SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BENTLEY GREGORY S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
685 STOCKTON DRIVE

(Street)
EXTON PA 19341

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC [ BSY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO & President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

X
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class B Common Stock 10/24/2023 S(1)(2) 79,337 D $50.161(3) 7,738,312 D
Class B Common Stock 10/25/2023 S(1)(2) 40,205 D $49.1737(4) 7,698,107 D
Class B Common Stock 10/25/2023 S(1)(2) 16,796 D $50.0938(5) 7,681,311 D
Class B Common Stock 10/25/2023 A(6) 75,023 A $48.9 7,756,334 D
Class B Common Stock 137,512 I By spouse
Class B Common Stock 92,654 I By 401(K) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. As previously disclosed by Bentley Systems, Incorporated (the "Company"), during the second quarter of 2022 the Company began to exercise its right to require that certain awardees of equity compensation and recipients of distributions from the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plan receive vested awards and distributions (as applicable) in the form of gross quantities of Company Class B Common Stock (the "Common Stock") and to require such awardees and recipients to promptly reimburse the Company for their tax withholding amounts in cash. Prior to that election, all such vesting and distributions were made on a net basis, with the Company withholding shares of Common Stock in consideration of remitting withholding taxes on behalf of recipients.
2. Due to a 1,000 character limit, Footnote 2 is a continuation of Footnote 1: Accordingly, in light of this change in practice, the Reporting Person entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan on August 12, 2022 (the "Plan") to sell previously-owned shares of Common Stock for the primary purpose of meeting his current and future tax withholding obligations. All sales reflected on this Form 4 were made pursuant to the Plan.
3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on October 24, 2023 at prices ranging from $49.745 to $50.47. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on October 25, 2023 at prices ranging from $48.80 to $49.745. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on October 25, 2023 at prices ranging from $49.805 to $50.36. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
6. Represents the stock portion of compensation paid to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's Bonus Pool Plan.
/s/ Michael T. Fischette, Attorney-in-Fact 10/26/2023
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