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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
NIERENBERG NICOLAS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ACTUATE CORPORATION
951 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD.

(Street)
SAN MATEO CA 94404

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACTUATE CORP [ BIRT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman & Chief Architect
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2015
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 01/16/2015 U(1) 209,280 D $6.6 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 option (right to buy) $5.11 01/16/2015 D 100,000 (2) 01/24/2017 Common Stock 100,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 5, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Actuate Corporation ("Actuate"), Open Text Corporation ("Parent") and Asteroid Acquisition Corporation ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub purchased each share of Actuate common stock, par value $0.001, including the associated preferred stock purchase right issued under the Company Rights Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (each, a "Share"), tendered and accepted for payment in the Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement) at a price per share of $6.60 (the "Offer Price"), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes.
2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on January 16, 2015, at the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger, each company stock option, whether or not vested and exercisable, that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, accelerated and was automatically converted in to the right to receive the excess, if any, of the price per share of $6.60 (the "Offer Price"), without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration") over the exercise price per share of the stock option, subject to any applicable tax withholding.
/s/ Nicolas Nierenberg 01/20/2015
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