BOOLE & BABBAGE INC
SC 13G/A, 1998-12-09
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




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                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (Amendment No. 9 )*


                              Boole & Babbage, Inc.
                  --------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)




                                  Common Stock
                  --------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)




                                  098-586-10-0
                  --------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)




                                October 31, 1998 
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)




Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

[X]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                              <C>                      <C>
  ------------------------------------------                                              --------------------------------------
  CUSIP No. 098-586-10-0                                         13G
  ------------------------------------------                                              --------------------------------------


 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO(S). OF ABOVE PERSON(S) (ENTITIES ONLY)
            Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.
            ###-##-####

 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBEROF A GROUP
            (a)  [ ]
            (b)  [X]
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3          SEC USE ONLY

 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
            United States
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          NUMBER OF            5     SOLE VOTING POWER
            SHARES                   0
         BENEFICIALLY
           OWNED BY
             EACH
          REPORTING
            PERSON
            WITH:
                               ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               6     SHARED VOTING POWER *

                                     2,026,219
                               ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER *

                                     1,848,645
                               ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER *

                                     177,574
 ----------------------------- ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON *

            1,479,083
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

            547,136
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

            5.38%
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            IN
 ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<FN>
* Reflects stock splits effected prior to the date of this report.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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Item 1.

         (a)      Name of Issuer: Boole & Babbage, Inc.

         (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal  Executive Offices:  3131 Zanker
                  Road, San Jose, CA 95134

Item 2.

         (a)      Name of Person Filing: Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.

         (b)      Address of Principal  Business Office or, if none,  Residence:
                  2275 East Bayshore Road, Suite 150, Palo Alto, CA 94303

         (c)      Citizenship: United States

         (d)      Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

         (e)      CUSIP Number: 096-586-10-0

Item 3.  Not Applicable.


Item 4.  Ownership

         Provide the following  information  regarding the aggregate  number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 4 attached.

         (b)      Percent of Class: 5.38%

         (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i)      Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

                  (ii)     Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,026,219
                           (See Item 4 attached).

                  (iii)    Sole power to  dispose  or to direct the  disposition
                           of: 1,848,645 (See Item 4 attached).

                  (iv)     Shared power to dispose or to direct the  disposition
                           of: 177,574 (see Item 4 attached).

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

              Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

               See Item 4 attached.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

               Not applicable.

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Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of a Group

               Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification

               Not applicable.


                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable  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.


                                            ------------------------------------
                                                            Date


                                            ------------------------------------
                                                         Signature

                                                 Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.
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                                                        Name/Title


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     Item 4:

     Franklin P.  Johnson,  Jr. has sole  dispositive  power over the  following
     number of shares:

         Entity                                      No. of Shares *
         ------                                      ---------------
     Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.                        1,479,083

     Asset Management Partners                       369,562 (1)



     Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. shares dispositive power over the following number
     of shares held by the following individual.

         Individual                                  No. of Shares *
         ----------                                  ---------------
     Spouse of Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.              177,574 (2)



     Franklin P. Johnson,  Jr. shares voting power over the following  number of
     shares held by the following entity:

         Individual                                  No. of Shares *
         ----------                                  ---------------
     BMC Software, Inc.                              2,026,219 (3)



*  Reflects stock splits effected prior to the date of this report.

(1) Mr. Johnson disclaims  beneficial ownership of two-thirds of the shares held
by Asset Management  Partners (246,374 shares) as Mr. Johnson would receive none
of the proceeds from dividends on, or the disposition of, these shares.

(2) Mr.  Johnson and his wife live in a community  property  state.  Mr. Johnson
disclaims beneficial ownership of the 177,574 shares held by his wife.

(3) In connection with the proposed merger  ("Merger")  involving the Issuer and
BMC Software,  Inc. ("BMC") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of  Reorganization
(the  "Reorganization  Agreement")  dated  October 31, 1998,  Mr.  Johnson,  Mr.
Johnson's  wife  and  Asset  Management  each  Partners  entered  into a  voting
agreement with BMC on October 31, 1998, whereby Mr. Johnson,  Mr. Johnson's wife
and Asset Management  Partners delivered to BMC an irrevocable proxy to vote the
shares of the  Issuer's  common  stock  owned by them as of the record  date for
reasons entitled to vote on the Merger in favor of the Merger.




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