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* Gopal Ajei (Last) (First) (Middle) 2600 ANSYS DRIVE SOUTHPOINTE (Street) CANONSBURG PA 15317 (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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2023
	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	02/15/2023		A		37,554(1)	A	$0	211,975	D
Common Stock	02/15/2023		A		12,106(2)	A	$0	224,081	D
Common Stock	02/15/2023		A		17,488(3)	A	$0	241,569	D
Common Stock	02/15/2023		A		11,968(4)	A	$0	253,537	D
Common Stock	02/15/2023		A		1,166(5)	A	$0	254,703	D
Common Stock	02/15/2023		F		29,427(6)	D	$277.9	225,276(7)	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares earned upon vesting and settlement of Performance Restricted Stock Units ("Performance RSUs") awarded December 8, 2020, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee for the annual period ended December 31, 2022.

2. Represents the number of Performance RSUs earned under the Performance RSU Award granted March 3, 2021, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee at 200% of target for the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The earned Performance RSUs will settle at the end of the performance period on December 31, 2024, upon certification by the Compensation Committee and subject to continued employment.

3. Represents the number of Performance RSUs earned under the Performance RSU Award granted March 3, 2022, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee at 200% of target for the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The earned Performance RSUs will settle at the end of the performance period on December 31, 2024, upon certification by the Compensation Committee and subject to continued employment.

4. Shares earned upon vesting and settlement of Performance RSUs awarded March 3, 2020, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee at 200% of target for the annual period ended December 31, 2022.

5. Shares earned upon vesting and settlement of Performance RSUs awarded March 3, 2020, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee based on the achievement of total shareholder return relative to the NASDAQ Composite Index, during a three-year cumulative performance cycle, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee for the three-year period ended December 31, 2022.

6. Shares withheld for payment of taxes in connection with the earning and/or vesting and settlement of the Performance RSUs reflected in this filing.

7. Includes 27,284 Deferred Stock Units and 97,106 Restricted Stock Units.

Remarks:

	Janet Lee, Attorney-in-Fact	02/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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