FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Murphy Anthony 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA [PRGS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DR. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Information Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BEDFORD, MA 01730 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	4,047	$ (2)	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (3)	06/30/2024	Common Stock	7,404	$ 30.89	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	2,024	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	1,480	$ (2)	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (6)	01/11/2025	Common Stock	4,740	$ 50.69	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	2,466	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Murphy Anthony C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION 14 OAK PARK DR. BEDFORD, MA 01730	Â	Â	  Chief Information Officer	Â

Signatures

Stephen H. Faberman, Attorney-in-Fact		08/23/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Represents performance-based restricted stock units acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to Progress Software Corporation's (the "Company's") 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units vest on February 1, 2020, subject to the Company meeting total shareholder return criteria over the three-year period ending November 30, 2019, and the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(3)	The stock options vest in eight equal semiannual installments beginning April 1, 2018, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.
(4)	Represents restricted stock units acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units vest in six equal semiannual installments beginning April 1, 2018, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.
(5)	Represents restricted stock units acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units vest in six equal semiannual installments beginning October 1, 2018, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.
(6)	The stock options vest in eight equal semiannual installments beginning October 1, 2018, subject to the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.
(7)	Represents performance-based restricted stock units acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units vest on February 1, 2021, subject to the Company meeting total shareholder return and operating income criteria over the three-year period ending November 30, 2020, and the continued employment of the Reporting Person with the Company.

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