UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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July 31, 2012
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Parametric Technology Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Massachusetts
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-18059
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04-2866152
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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140 Kendrick Street
Needham, Massachusetts
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02494-2714
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(781) 370-5000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Resignation of Directors; Reclassification of Board
On July 31, 2012, in connection with a reclassification of PTC’s Board of Directors to ensure substantially equal size classes of directors, James Heppelmann resigned as a Class I director of PTC, effective as July 31, 2012, and was then elected by the Board of Directors as a Class III director of PTC, to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As Mr. Heppelmann is the President and Chief Executive Officer of PTC, he will not be appointed to serve on any committees of the Board of Directors and will receive no compensation for his service as a director.
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.
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Parametric Technology Corporation
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Date: August 2, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Aaron C. von Staats | |
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Aaron C. von Staats
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General Counsel & Secretary
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