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FORM 4
OMB APPROVAL
OMB NUMBER 3235-0287
EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE...... 0.5
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility F Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
/X/ CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER
SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY
CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(PRINT OR TYPE RESPONSES)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Thomson Corporation Computer Language Research, Inc. (CLRI)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for
Number of Reporting Month/Year
Person (Voluntary) February 1998
Metro Center, One Station Place
(Street) 5. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Year)
Stamford, CT 06902
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED,
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A)
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D)
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
(Instr. 8)
(Month/
Day/
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price
(D)
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Common Stock (1) 2/14/98 J 14,364,479 A $22.50
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Common Stock (2) 2/14/98 P 14,364,479 A $22.50
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6. Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
____Director X 10% Owner
____Officer (give title ____ Other (specify
below) below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_____Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
Securities ship of In-
Beneficially Form: direct
Owned at Direct (D) Bene-
End of or ficial
Month Indirect Owner-
(Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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14,364,479 I Through wholly-
owned Subsidary
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14,364,479 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Over)
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 Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conver- 3.Trans- 4. Trans-
sion or action action Code
Exercise Date (Instr. 8)
Price of (Month
Derivative Day/ Year)
Security
Code V
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price of
ative Securities Acquired (A) cisable and Expiration lying Securities Deriv-
or Disposed of (D) Date (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Year) Security
(Instr. 5)
Date Exer- Expira- Title Amount or Number
cisable tion Date of Shares
(A) (D)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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9. Number of 10. Owner- 11. Na-
Derivative ship Form ture of In-
Securities of Deriva- direct Bene-
Beneficially tive Se- ficial Own-
Owned at End curity: ership
of Month Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4) or Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Thomson Corporation ("TTC") files this Form 4 pursuant to an Offer
to Purchase (the "Offer") for Cash All Outstanding Shares of Common
Stock of Computer Language Research, Inc. ("CLR") at $22.50 Net Per
Share by Sabre Acquisition, Inc. ("Sabre"), a wholly owned subsidiary
of TTC. The Offer expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 Midnight, New York
City time, on Friday, February 13, 1998. At 12:01 a.m., New York City
time, on Saturday, February 14, 1998, Sabre accepted 14,364,479 shares
of CLR (including 1,067 shares subject to guarantee of delivery)
for payment at a price of $22.50 (U.S.) per share. The acceptance of
these shares in the Offer resulted in Sabre's ownership of
approximately 99% of the outstanding common stock of CLR. On Wednesday,
February 18, 1998, TTC merged Sabre with and into CLR, with CLR as the
surviving corporation of the merger (the "Merger"). As a result of the
Merger, each share of CLR common stock not previously purchased in the
Offer was converted into the right to receive $22.50 (U.S.) in cash.
Pursuant to instruction 4(b)(iv), TTC reports the entire amount of
Sabre's interest in the CLR common stock.
(2) Sabre also files this Form 4 pursuant to the Offer, as explained in
Response (1) above.
** 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 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.
/s/ Michael S. Harris 2/18/98
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Thomson Corporation
By: Michael S. Harris Page 2
Vice President and Assistant Secretary SEC 1474 (7-96)
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JOINT FILER INFORMATION
Name: Sabre Acquisition, Inc.
Address: Metro Center
One Station Place
Stamford, CT 06902
Designated Filer: The Thomson Corporation
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Computer Language Research, Inc. -- CLRI
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: 2/14/98
Signature: /s/ MICHAEL S. HARRIS
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Michael S. Harris
President,
Sabre Acquisition, Inc.
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