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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): October 28, 2019

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.)
2600 ANSYS Drive, Canonsburg, PA				15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (844) 462-6797

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading  Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		ANSS		The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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

(b) On October 28, 2019, William R. McDermott provided ANSYS, Inc. notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors effective October 31, 2019 due to his assumption of the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow, Inc. Mr. McDermott has served on the Board since 2007. In connection with Mr. McDermott’s resignation, the Board approved the reduction in the size of the Board from eight to seven directors and the number of Class III directors from three to two directors.

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: November 1, 2019				By:		/s/ Janet Lee
						Janet Lee
						Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary