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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 * ASP ADS Investco, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. [WMS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC, 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2017 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10171 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (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 02/15/2017   S   3,750,000 D $ 22.15 3,796,908 D (1) (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ASP ADS Investco, LLC C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10171
American Securities Partners V, L.P. C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017
American Securities Partners V(B), L.P. C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017
American Securities Partners V (C) L.P. C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017
American Securities Associates V, LLC C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017
AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 299 PARK AVE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10171

Signatures

ASP ADS Investco, LLC By: ASP Manager Corp., its manager By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, President		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Securities Partners V, L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Securities Partners V(B), L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Securities Partners V(C), L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Securities Associates V, LLC By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Securities LLC By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, Michael G. Fisch, as President and Chief Executive Officer		02/17/2017
**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)	The shares are directly owned by ASP ADS Investco, LLC ("ASPADS") and may also be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by: (i) American Securities Partners V, L.P., American Securities Partners V(B), L.P. and American Securities Partners V(C), L.P. (each, a "Sponsor"), the owners of membership interests in ASPADS; and (ii) American Securities Associates V, LLC ("GP"), the general partner of each Sponsor. American Securities LLC provides investment advisory services to each Sponsor.
(2)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
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