================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 16(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 1, 2006 ------------------ ANSYS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-20853 04-3219960 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification No.) 275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA 16317 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. On December 1, 2006, ANSYS, Inc. ("Company") issued a press release announcing that Daniel H. Blumenthal, a managing director and a founding partner of Willis Stein & Partners, has resigned effective November 30, 2006 as director of ANSYS, Inc. and as a member of the board's nominating and corporate governance committee. The Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated December 1, 2006 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. ANSYS, INC. Date: December 1, 2006 By: /s/ SHEILA S. DINARDO ----------------------------- Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated December 1, 2006