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*
HAQUE PROMOD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS
525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800

(Street)
PALO ALTO CA 94301

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPSS INC [ SPSSE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2005
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 11/21/2005 J 631,044(1) D $0 0 I By limited partnershjp
Common Stock 11/21/2005 J 16,670(1) A $0 19,015 D
Common Stock 11/22/2005 S 2,345(1) D $29.0049 16,670 D
Common Stock 11/22/2005 S 1,718(1) D $29.0042 0 I By family partnership
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. Promod Haque is a managing general partner of Itasca Partners ("Itasca"), the general partner of Norwest Equity Partners IV, L.P. ("NEP IV"). The shares shown on Line 2 of Table I were received by Mr. Haque in pro-rata partnership distributions of an aggregate of 631,044 shares by NEP IV and Itasca shown on Line 1. The shares shown on Lines 3 and 4 of Table I as disposed of represent shares of the issuer received by Mr. Haque and a family partnership of which he is the general partner in previous pro-rata distributions by Norwest Equity Partners V, LP and its general partner, Itasca Partners V, LLP.
Remarks:
Mary E. Schaffner, as Attorney-In-Fact for Promod Haque 11/23/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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