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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 16(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 16, 2006
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ANSYS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-20853 04-3219960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification No.)
275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA 16317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On November 16, 2006, ANSYS, Inc. ("Company") issued a press release
announcing that affiliates of Willis Stein & Partners have agreed to sell
3,350,356 shares of ANSYS common stock in an offering underwritten by Goldman,
Sachs & Co. The shares to be sold in this transaction represent approximately
8.7% of ANSYS' currently outstanding shares of common stock and were originally
acquired by Willis Stein in connection with the Company's acquisition of Fluent
Inc. in May 2006.
The Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated in this report by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated November 16, 2006
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
ANSYS, INC.
Date: November 16, 2006 By: /s/ SHEILA S. DINARDO
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SHEILA S. DINARDO
Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated November 16, 2006