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): May 5, 2005
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |
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04-2739697 |
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Ten Canal Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 949-1000
(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 5, 2005, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005, the third quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Press release issued by Aspen Technology, Inc. on May 5, 2005.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: May 5, 2005 |
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/s/ Charles F. Kane |
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Charles F. Kane |
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Senior Vice President,
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Press release issued by Aspen Technology, Inc. on May 5, 2005. |
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