UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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): July 28, 2009

BMC Software, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-16393	74-2126120
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2101 CityWest Blvd., Houston, Texas		77042
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-918-8800

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of BMC Software, Inc. (the "Company") held on July 28, 2009, an amendment to the Company's 2007 Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance under such plan by 8,000,000 shares was approved by the Company's stockholders. A copy of the amendment is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.

	BMC Software, Inc.
July 28, 2009	By:	Christopher C. Chaffin
		Name: Christopher C. Chaffin
		Title: VP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
10.33(c)	Second Amendment to BMC Software, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan