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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TARBOX RICHARD C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC [SDS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP-Corporate Development
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC., 680 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2005
(Street)

WAYNE, PA 19087
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 08/11/2005   M   20,000 A $ 15.7813 20,000 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   20,000 A $ 13.375 40,000 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   72,000 A $ 8.4063 112,000 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   47,200 A $ 9.3525 159,200 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   54,000 A $ 17.2188 213,200 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   70,500 A $ 19.8125 283,700 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   M   12,700 A $ 15.7188 296,400 D  
Common Stock 08/11/2005   S   296,400 D $ 36 0 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 to Buy $ 15.7813 08/11/2005   M     20,000 05/14/2004 05/19/2009 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 13.375 08/11/2005   M     20,000 01/06/2005 01/11/2010 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 8.4063 08/11/2005   M     72,000 02/12/2001 02/12/2006 Common Stock 72,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 9.3525 08/11/2005   M     47,200 07/03/2000 01/08/2010 Common Stock 47,200 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 17.2188 08/11/2005   M     54,000 07/02/2001 05/16/2008 Common Stock 54,000 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 19.8125 08/11/2005   M     70,500 08/11/2005(1) 03/03/2009 Common Stock 70,500 $ 0 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 15.7188 08/11/2005   M     12,700 08/11/2005(1) 02/27/2010 Common Stock 12,700 $ 0 83,000 D  
Option to Buy $ 15.7188 08/11/2005   D     83,000 08/11/2005(1) 02/27/2010 Common Stock 83,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 28.5 08/11/2005   D     88,600 08/11/2005(1) 03/07/2011 Common Stock 88,600 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 32.81 08/11/2005   D     68,750 12/31/2004 03/06/2012 Common Stock 68,750 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 19.35 08/11/2005   D     85,625 08/11/2005(1) 03/03/2013 Common Stock 85,625 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 19.35 08/11/2005   D     20,000 08/11/2005(1) 02/26/2013 Common Stock 20,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 19.35 08/11/2005   D     5,000 08/11/2005(1) 03/03/2013 Common Stock 5,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 28.03 08/11/2005   D     74,000 08/11/2005(1) 02/25/2014 Common Stock 74,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 26.08 08/11/2005   D     80,500 08/11/2005(1) 03/03/2015 Common Stock 80,500 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TARBOX RICHARD C
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.
680 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD
WAYNE, PA 19087
      Sr. VP-Corporate Development  

Signatures

 Leslie S. Brush, Attorney-in-fact for Richard C. Tarbox   08/12/2005
**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) Immediately before the effective time of the merger of Solar Capital Corp. with and into the Issuer, all unvested options became fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(2) In connection with the merger of Solar Capital Corp. with and into the Issuer, stock options of the Issuer were converted into options to purchase equity in the acquiring entities based on a formula designed to equal the current intrinsic value of the converted options.

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