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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 22~~July 5, 2007

COGNOS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


0-16006		98-0119485
(Commission File Number No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3755 Riverside Drive

P.O. Box 9707, Station T

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

K1G 4K9

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(613) 738-1440

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5 7.0201 Regulation ~~Departure~~FD ofDisclosure ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~

On ~~June~~July 215, 2007, ~~at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of~~ Cognos Incorporated ~~(“Cognos”),~~ ~~Cognos~~issued ~~shareholders~~a ~~approved~~press ~~amendments~~release toannouncing ~~the~~that ~~2003-2016~~it ~~Cognos~~has ~~Incorporated~~amended ~~Stock~~its ~~Option~~stock ~~Plan~~repurchase ~~(the “Plan”)~~program. The ~~amendments~~text ~~(i) increase~~ of the ~~number~~press ofrelease ~~shares~~is ofincluded ~~Cognos~~as ~~common~~Exhibit ~~stock~~99.1 ~~authorized pursuant~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Plan by~~Form ~~1,000,000 common shares and (ii) amend the amendment and shareholder approval provisions of the Plan~~8-K.

AThe ~~more complete~~information ~~description~~provided ofin ~~these~~this ~~amendments~~Form 8-K and the ~~material~~Exhibit attached ~~terms~~hereto ofis ~~the~~furnished ~~Plan~~and isshall ~~included~~not ~~under~~be ~~the~~deemed ~~captions~~ “~~ITEM~~filed” 2for ~~–REQUEST~~purposes TOof ~~RESERVE~~Section 18 ~~ADDITIONAL~~of ~~SHARES~~the ~~UNDER~~Securities ~~THE~~Exchange ~~2003-2016~~Act ~~OPTION~~of ~~PLAN”~~1934, ~~and~~as amended (the “~~ITEM~~Exchange 3Act”), –or ~~ADDITIONAL~~otherwise ~~AMENDMENT~~subject ~~TO THE~~to ~~2003-2016~~the ~~OPTION~~liability ~~PLAN”~~of inthat ~~the~~section, ~~Cognos~~nor shall ~~Proxy~~it ~~Statement~~be asdeemed ~~filed~~incorporated ~~with~~by reference in any filing under the Securities ~~and~~Act ~~Exchange~~of ~~Commission~~1933, onas ~~May 24~~amended, ~~2007~~or the Exchange Act, ~~which~~except ~~description~~as isexpressly ~~incorporated~~set ~~herein~~forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


99.1		Press Release dated July 5, 2007.

SIGNATURE

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated July 5, 2007

COGNOS INCORPORATED (Registrant)

Dated: June 22, 2007

/s/ Tom Manley

Dated: July 5, 2007

/s/ Tom Manley

Tom Manley Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

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