X0202 4 2004-12-03 0 0000717238 MSC SOFTWARE CORP MNS 0001310679 Spivy Gregory P 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 0001129787 VA PARTNERS LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 Stock Option Grant 9.68 2004-12-03 4 A 0 10000 0 A 2005-12-03 2009-12-03 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Initial grant to new nonemployee director of nonqualified option to buy common stock under Issuer's 2001 Stock Option Plan. Option grant becomes 100% vested and exercisable on the first anniversary of the date the option was granted. Column 8 is not a required reportable field. Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., Gregory P. Spivy is deemed to hold the options for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. and indirectly for VA Partners, LLC as general partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. Gregory P. Spivy is a director of MSC.Software. Jeffrey W. Ubben, Peter H. Kamin and George F. Hamel are Managing Members of VA Partners, LLC, the General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported options except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. Joint Filer Information Name: ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 Name: ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 Name: VA Partners, L.L.C. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 Name: George F. Hamel, Jr. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 Name: Peter H. Kamin Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Gregory P. Spivy Issuer and Ticker Symbol: MSC.Software Corporation Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 3, 2004 By: /s/ Gregory P. Spivy 2004-12-07 VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., BY VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member 2004-12-07 VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS CO-INVESTORS, L.P., BY VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member 2004-12-07 VA PARTNERS, L.L.C. By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member 2004-12-07 By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben 2004-12-07 By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 2004-12-07 By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin 2004-12-07