MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1998-12-04
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 29
                               TO SCHEDULE 14D-1
 
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
     (PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
 
                         QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
 
                           (Name of Subject Company)
 
                          MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
                                   MGZ CORP.
 
                                   (Bidders)
 
                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
 
                       (including the Associated Rights)
 
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
 
                                   74838E102
 
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
 
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                                WALDEN C. RHINES
                     PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                          MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
                            8005 S.W. BOECKMAN ROAD
                         WILSONVILLE, OREGON 97070-7777
                                 (503) 685-1200
 
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized
          to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
 
                                    COPY TO:
 
         JOHN J. HUBER, ESQ.                   CHRISTOPHER L. KAUFMAN, ESQ.
           LATHAM & WATKINS                          LATHAM & WATKINS
    1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.                    75 WILLOW ROAD
         WASHINGTON, DC 20004                  MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
            (202) 637-2200                            (650) 328-4600
 
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    MGZ Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), and Mentor Graphics
Corporation, an Oregon corporation ("Parent"), hereby amend and supplement their
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed on August 12, 1998 (the
"Statement"), as amended, with respect to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all
outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of Quickturn
Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for a purchase price of $12.125
per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, as set forth in
this Amendment No. 29. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Statement.
 
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
    Item 10(f) of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by the
following:
 
    1. On December 3, 1998, Parent issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(53) and is incorporated herein by reference,
relating to the extension of the Offer until 12:00 midnight, New York City time,
on Monday, January 11, 1999, unless further extended.
 
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
 
    (a)(53) Press Release dated December 3, 1998.
 
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
    After due 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.
 
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Dated: December 4, 1998         MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
 
                                By:           /s/ GREGORY K. HINCKLEY
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                                Name  Gregory K. Hinckley
                                Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
                                      Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
                                MGZ CORP.
 
                                By:           /s/ GREGORY K. HINCKLEY
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                                Name:  Gregory K. Hinckley
                                Title:  Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
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            MENTOR GRAPHICS EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR
                   QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS


WILSONVILLE, OR, DECEMBER 3, 1998 -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT)
today announced that it has extended its $12.125 per share cash tender offer 
for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Quickturn Design Systems, 
Inc. (Nasdaq: QKTN) to 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on Monday,
January 11, 1999, unless extended.

The tender offer has been extended to three days after the special meeting of 
Quickturn's stockholders which will be held on January 8, 1999 as a result of 
the decision on December 2, 1998 by the Delaware Court of Chancery. The 
record date for stockholders to vote in the special meeting is November 10, 
1998.

As of the close of business on December 3, 1998, 9,229,265 shares of 
Quickturn common stock had been validly tendered into the Offer, which, 
together with the 591,500 shares already owned by Mentor, represents 
approximately 54.0 percent of Quickturn's outstanding common stock (based 
upon 18,077,059 shares outstanding as of October 31, 1998). The shares 
tendered represent 51.0 percent of the outstanding common stock.

Mentor's Offer to Purchase, proxy solicitation materials and related documents
are available on a Mentor World Wide Web site at http://www.mentorg.com/file.

The Dealer Manager for the Offer is Salomon Smith Barney.  The Information
Agent for the Offer is MacKenzie Partners, Inc., which can be reached toll-free
at 800-322-2885 or by collect call at 212-929-5500.

Contacts:    Ry Schwark                      Roy Winnick/Todd Fogarty
             Director of Public Relations    Kekst and Company
             503/685-1660                    212/521-4800


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