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FORM 5 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK BOX IF NO LONGER ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0362
SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. EXPIRES: APRIL 30, 1997
FORM 4 OR FORM 5 OBLI- Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
GATIONS MAY CONTINUE. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 1.0
SEE INSTRUCTION 1(B). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
/ / FORM 3 HOLDINGS REPORTED
/ / FORM 4 TRANSACTIONS REPORTED
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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)
BMC Software, Inc. Director 10% Owner
Solcher Stephen Boyd BMCS ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- below)
Number of Reporting Month/Year below)
2101 City West Boulevard Person (Voluntary) March 1996
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(Street) ###-##-#### 5. If Amendment, Date Treasurer
of Original --------------------------
(Month/Year)
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. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action tion Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Ownership
(Month/ End of (D) or (Instr. 4)
Day/ ------------------------------ Issuer's Indirect
Year) Amount (A) or Price Fiscal Year (I)
(D) (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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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 2270 (10/94)
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FORM 5 (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. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action action Derivative cisable and
Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of Month/Day/
ative Year) (D) Year)
Security (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
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Date Expir-
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cisable Date
(A) (D)
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Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $24.375 10/13/96 A 3,000 * 10/13/96
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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 of
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative of Indirect
ative Secur- Deriv- Bene-
Secur- ities ative ficial
ity Bene- Secur- Owner-
(Instr. ficially ity: ship
5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4)
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of Year or In-
Amount or (Instr. 4) direct
Title Number of (I)
Shares (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3,000 3,000
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Explanation of Responses:
*Option vests annually in 25% increments, with the first 25% vesting 10/1/96.
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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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