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  STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
  Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">April&nbsp;18, 2008</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BLADELOGIC,
  INC.</font></b></p>
  
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  registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    (State or Other Jurisdiction<br>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">04-3569976</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
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    Identification No.)</font></p>
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  Maguire Road, Building 3</font></b></p>
  
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  Massachusetts&#160; 02421</font></b></p>
  
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  telephone number, including area code: <b>(781)&nbsp;257-3500</b></font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.01.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Notice
  of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule&nbsp;or Standard;
  Transfer of Listing.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
  connection with the Merger (as defined below), BladeLogic,&nbsp;Inc., a
  Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), notified the national securities exchange
  NASDAQ of its intent to remove its common stock from listing on the NASDAQ
  Global Market and requested NASDAQ to file a delisting application with the SEC
  to delist and deregister its common stock.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.01.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Changes
  in Control of Registrant.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
  April&nbsp;18, 2008, BMC Software,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;BMC&#148;)
  and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bengal Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware
  corporation (the &#147;Purchaser&#148;), announced the expiration of the initial period
  of the Offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of
  common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of the Company for $28.00
  per Share to the seller in cash without interest thereon, upon the terms and
  subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March&nbsp;21,
  2008 (the &#147;Offer to Purchase&#148;) and the related Letter of Transmittal (the &#147;Offer&#148;).&#160; The Offer and the withdrawal rights expired
  at midnight, Boston, Massachusetts time, on April&nbsp;17, 2008, at which time,
  based on the information provided by the Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the
  depositary for the Offer (the &#147;Depositary&#148;), an aggregate of 27,368,539 Shares
  were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer (including
  certain Shares tendered under guaranteed delivery procedures), representing
  approximately 96.7% of the Shares.&nbsp; The Purchaser accepted all validly
  tendered and not withdrawn Shares for payment and promptly made payment for
  such Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer and applicable law.&#160; The Offer was made in accordance with, and
  the acceptances made pursuant to, the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
  dated as of March&nbsp;17, 2008 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) by and among BMC, the
  Purchaser and the Company.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
  April&nbsp;18, 2008, BMC completed the acquisition of the Company through the
  merger of Purchaser with and into the Company (the &#147;Merger&#148;) in accordance with
  applicable provisions of Delaware law that authorize the completion of the
  Merger without a vote of stockholders of the Company.&#160; In the Merger, all remaining Shares (other
  than (i)&nbsp;Shares owned by the Company, BMC, the Purchaser or any of their
  respective wholly owned subsidiaries, which will be canceled and retired and
  shall cease to exist, and (ii)&nbsp;Shares owned by the Company&#146;s stockholders
  who perfect their appraisal rights under the General Corporation Law of the
  State of Delaware) were converted into the right to receive $28.00 net in cash,
  without interest and less any required withholding taxes.&#160; As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, at
  the effective time of the Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
  of the Company were amended and restated to be the same as the Certificate of
  Incorporation and Bylaws of the Purchaser in effect immediately prior to the
  effective time of the Merger, with the exception that the name of the surviving
  corporation remained &#147;BladeLogic,&nbsp;Inc.&#148;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BMC
  provided the Purchaser with sufficient funds to purchase all Shares validly
  tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn and provided funding for the Merger.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated
  thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its
  entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement attached as Exhibit&nbsp;2.1
  to the Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
  Company on March&nbsp;17, 2008 and is incorporated by reference into this
  Item&nbsp;5.01.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure
  of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
  Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
  accordance with the Merger Agreement and effective as of the acceptance for
  payment of the Shares by the Purchaser, Messrs.&nbsp;Dev Ittycheria, Vijay
  Manwani, Steven C. Walske, Edwin J. Gillis, Peter Gyenes and Mark Terbeek resigned
  as members of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At
  the effective time of the Merger, Messrs.&nbsp;R. David Tabors and Robert P.
  Goodman resigned as members of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, and the sole
  director of the Purchaser immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
  became the sole director of the Company and appointed new officers of the
  Company to replace the officers serving immediately prior to the effective time
  of the Merger.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;9.01.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(d) Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K:</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Agreement
    and Plan of Merger, dated as of March&nbsp;17, 2008, by and among BMC
    Software,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, Bengal Acquisition Corporation,
    a Delaware corporation, and BladeLogic,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation
    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
    Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
    Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2008).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:
    April&nbsp;24, 2008</font></p>
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    Software,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, Bengal Acquisition Corporation,
    a Delaware corporation, and BladeLogic,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation
    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
    Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
    Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2008).</font></p>
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text: UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934
  April 18, 2008
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  BLADELOGIC,
  INC.
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  000-33589
  (Commission File No.)
  04-3569976
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  10
  Maguire Road, Building 3
  Lexington,
  Massachusetts  02421
  (Address of
  Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code:
  (781) 257-3500
  Not
  Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
  Since Last Report)
  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):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
  the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 3.01.
  Notice
  of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard;
  Transfer of Listing.
  In
  connection with the Merger (as defined below), BladeLogic, Inc., a
  Delaware corporation (the "Company"), notified the national securities exchange
  NASDAQ of its intent to remove its common stock from listing on the NASDAQ
  Global Market and requested NASDAQ to file a delisting application with the SEC
  to delist and deregister its common stock.
  Item 5.01.
  Changes
  in Control of Registrant.
  On
  April 18, 2008, BMC Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BMC")
  and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bengal Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware
  corporation (the "Purchaser"), announced the expiration of the initial period
  of the Offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of
  common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares") of the Company for $28.00
  per Share to the seller in cash without interest thereon, upon the terms and
  subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 21,
  2008 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Offer").  The Offer and the withdrawal rights expired
  at midnight, Boston, Massachusetts time, on April 17, 2008, at which time,
  based on the information provided by the Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the
  depositary for the Offer (the "Depositary"), an aggregate of 27,368,539 Shares
  were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer (including
  certain Shares tendered under guaranteed delivery procedures), representing
  approximately 96.7% of the Shares.  The Purchaser accepted all validly
  tendered and not withdrawn Shares for payment and promptly made payment for
  such Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer and applicable law.  The Offer was made in accordance with, and
  the acceptances made pursuant to, the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
  dated as of March 17, 2008 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among BMC, the
  Purchaser and the Company.
  On
  April 18, 2008, BMC completed the acquisition of the Company through the
  merger of Purchaser with and into the Company (the "Merger") in accordance with
  applicable provisions of Delaware law that authorize the completion of the
  Merger without a vote of stockholders of the Company.  In the Merger, all remaining Shares (other
  than (i) Shares owned by the Company, BMC, the Purchaser or any of their
  respective wholly owned subsidiaries, which will be canceled and retired and
  shall cease to exist, and (ii) Shares owned by the Company's stockholders
  who perfect their appraisal rights under the General Corporation Law of the
  State of Delaware) were converted into the right to receive $28.00 net in cash,
  without interest and less any required withholding taxes.  As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, at
  the effective time of the Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
  of the Company were amended and restated to be the same as the Certificate of
  Incorporation and Bylaws of the Purchaser in effect immediately prior to the
  effective time of the Merger, with the exception that the name of the surviving
  corporation remained "BladeLogic, Inc."
  BMC
  provided the Purchaser with sufficient funds to purchase all Shares validly
  tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn and provided funding for the Merger.
  The
  foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated
  thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its
  entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement attached as Exhibit 2.1
  to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
  Company on March 17, 2008 and is incorporated by reference into this
  Item 5.01.
  2
  Item 5.02.
  Departure
  of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
  Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  In
  accordance with the Merger Agreement and effective as of the acceptance for
  payment of the Shares by the Purchaser, Messrs. Dev Ittycheria, Vijay
  Manwani, Steven C. Walske, Edwin J. Gillis, Peter Gyenes and Mark Terbeek resigned
  as members of the Company's Board of Directors.
  At
  the effective time of the Merger, Messrs. R. David Tabors and Robert P.
  Goodman resigned as members of the Company's Board of Directors, and the sole
  director of the Purchaser immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
  became the sole director of the Company and appointed new officers of the
  Company to replace the officers serving immediately prior to the effective time
  of the Merger.
  Item 9.01.
  Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibits.
  The
  following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
  Exhibit 2.1
  Agreement
    and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 17, 2008, by and among BMC
    Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Bengal Acquisition Corporation,
    a Delaware corporation, and BladeLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current
    Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
    Commission on March 17, 2008).
  3
  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.
  Date:
    April 24, 2008
  BLADELOGIC,
    INC.
  By:
  /s/
    John J. Gavin Jr.
  Name:
    John J. Gavin, Jr.
  Title:
    Vice President
  4
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit 2.1
  Agreement
    and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 17, 2008, by and among BMC
    Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Bengal Acquisition Corporation,
    a Delaware corporation, and BladeLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current
    Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
    Commission on March 17, 2008).
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