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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Registration No. 333-63483
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 04-2739697
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization) identification number)
TEN CANAL PARK
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02141
(617) 949-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
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LAWRENCE B. EVANS
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ten Canal Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
(617) 949-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
STEPHEN J. DOYLE, ESQ. MARK L. JOHNSON, ESQ.
Vice President, General Counsel, FOLEY, HOAG & ELIOT LLP
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary One Post Office Square
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Ten Canal Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
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The Registrant hereby withdraws from registration all of those shares of
its common stock, $.10 par value per share, registered pursuant to its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (registration number 333-63483) and not sold
as of the time of filing of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as of February 4, 1999.
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Lawrence B. Evans
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Lawrence B. Evans
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of February 4, 1999.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ LAWRENCE B. EVANS Chairman of the Board
----------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer
Lawrence B. Evans (Principal Executive Officer)
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----------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Lisa W. Zappala Financial and Accounting Officer)
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----------------------------- Director
Joseph F. Boston
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----------------------------- Director
Gresham T. Brebach, Jr.
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----------------------------- Director
Douglas R. Brown
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----------------------------- Director
Joan C. McArdle
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----------------------------- Director
Alison Ross
*By /s/ LAWRENCE B. EVANS
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Lawrence B. Evans
Attorney-in-fact