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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): JANUARY 5, 2005
ANSYS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 0-20853 04-3219960
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(724) 746-3304
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On January 5, 2005, ANSYS, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
acquisition of Century Dynamics, Inc., a leading provider of sophisticated
simulation software for solving linear, nonlinear, explicit and multi-body
hydro-dynamics problems. A copy of that press release is furnished with this
Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release issued by ANSYS, Inc. on January 5, 2005.
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: January 5, 2005 By: /s/ Maria T. Shields
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Maria T. Shields - Chief Financial
Officer, VP of Finance and Administration
(Ms. Shields is the Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer and has been duly
authorized to sign on behalf of the
Registrant)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release issued by ANSYS, Inc. on January 5, 2005.