CVP, Chief Accounting Officer Stagno Christopher disposed of 3,711 shares and returned 2,103 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
$AZPN
EDP Services
Technology
| 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). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aspen Technology, Inc. [ AZPN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/11/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 03/11/2025 | J(1) | 3,711 | D | (1) | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/12/2025 | D | 2,103(2) | D | (3) | 0 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $138.93 | 03/12/2025 | D(4) | 1,731 | (4) | 09/13/2024 | Common Stock | 1,731 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $145.35 | 03/12/2025 | D(4) | 1,482 | (4) | 08/31/2031 | Common Stock | 1,482 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $210.6 | 03/12/2025 | D(4) | 899 | (4) | 08/31/2032 | Common Stock | 899 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 26, 2025, among Aspen Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Emerson Electric Co. ("Parent"), and Emersub CXV, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"), pursuant to which Purchaser completed a cash tender offer for shares of common stock of the Issuer (each, a "Share") not already owned by Parent and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer, effective as of March 12, 2025 (the "Effective Time"). At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding Share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $265.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest and less any applicable tax withholding. |
| 2. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one Share upon vesting of the RSU (a "Company RSU"). |
| 3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Company RSU reported in this Form 4 was cancelled and converted into an award of RSUs with respect to shares of common stock of Parent (each, a "Parent RSU"). The number of Parent shares applicable to each Parent RSU is equal to (i) the number of Shares underlying each Company RSU multiplied by (ii) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement), rounded down to the nearest whole number of Parent shares. Each Parent RSU is subject to the same terms and conditions, including vesting schedule, that applied to the corresponding Company RSU prior to the Effective Time. |
| 4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each option (whether vested or unvested) that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each Share underlying such option, an amount in cash, without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, equal to the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such option. Each option that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time which had a per share exercise price greater than or equal to the Merger Consideration was cancelled with no consideration payable. |
| /s/ Christopher A. Cooper, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Stagno | 03/13/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
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