Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gupta Yogesh K 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA [PRGS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 15 WAYSIDE ROAD, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/07/2025 (Street) BURLINGTON, MA 01803 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 05/07/2025 M 100,275 A $34.73 308,296(1) D Common Stock 05/07/2025 F 78,000(2) D $60.94 230,296 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)

$34.73

05/07/2025

M

100,275

(3)

01/22/2026

Common Stock

100,275

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gupta Yogesh K C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION 15 WAYSIDE ROAD, SUITE 400 BURLINGTON, MA 01803	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

YuFan Stephanie Wang, Attorney-in-Fact		05/09/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 382 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Progress Software Corporation (the "Company"), acquired by the Reporting Person on March 31, 2025 through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Represents a net exercise of outstanding stock options. The Reporting Person received 22,275 shares of Common Stock on a net exercise of options to purchase 100,275 shares of Common Stock. The Company withheld 78,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the options for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, based on a market price of $60.94 per share, pursuant to the terms of the Company's 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
(3)	Options were granted to the Reporting Person on January 22, 2019 under the Company's 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. As of April 1, 2023, 100,275 options were vested and exercisable.

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