<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000876167-18-000011.txt : 20180220
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000876167-18-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000876167
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				042746201
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19417
		FILM NUMBER:		18623558

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14 OAK PARK
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-280-4473

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14 OAK PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2018 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:24pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:24pt;font-weight:bold;">Progress Software Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission file number: 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It has not yet been determined on which, if any, standing committees of the Board Ms. King or Ms. Tucci will serve.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. King is currently Senior Vice President, General Manager and Chief Strategy Officer of Veracode, the application security business of CA Inc.  CA acquired Veracode in July 2017. In her role as General Manager of Veracode, Ms. King is responsible for all functions of the business unit.  From August 2015 until July 2017, Ms. King was the Chief Strategy Officer of Veracode.  Prior to that time, from April 2012 until July 2015, Ms. King was Executive Vice President, Product Strategy and Corporate Development GM, Mobile at Veracode.  Ms. King joined Veracode in November 2006 and also served as Veracode&#8217;s Senior Vice President, Product Marketing and Vice President, Service Delivery.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Tucci is currently Chief Executive Officer of Apto, Inc., a provider of web-based software for commercial real estate brokers.  Ms. Tucci became Chief Executive Officer of Apto in August 2017.  Prior to that time, Ms. Tucci was General Manager, Agile Management Business Unit of CA from September 2015 until July 2017.  Prior to that time, Ms. Tucci was Chief Revenue Officer, Office of the CEO of Rally Software from December 2014 until August 2015, when Rally was acquired by CA.  Ms. Tucci joined Rally Software in December 2013 as Chief Marketing Officer.  From January 2011 until August 2013, Ms. Tucci was Chief Strategy Officer of Symantec Corporation.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee and in connection with their appointment to the Board, Ms. King and Ms. Tucci will each be granted deferred stock units having a value equal to $300,000 under, and will otherwise participate in, Progress&#8217; Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. The vesting for such deferred stock units will be over a 60-month period, beginning on March 1, 2018, the first day of the month following the appointments to the Board.  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There is no arrangement or understanding between either Ms. King or Ms. Tucci and any other person pursuant to which they were selected as a director, nor are we aware, after inquiry of Ms. King and Ms. Tucci, of any related-person transaction or series of transactions required to be disclosed under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&#160;7.01 Regulation&#160;FD Disclosure</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 20, 2018, Progress issued a press release announcing the appointments of Ms. King and 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<div><a name="s159007a5aeae4f298d1ee2609def3c9b"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;"><img src="image0a06.jpg" alt="image0a06.jpg" style="height:80px;width:262px;"></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#0033ff;font-weight:bold;">P R E S S   A N N O U N C E M E N T</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Progress Expands Board of Directors with the </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Appointments of Sam King and Angela Tucci </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">-- With backgrounds in enterprise infrastructure software and related technologies, both executives exemplify leadership and diversity with strong track records of success--</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Bedford, MA, February 20, 2018 </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">-- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and deployment technologies, today announced the appointments of Sam King, Senior Vice President, General Manager and Chief Strategy Officer of Veracode, and Angela Tucci, Chief Executive Officer of Apto, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The two accomplished technology leaders are important additions to the Board, bringing valuable software industry experience, entrepreneurship and diversity. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Board, through its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and with the assistance of an independent executive search firm, selected Ms. King and Ms. Tucci from a large pool of highly qualified individuals, including candidates suggested by our shareholders. The search process, which was initiated and publicly announced in October, emphasized diverse individuals with experience as senior executives in the enterprise infrastructure software industry.  These appointments expand the size of the Board from seven to nine directors.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Sam King</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;is Senior Vice President, General Manager and Chief Strategy Officer of Veracode, the application security business of CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA). In her role as leader of Veracode, which CA Technologies acquired nearly a year ago, Ms. King is responsible for all functions of the Veracode business unit.  Over the past decade, Ms. King has held roles of increasing seniority at Veracode including Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Product Management and Marketing, GM of their Mobile business from 2012 to 2015, and Senior Vice President of Product Marketing from 2009 to 2012. Prior to Veracode, she led the development of security-as-a-service offerings at VeriSign, and held leadership roles in product management, product marketing, professional services and customer relationship management at the company.  Ms. King received her Masters of Science and Engineering in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her BS in Computer Science from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Angela Tucci</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, a highly experienced enterprise SaaS executive, is Chief Executive Officer of Apto, the leading web-based software for managing customer relationships, properties, listings, deals and commissions for commercial real estate brokers.  Prior to Apto, which she joined in 2017, Ms. Tucci was the General Manager of the Agile Management Unit of CA Technologies from 2015 to 2017.  From 2014 to 2015, she led a 300-person global sales, consulting services, and marketing team as the Chief Revenue Officer of publicly-traded Rally Software, which CA Technologies acquired in 2015. Ms. Tucci originally joined Rally Software as Chief Marketing Officer in 2013 and was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer in 2014.  Ms. Tucci previously held positions as Chief Strategy Officer at Symantec and NEON Enterprise Software. She received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an A.B. in Physics from Princeton University.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Progress Chairman John R. Egan stated: &#8220;Sam and Angela are both highly accomplished business leaders with extraordinary track records and they bring a wealth of expertise and diversity to our Board of Directors.  We are pleased to welcome them to the Board.  The success of this search is in keeping with the Board&#8217;s longstanding and continuous focus on ensuring it has the right skills and perspectives to enable the company to execute on its business strategy, strengthen its competitive position and deliver value to all its shareholders. We are confident that Sam and Angela will help ensure that our Board continues to provide strong, independent oversight of the Company.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Ms. King commented: "I am excited to join the Progress Board of Directors at a pivotal time for the Company as it executes on its strategy to deliver strong, sustainable performance in the enterprise infrastructure software industry. I look forward to applying my industry experience to help guide Progress&#8217; continued success."</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Ms.Tucci added: &#8220;I am honored to be joining the Progress board.&#160; The Company is well-known and highly regarded for delivering the best platform and tools that organizations need to develop and deploy mission-critical business applications. &#160;I look forward to working with the board and the management team as we build for the future.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">With these appointments, Progress has added five new directors, including four independent directors, in the past 18 months.  The current Board is now nine directors, comprised of eight independent directors and the chief executive officer.   </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">About Progress</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Progress (NASDAQ:PRGS) offers the leading platform for developing and deploying mission-critical business applications. Progress empowers enterprises and ISVs to build and deliver cognitive-first applications that harness big data to derive business insights and competitive advantage. Progress offers leading technologies for easily building powerful user interfaces across any type of device, a reliable, scalable and secure backend platform to deploy modern applications, leading data connectivity to all sources, and award-winning predictive analytics that brings the power of machine learning to any organization. Over 1,700 independent software vendors, 100,000 enterprise customers, and two million developers rely on Progress to power their applications. Learn about Progress at www.progress.com or +1-800-477-6473.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Progress and Progress Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Investor Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Brian Flanagan, +1 781-280-4817</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">flanagan@progress.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Press Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Erica Burns, +1 888-365-2779 (x3135)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">pr@progress.com </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">###</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div>	</body>
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