were not sold.

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