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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):  December 8, 2017
 
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-24786
 
04-2739697
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
20 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA
 
01730
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 221-6400
 
 
(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. below):
 
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Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 8, 2017, four proposals were presented to stockholders:
1.    Election of two Class III directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
2.    Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm;
3.
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as identified in the proxy statement for the annual meeting; and
4.
Approval, on an advisory basis, of "one year" for the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation once every one, two or three years.
Each proposal passed. The votes with respect to the proposals are set forth below.
1) Election of Two Class III Directors to Serve Until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joan C. McArdle
63,034,717
822,670
3,320,052
Simon J. Orebi Gann
63,391,237
466,150
3,320,052
2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
66,479,402
690,040
7,997
0
3) Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
62,687,953
944,998
224,436
3,320,052
4) Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
57,673,505
50,896
6,121,220
11,766
3,320,052


























SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
 
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 Date: December 11, 2017
By:
/s/ Frederic G. Hammond
 
 
Frederic G. Hammond
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary