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) April 18, 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) 484-5110
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 18, 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 April 18, 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 April 18, 1996 /s/ ReiJane Huai
Name: ReiJane Huai
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT LIST
20. Press release dated April 18, 1996.
EXHIBIT 20
Contacts: Roy Winnick/Richard Wolff
Kekst and Company
(212) 593-2655
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE SUES MCAFEE ASSOCIATES
FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Roslyn Heights, N.Y., April 18, 1996 -- Cheyenne Software, Inc.
(AMEX: CYE) today announced that it has filed suit in federal
court in Delaware against McAfee Associates, Inc. and its
chairman, William L. Larson, alleging fraud under the federal
securities laws. ReiJane Huai, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Cheyenne, said: "Bill Larson has made
numerous materially false and misleading public statements
concerning Cheyenne and certain contacts between our companies.
These statements appear to be part and parcel of a systematic
and cynical campaign by McAfee to promote its unsolicited
merger with Cheyenne, and to influence the purchase and sale of
Cheyenne securities."
In particular, Cheyenne's claims are based upon McAfee's false
statements to Cheyenne's public stockholders that Mr. Huai
agreed that the two companies should merge with only price to
be discussed. "In fact," Mr. Huai noted, "until Bill called me
at home late Saturday night, I had not spoken to him even once
this entire year. We are concerned that McAfee's unlawful
conduct has caused and continues to cause our stockholders to
buy and sell securities on the basis of the fraudulent
statements McAfee is making." Mr. Huai further stated, "Mr.
Larson is very glib and is obviously unaccustomed to being held
accountable for his public statements. It is time for truth,
not nonsense."
About Cheyenne Software
Cheyenne Software, Inc. is an international developer of es-
sential 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
Cheyenne registered trademark HSM, JETserve trademark, InocuLAN
registered trademark, FAXserve trademark, and its flagship
product line, the ARCserve registered trademark 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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