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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / CHECK BOX IF NO
LONGER SUBJECT TO Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
SECTION 16. FORM 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
MAY CONTINUE. SEE or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
INSTRUCTION 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Reidy, Richard, D. Progress Software Corporation PRGS Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
14 Oak Park Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person, if an Entity 12/31/00 ---- title --- below)
(Street) (Voluntary) ------------------ below)
Bedford MA 5. If Amendment, Vice President, Product Development
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
USA 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by one
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 2,799(1) D
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Response)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) Year) ity
Security (Instr. 3, (Instr. 5)
4, and 5) ---------------------------------------
Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Non-Qualified Stock Options $12.0265 10/6/00 A V 25,000 10/6/00(2) 10/06/10 Common Stock 25,000
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Non-Qualified Stock Options 25,000(3) D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes purchase pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on July 3,
2000 of 208 shares.
(2) The options vest on the date of grant with respect to eight-sixtieths of the
total amount, thereafter in equal monthly increments over a 52 month period
commencing November 1, 2000.
(3) As of 12/31/00, options to purchase 4,166 shares were vested.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Richard D. Reidy 1/9/01
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Richard D. Reidy
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
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