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* Quinpario Partners LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 12935 NORTH FORTY DRIVE SUITE 201 (Street) ST. LOUIS MO 63141 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC [ ZOLT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Explanation of Responses	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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, $0.01 Par Value(1)	150,000	I	By Quinpario Partners LLC(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value(1)	238,200	I	By Jeffry N. Quinn(3)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Quinpario Partners LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 12935 NORTH FORTY DRIVE SUITE 201 (Street) ST. LOUIS MO 63141 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Explanation of Responses

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* QUINN JEFFRY N (Last) (First) (Middle) 12935 NORTH FORTY DRIVE SUITE 201 (Street) ST. LOUIS MO 63141 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Explanation of Responses

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is filed jointly by Quinpario Partners LLC, a Missouri limited liability company ("Quinpario") and Jeffry N. Quinn (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each Reporting Person is a member of a reporting group that owns in the aggregate more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. As such, each Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Quinpario. Mr. Quinn, as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quinpario, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Quinpario.

3. Shares of Common Stock owned personally by Mr. Quinn through a revocable trust.

	QUINPARIO PARTNERS LLC; By: /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn, Chief Executive Officer	03/14/2013
	By: /s/ JEFFRY N. QUINN	03/14/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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