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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-36474
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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(To prospectus dated May 18, 2000)
BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
COMMON STOCK
1,582,415 Shares
The purpose of this prospectus supplement is to provide additional
information regarding the selling stockholders. The following table sets forth
the names of certain additional selling stockholders, and removes L&H Leasing
Co., LTD as a selling stockholder under the prospectus dated May 18, 2000.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The common stock covered by the prospectus is to be offered for the
account of the following stockholders of our company:
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Number of Shares of Common Stock
Name of Selling Stockholder Offered Hereunder
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Clay Davis 309,140
Robert Neville 309,140
Christopher Marich 85,014
Terry Black 5,860
L&H Corp. 23,097
Kenneth E. Leonard 175,397
Terry A. Scott 175,389
Sharen K. Eggleston 175,380
A.E. Leonard Insurance Trust 323,998
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On April 25, 2000, we, BMC Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary
of our company ("Merger Sub"), Evity, Inc. and the selling stockholders entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement"). In
connection with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub was merged with and into Evity
(the "Merger"). In the Merger, the selling stockholders received shares of our
common stock and cash in exchange for their outstanding shares of Evity common
and preferred stock. In connection with the Merger, we agreed to register the
resale by the selling stockholders of the shares issued to the selling
stockholders in the Merger.
