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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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[ ] Check this box if no OMB Number: 3235-0287
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Instruction 1(b).
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Barter, John W. BMC Software, Inc. (BMCS) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (specify
51 Society St. Person (Voluntary) August/1998 ---- title ---
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Charleston, SC 29401 ###-##-#### Date of Original
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
USA ------------- (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting
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Form filed by More than One
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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) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 08/10/98 S 20,000 D $50.6250
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Common Stock 08/10/98 M 20,000 A $9.14 24,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
SEC 1474 (7/96)
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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 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Employee Stock Option
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(Right to Buy) $9.14 8/10/98 M 20,000 1/28/03 Common Stock 20,000
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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20,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* Option vests in 6.25% increments every three months following grant date and is fully vested. All
amounts adjusted for Company's three 2-for-1 stock splits in Aug. 1995, Oct. 1996 and May 1998.
Option was initially reported as exercisable as to 5,000 shares at an exercise price of $73.12.
/s/ BRINKLEY MORSE
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. for J. Barter 9/10/98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------ ------------
**Signature of Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Reporting Person
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to resond to the collection of information contained in this form are
not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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