CHEYENNE SOFTWARE INC
SC 14D9/A, 1996-10-25
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
                                   SCHEDULE 14D-9


                             Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
                               Pursuant to Section 14(d)(4) of the
                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                              CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.

                                (Name of Subject Company)


                              CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.

                               (Name of Person Filing Statement)

                        COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE

                (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS)

                                (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      16688810

                             (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                  MICHAEL B. ADLER
                                 VICE PRESIDENT AND
                                  GENERAL COUNSEL
                              CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.
                                 3 EXPRESSWAY PLAZA
                            ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK 11577
                                    (516) 465-4000

                           (Name, address and telephone number of person
                           authorized to receive notice and communications
                             on behalf of the person filing statement)

                                     COPY TO:

                                  BARRY A. BRYER
                            WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
                                 51 WEST 52ND STREET
                             NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6150
                                    (212) 403-1000
                                                                        <PAGE>







         This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-9 Solicitation/
         Recommendation Statement amends and supplements the Schedule
         14D-9 Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (as amended or
         supplemented from time to time, the "Schedule 14D-9") filed
         with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
         on October 11, 1996 by Cheyenne Software, Inc. (the "Company").
         This Schedule 14D-9 relates to the tender offer described in
         the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 dated October 11,
         1996 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
         "Schedule 14D-1"), filed by Tse-tsehese-staestse, Inc., a Dela-
         ware corporation (the "Purchaser"), which is a wholly owned
         subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc., a Dela-
         ware corporation ("CA"), with the Commission relating to an
         offer (the "Offer") by the Purchaser to purchase all the issued
         and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company
         ("Shares") at a price of $30.50 per Share, net to the seller in
         cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to
         the conditions set forth in the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase
         dated October 11, 1996, as amended or supplemented, and the
         related Letter of Transmittal.  


         ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED.

         On October 25, 1996, the Company and CA issued a press release
         announcing that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
         Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to
         the Offer has expired and stating that the Offer is scheduled
         to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday,
         November 8, 1996, unless extended.  A copy of the press release
         issued by the Company and CA is attached hereto as Exhibit 11
         and incorporated herein by reference; the foregoing description
         is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.<PAGE>







         ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER                    DESCRIPTION

            1      Merger Agreement*
            2      Rights Agreement Amendment*
            3      Opinion of Lazard Freres, dated October 7, 1996
                   (Attached as Annex B to Schedule 14D-9 mailed to
                   stockholders)*
            4      Press Release of the Company and CA, issued
                   October 7, 1996*
            5      Confidentiality Agreement dated October 1, 1996
                   between CA and the Company*
            6      Article Nine of the Restated Certificate of
                   Incorporation of the Company*
            7      Section Seven of the Restated By-Laws of the Company*
            8      Letter dated October 11, 1996 from ReiJane Huai to
                   the stockholders of the  Company (Included with
                   Schedule 14D-9 mailed to stockholders)*
            9      Amended Class Action Complaint in Lia Moskowitz v.
                   ReiJane Huai, et. al. and in Miles Tepper v. ReiJane
                   Huai et. al. filed in the Court of Chancery of the
                   State of Delaware*
           10      Press Release of the Company, issued October 22, 1996*
           11      Press Release of the Company and CA, issued October 25, 1996

















         _____________________
         *    Previously filed.



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                                    SIGNATURE


                   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowl-
         edge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
         this statement is true, complete and correct.

         October 25, 1996

                                       CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC.



                                       By /s/ Elliott Levine               
                                          Name:  Elliot Levine
                                          Title: Executive Vice
                                                 President, 
                                                 Senior Financial
                                                 Officer
                                                 and Treasurer































                                       -3-

                                                              Exhibit 11





                       [Letterhead of Computer Associates]


Contact: Doug Robinson - CA Investor Relations  Bob Gordon - CA Public Relations
         (516) 342-2745                         (516) 342-2391
         [email protected]                     [email protected]

         Elliot Levine - Cheyenne EVP/CFO
         (516) 465-4000


            COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES HSR WAITING PERIOD EXPIRES
               IN TENDER OFFER FOR CHEYENNE SOFTWARE, INC. SHARES

  ISLANDIA, NY and ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY, October 25, 1996 - Computer Associates
  International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) and Cheyenne Software, Inc. (AMEX: CYE)
  announced today that the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period relating to CA's
  ongoing $30.50 per share tender offer for Cheyenne Software, Inc. has
  expired.  The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New
  York City time, on Friday, November 8, 1996, unless extended.

  Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in
  Islandia, NY, is the world leader in mission-critical software.  The company
  develops, licenses, and supports more than 500 integrated products that
  include enterprise computing and information management, application
  development, manufacturing and financial applications.  CA has 9000 people
  in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.5 billion in
  fiscal year 1996.  CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the
  World Wide Web, emailing [email protected], or calling 1-516-342-5224.

  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 management, security, and communications products,
  including Cheyenne [Registered Mark] HSM, JETserve [Trademark], InocuLAN
  [Trademark], FAXserve [Trademark], and its flagship product line, the
  ARCserve [Registered Mark] 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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