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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: November 30, 1998
ARIS CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Washington
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-22649 91-1497147
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2229 112th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2936
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 372-2747
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
NONE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
ARIS Corporation (the "Company") incorporates by reference the financial
statements contained in the Company's Form S-4 Registration Statement
(registration number 333-51859). The purpose of this filing is to allow the
Company to incorporate by reference such financial statements in future filings
made by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This
report is not being filing in connection with any particular event not
previously reported by the Company.
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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.
ARIS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Thomas W. Averill
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Thomas W. Averill
Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: November 30, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (contained on page 5)
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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 8-K of ARIS
Corporation of our report dated January 28, 1998, except as to the pooling of
interests with Barefoot Computer Training Limited, which is as of February 28,
1998, included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-51859) dated
May 28, 1998, relating to the financial statements for the three years ended
December 31, 1997. We also consent to the application of such report to the
Financial Statement Schedule for the three years ended December 31, 1997, when
such schedule is read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to
in our report. The audits referred to in such report also included this
schedule.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
November 30, 1998
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