Goodwin Procter LLP Counsellors at Law Exchange Place Boston, MA 02109 T: 617.570.1000 F: 617.523.1231 |
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Ms. Kathleen Collins
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Request for Extension of Response Time to Ms. Collins July 25, 2006 Comment Letter on ANSYS, Inc. Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005 Filed March 31, 2006, Form 8-K Filed April 27, 2006 and Form 8-K/A Filed July 14, 2006. |
File No. 000-20853
Dear Ms. Collins:
As we have discussed with Kari Jin in your office, ANSYS, Inc. (the Company) will not be able to submit a response to your letter to James E. Cashman, III, dated July 25, 2006, relating to the Companys Annual Report on From 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed on March 31, 2006, the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2006 and the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on July 14, 2006 (the Comment Letter) by the date requested in your letter. In our conversations with Ms. Jin, we have requested, and Ms. Jin has agreed to, an extension of time to file a response to the above referenced matter. The Company intends to provide its response by Friday, August 18, 2006.
We appreciate the extension as that will allow the Company to research and formulate thorough responses to your Comment Letter.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact the undersigned at (617) 570-1633.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Joseph L. Johnson III
Joseph L. Johnson III
cc: | Sheila S. DiNardo |
ANSYS, Inc.