Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Barker Joel Scott
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC [ASTE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1725 SHEPHERD RD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group President-Energy
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
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 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 11 (2) (1)
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Phantom Stock   (3)   (3) Common Stock 617.4509 (1) (3) $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Barker Joel Scott
1725 SHEPHERD RD
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
      Group President-Energy  

Signatures

Robert Taylor, attorney in fact for Joel Scott Barker 02/11/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Reporting person was a Section 16 officer previously and then was not a Section 16 officer beginning in January 2018; however, due to a promotion at the end of January 2019 he became a Section 16 officer again. Shares entered are the shares he owned as of that date (and the date of this report)
(2) Shares held are RSUs that convert to shares of Common Stock on a on-for-one basis at a later date.
(3) Phantom shares are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment from Astec.

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