John Gerard Higgins Form 4 PEGASYSTEMS / John Gerard Higgins ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Higgins John Gerard

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PEGASYSTEMS INC. ONE MAIN STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02142

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEGASYSTEMS INC [ PEGA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief, Client &Partner Success

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock	09/03/2024		M		460(1)	A	$0	11,841	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		F		257(2)	D	$70.88	11,584	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		M		92(3)	A	$0	11,676	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		F		52(2)	D	$70.88	11,624	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		M		92(4)	A	$0	11,716	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		F		52(2)	D	$70.88	11,664	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		M		514(5)	A	$0	12,178	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		F		287(2)	D	$70.88	11,891	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		M		93(6)	A	$0	11,984	D
Common stock	09/03/2024		F		52(2)	D	$70.88	11,932(7)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units(8)	$0	09/03/2024		M			460(1)	06/01/2021	(9)	Common stock	460	$0	2,760	D
Restricted Stock Units(8)	$0	09/03/2024		M			92(3)	03/01/2022	(9)	Common stock	92	$0	553	D
Restricted Stock Units(8)	$0	09/03/2024		M			92(4)	03/01/2023	(9)	Common stock	92	$0	922	D
Restricted Stock Units(8)	$0	09/03/2024		M			514(5)	03/01/2023	(9)	Common stock	514	$0	5,143	D
Restricted Stock Units(8)	$0	09/03/2024		M			93(6)	03/01/2024	(9)	Common stock	93	$0	1,291	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a 5% vesting on September 1, 2024, with a release date of September 3, 2024, the first business day following vesting. The original grant was 9,207 restricted stock units with 5% vesting on June 1, 2021, with the remaining 95% vesting in 5% quarterly installments.

2. Tendered to issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the reporting person, exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e).

3. Represents a 5% vesting on September 1, 2024, with a release date of September 3, 2024, the first business day following vesting. The original grant was 1,842 restricted stock units with 20% vesting on March 1, 2022 with the remaining 80% vesting in 5% equal quarterly installments over the remaining four years.

4. Represents a 5% vesting on September 1, 2024, with a release date of September 3, 2024, the first business day following vesting. The original grant was 1,844 restricted stock units with 20% vesting on March 1, 2023 with the remaining 80% vesting in 5% equal quarterly installments over the remaining four years.

5. Represents a 5% vesting on September 1, 2024, with a release date of September 3, 2024, the first business day following vesting. The original grant was 10,285 restricted stock units, with 20% vesting on March 1, 2023 with the remaining 80% vesting in 5% equal quarterly installments over the remaining four years.

6. Represents a 5% vesting on September 1, 2024, with a release date of September 3, 2024, the first business day following vesting. The original grant was 1,845 restricted stock units with 20% vesting on March 1, 2024 with the remaining 80% vesting in 5% equal quarterly installments over the remaining four years.

7. Does not include shares of common stock subject to unvested restricted stock units and/or options awards.

8. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of the issuer's common stock.

9. Once vested, the shares of common stock are not subject to expiration.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ewelina Kemp, Attorney-in-Fact for John Gerard Higgins	09/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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