SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Taslakov Dimitre

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
14 OAK PARK DRIVE

(Street)
BEDFORD MA 01730

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA [ PRGS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Talent Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 04/01/2017 M 508 A $0(1) 40,554(2) D
Common Stock 04/01/2017 F 192(3) D $29.12 40,362 D
Common Stock 04/01/2017 M 381 A $0(1) 40,743 D
Common Stock 04/01/2017 F 144(4) D $29.12 40,599 D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 (1) 04/01/2017 M 508 (5) (5) Common Stock 508 $0 2,034 D
Restricted Stock Units (1) 04/01/2017 M 381 (6) (6) Common Stock 381 $0 3,050 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
2. Includes the withholding of 6,259 shares of common stock by Issuer to pay the tax withholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on December 2, 2015 that was omitted from the Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned in the Form 3 filed on February 1, 2016.
3. Represents shares of common stock withheld by Issuer to pay the tax witholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 18, 2016.
4. Represents shares of common stock withheld by Issuer to pay the tax witholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 18, 2016.
5. On January 18, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 3,050 restricted stock units, vesting in six equal semi-annual installments beginning on October 1, 2016, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with Issuer.
6. On January 18, 2016 the Reporting Person was granted 4,575 performance-based restricted stock units vesting in five installments, with one-third of the restricted stock units vesting on April 1, 2017 and the remaining performance-based restricted stock units vesting in four equal semi-annual installments, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with Issuer.
Remarks:
Dimitre Taslakov 04/05/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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