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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[X] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sterling Software, Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
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(Street)
Dallas, TX 75201
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cayenne Software, Inc. (CAYN)
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3. IRS or Identification Number of Reporting Person if an entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year October, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 4) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 10/26/98 J(1) (1)
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 10/26/98 J(2) (2)
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Owner-
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Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (1)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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(1) (1) Common Stock (1) -0- D
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(2) (2) Common Stock (2) -0- D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person previously filed a Form 3, dated September 3, 1998,
reporting the acquisition from certain stockholders of the Issuer, pursuant
to a Stockholder Agreement dated as of August 27, 1998, of an option to
purchase all shares of capital stock of the Issuer owned by such
stockholders. Upon the merger of the Issuer with and into a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Reporting Person on October 26, 1998, (i) all outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Issuer were either converted into the right
to receive a specified cash payment or canceled, (ii) the Issuer ceased to
exist as a separate corporate entity, and (iii) the option referred to in
the preceding sentence expired.
(2) The Reporting Person previously filed a Form 3, dated September 3, 1998,
reporting the acquisition from the Issuer, pursuant to a Stock Option
Agreement dated as of August 27, 1998, of an option to purchase certain
shares of common stock of the Issuer. Upon the merger of the Issuer with
and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person on October 26,
1998, (i) all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Issuer were either
converted into the right to receive a specified cash payment or canceled,
(ii) the Issuer ceased to exist as a separate corporate entity, and (iii)
the option referred to in the preceding sentence expired.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr. November 4, 1998
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Don J. McDermett, Jr. Date
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
**Signature of Reporting Person
