Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): September 3, 2019

ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-34630	04-2739697
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



20 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA		01730
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 221-6400

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:


□	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


□	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


□	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


□	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value per share	AZPN	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □


Item 7.01.	Regulation FD.

On August 30, 2019, we filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that we were not able to file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 by the prescribed due date of August 29, 2019. We expect to file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019 on or before September 13, 2019, the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.

On September 3, 2019, we issued a press release with additional details underlying information provided in the Form 12b-25. 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 Item 7.01, 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.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Aspen Technology, Inc. on September 3, 2019

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.