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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0145
Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires: October 31, 1994
Estimated average burden
SCHEDULE 13G hours per response 14.90
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Centura Software Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
15640W103
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class). (See Rule 13d-7.)
*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 15640W103
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
87-0393339 Novell, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ___
(b) ___
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 185,000
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 185,000
REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
185,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13 G
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Centura Software Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
1060 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
Novell, Inc.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
122 East 1700 South, Provo, Utah 84606
(c) Citizenship:
A Delaware Corporation
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number:
15640W103
Item 3. (a) If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13 d-1 (b) or
12 d-2 (b):
Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
The information furnished herein is as of 12/31/97
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
185,000
(b) Percent of Class:
1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
185,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
185,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
-0-
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Ownership of less than 5% due to sales of 872,500 shares from August
through December 1997 at an average price of $1.92.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable
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 Member of the Group
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of 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: February 10, 1998
Signature: _________________________________
Name/Title: Elizabeth A. De Paola, Assistant Corporate Secretary
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