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
Ireland, David G.
14 Oak Park
Bedford, Ma 01730
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Progress Software Corporation
PRGS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
03/31/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President and General Manager, Field Operations
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) 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 |03/22/|M | |8,500 |A |$6.0000 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |03/22/|S | |8,500 |D |$24.5074 |3,398 (1) |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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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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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$6.0000 |03/22| M (| |8,500 |D |10/1/|09/02|Common Stock|8,500 | |46,082 (3) |D | |
ion |(4) |/00 |4) | | | |98 (2|/07 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |) | | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$19.2500|02/18|A |V|60,000 |A |03/1/|02/18|Common Stock|60,000 | |60,000 (6) |D | |
ion | |/00 | | | | |00 (5|/10 | | | | | | |
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Incentive Stock Option|$6.0000 |01/21|J (4|V|28,510 (4) |A |10/1/|09/02|Common Stock|28,510 | |57,020 (8) |D | |
|(4) |/00 |) | | | |98 (7|/07 | |(4) | | | | |
| | | | | | |) | | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$7.2084 |01/21|J (4|V|7,500 (4) |A |03/1/|02/03|Common Stock|7,500 (| |15,000 (10) |D | |
ion |(4) |/00 |) | | | |98 (9|/08 | |4) | | | | |
| | | | | | |) | | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$9.0000 |01/21|J (4|V|20,500 (4) |A |10/1/|09/01|Common Stock|20,500 | |41,000 (12) |D | |
ion |(4) |/00 |) | | | |98 (1|/08 | |(4) | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$12.8125|01/21|J (4|V|32,000 (4) |A |03/1/|02/10|Common Stock|32,000 | |64,000 (14) |D | |
ion | (4) |/00 |) | | | |99 (1|/09 | |(4) | | | | |
| | | | | | |3) | | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$10.4688|01/21|J (4|V|8,000 (4) |A |03/1/|05/17|Common Stock|8,000 (| |16,000 (16) |D | |
ion | (4) |/00 |) | | | |99 (1|/09 | |4) | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) On December 17, 1999, the Company declared a 2-for-1 stock split effected
in the form of a stock dividend payable to holders of record of common
stock on January 7, 2000. On the payment date, January 21, 2000, each holder
of the common stock of the Company received one additional share of
common stock of the Company for every share held. Table 1 reflects an
adjustment to the number of shares of common stock held by the reporting
person as a result of the stock split. (2) The option vests in
equal monthly increments over a 48 month period commencing October 1, 1998.
(3) On 3/31/2000, options to purchase 94 shares were vested. (4) On
the payment date of January 21, 2000, pursuant to the anti-dilution
provisions in the Company's stock option plans, each option granted by the
Company prior to January 7, 2000, was adjusted to reflect the stock split
effected in the form of a stock dividend. Each of the options reported herein
were previously reported. The adjustments in Table II involve the price of
each option, the number of shares underlying such options, and the number of
derivative securities beneficially owned at the end of month. (5)
The options vest in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period commencing
March 1, 2000. (6) On 3/31/2000, options to purchase 1,000
shares were vested. (7) The option vests in equal monthly
increments over a 48 month period commencing October 1, 1998.
(8) On 3/31/2000, options to purchase 9,273 shares were vested. (9) The
options vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period
commencing March 1, 1998. (10) On 03/31/2000, options to purchase 5,094
shares were vested. (11) The options vests in equal monthly
increments over a 60 month period commencing October 1, 1998. (12) On
3/31/2000, options to purchase 10,211shares were vested.
(13) The options vests in equal monthly increments over a 60 month period
commencing March 1, 1999. (14) On 3/31/2000, options to purchase
13,868 shares were vested. (15) The options vests in equal monthly
increments over a 60 month period commencing March 1, 1999. (16)
On 3/31/2000, options to purchase 3,466 shares were vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
David G. Ireland
DATE
04-05-2000
