REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO
POS AM, 1994-06-28
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28,  1994
    

                                                       Registration No. 33-48546

           ________________________________________________________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

   
                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
    
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-3

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                       THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Ohio
        (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   31-0421120
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                            115 South Ludlow Street
                              Dayton, Ohio  45402
                                 (513) 443-2000
             (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
      including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                             ADAM M. LUTYNSKI, ESQ.
                       The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
                            115 South Ludlow Street
                              Dayton, Ohio  45402
                                 (513) 443-2000
               (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  [ ]

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933,  other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  [X]


   
                                              (15 pages - Exhibit Index page 10)
    




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                       THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY
                            115 SOUTH LUDLOW STREET
                              DAYTON, OHIO  45402
                                 (513)443-2000

   
                        _________  Class A Common Shares
    
                               ($.625 par value)




                                   PROSPECTUS



   
This Prospectus covers the resale of _________ Class A Common Shares, $.625 par
value ("Shares"), of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (the "Company"),  from
time to time on the New York Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market
at prices current at the time of sale.  This prospectus also covers any interim
distribution by certain partnerships (which are Selling Shareholders) to their
partners.  See "SELLING SHAREHOLDERS."  The Shares include rights to purchase
from the Company a unit consisting of one one-thousandth of a share of the
Company's Series A Participating Preferred Shares, without par value, at a
price of $80, subject to adjustments under certain circumstances (individually,
a "Right" and collectively, the "Rights").  Since May 17, 1991,  the Company
issues one Right with each Class A Share that becomes outstanding.  The Selling
Shareholders hereunder have not entered into any arrangement or agreements with
any broker or dealer for the offering or sale of the Shares.  In any
transaction, a Selling Shareholder may be deemed an "underwriter" as defined in
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Company will receive no part of
the proceeds of any such resales.
    
   
The Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").  On March 15,
1994, a two-for-one stock split on both classes of the Company's common shares
was paid to shareholders of record on March 1, 1994.  On June 17, 1994, the
reported high and low sale prices of the Class A Common Shares on the NYSE were
$24.375 and $23.875 per share.
    

No person has been authorized in connection with this offering to give any
information or to make any representations, other than as contained in this
Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not
be relied upon.  This Prospectus is not an offer or solicitation in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom such offer may not lawfully be made.
Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall,
under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change
in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof.

         THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON
         THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO
         THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                           _________________________


   
           The date of this Prospectus is __________________,  1994.
    




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                            ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION


The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith, files reports,
proxy and information statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  Such reports, proxy and information
statements and other information filed by the Company can be inspected and
copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C.  20549, and at the Commission's
regional offices at Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite
1400, Chicago, Illinois  60621-2511, and at 75 Park Place, Room 1228, New York,
New York  10007; and copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed
rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C.  20549.  The Company's Class A Common Shares are listed
on the New York Stock Exchange and reports, proxy and information statements
and other information concerning the Company can be inspected at such exchange
at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York  10005.

A Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, has been filed by the Company with the Commission with respect to the
Shares.  This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in such
registration statement, amendments thereto and exhibits thereto which the
Company has filed with the Commission.  For further information with respect to
the Company and the securities to which this Prospectus relates, reference is
made to such Registration Statement including the exhibits thereto.

The Company's principal executive offices are located at 115 South Ludlow
Street, Dayton, Ohio  45402, and its telephone number at that address is
513/443-2000.

               INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The following documents, all of which have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"),
are incorporated herein by reference:

   
(a)      The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (including financial
         statements together with the report of independent certified public
         accountants thereon) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993
         (File Number 0-132).
    

   
(b)(1)   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
         ended December 31, 1993 (File Number 0-132).
    

   
(b)(2)   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
         ended March 31, 1994 (File Number 0-132).
    

(c)(1)   The "Description of Registrant's Securities to be  Registered" on
         pages 2 and 3 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
         which became effective on January 12, 1989 (File No. 1-10147).

(c)(2)   The "Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" on pages
         2 through 6 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A which
         was filed on May 8, 1991 (File No. 1-10147).


All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the 1934 Act, subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to
the termination of the offering of the Shares hereunder, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of any such document.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified by or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Prospectus.





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A copy of any document or part thereof incorporated by reference in the
registration statement of which this Prospectus constitutes a part (not
including exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless
such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information
that the registration statement incorporates) shall be provided without charge
to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this
Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request made to the Company at
115 South Ludlow Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402,  Attention:  General Counsel and
Secretary, (513) 443-2000.





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                              SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

On May 29, 1992, the Company acquired from Norick Investment Company A Limited
Partnership, Frances N. Lilly and Marjorie J. Norick 100% of the issued and
outstanding common shares $100 par value, of Norick Brothers, Inc., an Oklahoma
corporation ("Norick").  As part of the same transaction, the Company also
acquired substantially all the assets of Third Generation Leasing Company, an
Oklahoma partnership ("TGLC").  The purchase price for such shares and assets
was paid by the Company in Class A Common Shares, resales of which are, to the
extent disclosed in the table below, covered by this Prospectus.

The Selling Shareholders named herein have informed the Company that they
desire to be in a position to sell the Shares set forth opposite their names
from time to time on the NYSE or in the over-the-counter market at prices
current at the time of sale.  The Selling Shareholders have not entered into
any arrangements or agreements with any broker or dealer for the offering or
sale of the Shares.   Each of the persons is the beneficial owner of the Shares
set opposite its/his/her name.


<TABLE>
   
<CAPTION>
                                                                        NUMBER OF               NUMBER OF
                                                                        SHARES OWNED            SHARES TO BE
                                                                        AS OF                   OFFERED FOR
NAME                      ADDRESS                                       JUNE ___, 1994          OWNER'S ACCOUNT
<S>                       <C>                                           <C>                     <C>         
Norick Investment         5400 N. W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 450
Company, A Limited        Oklahoma City, OK  73112                      ______(3)                ______(3)
Partnership (1)(2)

Frances N. Lilly (4)      5400 N. W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 220         ______(3)                ______(3)
                          Oklahoma City, OK  73112

Marjorie J. Norick (5)    5400 N. W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 450         ______(3)                ______(3)
                          Oklahoma City, OK  73112

Ronald J. Norick (2)      3448 Brush Creek Road                         ______                   ______
                          Oklahoma City, OK 73120                                          
                                                                                           
Julianna McIntosh         6105 Lakeside Dr.                             ______                   ______
                          Guthrie, OK 73044                                                
                                                                                           
Vickie Lynn Koumaris      2909 Elmhurst                                 ______                   ______
and Michael Patrick       Oklahoma City, OK 73120                                          
Koumaris, Trustees                                                                         
u/a dated 10/5/92                                                                          
                                                                                           
David Patton (6)          13416 N. Scott                                ______                   ______  
                          Edmond, OK  73013 
                                                                                           
Kristina Beatty           17217 Chadsford                               ______                   ______
                          Baton Rouge, LA  70816                                           
                                                                                           
Lance Norick              2100 Castlerock                               ______                   ______
                          Edmond, OK 73034                                                 
                                                                                           
Allyson Norick Waldron    2405 Colechester                              ______                   ______
                          Edmond, OK 73034                                                 

</TABLE>                                                                      




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Gary Stephenson (7)       119 Pinewood Drive            ______          ______
                          Tulsa, OK  73089

- -------------------------------------------
    

(1)      Norick Investment Company is beneficially owned by the following 
         persons:  Ronald J. Norick (17.15%), James H. Norick (12.27%),
         Dorothy Patton (10.77%), David Patton (9.23%), Vickie Koumaris
         (8.96%), Kristina Beatty (8.94%), Julianna McIntosh (7.75%), Marjorie
         Norick (6.07%), Frances N. Lilly (5.99%), Wilbur Patton (5.45%), Lance
         Norick (1.34%), Allyson Waldron (1.33%), William B. McIntosh (1.08%),
         Michael Koumaris (1.08%), Carolyn Norick (1.08%), Jo Ellen Patton
         (1.08%), and Madalynne Norick (0.43%).  Shares owned by the
         partnership have been distributed by such partnership to such persons
         and such persons are listed above as Selling Shareholders.  This
         Prospectus covers resales by such persons.

(2)      Ronald J. Norick, managing general partner of Norick Investment 
         Company, served as President and a Director of Norick prior to its
         acquisition by the Company.

(3)      Certain of these shares are subject to escrow provisions and may not 
         be sold until released from such escrow arrangements in the future.

(4)      Frances N. Lilly served as Secretary-Treasurer and a Director of 
         Norick prior to its acquisition by the Company.

(5)      Marjorie J. Norick served as Vice President and a Director of Norick 
         prior to its acquisition by the Company.

   
(6)      David Patton served as a Director of Norick prior to its acquisition 
         by the Company and serves as Development Manager for the Business
         Forms Division of The Company.
    

(7)      Gary Stephenson served as Vice President - Finance of Norick.



                                    EXPERTS

   
The financial statements and the related financial statement schedules
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K have been audited by Deloitte & Touche, independent auditors, as
stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have
been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
    

   
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods
ended December 31, 1993 and March 31, 1994, which are incorporated herein by
reference, Deloitte & Touche has applied limited procedures in accordance with
professional standards for a review of such information.  However, as stated in
their reports included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended December 31, 1993 and March 31, 1994, and incorporated by
reference herein, they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that
interim financial information.  Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their
reports on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature
of the review procedures applied.  Deloitte & Touche is not subject to the
liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their
reports on the unaudited interim financial information because those reports
are not "reports" or a "part" of the Registration Statement prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
    




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                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14.         OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

An estimate of such expenses, none of which shall be borne by the Selling
Shareholders, is as follows:

   
         Accountants' fees and expenses                     $2,500
         Legal fees and expenses                             5,000
         Financial Printer fees                                500
                                                            ------
                                  Total                     $8,000
    


The Selling Shareholders shall bear brokerage fees incurred in connection with
the resale of the registered securities, as well as any federal or state income
taxes on the proceeds of any such resale.

ITEM 15.         INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Pursuant to Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code, the Company is
permitted to indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company
against costs and expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding brought against any such person by reason of his having served the
Company in such capacity, provided that he meets certain "good faith" tests
provided by law, and provided further that, with respect to suits brought on
behalf of the Company, he is not adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct unless the relevant court finds indemnification to be nevertheless
appropriate in view of all the circumstances.  The statute also provides that
in the event an officer or director has been successful on the merits in
defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, such officer or director shall
be indemnified by the Company against actual and reasonable expenses in
connection therewith.

Article Ninth of the Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation provides that,
as more specifically set forth in the Company's Consolidated Code of
Regulations, the Company may provide to any director, officer, other employee
or agent of the Company or any person who serves at the request of the Company
as a director, trustee, other employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the maximum
indemnification permitted under Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code,
including amendments thereto, or any comparable provisions of any future Ohio
statute.

Paragraph B of Section 1 of Article IX of the Company's Consolidated Code of
Regulations provides for indemnification of directors, officers and employees
of the Company, and persons who, at the request of the Company, act as a
director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action as to which he
was or is or may be made a party by reason of his acting in such capacity,
involving a matter as to which it shall be determined, as provided therein,
that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any
criminal matter or proceeding, in addition, that he had  no reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that in the case of
an action by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor,
no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Company unless, and only to
the extent that, the Court of Common Pleas or other court where such action was
brought shall determine such indemnification to be proper.

ITEM 16.        EXHIBITS

   
                See Exhibit Index on page 10.
    

ITEM 17.        UNDERTAKINGS

       (a)     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or
                        sales are being made, a post-effective 
                        amendment to this registration statement:
     
                        (i)      To include any prospectus required by 
                                 Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                        (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or 
                                 events arising after the effective date of the
                                 registration statement (or the most recent 
                                 post-effective amendment thereof) which, 
                                 individually or in the aggregate, represent a 
                                 fundamental change in the information set 
                                 forth in the registration statement; and

                        (iii)    To include any material information with 
                                 respect to the plan of distribution not 
                                 previously disclosed in the registration 
                                 statement or any material change to such 
                                 information in the registration statement.

                        Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
                        (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required 
                        to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
                        paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by 
                        the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) 
                        of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are 
                        incorporated by reference in this registration 
                        statement. 
               





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                 (2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability
                          under the Securities Act of 1933,  each such
                          post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
                          registration statement relating to the securities
                          offered therein, and the offering of such securities
                          at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                          fide offering thereof.

                 (3)      To remove from registration by means of a
                          post-effective amendment any of the securities being
                          registered which remain unsold at the termination of
                          the offering.

         (b)     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
                 purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
                 of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
                 pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
                 Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
                 registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
                 registration statement relating to the securities offered
                 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
                 shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
                 Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers
                 and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
                 foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been
                 advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
                 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
                 expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the
                 event that a claim for indemnification against such
                 liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
                 expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
                 controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
                 of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
                 officer or controlling person in connection with the
                 securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
                 the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
                 controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
                 jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it
                 is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
                 governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





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                                   SIGNATURES

   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dayton,
State of Ohio, on June 27, 1994.
    

                                        THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY



                                        By /s/ David R. Holmes
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        David R.  Holmes, Chairman of the Board,
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        (Principal Executive Officer)




   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546 has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
    



   
/s/ David R. Holmes
- --------------------------------------------------              June 27, 1994
David R. Holmes, Chairman of the Board, President 
and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) 
and Director
    

   
/s/ Dale L. Medford
- --------------------------------------------------              June 27, 1994
Dale L. Medford, Vice President, Corporate Finance 
and Chief Financial Officer 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 
and Director
    

                     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Joseph N. Bausman, President, Computer Systems Division and Director

Dr. David E. Fry, Director

Richard H. Grant, Jr. Chairman of the Steering Committee and Director

Richard H. Grant, III, Senior Vice President International, Computer Systems
Division and Director

Robert C. Nevin, President, Business Forms Division and Director

Gayle B. Price, Jr., Director

William H. Seall, Director

Kenneth W. Thiele, Director

Martin D. Walker, Director


   
The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, executes this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546 pursuant to Powers of
Attorney executed by the above-named directors and filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
    


   
/s/ Adam M. Lutynski                                            June 27, 1994
- ----------------------------------------
Adam M. Lutynski, Their Attorney-in-Fact
    




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.               DESCRIPTION
         <S>              <C>
         (1)              Inapplicable

         (2)(a)           Letter of Intent dated March 31, 1992 between The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and Norick
                          Brothers, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit (2)(a) to the Company's Registration
                          Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 1992
                          (Registration No. 33-48546).

         (2)(b)           Exchange Agreement dated May 29, 1992 among The Reynolds and Reynolds Company, Norick
                          Investment Company, Frances N. Lilly and Marjorie J. Norick, incorporated by reference to
                          Exhibit (2)(b) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities
                          and Exchange Commission on June 11, 1992 (Registration No. 33-48546).

         (2)(c)           Exchange Agreement dated May 29, 1992 between The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and Third
                          Generation Leasing Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (2)(c) to the Company's
                          Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
                          11, 1992 (Registration No. 33-48546).

         (4)(a)           Specimen Certificate for Class A Common Shares ($.625 par value) of the Company incorporated
                          by reference to Exhibit (4)(c) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
                          with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 1992 (Registration No. 33-46222).

         (4)(b)           Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to
                          the Company's definitive proxy statement dated January 8, 1990,and filed with the Securities
                          and Exchange Commission.

         (4)(c)           Amendment to Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated by reference to
                          Exhibit 4(c) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
                          and Exchange Commission on August 23, 1991 (Registration No. 33-42411).

   
         (4)(d)           Amendment to Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company incorporated by reference to
                          Exhibit (4)(c) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities
                          and Exchange Commission on January 13, 1994 (Registration No. 33-51895).
    

         (4)(e)           Consolidated Code of Regulations of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to
                          the Company's definitive proxy statement dated January 8, 1990, and filed with the
                          Securities and Exchange Commission.

         (4)(f)           Shareholder Rights Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's Form 8-A
                          (File No. 1-10147), which was adopted on May 6, 1991, and filed with the Securities and
                          Exchange Commission on May 8, 1991.

         (5)              Opinion of Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard regarding legality of securities*

         (8)              Inapplicable

         (12)             Inapplicable

         (15)             Letter on interim financial information*

         (23)(a)          Consent of Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5
                          hereto).

         (23)(b)          Consent of Deloitte & Touche, independent certified public accountants*

         (24)             Power of Attorney, incorporated by reference to the signature pages of the Company's
                          Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
                          11, 1992 (Registration No. 33-48546).
</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
         <S>              <C>
         (25)             Inapplicable

         (26)             Inapplicable

         (27)             Inapplicable

         (28)             Inapplicable

         (99)             Inapplicable
</TABLE>

         _________________

         *Filed herein


648000\481DEB1.S-3
6-20-94-4





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                                                                     Exhibit (5)


June 22, 1994





The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
115 South Ludlow Street
Dayton, Ohio  45402

Gentlemen:

As counsel for The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (the "Company"), we are
familiar with the Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company under the
laws of the State of Ohio, its Consolidated Code of Regulations, and the
respective actions taken by the Shareholders and by the Board of Directors in
connection therewith, and all subsequent corporate proceedings with respect
thereto.

In addition, we are familiar with the preparation of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-48546 currently being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We are also acquainted with the business activities of the Company and have
examined corporate minute books, records and such other documents as we have
deemed necessary in order to render to you the following opinion.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1.       The Company has been duly organized and is a validly existing
         corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio.



2.       As of June 22, 1994, the Class A Common Shares proposed to be
         sold by the Selling Shareholders, as defined in such Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546, have been duly
         authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable as
         described in such Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to such Registration
         Statement.






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The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
June 22, 1994
Page 2


We hereby consent to the references to our firm in Post-Effective Amendment No.
2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546, and in the Prospectus constituting a
part thereof, and to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to such Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

COOLIDGE, WALL, WOMSLEY & LOMBARD CO., L.P.A.





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                                                                      EXHIBIT 15






The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
115 S. Ludlow Street
Dayton, Ohio  45402

We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial
information of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and subsidiaries for the
periods ended December 31, 1993 and March 31, 1994, as indicated in our reports
dated February 4, 1994 and May 6, 1994, respectively; because we did not
perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 1993 and
March 31, 1994, are incorporated by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
to Registration Statement No. 33-48546 on Form S-3.

We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration
Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.


Deloitte & Touche
Dayton, Ohio
June 22, 1994



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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(b)



                    INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-48546 of The Reynolds and Reynolds
Company on Form S-3 of our report dated November 15, 1993, which includes an
explanatory paragraph concerning a change in the method of accounting for
post-retirement benefits other than pensions in 1993 and a change in the method
of accounting for income taxes in 1992, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company for the year ended September 30,
1993, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,
which is part of such Registration Statement.



Deloitte & Touche
Dayton, Ohio
June 22, 1994





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