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
Ireland, David G.
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
12/31/01
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 and General Manager, Field Operations
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Common Stock |12/26/|M | |200 |A |$6.0000 | | | |
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Common Stock |12/26/|S | |200 |D |$18.2500 |4,476 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$13.0840|10/10|A |V|75,000 |A |10/10|10/9/|Common Stock|75,000 | |75,000 (2) |D | |
ion | |/01 | | | | |/01(1|11 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$6.0000 |12/26|M | |200 |D |10/2/|9/1/0|Common Stock|200 | |33,982 (4) |D | |
ion | |/01 | | | | |98 (3|7 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) 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,
2001.
(2) On December 31, 2001 options to purchase 12,500 shares were
vested.
(3) The options vest in equal monthly increments over a 48 month period
beginning October 2, 1998.
(4) On December 31, 2001 options to purchase 20,186 shares were vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ David G. Ireland
DATE
January 4, 2002
