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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE TO-I/A
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 4)
                                  (RULE 13e-4)
            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                        BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
         (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER) AND FILING PERSON (OFFEROR))

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        CERTAIN OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

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                                   090327 10 7
                      (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                            (UNDERLYING COMMON STOCK)

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                                EDWARD L. PIERCE
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                        BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
                           5151 SAN FELIPE, 25TH FLOOR
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
                                 (713) 561-4000
           (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
         RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF FILING PERSON)

                                    COPY TO:
                               ROBERT F. GRAY, JR.
                           FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
                            1301 MCKINNEY, SUITE 5100
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010
                                 (713) 651-5151

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

    TRANSACTION VALUATION*                          AMOUNT OF FILING FEE*
          $794,007.09                                       $64.24

*    The "transaction valuation" was calculated solely for purposes of
     determining the filing fee. This amount assumes that options to purchase
     999,883 shares of common stock of BindView Development Corporation, having
     an aggregate value of $794,007.09, will be exchanged pursuant to the
     exchange offer made December 3, 2002, following the expiration of this
     rescission offer. The aggregate value of such options was calculated based
     on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The aggregate value of each
     option to purchase one share of Common Stock of BindView Development
     Corporation is $0.7941. The filing fee was calculated as $80.90 per
     $1,000,000 of the aggregate offering amount, pursuant to Rule 0-11 of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by Fee Rate Advisory #11,
     effective February 25, 2003.

[X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
     and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
     Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
     or Schedule and the date of its filing.



                         Amount Previously Paid: $64.24
                      Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
                 Filing party: BindView Development Corporation
                            Date filed: May 30, 2003


[ ]  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
     made before the commencement of a tender offer.

     Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
     the statement relates:

[ ]  third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[X]  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

[ ]  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

[ ]  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

     Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
     results of the tender offer. [X]




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                             INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

         This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Rescission Offer
Statement on Schedule TO filed on May 30, 2003, as amended, relating to the
exchange offer effected December 3, 2002 (the "Exchange Offer"), by BindView
Development Corporation to exchange options to purchase shares of our common
stock, no par value per share, held by eligible employees on the terms and
subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Rescind the Exchange of
Certain Outstanding Options for New Options, dated May 30, 2003 (the "Offer to
Rescind the Exchange"), as amended. THIS AMENDMENT'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO REPORT
THE RESULTS OF THE OFFER TO RESCIND THE EXCHANGE.

ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.

Item 4(a) of the Schedule TO, as amended, is hereby further amended and
supplemented to add the following:

         The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Central Time, on Friday, July 18, 2003.
     Pursuant to the Offer to Rescind the Exchange, the Company rescinded the
     exchange of options to purchase approximately 191,284 shares of common
     stock. On July 21, 2003, Eligible Employees were granted their New Options
     to purchase approximately 259,108 shares of common stock in exchange for
     such Qualifying Old Options. The last reported sale price of the Company's
     common stock on July 21, 2003, the date the New Options were granted, was
     $2.07 per share.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

(a)(1)*          Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain Outstanding Options
                 for New Options, dated May 30, 2003.

(a)(2)**         Notice to Withdraw from the Offer Form.

(a)(3)*          Email to Employees Announcing Offer to Rescind the Exchange.

(a)(4)*          Addendum for Employees in India.

(a)(5)*          Confirmation of Election Email to Employees.

(a)(6)           BindView Development Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
                 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the
                 Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March
                 31, 2003, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission
                 on April 30, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(7)           BindView Development Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed with the
                 Commission on May 15, 2003.

(a)(8)**         Amendment No. 1 to Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain
                 Outstanding Options for New Options, dated June 30, 2003.

(a)(9)***        Election Form And Cancellation Agreement.

(a)(10)**        Form of Email to Employees Announcing Extension of Offer to
                 Rescind the Exchange.

(a)(11)**        Form of Email to Eligible Employees of an Amendment to the
                 Offer to Exchange.

(a)(12)***       Form of Email to Eligible Employees Providing Clarifying
                 Information on the Offer to Rescind.




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(a)(13)****      Form of Email to Eligible Employees of an Amendment to the
                 Offer to Rescind.

(a)(14)****      Amendment No. 2 to Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain
                 Outstanding Options for New Options, dated July 15, 2003.

(b)              Not applicable.

(d)(1)           Incentive to Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
                 Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-1).

(d)(2)           Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
                 to the Form S-1).

(d)(3)           1997 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                 to the Form S-1).

(d)(4)           Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference
                 to Exhibit 10.2 to BindView's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                 the year ended December 31, 1999.

(g)              Not applicable.

(h)              Not applicable.

*        Previously filed on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on May 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

**       Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 1 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.

***      Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 2 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.

****     Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 3 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Schedule TO is true, complete and
correct.

                                       BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

                                       By:   /s/ EDWARD L. PIERCE
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                                           Edward L. Pierce
                                           Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 14, 2003



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                                Index to Exhibits

<Table>
<Caption>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                                   DESCRIPTION
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(a)(1)*         Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain Outstanding Options
                for New Options, dated May 30, 2003.

(a)(2)**        Notice to Withdraw from the Offer Form.

(a)(3)*         Email to Employees Announcing Offer to Rescind the Exchange.

(a)(4)*         Addendum for Employees in India.

(a)(5)*         Confirmation of Election Email to Employees.

(a)(6)          BindView Development Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                its fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the
                Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March
                31, 2003, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission
                on April 30, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(7)          BindView Development Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed with the
                Commission on May 15, 2003.

(a)(8)**        Amendment No. 1 to Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain
                Outstanding Options for New Options, dated June 30, 2003.

(a)(9)***       Election Form And Cancellation Agreement.

(a)(10)**       Form of Email to Eligible Employees Announcing Extension of
                Offer to Rescind the Exchange.

(a)(11)**       Form of Email to Eligible Employees of an Amendment to the
                Offer to Exchange.

(a)(12)***      Form of Email to Eligible Employees Providing Clarifying
                Information on the Offer to Rescind.

(a)(13)****     Form of Email to Eligible Employees of an Amendment to the
                Offer to Rescind.

(a)(14)****     Amendment No. 2 to Offer to Rescind the Exchange of Certain
                Outstanding Options for New Options, dated July 15, 2003.

(b)             Not applicable.

(d)(1)          Incentive to Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
                Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-1).

(d)(2)          Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
                to the Form S-1).

(d)(3)          1997 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                to the Form S-1).

(d)(4)          Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference
                to Exhibit 10.2 to BindView's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                the year ended December 31, 1999.

(g)             Not applicable.

(h)             Not applicable.
</Table>

*        Previously filed on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on May 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

**       Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 1 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.

***      Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 2 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.

****     Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A Amendment No. 3 filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2003, and incorporated
         herein by reference.



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