Progress Software (PRGS) Form 4 PROGRESS SOFTWARE / Yogesh K Gupta 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Gupta Yogesh K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

14 OAK PARK DRIVE

(Street)

BEDFORD MA 01730

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA [ PRGS ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2022

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	02/01/2022		M		72,845(1)	A	$0(2)	101,074	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		F		32,308(3)	D	$45.93	68,766	D
Common Stock								100,000	I	By Irrevocable Trust(4)

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	(2)	02/01/2022		M			72,845	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	72,845	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 22, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted 52,549 performance-based restricted stock units pursuant to Progress Software Corporation's (the "Company's") 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. Based on the Company meeting relative total shareholder return and cumulative operating income criteria over the three-year period ending November 30, 2021, the amount shown is the amount of performance-based restricted stock units that vested under the 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan on February 1, 2022.

2. Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Company to pay the tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 22, 2019.

4. These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse and children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the inclusion of these securities in this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	Stephen H. Faberman, Attorney-in-Fact	02/03/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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