UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2002 BMC SOFTWARE, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 0-17136 74-2126120 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2101 CITYWEST BLVD. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042-2827 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 918-8800 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report. Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 99.1 Written Statement of Robert E. Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software, Inc. dated July 31, 2002 99.2 Written Statement of John W. Cox, Chief Financial Officer of BMC Software, Inc. dated July 30, 2002 ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On August 1, 2002, pursuant to SEC Order No. 4-460 (the "Order"), the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of BMC Software, Inc. filed written statements, under oath, in the form of Exhibit A to the Order with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the written statements are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: August 1, 2002 BMC SOFTWARE, INC. By: /s/ ROBERT H. WHILDEN, JR. ------------------------------- Robert H. Whilden, Jr. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 2 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Written Statement of Robert E. Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software, Inc. dated July 31, 2002 99.2 Written Statement of John W. Cox, Chief Financial Officer of BMC Software, Inc. dated July 30, 2002 3