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      <issuerName>BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-39548</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>685 STOCKTON DRIVE</com:street1>
        <com:city>EXTON</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>19341</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>6104585000</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Keith A Bentley 2007 Gift Trust FBO David Bentley</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Class B</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Charles Schwab Corporation</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3000 Schwab Way</com:street1>
          <com:city>Westlake</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>23000</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>1105150.00</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>291843811</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>05/27/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Class B</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>10/15/2015</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Gift</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Keith A. Bentley</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>Y</isGiftTransaction>
      <donarAcquiredDate>08/14/1987</donarAcquiredDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>23000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>10/15/2015</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Gift</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>2012 Gift Trust FBO Robert J. Gilchrist</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>685 STOCKTON DRIVE</com:street1>
          <com:city>EXTON</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>19341</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Class B</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/28/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>12156</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>530399.00</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>Sale to occur in KEITH A BENTLEY 2007 A/F DAVID A BENTLEY Securities Sold During the Past 3 Months attachment included - Total of 140,409 shares of BSY sold in aggregate. See attachment for breakdown</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>05/27/2025</noticeDate>
      <signature>KEITH A BENTLEY 2007 A/F DAVID A BENTLEY - Corinne Bentley TTEE</signature>
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