UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Pegasystems Inc. Annual Stockholders’ Meeting to be Held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Under new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at:

 

 

		Easy Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares. Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/PEGA to view the materials. Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in. Step 4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote.

When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials.

 

		Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before May 7, 2012 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

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Pegasystems Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 101 Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, at 9:00 a.m., local time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed and FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.

 

1.

Election of Directors.

 

01 - Peter Gyenes		02 - Richard H. Jones		03 - Steven F. Kaplan		04 - James P. O’Halloran
05 - Alan Trefler		06 - William W. Wyman

 

2.

To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

3.

To approve an amendment to our Restated Articles of Organization to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 70,000,000 to 100,000,000.

 

4.

To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

5.

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

 

		Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery preference:   Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the telephone, Internet or email options below.   Email copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be submitted via the Internet following the instructions below. If you request an email copy of current materials you will receive an email with a link to the materials.   PLEASE NOTE: You must use the numbers in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a set of proxy materials.
		g		Internet – Go to www.envisionreports.com/PEGA. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the instructions to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials.
		g		Telephone – Call us toll free at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. You can also submit a preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
		g		Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Pegasystems Inc.” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
				To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials must be received by May 7, 2012.
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