Edgar Filing: Bridgeline Software, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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, 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 ^*

Hegarty Robert M

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bridgeline Software, Inc. [BLSW]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BRIDGELINE SOFTWARE, 10 SIXTH ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2008

(Street)

WOBURN, MA 01801

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								2,000	I	By spouse
Common Stock								10,000	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 0.9

10/24/2008

45,000

⁽¹⁾

10/09/2018

Common Stock

45,000

⁽²⁾

45,000

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1.76

10/24/2008

10,000

⁽³⁾

08/19/2018

Common Stock

10,000

⁽²⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.69

10/24/2008

10,000

⁽⁴⁾

10/26/2017

Common Stock

10,000

⁽²⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.75

10/24/2008

25,000

⁽⁵⁾

09/29/2016

Common Stock

25,000

⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hegarty Robert M C/O BRIDGELINE SOFTWARE 10 SIXTH ROAD WOBURN, MA 01801	X

Signatures

/s/ Gary Cebula, as attorney-in-fact		10/28/2008
^**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)	This option will become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of October 9, 2009, October 9, 2010 and October 9, 2011.
(2)	The reporting person agreed to cancellation of options granted to him on each of September 29, 2006, October 26, 2007 and August 19, 2008, in exchange for a new option to purchase the same number of shares having a lower exercise price.
(3)	This option would have become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of August 19, 2009, August 19, 2010 and August 19, 2011.
(4)	This option would have become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of October 26, 2008, October 26, 2009 and October 26, 2010.
(5)	This option became exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of September 29, 2007, September 29, 2008 and September 29, 2009.

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