COMPUTERVISION CORP /DE/
8-K, 1997-02-03
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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, D.C.



                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 28, 1997



Computervision Corporation    
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


     Delaware           1-7760/0-20290      04-2491912
     --------           --------------      ----------
(State or other          (Commission       IRS Employer
jurisdiction              File Numbers)    Identification
of incorporation)                          Number)


100 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA  01730
(Address of principal executive offices)


(617) 275-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 




(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.  Other Events
- ---------------------

     On January 28, 1997, Computervision Corporation issued a 
press release reporting on its financial results for the fourth 
quarter and full year ending December 31, 1996.


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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
- ------------------------------------------

(a)  Financial Statements of business acquired:

         Not applicable

(b)  Pro Forma financial information

         Not applicable

(c)  Exhibits:

         (99) (a) Press Release dated January 28, 1997


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                            SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange 
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be 
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly 
authorized.




                            Computervision Corporation
                            (Registrant)


                            By /S/ Anthony N. Fiore, Jr.
                              Anthony N. Fiore, Jr.
                              Vice President, Business
                              Operations and General Counsel

                              Date:  February 3, 1997


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                        EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                                     Page. No.
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(99) (a) Press Release dated January 28, 1997     7-12



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For Further Information:

Investor Contact:                 Media Contact:
Kathryn Cadigan                   Paula R. Slotkin
Director, Investor Relations      Director, Public Relations
(617) 275-1800, ext. 1871         (617) 275-1800, ext. 1838



                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                      ---------------------

  Computervision Announces Fourth Quarter & Year End Results

            -- Customers Demonstrate Commitment to EPD --

BEDFORD, Mass., January 28, 1997 -- Computervision Corporation 
(NYSE:CVN) today reported financial results for the fourth 
quarter and full year ending December 31, 1996.  The results from 
continuing operations reflect the Company's ongoing software 
business.  The results of the Company's Open Services Solutions 
(OSS) business are included as discontinued operations pending 
the expected sale of that business to J. F. Lehman & Company. 

The Company posted total revenues from continuing operations of 
$80.7 million for the quarter as compared to $79.5 million in 
last year's fourth quarter.  This included $52.8 million of 
software license revenue in Q4 of 1996 compared to $48.0 million 
in Q4 of 1995, a growth rate of 10 percent over the fourth 
quarter of 1995.  For the entire year, software license revenue 
grew 17 percent, from $163.7 million in 1995 to $191.7 million in 
1996.  Total software company revenue for 1996 was $302.8 million 
vs. $286.6 million in 1995, reflecting the strong growth of new 
software license business partially offset by a decline in 
software services revenues.

Included in the operating results of the quarter is a non-
recurring charge of $14.5 million, or $0.22 per share. The charge 
includes $3 million for purchased R&D associated with the 
acquisition of 3rd Angle Ltd., a technology company based in 
Cambridge, England, and approximately $11.5 million in 
restructuring costs associated with the implementation of ongoing 
cost savings.  Before the non-recurring charge, the Company 
earned $5.9 million of income, or $0.09 per share, from 
continuing software business operations in the fourth quarter of 
1996, compared to $0.08 per share for the fourth quarter of 1995.

Fourth quarter income from the discontinued OSS operations was 
$2.7 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to $8.0 million, or 
$0.13 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.  For the full 
year ended December 31, 1996, income from discontinued operations 
was $13.7 million, or $0.21 per share, compared to $31.5 million, 
or $0.60 per share in 1995.  

Including the non-recurring charge and results from discontinued 
operations, the Company reported a net loss of $0.09 per share in 
the quarter just ended compared to earnings of $0.08 per share in 
the fourth quarter of 1995 after an extraordinary charge 
associated with early retirement of long-term debt.  Including 
the non-recurring charge and results from discontinued 
operations, the Company reported net income of $0.40 per share 
for 1996 compared to $0.43 per share for 1995.

Computervision president and CEO Kathleen A. Cote commented, "We 
continue to be very encouraged by the commitment to Electronic 
Product Definition(TM)(EPD(TM) shown by both new and existing 
customers.  We closed several important EPD contracts in the 
fourth quarter, including a contract with CASA, a partner in the 
Airbus Consortium, PRI Automation, Boeing Computer Services and 
Halliburton Energy Services.  In 1996, revenues from our EPD 
portfolio of products grew 25% year over year on a worldwide 
basis and 50% in North America, a market that has been 
traditionally difficult for the Company.

"Over the past year, we took several important steps to 
accelerate our transition to a software solutions company.  
Looking to 1997, we will focus on bringing EPD to a broader range 
of markets and customers and delivering products and services to 
extend the EPD solution portfolio."

As previously disclosed, the Company has agreed to revised terms 
for the sale of OSS to an investment group headed by J. F. Lehman 
& Company, which reduced the cash portion of the purchase price 
from $100 million to $65 million.  The sale is subject to 
Lehman's securing financing and regulatory approval, as is the 
normal practice for such transactions.

Assuming the successful completion of the OSS sale in Q1 of 1997, 
the resulting gain is expected to be recognized in that quarter 
and is expected to be significantly offset by shut-down costs 
associated with the transaction. As a result of the actions 
associated with the non-recurring charge of Q4 1996 and actions 
associated with separating OSS from continuing operations, annual 
expenses are expected to be reduced by approximately $20 million 
for the software company going forward when all actions are fully 
implemented.

The Company's earnings report was prepared assuming that the sale 
of the OSS business will be completed in the first quarter of 
1997, and does not include the impact of approximately $5 million 
of deferred fees and expenses related to the transaction which 
have been capitalized.  Should the transaction not close, these 
deferred costs may need to be expensed in the fourth quarter of 
1996.

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements under 
the federal securities laws.  The Company notes that the actual 
results could differ materially from those projected, including: 
reliance on significant contracts from large customers that make 
quarterly revenue and earnings difficult to predict and the risks 
associated with new product introduction and technology 
development by the Company.  The Company refers the reader to its 
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for other 
risks and uncertainties. 

Computervision Background
- -------------------------
Computervision Corporation is a leading international supplier of 
Electronic Product Definition solutions for developing, 
delivering, and maintaining products throughout their life cycle.  
For more than 26 years, the Company's product development 
software solutions have helped manufacturers improve product 
quality and reduce time to market.  Computervision Services(R) 
provides best-practices consulting programs to support product 
development process reengineering and technology implementation.  
Computervision Services also supports applications, systems, and 
networks in heterogeneous computing environments.  Computervision 
is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, and provides sales 
and support services to its customers through its offices located 
throughout the world.

Computervision and the Computervision logo are USPTO registered 
trademarks of Computervision Corporation.  Electronic Product 
Definition and EPD are trademarks of Computervision Corporation.  
All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

A copy of this release plus financial, product, and other company 
information is available via fax by dialing 1-800-546-4616.  Any 
questions should be directed to Investor Relations at 
Computervision Corporation at (617) 275-1800, ext. 1871.  For 
more information on Computervision, please call (617) 275-1800 or 
visit the Computervision web site at http://www.cv.com.



                   COMPUTERVISION CORPORATION
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


THREE MONTHS ENDED:       December 31, 1996     December 31, 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>                    <C>
Software Revenue
   Product                    $52,810,000           $48,013,000
   Services                    27,867,000            31,498,000
                              -----------           -----------
      Total Revenue            80,677,000            79,511,000
Total Gross Profit Margin      56,737,000            56,609,000
Operating Expenses             44,590,000            41,066,000
Non-recurring Charge (1)       14,500,000                     -
                              -----------           -----------
Operating Income               (2,353,000)           15,543,000
Net Interest Expense and 
   Other Expense                7,766,000            10,219,000
Provision for Income Taxes     (1,499,000)              651,000
                               ----------           -----------
Income From Continuing 
   Operations                  (8,620,000)            4,673,000
Income From Discontinued 
   Operations (net of tax)      2,747,000             7,977,000
                               ----------            ----------

Net Income before 
Extraordinary Loss             (5,873,000)           12,650,000
Extraordinary Loss                      -            (7,930,000)
                              -----------            ----------
Net Income                    ($5,873,000)           $4,720,000
                              ===========            ==========
Earnings Per Share From 
   Continuing Operations           ($0.13)                $0.08
Earnings Per Share From
   Discontinued Operation           $0.04                 $0.13
Extraordinary Loss                  $0.00                ($0.13)
                                    -----                 -----
Net Earnings per Share             ($0.09)                $0.08
                               ==========            ==========
Weighted Average Shares 
   Outstanding                  64,789,000           61,039,000

TWELVE MONTHS ENDED:     December 31, 1996     December 31, 1995 


Software Revenue
   Product                    $191,728,000         $163,716,000
   Services                    111,087,000          122,885,000
                              ------------         ------------
      Total Revenue            302,815,000          286,601,000
Total Gross Profit Margin      218,685,000          198,716,000
Operating Expenses             159,643,000          154,676,000
Non-recurring Charge (1)        14,500,000                    -
                              ------------         ------------
Operating Income                44,542,000           44,040,000
Net Interest Expense and   
   Other Expense                30,806,000           44,924,000
Provision for Income Taxes       1,361,000              (95,000)
                              ------------          -----------
Income From Continuing 
   Operations                   12,375,000             (789,000)
Income From Discontinued
   Operations (net of tax)      13,667,000           31,535,000
                              ------------          ------------
Net Income before Extraordinary
   Loss                         26,042,000            30,746,000
Extraordinary Loss                       -            (7,930,000)
                              ============          ============
Net Income                     $26,042,000           $22,816,000


Earnings Per Share From 
   Continuing Operations             $0.19                ($0.02)
Earnings Per Share From 
   Discontinued Operations           $0.21                 $0.60
Extraordinary Loss                   $0.00                ($0.15)
                                     -----                ------
Net Earnings per Share               $0.40                 $0.43
                                ==========            ==========
Weighted Average Shares
   Outstanding                  64,784,000            52,591,000

(1)  Operating Income for the three and twelve months ended 
December 31, 1996 included a pre-tax non-recurring charge for 
purchased R&D associated with the purchase of 3rd Angle Ltd., a 
UK-based technology company and associated restructuring related 
costs.

</TABLE>

                       COMPUTERVISION CORPORATION
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

ASSETS                     December 31, 1996    December 31, 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                            <C>                   <C>
Cash and cash equivalents      $38,565,000           $50,979,000
Accounts receivable, net        76,563,000            64,332,000
Other current assets            31,016,000            34,447,000
                               -----------           -----------
   Total current assets        146,144,000           149,758,000
Property and equipment, net     18,026,000            30,297,000
Other assets                    14,952,000            22,812,000
Net assets of discontinued 
   operations                   28,242,000            31,020,000
                               -----------           -----------
   Total assets               $207,364,000          $233,887,000
                               ===========           ===========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Notes payable and current 
   portion of long-term deb     $4,388,000            $8,211,000
Accounts payable and 
   accrued expenses            179,192,000           211,868,000
Deferred revenue and 
   customer advances            27,152,000            23,500,000
                               -----------           -----------
  Total current liabilities    210,732,000           243,579,000
Long-term debt, less 
current portion                222,846,000           223,616,000
Other long-term liabilities     86,722,000           104,418,000
Stockholders' deficit         (312,936,000)         (337,726,000)
                               -----------           -----------
Total liabilities and 
   stockholders' deficit      $207,364,000          $233,887,000
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