SC 13G/A 1 pvsw2.txt 13GDECEMBER312009 SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 715710109 (Cusip #) Cusip No. 715710109 13G Page 1 of 3 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co IRS Identification 59-3418454 2) Check the Appropriate box if a Member of a group* 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware Partnership Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5) Sole Voting Power 931,765 6) Shared Voting Power 0 7) Sole Dispositive Power 971,235 8) Shared Dispositve Power 0 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned by each reporting person 971,235 10) Check Box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain Shares 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.47% 12) Type of Reporting Person IA Cusip No. 715710109 13G Page 2 of 3 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office: 12365 RIATA TRACE PARKWAY BUILDING B, AUSTIN, TX 78727 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: 565 Fifth Ave., Suite 2101 New York, NY 10017 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Delaware Partnership Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 715710109 Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d- 1(b), or 13d-2(b), the person filing is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned: 971,235 shares (b) Percent of Class: 5.47% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 931,765 shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 971,765 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0 shares Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class : Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person: Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Cusip No. 715710109 13G Page 3 of 3 Pages Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification : The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b): By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes of effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 14, 2010 Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co LLC By : /s/Thomas F. Gibson Title : CFO