UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Vesty, David P. 14 Oak Park Bedford, MA 01730 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Progress Software Corporation PRGS 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 09/30/1999 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Vice President, Worldwide Sales 7. 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 |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |9,319 |A |$14.3767 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |9,319 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |1,575 |A |$11.3333 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |1,575 |D |$34.125 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |16,200 |A |$14.4167 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |16,200 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |9,000 |A |$14.4167 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |9,000 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |31,425 |A |$10.3333 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |31,425 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |3,272 |A |$9.0000 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |3,272 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |45,720 |A |$9.4167 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |45,720 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|M | |15,485 |A |$14.4167 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/20/|S | |15,485 |D |$34.1250 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/30/|M | |4,838 |A |$14.3767 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/30/|M | |1,800 |A |$14.4167 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/30/|M | |19,575 |A |$10.3333 | | | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |09/30/|M | |2,565 |A |$14.4167 |29,543 |D | | |1999 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$14.3767|09/20|M | |9,319 |D |07/1/|12/31|Common Stock|9,319 | |1,331 (2) |D | | ion | |/1999| | | | |94 (1|/03 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$11.3333|09/20|M | |1,575 |D |07/1/|06/17|Common Stock|1,575 | |225 (4) |D | | ion | |/1999| | | | |94 (3|/04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$14.4167|09/20|M | |16,200 |D |03/1/|01/11|Common Stock|16,200 | |0 | | | ion | |/1999| | | | |95 (5|/05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$14.4167|09/20|M | |9,000 |D |03/1/|05/12|Common Stock|9,000 | |0 | | | ion | |/1999| | | | |95 (6|/05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$10.3333|09/20|M | |31,425 |D |03/1/|04/02|Common Stock|31,425 | |0 | | | ion | |/1999| | | | |96 (7|/06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$9.0000 |09/20|M | |3,272 |D |03/1/|08/21|Common Stock|3,272 | |0 | | | ion | |/1999| | | | |96 (8|/06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$9.4167 |09/20|M | |45,720 |D |03/1/|03/03|Common Stock|45,720 | |57,030 (10) |D | | ion | |/1999| | | | |97 (9|/07 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$14.4167|09/20|M | |15,485 |D |03/1/|02/03|Common Stock|15,485 | |33,415 (12) |D | | ion | |/1999| | | | |98 (1|/08 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Incentive Stock Option|$14.3767|09/30|M | |4,838 |D |07/1/|12/31|Common Stock|4,838 | |1,762 (14) |D | | | |/1999| | | | |94 (1|/03 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |3) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Incentive Stock Option|$14.4167|09/30|M | |1,800 |D |03/1/|01/11|Common Stock|1,800 | |0 | | | | |/1999| | | | |95 (1|/05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |5) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Incentive Stock Option|$10.3333|09/30|M | |19,575 |D |03/1/|04/02|Common Stock|19,575 | |0 | | | | |/1999| | | | |96 (1|/06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |6) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Incentive Stock Option|$14.4167|09/30|M | |2,565 |D |03/1/|02/03|Common Stock|2,565 | |5,535 (18) |D | | | |/1999| | | | |98 (1|/08 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |7) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified Stock Opt|$20.9375|05/17|A | |8,000 |A |03/1/|05/17|Common Stock|8,000 | |8,000 (20) |D | | ion | |/1999| | | | |99 (1|/09 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |9) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Explanation of Responses: (1) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 72 month period commencing July 1, 1994. (2) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 0 shares were vested. (3) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 72 month period commencing July 1, 1994. (4) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 0 shares were vested. (5) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 48 month period commencing March 1, 1995. (6) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 48 month period commencing March 1, 1995. (7) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1996, or sooner if accelerated vesting earnings per share goals are achieved. (8) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1996, or sooner if accelerated vesting earnings per share goals are achieved. (9) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1997. (10) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 7,368 shares were vested. (11) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1998. (12) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 0 shares were vested. (13) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 72 month period commencing July 1, 1994. (14) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 0 shares were vested. (15) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 48 month period commencing March 1, 1995. (16) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1996, or sooner if accelerated vesting earnings per share goals are achieved. (17) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1998. (18) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 0 shares were vested. (19) The option vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1999. (20) On 9/30/99, options to purchase 933 shares were vested. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON David P. Vesty DATE 10-08-1999