SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Golz Karen

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

20 CROSBY DRIVE

(Street)

BEDFORD

01730

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aspen Technology, Inc. [ AZPN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/23/2022		A⁽¹⁾		339⁽²⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	914	D

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 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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$167.79	05/23/2022		A⁽¹⁾		1,146		⁽³⁾	03/07/2031	Common Stock	1,146	⁽¹⁾	1,146	D
Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$145.35	05/23/2022		A⁽¹⁾		429		⁽⁴⁾	08/31/2031	Common Stock	429	⁽¹⁾	429	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents equity awards granted by Aspen Technology, Inc. (which subsequently changed its name to "AspenTech Corporation", "Former AspenTech") that have been converted into equity awards of Emersub CX, Inc. (which subsequently changed its name to "Aspen Technology Inc.", the "Issuer") pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 10, 2021, as amended, among Former AspenTech, the Issuer and certain other parties thereto (the "Transaction Agreement"), pursuant to which Former AspenTech merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Transaction"). The Transaction closed on May 16, 2022. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the number of equity awards reported herein were determined on May 23, 2022, based on the five-day volume weighted average price of the Issuer's common stock following the closing of the Transaction.

2. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock.

3. One third of the options granted at the exercise price of $167.79 will vest on the first anniversary of the grant and the remainder will vest in eight consecutive quarterly installments on the last business day of the quarter until fully vested.

4. The option granted at the exercise price of $145.35 vests in 16 equal consecutive quarterly installments on the last business day of the quarter, beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2021.

	/s/F.G. Hammond, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Golz	05/25/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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