PIVOTAL CORP
8-K, 2000-07-11
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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 (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2000


                               PIVOTAL CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                            British Columbia, Canada
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         000-26867                                     Not Applicable
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 (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                            300 - 224 West Esplanade
                      North Vancouver, B.C., Canada V7M 3M6
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (604) 988-9982



                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

     On June 26, 2000,  Pivotal  Corporation  acquired 100 percent of the issued
and outstanding  shares of Simba  Technologies  Inc., the developer of the Simba
Digital Conversations technology, based in Vancouver, Canada. Under the terms of
the Share  Purchase  Agreement  dated May 29,  2000, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 2.1, Pivotal  Corporation paid  approximately  US$15.0 million
for all of the issued  and  outstanding  shares of Simba  Technologies  Inc.  by
issuing  approximately 538,000 of its common shares, and by assuming obligations
under Simba  Technologies  Inc.'s  stock option plan.  The  transaction  will be
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired

          The  financial  information  required  by this  item  will be filed by
amendment within 60 days of July 11, 2000.

     (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

          The  financial  information  required  by this  item  will be filed by
amendment within 60 days of July 11, 2000.

     (c)  Exhibits

      Exhibit
       Number       Description
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        2.1         Share Purchase Agreement among Pivotal Corporation and David
                    Pritchard, Kirk Herrington, Michael Satterfield, Calvin Mah,
                    VW B.C.  Technology  Investment Fund,  Limited  Partnership,
                    Venrock   Associates,   Venrock   Associates   II,   Limited
                    Partnership,  Working  Ventures  Canadian Fund Inc., Bank of
                    Montreal  Capital  Corporation,  Sussex Capital Inc. and the
                    Other Shareholders of Simba Technologies Inc. Concerning all
                    of the Shares of Simba Technologies Inc. dated May 29, 2000






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                                   SIGNATURES

     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.

                               PIVOTAL CORPORATION



Date:  July 10, 2000           By  /s/ VINCENT D. MIFSUD
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                                   Vincent D. Mifsud
                                   Chief Financial Officer and Vice President,
                                     Operations












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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number         Description
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 2.1           Share  Purchase  Agreement  among Pivotal  Corporation  and David
               Pritchard, Kirk Herrington,  Michael Satterfield,  Calvin Mah, VW
               B.C.  Technology  Investment Fund, Limited  Partnership,  Venrock
               Associates,  Venrock Associates II, Limited Partnership,  Working
               Ventures   Canadian   Fund  Inc.,   Bank  of   Montreal   Capital
               Corporation,  Sussex Capital Inc. and the Other  Shareholders  of
               Simba  Technologies  Inc.  Concerning  all of the Shares of Simba
               Technologies Inc. dated May 29, 2000




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