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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-148668
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211210

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cumins Nicholas
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001896877

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39548
		FILM NUMBER:		211486127

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
		STREET 2:		685 STOCKTON DRIVE
		CITY:			EXTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19341

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031308
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				953936623
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 PENNSYLVANIA DR
		CITY:			EXTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19341
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    <periodOfReport>2021-12-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001031308</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BSY</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001896877</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Cumins Nicholas</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>685 STOCKTON DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>EXTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19341</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Product Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>64892</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes 55,249 restricted shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael T. Fischette as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;24</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Know all by these presents that the
undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of David R. Shaman, Michael T. Fischette and Mariel E. Quigley, or any one
of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full powers of substitution and revocation, for
and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms
that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of Bentley Systems,&nbsp;Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
(i)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation,
statements on Form&nbsp;3, Form&nbsp;4 and Form&nbsp;5 (including any amendments thereto), and (ii)&nbsp;in connection with any
applications for EDGAR access codes or any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation any Form&nbsp;ID
application or Update Passphrase request. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of the Company,
unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Michael T. Fischette and Mariel E. Quigley are not assuming any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section&nbsp;16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 47%"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Nicholas Cumins</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:
    Nicholas Cumins</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:
    November&nbsp;22, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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