Ram Krishnan - Mar 12, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Aspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Ram Krishnan
Stock symbol: AZPN
Transactions as of: Mar 12, 2025
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/13/2025, 04:26 PM
Previous filing: Dec 19, 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	AZPN	Common Stock						0	Mar 12, 2025	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Ram Krishnan is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Reporting Person does not beneficially own any securities of the Issuer. This Form 4 is being filed in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 26, 2025, among Aspen Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Emerson Electric Co. ("Parent"), and Emersub CXV, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"), pursuant to which Purchaser completed a cash tender offer for shares of common stock of the Issuer (each, a "Share") not already owned by Parent and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer, effective as of March 12, 2025 (the "Effective Time"). At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding Share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $265.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest and less any applicable tax withholding.

Content

The Reporting Person does not beneficially own any securities of the Issuer. This Form 4 is being filed in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 26, 2025, among Aspen Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Emerson Electric Co. ("Parent"), and Emersub CXV, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"), pursuant to which Purchaser completed a cash tender offer for shares of common stock of the Issuer (each, a "Share") not already owned by Parent and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer, effective as of March 12, 2025 (the "Effective Time"). At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding Share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $265.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest and less any applicable tax withholding.