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

July 29, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Actuate Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2207 Bridgepointe Parkway
Suite 500
San Mateo, California 94404
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(650) 645-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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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Item 8.01.    Other Events.                                                     

On July 29, 2009, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the repurchase of its common stock during the third calendar quarter of 2009 in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. The stock repurchases may, at the discretion of the Company's management, be made from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  

Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time in compliance with SEC regulations and subject to market conditions. The stock repurchase program does not require the Company to acquire any specific number of shares, and the Company may terminate the program at any time. Subject to the $10,000,000 limitation, the timing and quantity of any stock repurchases will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

On July 29, 2009, Actuate Corporation issued a press release announcing the stock repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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