UNITED STATES
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):  February 19, 2009

 

ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

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

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o		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 February 19, 2009, we issued a press release announcing selected, preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, and also announcing that we have filed our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the second and third quarters of fiscal 2008, and have also filed an amendment to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 to correct errors related to classifications in the cash flow statement for the quarter.  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 2.02, 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

 

        The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Aspen Technology, Inc. on February 19, 2009.

 

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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.

 

 

	ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: February 19, 2009	By:	/s/ Frederic G. Hammond
		Frederic G. Hammond
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Aspen Technology, Inc. on February 19, 2009.