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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___________)*
Great Plains Software, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
39119E105
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(CUSIP Number)
*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).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 39119E105
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Douglas J. Burgum
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
N/A (a) [__]
(b) [__]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
5. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,947,704
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,947,704
PERSON
WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,947,704*
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[__]
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
14.2%
*1,935,171 shares are owned by Reporting Person and 12,533 are options
exercisable within 60 days of this Report.
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer
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Great Plains Software, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
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1701 S.W. 38th Street
Fargo, ND 58103
ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing
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Douglas J. Burgum
ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
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1701 S.W. 38th Street
Fargo, ND 58103
ITEM 2(c). Citizenship
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United States Citizen
ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
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Common Stock, $.01 par value
ITEM 2(e) CUSIP Number
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39119E105
ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13(d)-2(b), check whether the person filing it is a:
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(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
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(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 1,947,704
1,935,171 shares are owned by Reporting Person and 12,533 are
options exercisable within 60 days of this Report.
(b) Percent of Class
14.2%
(c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,947,704
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,947,704
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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N/A
ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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N/A
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ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
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the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
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N/A
ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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N/A
ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
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N/A
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 9, 1998
/s/ Douglas J. Burgum
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Douglas J. Burgum
