Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GAUDREAU DANIEL A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACTUATE CORP [ACTU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Operations and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY, SUITE 500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2010
(Street)

SAN MATEO, CA 94404
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) (2) 01/26/2010   A   50,000 A $ 0 56,468 (3) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 4.8 01/26/2010   A   100,000   01/26/2011(4) 01/26/2020 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 1,435,078 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GAUDREAU DANIEL A
2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY, SUITE 500
SAN MATEO, CA 94404
      SVP, Operations and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Daniel Gaudreau   01/27/2010
**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) Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person. The RSUs will vest in a series of four successive equal annual installments, with the first installment to vest on February 26, 2011 and the remaining installments to vest on the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the January 26, 2010 award date, provided the Reporting Person remains in the Issuer's service through each such date, subject to accelerated vesting upon the Reporting Person's termination of employment under certain prescribed circumstances within 12 months following certain changes in ownership or control of the Issuer or during the period commencing with the Issuer's execution of a definitive agreement to effect a change in control and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of the change in control transaction or (ii) the termination of such definitive agreement.
(2) Unless the Reporting Person elects to defer the issuance of the shares until the Reporting Person's separation from service from the Issuer, the shares of the Issuer's common stock will be issued as the RSUs vest.
(3) Includes 6,468 shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying the RSU award reported on this Form 4.
(4) Option becomes exercisable as to 1/4 of the option shares after one year from the vesting commencement date and for the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the following 36 months.

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