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    <submissionType>SCHEDULE 13G/A</submissionType>
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          <!-- Field: Pseudo-Tag; ID: Name; Data: Bentley Corinne Patricia -->
          <cik>0001968278</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>


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      <amendmentNo>1</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Class B Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0001031308</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>08265T208</issuerCusip>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>685 STOCKTON DRIVE</com:street1>
          <com:city>EXTON</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>19341</com:zipCode>
        </issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
      </issuerInfo>
      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(d)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Bentley Corinne Patricia</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>45475146.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>1106368.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>45475146.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>1106368.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>46581514.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>16</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>IN</typeOfReportingPerson>
      <comments>Shares owned reflects (a) 100,000 shares of Class B common stock owned individually by the Reporting Person, (b) 1,106,368 shares of Class B common stock held jointly with the Reporting Person's spouse, (c) 12,696,921 shares of Class B common stock held through a grantor retained annuity trust of which the Reporting Person is trustee and as to which the Reporting Person's spouse is entitled to annuity payments and shares voting but not dispositive power, and (d) 32,678,225 shares of Class B common stock held directly by 21 family trusts of which the Reporting Person is trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any other shares of Class B common stock beneficially owned by her spouse.

16.0% is based on 291,190,420 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of as of March 31, 2025, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2025. There were 11,537,627 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class A common stock is entitled to 29 votes. The percentage reported excludes the Class A common stock. After giving effect to the 29 to 1 vote power of the Class A common stock and assuming the conversion of the Class A common stock to Class B common stock, the Reporting Person has sole or shared voting power with respect to 7.4% of the Issuer's common stock and sole or share dispositive power with respect to 15.4% of the Issuer's common stock.</comments>
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      <item1>
        <issuerName>BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>685 Stockton Drive, Exton, PA 19341</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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      <item2>
        <filingPersonName>Corinne Patricia Bentley</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>c/o Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 685 Stockton Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>United States of America</citizenship>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>46,581,514</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>16%

The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon an aggregate of 291,190,420 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of as of March 31, 2025, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2025.</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>45,475,146</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>1,106,368</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>45,475,146</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>1,106,368</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item7>
      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item8>
      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item9>
      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Bentley Corinne Patricia</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Corinne Patricia Bentley</signature>
        <title>Corinne Patricia Bentley</title>
        <date>04/24/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
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