SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CASHMAN JAMES E III (Last) (First) (Middle) 2600 ANSYS DRIVE SOUTHPOINTE (Street) CANONSBURG PA 15367 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANSYS INC [ ANSS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/19/2018		M		17,958(1)	A	$48.97(1)	378,464(2)	D
Common Stock	04/19/2018		M		12,042(1)	A	$58.67(1)	390,506(2)	D
Common Stock	04/19/2018		S		7,500(1)	D	(3)	383,006(2)	D
Common Stock	04/19/2018		S		15,963(1)	D	(4)	367,043(2)	D
Common Stock	04/19/2018		S		6,537	D	(5)	360,506(2)	D
Common Stock								64,500	I	Reflects shares held in a family limited partnership.

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option To Purchase	$48.97	04/19/2018		M			17,958	(6)	11/15/2020	Common Stock	17,958	$0	0	D
Option To Purchase	$58.67	04/19/2018		M			12,042	(7)	11/14/2021	Common Stock	12,042	$0	61,254	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan currently in place.

2. Includes 33,658 Retricted Stock Units

3. The trade was executed in a series of transactions with a price range of $164.56 to $164.98, inclusive, with a weighted average price of $164.791400. The reporting person undertakes to provide to ANSYS, Inc., any security holder of ANSYS, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

4. The trade was executed in a series of transactions with a price range of $165.00 to $165.98, inclusive, with a weighted average price of $165.493121. The reporting person undertakes to provide to ANSYS, Inc., any security holder of ANSYS, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

5. The trade was executed in a series of transactions with a price range of $166.00 to $166.51, inclusive, with a weighted average price of $166.197276. The reporting person undertakes to provide to ANSYS, Inc., any security holder of ANSYS, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

6. The option grant of 75,000 shares granted on 11/15/2010 vests 25% annually in equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.

7. The option grant of 75,000 shares granted on 11/14/2011 vests 25% annually in equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.

Remarks:

	Joseph E. Steitz, Attorney-in-Fact	04/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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