Exhibit 99

BMC Software Announces Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Results

• Total bookings for the quarter rose 13 percent year-over-year
• ESM license bookings rose 44 percent sequentially and 2 percent year-over-year
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter was 88 cents, up 1 percent year-over-year

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 31, 2012--BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC), the recognized global leader in enterprise IT management, today announced results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2013.

GAAP net earnings for the second quarter were $98 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, versus $115 million and $0.65 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

Non-GAAP net earnings for the quarter were $141 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, which reflects a non-GAAP effective tax rate for the quarter of 27 percent. Non-GAAP net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $153 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, which reflected a non-GAAP effective tax rate for the quarter of 28 percent. Included in the financial tables is a complete reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP results.

"BMC Software is clearly making progress in capturing growth in important markets, and we are seeing positive trends in a number of key areas,” said Bob Beauchamp, BMC's chairman and chief executive officer. "Product development success and overall innovation remain high – we are very excited about yesterday’s launch of BMC MyIT. Our ESM sales force has stabilized and is positioned for improved productivity. We remain highly profitable and financially strong. Management is making the changes necessary to focus even more sharply on our customers and our markets.”

The Company posted the following key results for the second quarter of fiscal 2013:

• Cloud-related license bookings rose nearly 30 percent in the fiscal 2013 first half compared to the fiscal 2012 first half;
• BMC's SaaS solutions added just under 90 new customers in the quarter, and Remedyforce’s customer base has increased nearly 60 percent so far in fiscal 2013;
• During the quarter, ESM operated at planned total sales capacity, and attrition was significantly below the year-ago level and the current year plan;
• MSM's non-GAAP operating margin improved 1 percentage point year-over-year to 62 percent;
• MSM continued to leverage its expertise in the mainframe market to expand or add customer relationships with 147 new product placements during the quarter; and
• During the second quarter, BMC continued its stock repurchase activities, spending $200 million to repurchase 4.8 million shares.

"As we had anticipated and discussed, ESM license bookings showed strong sequential growth during the quarter. The trends we are seeing in our ESM sales force continue to be positive," said Steve Solcher, BMC's chief financial officer. "These factors, combined with the mainframe renewal cycle, set us up well for continued improvement over the remainder of the year."

Fiscal 2013 Expectations

For fiscal 2013, BMC continues to expect non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $3.49 to $3.59 per share. At the midpoint, this would represent a 9 percent increase over fiscal 2012.

This range excludes an estimated $1.13 to $1.18 per share for non-GAAP adjustments, including expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, severance, exit costs and related charges and proxy contest costs.

The assumptions underlying fiscal 2013 expectations have also been updated to reflect three factors: the impact of foreign currency exchange rates at today's rates, economic uncertainty and BMC's sales force transition. These assumptions include:

• Total bookings growth in the mid single digits, with growth on a constant currency basis in the mid to high single digits;
• ESM license bookings growth in the mid single digits, with growth on a constant currency basis in the high single digits;
• MSM total bookings decline in the low single digits, and flat to low single digits growth in constant currency with annualized bookings growth in the low double digits;
• Revenue growth in the mid single digits, with growth on a constant currency basis in the mid to high single digits;
• Non-GAAP operating margin slightly lower than the prior year;
• Other income at a loss of around $30 million;
• Weighted shares outstanding down mid to high single digits from the prior year; and
• A non-GAAP tax rate of 26 percent.

BMC expects full year fiscal 2013 cash flow from operations to be between $785 million and $835 million, which at the midpoint represents a 1 percent improvement over fiscal 2012, including the adverse impact from foreign currency exchange rates.

Fiscal 2013 Expectations

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the fiscal 2013 second quarter is scheduled for today, October 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm Central Time. Those interested in participating may call (913) 312-1500 and use the pass code BMC. To access a replay of the conference call that will be available for one week, dial (719) 457-0820 or (888) 203-1112 and use the pass code BMC. A live web cast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at investors.bmc.com. A replay of the web cast will be available within 24 hours and archived on the website.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company’s results as determined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company has also disclosed in this press release and the accompanying tables the following non-GAAP information: (a) non-GAAP operating expenses, (b) non-GAAP operating income, (c) non-GAAP operating margin, (d) non-GAAP net earnings and (e) non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. Each of these financial measures excludes the impact of certain items and, therefore, has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude share-based compensation expense; the amortization of intangible assets; severance, exit costs and related charges; proxy contest costs; as well as the related tax impacts of these items; and certain discrete tax items. Each of the non-GAAP adjustments is described in more detail below. This press release also contains a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating results because they exclude amounts that BMC management and the board of directors do not consider part of core operating results when assessing the performance of the organization. In addition, we have historically reported similar non-GAAP financial measures and we believe that inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency and comparability with past reports of financial results. Accordingly, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency of supplemental information used by management.

While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, there are limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting and may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in the exact method of calculation between companies. Items such as share-based compensation expense; the amortization of intangible assets; severance, exit costs and related charges; proxy contest costs; as well as the related tax impacts of these items; and certain discrete tax items that are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures can have a material impact on net earnings. As a result, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net earnings, cash flow from operations or other measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures that are included elsewhere in this press release.

The following discusses the reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures:

• Share-based compensation expense. Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude the compensation expenses required to be recorded by GAAP for equity awards to employees and directors. Management and the board of directors believe it is useful in evaluating corporate performance during a particular time period to review the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, excluding expenses related to share-based compensation, because these costs are generally fixed at the time an award is granted, are then expensed over several years and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management once granted.
• Amortization of intangible assets. Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude costs associated with the amortization of intangible assets. Management and the board of directors believe it is useful in evaluating corporate performance during a particular time period to review the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, excluding amortization of intangible assets, because these costs are fixed at the time of an acquisition, are then amortized over a period of several years after the acquisition and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition.
• Severance, exit costs and related charges. Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude severance, exit costs and related charges, and any subsequent changes in estimates, as they relate to our corporate restructuring and exit activities. Management and the board of directors believe it is useful in evaluating corporate performance during a particular time period to review the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, excluding severance, exit costs and related charges, in order to provide comparability and consistency with historical operating results.
• Proxy contest costs. During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company became engaged in a proxy contest initiated by a shareholder of the Company. The Company incurred approximately $6 million in unplanned proxy contest expenses during the first quarter of fiscal 2013, consisting primarily of outside financial advisory, legal, solicitation and consulting fees. Management and the board of directors believe it is useful in evaluating corporate performance during a particular time period to review the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, excluding such costs, in order to provide comparability and consistency with historical operating results.
• Certain discrete tax items. Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude net tax benefits of approximately $6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011, recorded in connection with tax authority settlements related to prior years’ tax matters. Management excludes the impact of these items in evaluating corporate performance. Therefore, we exclude these items when presenting non-GAAP financial measures.

In this press release we refer to certain bookings information. Bookings represent the transactional value of new contracts closed and recorded in our financial statements, including amounts recorded to both revenue and deferred revenue. We also refer to growth rates for revenue and bookings at constant currency or adjusting for currency so that the business results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s business performance. Generally, when the U.S. dollar either strengthens or weakens against other currencies, the growth at constant currency rates or adjusting for currency will be higher or lower than growth reported at actual exchange rates.

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