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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Taslakov Dimitre   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA [PRGS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Talent Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2017 (Street) BEDFORD, MA 01730 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 04/01/2017   M   508 A $ 0 (1) 40,554 (2) D   Common Stock 04/01/2017   F   192 (3) D $ 29.12 40,362 D   Common Stock 04/01/2017   M   381 A $ 0 (1) 40,743 D   Common Stock 04/01/2017   F   144 (4) D $ 29.12 40,599 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

(1)

04/01/2017

M

508

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

508

$ 0

2,034

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

04/01/2017

M

381

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

381

$ 0

3,050

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Taslakov Dimitre C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION 14 OAK PARK DRIVE BEDFORD, MA 01730			Chief Talent Officer

Signatures

Dimitre Taslakov		04/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Includes the withholding of 6,259 shares of common stock by Issuer to pay the tax withholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on December 2, 2015 that was omitted from the Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned in the Form 3 filed on February 1, 2016.
(3)	Represents shares of common stock withheld by Issuer to pay the tax witholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 18, 2016.
(4)	Represents shares of common stock withheld by Issuer to pay the tax witholding obligation of Reporting Person upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 18, 2016.
(5)	On January 18, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 3,050 restricted stock units, vesting in six equal semi-annual installments beginning on October 1, 2016, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with Issuer.
(6)	On January 18, 2016 the Reporting Person was granted 4,575 performance-based restricted stock units vesting in five installments, with one-third of the restricted stock units vesting on April 1, 2017 and the remaining performance-based restricted stock units vesting in four equal semi-annual installments, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with Issuer.

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