UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 1, 1996
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-9189 13-3175893
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
3 Expressway Plaza, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 465-4000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On May 1, 1996, Cheyenne Software, Inc., issued the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 20, which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
20. Press release dated May 1, 1996.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.
Date May 2, 1996 /s/ ReiJane Huai
Name: ReiJane Huai
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT LIST
20. Press release dated May 1, 1996.
EXHIBIT 20
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NEWS RELEASE
Contacts:
Roy Winnick/Richard Wolff
Kekst and Company
(212) 593-2655
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE RESPONDS TO MCAFEE WITHDRAWAL
ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y., May 1, 1996 -- Cheyenne Software, Inc.
(AMEX: CYE) today issued the following statement in response to
McAfee's announcement that it has withdrawn its unsolicited
proposal to effect a merger with Cheyenne: "We are pleased by
McAfee's decision to withdraw its unsolicited merger proposal.
With the removal of this distracting issue, Cheyenne can now
focus one hundred percent on our primary objective: enhancing
shareholder value by applying our many strategic, technologi-
cal, and operational strengths to improve our financial perfor-
mance. In the weeks and months ahead, we will be communicating
with our shareholders to report on our progress toward that
objective."
About Cheyenne Software
Cheyenne Software, Inc. is an international developer of
essential software solutions for NetWare, Windows NT, UNIX,
Macintosh, OS/2, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 operating systems.
Its enterprise-wide offerings include an array of storage man-
agement, security, and communications products, including Chey-
enne[R] HSM, JETserve[TM], InocuLAN[R], FAXserve[TM], and its
flagship product line, the ARCserve[R] family of network backup
software. Cheyenne can be contacted at (800) 243-9462 (U.S. or
Canada) or (516) 465-4000, or by visiting its WWW home page at:
http://www.cheyenne.com.
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