| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ownership Document
|
| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 7/22/20 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 929940 |
| Issuer Name: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC /DE/ |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AZPN |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1394887 |
| | Owner Name: Hanspal Amarpreet |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 20 CROSBY DRIVE |
| | Owner City: BEDFORD |
| | Owner State: MA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 01730 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 7/22/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,006 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,006 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 97.00 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 7/22/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1983 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 97.00 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 7/21/30 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1983 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1983 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Aspen Technology, Inc. common stock. One third of the Restricted Stock Units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remainder will vest in eight equal consecutive quarterly installments on the last business day of the quarter until fully vested. |
| Footnote - F2: The Restricted Stock Units were received as a grant for no consideration. |
| Footnote - F3: One third of the options granted at the exercise price of $97.00 will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder will vest in eight consecutive quarterly installments on the last business day of the quarter until fully vested. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/F.G. Hammond, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Hanspal |
| Signature Date: 7/24/20 |
