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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Momsen Christopher (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 TOWNSEND STREET (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVENT SOFTWARE INC /DE/ [ ADVS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Global Sales & Sol Mgmt
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2015
	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

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
Common Stock	05/29/2015		J(1)	V	724	A	$26.3585	58,952	D
Common Stock	07/08/2015		D(2)		19,749	D	$44.25	39,203	D
Common Stock	07/08/2015		D(3)		22,400	D	$44.25	16,803	D
Common Stock	07/08/2015		D(4)		16,803	D	$44.25	0	D

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
Stock Appreciation Rights	$12.1	07/08/2015		D(5)			140,000	11/14/2013	11/14/2022	Common Stock	140,000	$0.0	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$12.75	07/08/2015		D(6)			3,000	05/14/2011	05/14/2020	Common Stock	3,000	$31.5	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$15.01	07/08/2015		D(7)			60,000	08/14/2009	08/14/2018	Common Stock	60,000	$29.24	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$17.8	07/08/2015		D(8)			22,940	05/14/2013	05/14/2022	Common Stock	22,940	$0.0	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$17.91	07/08/2015		D(9)			22,400	05/13/2012	05/13/2021	Common Stock	22,400	$26.34	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$21.67	07/08/2015		D(10)			28,600	05/14/2014	05/14/2023	Common Stock	28,600	$0.0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired through the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 29 May 2015.

2. Consists of unvested restricted stock units ("Unvested RSUs") that were converted, pursuant to the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and Arbor Acquisition Corporation, into unvested RSUs in respect of SS&C common stock, with each RSU converted into 0.7012 SS&C RSUs.

3. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, this award of performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") was, (i) with respect to 11,822 vested PSUs, canceled in exchange for a cash payment of $523,124, representing the number of vested PSUs times the merger consideration of $44.25 per share; and, (ii) with respect to 10,578 unvested PSUs, converted into unvested RSUs in respect of SS&C common stock, with each PSU converted into 0.7012 SS&C RSUs. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company's Compensation Committee determined the applicable level of performance at 200% of target performance, and the shares vested to be based on the number of months of service through the merger date as a percentage of the total vesting period of 36 months.

4. Disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $44.25 per share on the effective date of the merger.

5. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement this stock appreciation right was, (i) with respect to 90,417 vested shares, canceled in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $2,906,907, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes; and, (ii) with respect to 49,583 unvested shares, converted into unvested stock appreciation rights to acquire shares of SS&C common stock at an exercise price of $17.26 per share, with the right to acquire each Company share converted into the right to acquire 0.7012 shares of SS&C common stock.

6. Represents vested stock appreciation rights that were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $94,500, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes on the effective date of the merger.

7. Represents vested stock appreciation rights that were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $1,754,400, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes on the effective date of the merger.

8. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement this stock appreciation right was, (i) with respect to 17,683 vested shares, canceled in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $467,715, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes; and, (ii) with respect to 5,257 unvested shares, converted into unvested stock appreciation rights to acquire shares of SS&C common stock at an exercise price of $25.39 per share, with the right to acquire each Company share converted into the right to acquire 0.7012 shares of SS&C common stock.

9. Represents vested stock appreciation rights that were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $590,016, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes on the effective date of the merger.

10. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement this stock appreciation right was, (i) with respect to 14,896 vested shares, canceled in exchange for a pre-tax cash payment of $336,352, representing the aggregate difference between the exercise price of the stock appreciation right and the merger consideration of $44.25 per share, less applicable withholding taxes; and, (ii) with respect to 13,704 unvested shares, converted into unvested stock appreciation rights to acquire shares of SS&C common stock at an exercise price of $30.90 per share, with the right to acquire each Company share converted into the right to acquire 0.7012 shares of SS&C common stock.

	By: James S Cox For: Christopher J Momsen	07/10/2015
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