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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: MAY 31, 1994
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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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
Issuer (Check all applicable)
Gardner Richard P. BMC Sofware, Inc. (BMCS) Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year below) below
2101 CityWest Blvd. Person (Voluntary) January 1996
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, Sr. Vice President
Date of Original --------------------------
(Month/Year) North American Sales
Houston TX 77042 ###-##-####
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Common Stock 1/29/96 S 20,000 D $49-5/8
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Common Stock 1/29/96 S 9,500 D $50-1/4
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Common Stock 1/29/96 S 3,500 D $50-1/8
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Common Stock 1/29/96 M 33,000 A $22.125 20,000* D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (8-92)
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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 Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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Employee Stock Option
(Right to buy)** $22.125 10/21/94 M 33,000 *** 10/21/04
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
ative Securi- of De- direct
Secur- ties rivative Bene-
ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Own-
5) Owned Direct ership
at End (D) or (Instr. 4)
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 33,000 297,000
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Explanation of Responses:
* In August 1995, the Company's common stock split 2 for 1, resulting in the reporting
person's acquisition of 10,000 additional shares of stock.
** This option was previously reported as covering 165,000 shares at an exercise price
of $44.25 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the August 1995 stock split.
*** Option vests in 20% increments annually beginning November 1, 1995.
/s/ Brinkley Morse for Richard P. Gardner 2/12/96
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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