8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2022

ASPENTECH CORPORATION

(formerly Aspen Technology, Inc.)

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34630	04-2739697
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20 Crosby Drive

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(781) 221-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Aspen Technology, Inc

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	AZPN	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

As previously disclosed, on October 10, 2021, AspenTech Corporation (formerly Aspen Technology, Inc.) (“Former AspenTech”) entered into the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 23, 2022 (“Amendment No. 1”) and Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 3, 2022 (“Amendment No. 2”) (the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, the “Transaction Agreement”), among Former AspenTech, Emerson Electric Co. (“Emerson”), EMR Worldwide Inc. (“Emerson Sub”), Emersub CX, Inc. (now named Aspen Technology, Inc.) (“New AspenTech”), and Emersub CXI, Inc. (“Merger Subsidiary”).

The Transaction Agreement provides for the contribution by Emerson of $6,014,000,000 in cash and by Emerson Sub of Open Systems International, Inc. and the Geological Simulation Software business to New AspenTech in exchange for New AspenTech common stock (the “Contribution”), and Merger Subsidiary’s merger with and into Former AspenTech, with Former AspenTech being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of New AspenTech (the “Merger”, together with the Contribution and other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the “Transactions”). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Former AspenTech common stock as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than Excluded Shares (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), which were cancelled without consideration, and Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Transaction Agreement)) were converted into the right to receive (i) $87.69 in cash (calculated by dividing $6,014,000,000 by the number of outstanding shares of Former AspenTech common stock as of the closing of the Transactions on a fully diluted basis), and (ii) 0.42 shares of New AspenTech common stock. For a more detailed description of the Transactions, please see the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC by Former AspenTech on April 18, 2022.

The foregoing description of the Transaction Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to:

• the Transaction Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Former AspenTech’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 12, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference;

• Amendment No. 1, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.2 to Former AspenTech’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference; and

• Amendment No. 2, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Former AspenTech’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

As described further under Item 5.07, Former AspenTech held a special meeting of stockholders on May 16, 2022 (the “Special Meeting”), during which stockholders of Former AspenTech voted to adopt the Transaction Agreement and approve the Transactions. As a result, on May 16, 2022, following the special meeting of Former AspenTech stockholders, the Transactions were consummated in accordance with the Transaction Agreement. As part of the Transactions, Former AspenTech has become a wholly owned subsidiary of New AspenTech. Upon the consummation of the Transactions, Former AspenTech changed its name from “Aspen Technology, Inc.” to “AspenTech Corporation.”

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

The disclosures under the Introductory Note and Items 3.01 and 5.07 are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated herein by reference.

On May 16, 2022, Former AspenTech (i) notified the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) of the consummation of the Transactions and (ii) requested that Nasdaq (A) suspend trading of shares of Former AspenTech common stock effective as of the end of the trading day on May 16, 2022, and (B) file with the SEC a Form 25 Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration to delist and deregister all shares of Former AspenTech common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, shares of Former AspenTech common stock will no longer be listed on Nasdaq. Former AspenTech intends to file with the SEC a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting the suspension of Former AspenTech’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosures under the Introductory Note, Item 3.01, Item 5.01 and Item 5.03 are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The disclosures under the Introductory Note, Item 3.01, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 are incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the consummation of the Transactions, there was a change in control of Former AspenTech, and New AspenTech, as the direct parent of Former AspenTech, acquired 100% control of Former AspenTech. As a result of the Transactions, Emerson beneficially owns 55% of New AspenTech on a fully diluted basis, and the Former AspenTech stockholders own the remaining 45%. To the knowledge of Former AspenTech, no arrangements exist which may at a subsequent date result in a further change in control of Former AspenTech.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation and Appointment of Directors

As of the effective time of the Merger, Antonio J. Pietri, Jill D. Smith, Dr. Thomas M. Bradicich, Donald P. Casey, Karen M. Golz, Adriana Karaboutis, Dr. Georgia Keresty, Robert M. Whelan Jr., and R. Halsey Wise each resigned and ceased to be directors of Former AspenTech and members of any committee of Former AspenTech’s board of directors. These resignations were not a result of any disagreement between Former AspenTech and the directors on any matter relating to Former AspenTech’s operations, policies or practices.

As of the effective time of the Merger, Chantelle Y. Breithaupt, Frederic G. Hammond, and Christopher Stagno were designated and appointed to Former AspenTech’s board of directors.

Entry into Executive Retention Agreement

As previously described on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Former AspenTech on May 4, 2022 (the “Prior 8-K Filing”), our President and Chief Executive Officer, Antonio J. Pietri, entered into an amended executive retention  agreement on May 16, 2022, the terms of which are consistent with those described in the Prior 8-K Filing.

Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

In connection with the Transactions, on May 16, 2022, Former AspenTech amended and restated its certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Former AspenTech are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The disclosures under the Introductory Note are herein incorporated by reference.

At the Special Meeting, Former AspenTech stockholders approved Proposal #1, adopting the Transaction Agreement and approving the Transactions, as well as Proposals #2 and #3, detailed below.

A quorum was present at the Special Meeting. The presence at the Special Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of shares of Former AspenTech common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date of April 14, 2022 (the “Record Date”) was necessary to constitute a quorum.

The final results of voting on each of the items submitted to a vote of Former AspenTech’s stockholders at the Special Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: To adopt the Transaction Agreement and approve the Transactions.

Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Former AspenTech common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposal. Former AspenTech stockholders approved the proposal with the following voting results, including the percentage cast for and against the proposal as a percentage of the number of Former AspenTech common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposal on the Record Date:

For		Against		Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
62,103,336	93.20%	20,453	0.03%	131,014	—

Proposal 2: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable to Former AspenTech’s named executive officers in connection with the Transactions.

Approval of this proposal required a majority of the votes cast upon the proposal. Former AspenTech stockholders approved the proposal with the following voting results, including the percentage cast for and against the proposal as a percentage of votes cast:

For		Against		Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
61,362,055	98.59%	874,237	1.40%	18,511	—

The shares of Former AspenTech common stock voted in favor of and against the proposal represented 92.09% and 1.31%, respectively, of the 66,627,675 shares of Former AspenTech common stock as of the Record Date.

Proposal 3: To adjourn the Special Meeting if Former AspenTech determines that it is necessary or advisable to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt the Transaction Agreement.

Approval of this proposal required a majority of the votes cast upon the proposal, whether or not a quorum was present. Former AspenTech stockholders approved the proposal with the following voting results, including the percentage cast for and against the proposal as a percentage of votes cast:

For		Against		Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
58,874,528	94.73%	3,269,492	5.26%	110,783	—

The shares of Former AspenTech common stock voted in favor of and against the proposal represented 88.36% and 4.90%, respectively, of the 66,627,675 shares of Former AspenTech common stock as of the Record Date.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 16, 2022, Aspen Technology, Inc. issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
2.1^	Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 10, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 23, 2022 and Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 3, 2022 among Aspen Technology, Inc., Emerson Electric Co., EMR Worldwide Inc., Emersub CX, Inc. and Emersub CXI, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2022).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AspenTech Corporation, dated May 16, 2022.
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of AspenTech Corporation, dated May 16, 2022.
99.1	Press Release, dated May 16, 2022
^	Certain annexes to Amendment No. 2 to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish copies of any such annexes to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ASPENTECH CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Frederic G. Hammond
	Name:  Title:	Frederic G. Hammond Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: May 16, 2022

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ASPENTECH CORPORATION

FIRST:  The name of the corporation is AspenTech Corporation (the “Corporation”).

SECOND:  The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808.  The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD:  The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”).

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000, and the par value of each such share is $0.01.

FIFTH:  The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.

SIXTH:  Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation so provide.

SEVENTH:  The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of Delaware Law.

EIGHTH:  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of Delaware Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article EIGHTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

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NINTH:  The following provisions shall apply with respect to the indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, certain parties as set forth below:

(a)          Indemnification

(1)          Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation (including any partially or wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation), partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (each of such persons being referred to as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if (A) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and (B) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’ s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith, did not act in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, did not have reasonable cause to believe that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article NINTH, except as set forth in Section (c)(2) of this Article NINTH, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the board of directors of the Corporation.

(2)          Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in the Corporation’s favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation (including any partially or wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation), partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall deem proper.

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(3)          Expenses of Successful Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article NINTH, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section (a)(1) or (2) of this Article NINTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (A) the disposition being adverse to the Indemnitee, (B) an adjudication that the Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (C) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Indemnitee, (D) an adjudication that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and (E) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, the Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.

(4)          Partial Indemnification. If any Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Section (a) to indemnification by the Corporation for a portion, but not all, of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in any appeal therefrom, the Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgements, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which the Indemnitee is entitled.

(b)          Advancement of Expenses

Subject to Section (c)(2) of this Article NINTH, in the event that the Corporation does not assume a defense pursuant to Section (c)(1) of this Article NINTH of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article NINTH. any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in advance of the final deposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article NINTH. Any such undertaking by an Indemnitee shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the Indemnitee to make such repayment.

(c)          Procedures

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EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

ASPENTECH CORPORATION

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ARTICLE 1

OFFICES

Section 1.01.  Registered Office.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 1.02.  Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

Section 1.03.  Books.  The books of the Corporation may be kept within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE 2

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 2.01.  Time and Place of Meetings.  All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairman in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors).

Section 2.02.  Annual Meetings.  Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”), an annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors and to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.  Stockholders may, unless the certificate of incorporation otherwise provides, act by written consent to elect directors; provided, however, that if such consent is less than unanimous, such action by written consent may be in lieu of holding an annual meeting only if all of the directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting held at the effective time of such action are vacant and are filled by such action.

Section 2.03.  Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board and shall be called by the Secretary at the request in writing of holders of record of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.

Section 2.04.  Notice of Meetings and Adjourned Meetings; Waivers of Notice.  (a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Unless otherwise provided by Delaware Law, such notice shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.  Unless these bylaws otherwise require, when a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

(b)          A written waiver of any such notice signed by the person entitled thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

Section 2.05.  Quorum.  Unless otherwise provided under the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws and subject to Delaware Law, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented.  At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

Section 2.06.  Voting.  (a) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation and subject to Delaware Law, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each outstanding share of capital stock of the Corporation held by such stockholder.  Any share of capital stock of the Corporation held by the Corporation shall have no voting rights.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders.

(b)          Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to a corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by his attorney thereunto authorized, or by proxy sent by cable, telegram or by any means of electronic communication permitted by law, which results in a writing from such stockholder or by his attorney, and delivered to the secretary of the meeting.  No proxy shall be voted after three (3) years from its date, unless said proxy provides for a longer period.

(c)          In determining the number of votes cast for or against a proposal or nominee, shares abstaining from voting on a matter will not be treated as a vote cast.

Section 2.07.  Action by Consent. (a)Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation and subject to the proviso in Section 2.02, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as provided in Section 2.07(b).

(b)          Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section and Delaware Law to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

Section 2.08.  Organization.  At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, if one shall have been elected, or in the Chairman’s absence or if one shall not have been elected, the director designated by the vote of the majority of the directors present at such meeting, shall act as chairman of the meeting.  The Secretary (or in the Secretary’s absence or inability to act, the person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint secretary of the meeting) shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.

Section 2.09.  Order of Business.  The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting.

ARTICLE 3

DIRECTORS

Section 3.01.  General Powers.  Except as otherwise provided in Delaware Law or the certificate of incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.02.  Number, Election and Term Of Office.   (a) The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.  The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders by written ballot, except as provided in Section 2.02 and Section 3.12 herein, and each director so elected shall hold office until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.  Directors need not be stockholders.

(b)  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

Section 3.03.  Quorum and Manner of Acting.  Unless the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws require a greater number, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.  When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors the directors present thereat shall adjourn the meeting, from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 3.04.  Time and Place of Meetings.  The Board of Directors shall hold its meetings at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairman in the absence of a determination by the Board of Directors).

Section 3.05.  Annual Meeting.  The Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders, on the same day and at the same place where such annual meeting shall be held.  Notice of such meeting need not be given.  In the event such annual meeting is not so held, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided in Section 3.07 herein or in a waiver of notice thereof signed by any director who chooses to waive the requirement of notice.

Section 3.06.  Regular Meetings.  After the place and time of regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall have been determined and notice thereof shall have been once given to each member of the Board of Directors, regular meetings may be held without further notice being given.

Section 3.07.  Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board or the President and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, President or Secretary on the written request of a director.  Notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least three days before the date of the meeting in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3.08.  Committees.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to any of the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by Delaware Law to be submitted to the stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.

Section 3.09.  Action by Consent.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions, are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 3.10.  Telephonic Meetings.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 3.11.  Resignation.  Any director may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation.  The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 3.12.  Vacancies.  Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.  Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.  Each director so chosen shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.  If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with Delaware Law.  Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, when one or more directors shall resign from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in the filling of other vacancies.

Section 3.13.  Removal.  Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote at any election of directors and the vacancies thus created may be filled in accordance with Section 3.12 herein.

Section 3.14.  Compensation.  Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors, including fees and reimbursement of expenses.

ARTICLE 4

OFFICERS

Section 4.01.  Principal Officers.  The principal officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secretary who shall have the duty, among other things, to record the proceedings of the meetings of stockholders and directors in a book kept for that purpose.  The Corporation may also have such other principal officers, including one or more Controllers, as the Board may in its discretion appoint.  One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said offices, except that no one person shall hold the offices and perform the duties of President and Secretary.

Section 4.02.  Election, Term of Office and Remuneration.  The principal officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting thereof.  Each such officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.  The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.  Any vacancy in any office shall be filled in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine.

Section 4.03.  Subordinate Officers.  In addition to the principal officers enumerated in Section 4.01 herein, the Corporation may have one or more Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers and such other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.  The Board of Directors may delegate to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove any such subordinate officers, agents or employees.

Section 4.04.  Removal.  Except as otherwise permitted with respect to subordinate officers, any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time, by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.05.  Resignations.  Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors (or to a principal officer if the Board of Directors has delegated to such principal officer the power to appoint and to remove such officer).  The resignation of any officer shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 4.06.  Powers and Duties.  The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and perform such duties incident to each of their respective offices and such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or assigned to them by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 5

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 5.01.  Certificates For Stock; Uncertificated Shares.  The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be certificated shares.  Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of shares represented by certificates of the same class and series shall be identical.  Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form.  Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.  A Corporation shall not have power to issue a certificate in bearer form.

Section 5.02.  Transfer Of Shares.  Shares of the stock of the Corporation may be transferred on the record of stockholders of the Corporation by the holder thereof or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney upon surrender of a certificate therefor properly endorsed or upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of uncertificated shares or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney and upon compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form, unless waived by the Corporation.

Section 5.03.  Authority for Additional Rules Regarding Transfer.  The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificated or uncertificated shares of the stock of the Corporation, as well as for the issuance of new certificates in lieu of those which may be lost or destroyed, and may require of any stockholder requesting replacement of lost or destroyed certificates, bond in such amount and in such form as they may deem expedient to indemnify the Corporation, and/or the transfer agents, and/or the registrars of its stock against any claims arising in connection therewith.

ARTICLE 6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 6.01.  Fixing the Record Date.  (a)In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting.  If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

(b)          In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by Delaware Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by Delaware Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(c)          In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 6.02.  Dividends.  Subject to limitations contained in Delaware Law and the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, which dividends may be paid either in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Section 6.03.  Corporate Seal.  The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”.  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.

Section 6.04.  Voting of Stock Owned by the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may authorize any person, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend, vote at and grant proxies to be used at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation (except this Corporation) in which the Corporation may hold stock.

Section 6.05.  Amendments.  These bylaws or any of them, may be altered, amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be made, by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon at any annual or special meeting thereof or by the Board of Directors.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

AspenTech Completes Emerson Transaction, Expanding

High-Performance Global Industrial Software Leadership

New, diversified company boasts broader scale, capabilities and solutions

BEDFORD, Mass. – May 16, 2022 – Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AZPN) (“AspenTech” or “the Company”), a global leader in industrial software, today announced the completion of its transaction with Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) (“Emerson”), including the addition of Emerson’s OSI Inc. and Geological Simulation Software (GSS) businesses to AspenTech. As part of the close of the transaction, Emerson has contributed $6.0 billion in cash to AspenTech, which will be received by AspenTech shareholders, in exchange for a 55% stake in AspenTech. In addition, Emerson and AspenTech have entered into an enhanced commercial partnership that will enable AspenTech to penetrate new and existing markets. The Company now employs more than 3,700 people located in 62 offices across 41 countries.

AspenTech offers customers a highly differentiated industrial software portfolio with the capabilities to optimize the entire asset lifecycle across a wide range of industry verticals. With this new set of solutions, AspenTech is now increasingly well positioned to help customers solve for the complexity of the dual challenge: meeting the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner.

“Industrial leaders are at the forefront of addressing the dual challenge, and we are excited to apply our newly combined expertise and innovation to help them achieve their sustainability and profitability objectives,” said Antonio Pietri, President and CEO of AspenTech. “Today, we are the ‘new’ AspenTech, offering our customers even greater scale, capabilities and innovation, across a diverse range of industries with the addition of OSI and GSS.”

Combined Company

Since its founding in the early 1990s, OSI has been focused on optimizing transmission and distribution systems for utility companies in the power industry, which places the company in the middle of the global electrification imperative, including managing the complexity created from a broader set of renewables and other power sources. The utilities and power market represents a new opportunity for AspenTech to cross-sell our existing solutions into our industrial customer base.

The GSS business, which will now be known as Subsurface Science and Engineering (SSE), allows AspenTech to provide an end-to-end solution for the oil and gas supply chain with an extension to the chemicals supply chain, ensuring a complete interlock from reservoir to the gas station and into chemicals production. There is also a long-term sustainability growth opportunity as companies continue to leverage subsurface technologies for carbon sequestration, geothermal and hydro energy, and mining of rare earth metals for applications such as electric vehicle batteries.

“We have received overwhelmingly supportive feedback from customers who are excited about our new innovations and the addition of leading technology unlocked through this transaction,” added Pietri. “They already understand the benefits that this combination will bring in helping them achieve higher levels of efficiency and innovation to enhance business performance and meet sustainability goals. 

“We believe OSI and GSS customers will realize significant value in partnering with AspenTech and benefit from our 40-year history of innovation and software leadership in capital-intensive industries. Particularly for those companies in the early phases of digitalization, AspenTech can guide them through their journey, leveraging our expertise from helping revolutionize the oil and gas and chemical industries.”

For more information on the transaction, visit the AspenTech transaction page.

About AspenTech

Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN) is a global software leader helping industries at the forefront of the world’s dual challenge meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. AspenTech solutions address complex environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation and maintenance lifecycle. Through our unique combination of deep domain expertise and innovation, customers in capital-intensive industries can run their assets safer, greener, longer and faster to improve their operational excellence. To learn more, visit AspenTech.com. 

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical may be “forward-looking” statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and AspenTech undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include the scope, duration and ultimate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as economic and currency conditions, market demand, including related to the pandemic and oil and gas price declines and volatility, pricing, protection of intellectual property, cybersecurity, tariffs, competitive and technological factors, inflation, among others, as set forth from time to time in the reports AspenTech will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including annual reports on Form 10-K, periodic quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, periodic current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the transaction with Emerson, have been more fully discussed in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC by AspenTech on April 18, 2022.

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