COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 14D1/A, 1999-05-28
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                               AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
                                 SCHEDULE 14D-l
                   TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
                 14(d)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                     PLATINUM technology International, inc.
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                            (Name of Subject Company)

                                 HARDMETAL, INC.
                     COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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                                    (Bidder)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
     CLASS II SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   72764 T 101
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                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                  SANJAY KUMAR
                                 HARDMETAL, INC.
                   C/O COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                          ONE COMPUTER ASSOCIATES PLAZA
                          ISLANDIA, NEW YORK 11749
                            TELEPHONE: (516) 342-5224
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
           to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)

                                   COPIES TO:
                              SCOTT F. SMITH, ESQ.
                            HOWARD, SMITH & LEVIN LLP
                           1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
                            TELEPHONE: (212) 841-1000
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                                  APRIL 2, 1999
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                       (Date Tender Offer First Published,
                       Sent or Given to Security Holders)


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         Computer Associates International, Inc. ("Computer Associates") and its
wholly owned  subsidiary,  HardMetal,  Inc.,  hereby amend and supplement  their
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1,  originally filed on April 2, 1999, as
previously amended (the  "Statement"),  with respect to an offer to purchase all
outstanding  shares  of Common  Stock,  par value  $.001  per  share,  including
associated   Preferred   Share   Purchase   Rights,   of   PLATINUM   technology
International, inc. as set forth in the Statement. Capitalized terms not defined
in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to them in the Statement.



Item 10. Additional Information.

         The response to Item 10 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

         On May 28, 1999,  Computer Associates issued the press release attached
hereto as Exhibit  (a)(16).  The  information  set forth in the press release is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

(a)(16) Text of press release issued by Computer Associates dated May 28, 1999.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         After due  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and  belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  May 28, 1999



                                 HARDMETAL, INC.


                                By/s/ Ira H. Zar
                                Name:      Ira H. Zar
                                Title:     President and Assistant Treasurer


                                COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                By/s/ Ira H. Zar
                                Name:      Ira H. Zar
                                Title:     Senior Vice President-Finance and
                             Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
                   Exhibit Name

(a)(16)            Text of press release issued by Computer Associates dated
                   May 28, 1999.




Contacts:         Doug Robinson - Investor Relations
                  (516) 342-2745
                  [email protected]


                COMPUTER ASSOCIATES TENDER OFFER FOR PLATINUM CLOSES
                    WITH MORE THAN 98 PERCENT ACCEPTANCE

ISLANDIA,  N.Y., May 28, 1999 - Computer Associates  International,  Inc. (NYSE:
CA) today  announced  the  expiration  of the tender  offer by its wholly  owned
subsidiary,  HardMetal,  Inc.,  for all of the  outstanding  shares of  PLATINUM
technology International,  inc. (NASDAQ: PLAT) common stock at a price of $29.25
per  share  in cash.  The  offer  expired  at 12:00  midnight  New York  time on
Thursday,  May 27,  1999,  and all shares  validly  tendered  (and not  properly
withdrawn)  prior to the  expiration  have been accepted for payment and will be
paid promptly.

Approximately  108.6  million  shares  were  tendered  in the offer prior to its
expiration,  which  constitutes  approximately 98 percent of the total number of
outstanding shares of common stock of PLATINUM.

The pending merger of PLATINUM and HardMetal, Inc. will become effective as soon
as  practicable  after the  satisfaction  of the  conditions  set forth in,  and
subject  to the  terms of the  Agreement  and  Plan of  Merger  among  PLATINUM,
HardMetal,  Inc.  and  Computer  Associates.  Once the  pending  merger  becomes
effective,   PLATINUM  will  become  a  wholly  owned   subsidiary  of  Computer
Associates.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), the world leader in
mission-critical business computing, provides software, support and integration
services in more than 100 countries around the world.  CA has more
than 14,000 employees and had revenue of $5.3 billion in fiscal year 1999.

For more information about CA, please call 516-342-5224 or e-mail  [email protected].
CA's World Wide Web address is www.cai.com.



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