| Just to begin to document how this stock ended up in the crapper: 
 
 PEGASYSTEMS INC.
 Consolidated Statements of Income
 (In thousands, except per share amounts)
 9/30/98
 
 Three              Nine          Three     Nine
 months            months         months   months
 ended             ended          ended    ended
 9/30/98           9/30/98        9/30/97  9/30/97
 As announced*       As announced*
 (Revised)         (Revised)
 Revenue
 Software license    $14,828 $9,059 $40,750   $27,224    $5,090  $12,601
 Services            11,851  8,572   27,436    22,799     3,578    9,297
 Total revenue    26,679  17,631  68,186    50,023     8,668   21,898
 Cost of revenue
 Cost of software
 license              116    116       997       997        86      106
 Cost of services    6,125  6,465    15,502    15,995     2,829    7,365
 Total cost of
 revenue          6,241   6,581   16,499   16,992     2,915    7,471
 Gross Profit          20,438  11,050   51,687   33,031     5,753   14,427
 Operating expenses
 Research and
 development          6,335   6,335 16,856    16,856     4,261   10,100
 Selling and
 marketing            6,268   6,268 17,380    17,380     4,782   11,878
 General and
 administrative       1,159   1,829  3,645     4,315       721    1,967
 Total operating
 expenses         13,762  14,432 37,881    38,551     9,764   23,945
 Income (loss) from
 operations             6,676  (3,382)13,806   (5,520)   (4,011)  (9,518)
 License interest
 income                  704      704  1,857     1,857       476    1,271
 Other income             718      718  1,945     1,945       922    2,670
 Income (loss) before
 provision for
 income taxes           8,098  (1,960)17,608   (1,718)   (2,613)  (5,577)
 Provision (benefit)
 for income taxes      3,077    (745)  6,691     (653)     (993)  (2,119)
 Net income (loss)     $5,021 $(1,215)$10,917  $(1,065)  $(1,620) $(3,458)
 Earnings (loss)
 per share
 Basic                $0.18  $(0.04)  $0.38   $(0.04)   $(0.06)  $(0.12)
 Diluted              $0.17  $(0.04)  $0.37   $(0.04)   $(0.06)  $(0.12)
 Weighted average
 number of common
 shares outstanding
 Basic               28,628  28,628  28,576    28,576    28,520   28,264
 Diluted             29,997  29,997  29,813    29,813    28,520   28,264
 
 *As announced 10/29/98.
 
 
 
 I think it was about 10/97 I was researching this company through its reports and at that time it was just coming out how they had to change accounting.  1 1/2 years is a long time for such a fix to run its course.
 
 Greg
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