Form 8-K

 

 

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): December 9, 2009

 

 

ANSYS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-20853   04-3219960

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA   15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304

 

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Dr. Zoltan J. Cendes will retire from his position as Chief Technologist and General Manager of the Ansoft business of ANSYS, Inc. (“ANSYS”) and as an executive officer of ANSYS effective December 31, 2009. Dr. Cendes will maintain a business and collaborating relationship with ANSYS after his retirement that will enable him to continue to contribute his expertise and experience to the advancement of simulation technologies.

Dr. Cendes will also continue to serve as a member of the ANSYS, Inc. Board of Directors until the end of his current term, which expires at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders.

SIGNATURES

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.

 

  ANSYS, INC.
Date: December 15, 2009   By:  

/s/    SHEILA S. DINARDO        

    Sheila S. DiNardo – Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary