Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 26, 2006

 


Parametric Technology Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-18059   04-2866152
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

140 Kendrick Street

Needham, Massachusetts

  02494-2714
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 370-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 


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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2006, Parametric Technology Corporation issued a press release announcing results for its fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 26, 2006, Parametric Technology Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement providing for the acquisition of Mathsoft Corporate Holdings, Inc. (“Mathsoft”), including its wholly-owned subsidiary Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc., for approximately $63.25 million in cash. The transaction has been approved by the requisite vote of the Mathsoft stockholders. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The companies expect to close the transaction by early May, during Parametric Technology Corporation’s third fiscal quarter of 2006.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

      99.1     A copy of the press release issued by Parametric Technology Corporation on April 26, 2006 is furnished herewith.

 

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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.

 

    Parametric Technology Corporation
Date: April 26, 2006   By:  

/s/ Cornelius F. Moses, III

    Cornelius F. Moses, III
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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