FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Skomra Bernard 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/26/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACTUATE CORP [ACTU] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY, SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP Worldwide Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN MATEO, CA 94404 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 20,750 (1) (2) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)	12/17/2008(3)	12/17/2017	Common Stock	150,000	$ 6.93	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	02/01/2010(4)	02/01/2019	Common Stock	100,000	$ 3.56	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	01/26/2011(5)	01/26/2020	Common Stock	212,500	$ 4.8	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Skomra Bernard 2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY SUITE 500 SAN MATEO, CA 94404	Â	Â	  SVP Worldwide Operations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Bernard Skomra		03/01/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 18,750 shares of Issuer's common stock underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to Reporting Person. The RSUs will vest in a series of four equal annual installments, with the first to vest on February 26, 2011 and the remaining installments to vest on the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the January 26, 2010 award date, provided the Reporting Person reamins in the Issuer's service through each such date, subject to accelerated vesting upon the Reporting Person's termination of employment under certain prescribed circumstances within 12 months following certain changes in ownership or control of the Issuer or during the period commencing with the Issuer's execution of a difinitive agreement to effect a change in control and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of the change in control transaction or (ii) the termination of such definitive agreement.
(2)	Unless the Reporting Person elects to derer the issuance of the shares until the Reporting Person's separation from service from the Issuer, the shares of the Issuer's common stock will be issued as the RSUs vest.
(3)	Option becomes exercisable as to 1/4 of the option shares on 12/17/2008 and for the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the following 36 months.
(4)	Option becomes exercisable as to 1/4 of the option shares on 02/01/2010 and for the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the following 36 months.
(5)	Option becomes exercisable as to 1/4 of the option shares on 01/26/2011 and for the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the following 36 months.

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