U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check 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
SCHWENK, JR., HAROLD S.
80 ORCHARD AVE.
WESTON, MA 02193
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BGS SYSTEMS, INC.
BGSS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
8/96
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
PRESIDENT, CEO
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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 Year |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK |8/12/9|J (1|V|2,877 |A | |477,691 |D | |
|6 |) | | | | | | | |
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" " |7/10/9|J (1|V|2,877 |D | |106,719 |I |By Trust |
|6 |) | | | | | | | |
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" " | | | | | | |3,235 |I |By Wife (6) |
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" " | | | | | | |4,590 |I |By Daughter (2,6) |
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" " | | | | | | |4,590 |I |By Daughter (3,6) |
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" " | | | | | | |2,750 |I |By Son (4,6) |
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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 | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Change in form of ownership from indirect to direct from The Harold S.
Schwenk, Jr. Qualified Annuity
Trust-1995, a grantor retained annuity trust or "GRAT" to Harold S. Schwenk,
Jr.
(2) F/B/O Pauline A. Schwenk
U/MA/UTMA
(3) F/B/O Barbara A. Schwenk
U/MA/UTMA
(4) F/B/O Harold Spencer Schwenk, III
U/MA/UTMA
(5) Excludes 525 shares held by Dr. Schwenk's son, Kevin B. Schwenk, who is of
the age of majority and does
not share the reporting person's
household.
(6) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and
this report shall not be deemed
an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such
securities for purposes of Section 16 or
for any other purpose.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Harold S. Schwenk, Jr.
DATE
8/26/96
