UNITED STATES
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): March 17, 2005
Progress Software Corporation
Commission file number: 0-19417
| Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
04-2746201 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
14 Oak Park
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(781) 280-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Ex-99.1 Press Release dated March 17, 2005 | ||||||||
Section 2 — Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 17, 2005, Progress Software Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended February 28, 2005. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 17, 2005 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: March 17, 2005 | Progress Software Corporation | |||
| By: | /s/ Norman R. Robertson | |||
| Senior Vice President, Finance and | ||||
| Administration and Chief | ||||
| Financial Officer | ||||