UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Alsop, Joseph Wright
14 Oak Park
Bedford, MA 01730
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Progress Software Corporation
PRGS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
December 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CEO and Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | |
|Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |12/6/0| |G |V|828 |D | |1,084,244 |D | |
|2 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/6/0| |G |V|828 (1) |D | |12,968 (1) |I |By Wife (1) |
|2 | | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| |
|Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | |
|rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| |
| |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | |
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Nonqualified |$13.2400|8/2/02 | |A |V|229,000 |A |8/2/0|8/1/1|Common Stock|229,000| |229,000 (3) |D | |
stock options| | | | | | | |2(2) |2 | | | | | | |
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Incentive sto|$13.2400|8/2/02 | |A |V|21,000 |A |8/2/0|8/1/1|Common Stock|21,000 | |21,000 (4) |D | |
ck options | | | | | | | |2 (2)|2 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mr. Alsop disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares.
(2) Six-sixtieths of the options vest on the date of grant, thereafter the
options vest in equal monthly increments
over a 54 month period commencing on
9/1/02.
(3) On 12/1/02, options to purchase 38,167 shares were
vested.
(4) On 12/1/02, options to purchase 3,500 shares were
vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Joseph Wright Alsop
/s/ Joseph W. Alsop
DATE
December , 2002