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0001193125-13-213939.txt : 20130510 0001193125-13-213939.hdr.sgml : 20130510 20130510153059 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-213939 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BMC SOFTWARE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000835729 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 742126120 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16393 FILM NUMBER: 13833198 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 CITYWEST BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042-2827 BUSINESS PHONE: 7139188800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 CITYWEST BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042-2827 8-A12B/A 1 d537023d8a12ba.htm 8-A12B/A 8-A12B/A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A/A

(Amendment No. 2)

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

BMC Software, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware		74-2126120
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2101 Citywest Blvd., Houston, TX		77042-2827
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: N/A

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class to be so Registered		Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		NASDAQ Stock Market

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Each Class)

Item 1.

Description of Securities To Be Registered.

Item 1 of the Registration Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

On May 10, 2013, BMC Software, Inc. (the “Company”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, amended the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2012 and as amended as of May 5, 2013 (the “Rights Agreement Amendment”). A copy of the Rights Agreement Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.

Exhibits.

4.1

Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2013, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to BMC Software, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2013).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment on Form 8-A/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Dated: May 10, 2013


BMC SOFTWARE, INC.

By:	/s/ Christopher C. Chaffin
	Name:	Christopher C. Chaffin
	Title:	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Asst. Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number		Description

4.1		Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2013, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to BMC Software, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2013).