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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 * PATEK RICHARD A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC [ASTE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres-Telsmith & Grp VP Agg (Last) (First) (Middle) 1725 SHEPHERD RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/06/2009 (Street) CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421 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               825.1206 (3) I by 401(k) Plan Common Stock               4,500 (2) D   Common Stock 08/06/2009   M   10,000 A $ 25.5 10,000 D   Common Stock 08/06/2009   S   10,000 D $ 28.4691 0 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

Phantom Stock

(1)

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

11,548.9524

11,548.9524

D

Stock Options

$ 25.5

08/06/2009

M

10,000

03/05/2001

03/05/2010

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Stock Options

$ 12.969

01/01/2002

01/01/2011

Common Stock

18,500

18,500

D

Stock Options

$ 14.5

01/01/2003

01/01/2012

Common Stock

14,651

14,651

D

Stock Options

$ 19.43

03/06/2006

03/06/2015

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PATEK RICHARD A 1725 SHEPHERD RD CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421			Pres-Telsmith & Grp VP Agg

Signatures

Robert Taylor, attorney in fact for Richard A. Patek		08/07/2009
**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)	Phantom shares are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment from Astec.
(2)	Restricted Stock Units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis at a later date.
(3)	Shares held in the reporting person's 401k account are based upon a Plan statement dated July 13, 2009.

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