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
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
1/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
PRESIDENT, CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) 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 |1/8/97|J(1)|V|2,729 |A | |908,022 (5) |D | |
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" " |1/8/97|J(1)|v|2,729 |D | |190,798 |I |By Trust |
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" " | | | | | | |6,470 |I |By Wife (6) |
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" " | | | | | | |9,180 |I |By Daughter (2,6) |
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" " | | | | | | |9,180 |I |By Daughter (3,6) |
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" " | | | | | | |5,500 |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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Chage 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 1,050 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
1/21/97
