CAERE CORP
10-Q, 1996-08-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

[ x ]  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended    June 30, 1996 or

[    ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission file number     0-18090

                                CAERE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                       94-2250509
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                 100 Cooper Court, Los Gatos, California, 95030
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 395-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports)  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                  Yes x No_____

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock.

                                                                  Outstanding
           Class                                                  June 30, 1996

           Common Stock
           $.001 par value                                        13,509,106

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                                CAERE CORPORATION
                                      INDEX

                          PART I. Financial Information
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                                                                                                         Page
ITEM 1.           Financial Statements

                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 1996
                      and December 31, 1995                                                                 3

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings -- Three Months
                      and Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995                                           4

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months
                      Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995                                                          5

                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                      6

ITEM 2.           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations                                                7-11



                           PART II. Other Information


ITEM 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                      12

ITEM 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                         13



SIGNATURES                                                                                                 13

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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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                                CAERE CORPORATION
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (In thousands, except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                        <C>  <C>            <C>  <C>   

                                                                               June 30,        December 31,
                                                                                  1996             1995

                                     ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents                                                  $     4,702         $    10,664
Short-term investments                                                          46,933              37,101
Receivables                                                                      7,017               6,180
Income tax receivable                                                                -               1,109
Inventories                                                                      2,075               2,077
Other current assets                                                             2,600               2,425
                                                                             ---------          ----------
         Total current assets                                                   63,327              59,556

Property and equipment, net                                                      5,302               5,639
Other assets                                                                     3,872               4,103
                                                                             ---------         -----------

         Total assets                                                        $  72,501         $    69,298
                                                                             =========         ===========

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accrued expenses and other payables                                          $   6,246         $     6,340
Accrued merger related costs                                                         -                 930
                                                                             ---------         -----------
         Total current liabilities                                               6,246               7,270

Preferred stock, $.001 par value:  authorized 2,000,000
  shares; none issued or outstanding                                                 -                   -
Common stock, $.001 par value:  authorized 30,000,000
  shares; issued and outstanding 13,509,106 and 13,046,419
  shares                                                                            14                  13
Additional paid-in capital                                                      63,526              62,075
Retained earnings (deficit)                                                      2,715                 (60)
                                                                             ---------         -----------
         Total stockholders' equity                                             66,255              62,028
                                                                             ---------         -----------

         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                          $  72,501         $    69,298
                                                                             =========         ===========

The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  condensed  consolidated
financial statements.
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                                CAERE CORPORATION
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                            Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,                            June 30,
                                                           1996             1995              1996              1995
                                                           ----             ----              ----              ----
<S>                                                <C>   <C>        <C>   <C>         <C>   <C>          <C>  <C>
                                                          
Net revenues                                       $     13,989     $     13,172      $     27,545       $    25,396

Cost of revenues                                          4,457            4,196             8,772             7,890
                                                         ------           ------           -------           -------

                                                          9,532            8,976            18,773            17,506
                                                         ------           ------            ------            ------

Operating expenses:
  Research and development                                1,859            2,003             3,621             4,175
  Selling, general and administrative                     6,574            6,360            13,002            12,591
  Merger related costs                                        -              297                90               297
                                                           ----           ------             -----            ------

                                                          8,433            8,660            16,713            17,063
                                                         ------           ------            ------            ------

  Operating earnings                                      1,099              316             2,060               443

Interest income                                             745              495             1,393             1,033
                                                          -----           ------            ------            ------

  Earnings before income taxes                            1,844              811             3,453             1,476

Income taxes                                                369               55               678               221
                                                         ------           ------            ------            ------

  Net earnings                                     $      1,475     $        756      $      2,775       $     1,255
                                                        =======           ======            ======            ======

Net earnings per common and
 common equivalent share                           $       0.11     $       0.06      $       0.20       $      0.09
                                                       ========         ========          ========          ========

Shares used in per share calculation                     13,820           13,385            13,658            13,556
                                                         ======           ======            ======            ======

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The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  condensed  consolidated
financial statements.


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                                CAERE CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                                                            Six Months Ended
                                                                                                  June 30,
                                                                                           1996               1995
                                                                                           ----               ----
<S>                                                                               <C>   <C>          <C>    <C>   
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                                                    $       2,775      $       1,255
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
  provided by (used for) operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                                         1,244              1,038
    Merger related costs                                                                   (860)            (1,297)
    Amortization of capitalized software development costs                                  294                309
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Receivables, net                                                                    (837)            (1,158)
       Income tax receivable                                                              1,109             (1,100)
       Inventories                                                                            2                251
       Other current assets                                                                (175)              (288)
       Accrued expenses and other payables                                                 (164)            (1,642)
                                                                                       --------           --------
           Net cash provided by (used for) operations                                     3,388             (2,632)
                                                                                       --------           --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Short-term investments, net                                                          (9,832)             4,982
    Capital expenditures                                                                   (743)            (2,879)
    Capitalized software development costs                                                 (297)              (240)
    Other assets                                                                             70               (336)
                                                                                       --------           --------
           Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities                         (10,802)             1,527
                                                                                       --------           --------
Cash flows from financing activities -
     proceeds from issuances of common stock                                              1,452                698
                                                                                       --------           --------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                                  (5,962)              (407)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                           10,664              3,995
                                                                                       --------           --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                          $       4,702      $       3,588
                                                                                       ========           ========
Supplemental disclosures:
  Cash paid for income taxes                                                      $          46      $         596
                                                                                       ========           ========
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The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  condensed  consolidated
financial statements.


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                                CAERE CORPORATION
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

A)       Basis of Presentation

         The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  balance  sheets,
statements  of earnings and  statements  of cash flows  reflect all  adjustments
(consisting of only normal recurring  adjustments)  which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary to fairly present the financial position of the Company as
of June 30, 1996,  and the results of operations  and cash flows for the periods
indicated.

         The accompanying  unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with the  instructions  for Form  10-Q and
therefore  certain  information and footnote  disclosure  normally  contained in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted.  The Company filed audited  financial
statements  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  which  included all
information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of the Company's
financial  position,  results of  operations  and cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 1995,  1994 and 1993, in its report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December  31, 1995 ("the Form 10-K").  These  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained
in the Company's  Form 10-K dated March 25, 1996.  The results of operations for
the interim periods ended June 30, 1996, are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.
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B)        Inventories                                            June 30, 1996          December 31, 1995
         ------------                                            -------------          -----------------
                                                                              (In thousands)
<S>        <C>                                                    <C>    <C>               <C>     <C>   
           A summary of inventories follows:

               Raw materials                                      $      1,067             $       1,212
               Work in process                                             420                       287
               Finished goods                                              588                       578
                                                                     ---------                 ---------
                                                                  $      2,075             $       2,077
                                                                     =========                 =========
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C)       Net Earnings Per Share

         Net earnings per common and common  equivalent share are computed using
the weighted  average  number of common and dilutive  common  equivalent  shares
outstanding  during the period.  Common  equivalent shares consist of options to
purchase common stock calculated using the treasury stock method.  Fully diluted
earnings per share for all periods presented were not materially  different from
primary earnings per share.


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                                     Item 2

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


         The Company notes that, except for the historical information contained
herein,  the matters discussed below are  forward-looking  statements subject to
risks and  uncertainties  that may cause the Company's  actual results to differ
materially  from what may be  contained  herein.  Such  risks and  uncertainties
include,  but are not limited to:  technological and competitive factors such as
rival products,  acceptance of new products,  and pricing pressures;  success of
the "bundle and upgrade" business model including the Company's  maintaining its
relationships with scanner  manufacturers as well as customers opting to upgrade
to newer or more fully featured  products;  changes in customer order  patterns,
including the maintenance of relationships with retail distributors and dealers;
manufacturing  considerations,   including  the  maintenance  of  margins  in  a
declining-price  environment  as well as risk of inventory  obsolescence  due to
shifts in market  demand and new product  introductions;  and other risk factors
listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited
to this  report  on Form 10-Q and the  report  on Form  10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 1995 (Certain Trends and Risk Factors sections).

Results of Operations

         The following  chart  summarizes  net revenues,  cost of revenues,  and
gross  margins for the  Company's  products  categorized  between  hardware  and
software.  Software products consist of the OmniPage,  WordScan,  OmniForm,  and
PageKeeper  lines  of  products.   Hardware   products  consist  of  transaction
processing  OCR and bar code  products,  and the M/Series line of production OCR
products.
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Business Line Analysis
                                      ------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------
Three Months Ending:                                June 30, 1996                                   June 30, 1995
                                                                                                         
<S>                                     <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>              <C>
                                        Software       Hardware                        Software       Hardware
                                        Products       Products        Combined        Products       Products         Combined
Net revenues                             $11,462         $2,527         $13,989          $10,827        $2,345          $13,172
Cost of revenues                           3,376          1,081           4,457            3,249           947            4,196
                                      ----------    -----------     -----------      -----------   -----------      -----------
                                          $8,086         $1,446          $9,532           $7,578        $1,398           $8,976
Gross margin %                             70.5%          57.2%           68.1%            70.0%         59.6%            68.1%
                                      ------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------

                                      ------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------
Six Months Ending:                                  June 30, 1996                                   June 30, 1995
                                                                                                        
                                        Software       Hardware                        Software       Hardware
                                        Products       Products        Combined        Products       Products         Combined
Net revenues                             $22,877         $4,668         $27,545         $21,031         $4,365          $25,396
Cost of revenues                           6,798          1,974           8,772           6,131          1,759            7,890
                                      ----------    -----------     -----------      ----------    -----------      -----------
                                         $16,079         $2,694         $18,773         $14,900         $2,606          $17,506
Gross margin %                             70.3%          57.7%           68.2%           70.8%          59.7%            68.9%
                                      ------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------

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         Net  revenues  for  software  products  increased  6% during the second
quarter of 1996 to $11,462,000  from  $10,827,000 in 1995, due to increased unit
sales of upgrade  products  resulting from the change in the business model to a
"bundle and upgrade"  strategy.  Software unit sales increased 82% in the second
quarter of 1996  compared  to the same period in 1995 due to  increases  in both
upgrade and bundled unit  shipments.  For the six month  period  ending June 30,
1996, net revenues for software products increased 9% to $22,877,000 compared to
$21,031,000  during the same  period of 1995.  During this  comparative  period,
software unit sales increased 130% in 1996 versus 1995.

         Net revenues for hardware  products  increased 8% to  $2,527,000 in the
second  quarter of 1996 compared to  $2,345,000  during the same period in 1995.
The  increase  was  primarily  the result of higher  unit  sales of  transaction
processing OCR and bar code  products.  For the six months ending June 30, 1996,
net revenues for hardware  products  increased 7% to $4,668,000  from $4,365,000
during the same period of 1995.  This increase was primarily due to higher sales
of transaction processing OCR products.

         Export sales decreased 9% to $3,408,000, or 24% of net revenues, during
the second quarter of 1996, compared to $3,743,000,  or 28% of net revenues,  in
the same period of 1995. Delayed availability of new foreign versions of certain
software  products was the primary reason for the decrease during the period. On
a year-to-date  basis,  export sales  decreased 3% to $7,668,000,  or 28% of net
revenues,  compared to $7,908,000, or 31% of net revenues, in the same period of
1995.

Gross Margins

         Gross margins for software  products  improved from 70.0% in the second
quarter  of 1995 to  70.5%  in the  second  quarter  of  1996  primarily  due to
manufacturing efficiencies and economies of scale earned through the increase in
unit sales volume of the "bundle and upgrade"  model.  On a year-to-date  basis,
gross  margins for  software  products in 1996  declined  slightly to 70.3% from
70.8% during the same period of 1995.  The primary  factor for this change being
product mix changes,  including lower retail software unit sales, resulting from
the change in the Company's business model.

         Gross  margins for hardware  products  decreased to 57.2% in the second
quarter of 1996 from 59.6% in the same period of 1995 due to lower unit sales of
M/Series products which typically carry higher gross margins than other hardware
products.  For the six months  ended June 30, 1996,  gross  margins for hardware
products declined to 57.7% from 59.7% during the same period of 1995. Lower unit
sales of M/Series products were the primary factor contributing to this decline.

         The primary factor  affecting  gross margins in the future is likely to
be shifts in product mix between fully priced retail software, bundled software,
and upgrade  products as well as overall shifts in product mix between  software
and hardware products. The personal computer software market has been subject to
rapid changes, including significant price competition, which can be expected to
continue.  Future  technology or market  changes may cause  certain  products to
become  obsolete  rapidly,   necessitating  increased  inventory  write-offs  or
reserves and a corresponding decrease in gross margins.

Operating Expenses

         Research and development  (R&D) expenses  decreased 7% to $1,859,000 in
the second quarter of 1996 from  $2,003,000  during the same period of 1995. The
decrease in spending from 1995 to 1996 was a result of synergies  created by the
merger with Calera. As a percentage of revenue,  R&D expense decreased to 13% in
the  second  quarter  of 1996 from 15%  during  the same  period  in 1995.  This
decrease was the result of both higher net revenues and decreased expenses.  For
the six months ended June 30, 1996, R&D expense decreased 13% to $3,621,000 from
$4,175,000  during the same period of 1995.  As a  percentage  of  revenue,  R&D
expense  decreased to 13% in 1996 from 16% of revenue in 1995. On a year-to-date
basis, merger synergies were the primary factors for the decrease.

         The  Company is  committed  to  providing  continuing  enhancements  to
current  products as well as developing new  technologies  for the future.  This
commitment  will result in the  Company's  continuing  to invest  heavily in R&D
during 1996. In accordance with Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No.
86, the Company  capitalized  $132,000 of software  development costs during the
second  quarter  of 1996,  compared  to  $120,000  in the same  period  of 1995.
Amortization  of  capitalized  software  development  costs was  $132,000 in the
second quarter of 1996, compared to $157,000 in 1995.

         Selling,  general and  administrative  (S,G&A) expenses increased 3% in
the second quarter of 1996 to $6,574,000 from $6,360,000  during the same period
of 1995. The increase in S,G&A spending was primarily a result of higher service
and support costs along with  increased  legal  related fees and expenses.  As a
percentage of revenue,  S,G&A expense  decreased to 47% of revenue in the second
quarter  of 1996 from 48%  during  the same  period in 1995.  This  decrease  is
primarily  attributable  to the  increase in overall net  revenues.  For the six
months ended June 30, 1996,  S,G&A  expense  increased  3% to  $13,002,000  from
$12,591,000  during the same period of 1995. As a percentage  of revenue,  S,G&A
expense  decreased to 47% in 1996 from 50% of revenue in 1995. On a year-to-date
basis,  overall  spending on advertising and promotion  increased at a rate less
than the  increase in  revenues.  The  Company  expects  that S,G&A  expense may
increase  in  dollar  terms in 1996 as  efforts  to expand  sales and  marketing
activities  continue in both the  recognition  and desktop  document  management
areas.

         During the second quarter of 1995, a $297,000 merger related charge was
recorded   related  to  the  Company's   December  1994  acquisition  of  Calera
Recognition Systems, Inc. This charge represented  additional  integration costs
including  severance  payments,  legal fees, and other costs  connected with the
transaction.

Interest Income

         Interest  income  increased  by 51% in the  second  quarter  of 1996 to
$745,000  from  $495,000  during  the same  period  of 1995.  This  increase  is
attributable  to  relatively  higher cash and  short-term  investment  balances,
generally  higher interest rates on the Company's  investment  securities  along
with a shift from tax-free  investments to taxable  securities  carrying  higher
rates of interest.  On a year-to-date  basis,  interest income  increased 35% to
$1,393,000 in 1996 from  $1,033,000  during 1995 for the same reasons  indicated
for the second quarter above.

Income Taxes

         The Company's  effective income tax rate is 20% in 1996 compared to 15%
in 1995. The primary  reasons for the higher tax rate are the shift into taxable
investments  along  with  limitations  on both  tax  benefits  derived  from the
Company's  foreign sales corporation as well as its utilization of net operating
loss carryforwards acquired in the Calera merger.

Net Earnings and Earnings Per Share

         Net earnings  increased 95% to $1,475,000 in the second quarter of 1996
compared  to  $756,000  during the same period in 1995.  This  increase  was the
result  of higher  net  revenues  and  interest  income  and  reduced  operating
expenses.  Earnings  per share  increased  83% to $.11 per  share in the  second
quarter of 1996  compared to $.06 per share in the second  quarter of 1995.  For
the six months ended June 30, 1996,  net earnings  increased  121% to $2,775,000
compared to  $1,255,000  during the same period in 1995.  This  increase was the
result  of higher  net  revenues  and  interest  income  and  reduced  operating
expenses.

Certain Trends

         The  Company's  future  operating  results  may be  affected by various
uncertain  trends and  factors  which are beyond the  Company's  control.  These
include but are not limited to adverse changes in general  economic  conditions,
rising  costs,  or the  occasional  unavailability  of  needed  components.  The
industry is characterized by rapid changes in the technologies affecting optical
character  recognition.  The industry has also become increasingly  competitive,
and,  accordingly,  the Company's results may also be adversely  affected by the
actions of existing or future  competitors,  including  the  development  of new
technologies,  the introduction of new products,  and the reduction of prices by
such competitors to gain or retain market share.

         During 1994,  the Company began to bundle  versions of its OmniPage and
WordScan software recognition products with scanners from various manufacturers.
The Company's  objective in bundling its software  products with scanners was to
expand the  overall  market for OCR  software by  providing  a larger  number of
scanner  purchasers  with  experience  in the  advantages  of optical  character
recognition.  The success of this model,  compared  to Caere's  former  model of
selling its software  primarily  through retail  distribution,  depends upon the
Company's  maintaining  or  expanding  its existing  relationships  with scanner
manufacturers  and a  significant  proportion of customers who first receive OCR
software  in a bundled  product  deciding  to  upgrade  to a newer or more fully
featured   version  of  the  software.   Such  an  upgrade  is  typically  at  a
substantially  lower price than the retail price of the newer or fully  featured
product.

         Bundled products  incorporating OmniPage and WordScan began shipping in
significant  quantities  in the  fourth  quarter  of 1994.  Because of the lower
per-unit revenue to the Company that results from the combined sale of a bundled
product plus an upgrade, compared to the retail sale of a fully featured version
of the software,  the "bundle and upgrade"  program  relies on  increasing  unit
sales of  upgrades  for its  success.  There can be no  assurance  that  Caere's
transition to the "bundle and upgrade"  business  model will be  successful  and
provide  sufficient  increase  in unit  volume in the  future to offset  reduced
per-unit revenue. In addition,  customers using the bundled product may defer or
forego  purchase of the Company's more fully  featured  versions of OmniPage and
WordScan  products  if  they  find  that  the  bundled  products  satisfy  their
recognition needs.

         A significant  portion of the Company's net revenues is attributable to
sales through the distribution  channel.  The Company's future operating results
are  dependent  to a certain  extent on its  ability to  maintain  its  existing
relationships with distributors.

         The  Company's  future  earnings  and stock  price  could be subject to
significant  volatility,  particularly  on  a  quarterly  basis.  The  Company's
revenues and earnings are unpredictable due to the Company's  shipment patterns.
As is common in the software industry,  the Company's experience has been that a
disproportionately large percentage of shipments has occurred in the third month
of each fiscal quarter, and shipments tend to be concentrated in the latter half
of that month. Because the Company's backlog early in a quarter is not generally
large enough to assure that it will meet its revenue  targets for any particular
quarter,  quarterly  results  are  difficult  to  predict  until  the end of the
quarter. A shortfall in shipments at the end of any particular quarter may cause
the results for that quarter to fall significantly  short of anticipated levels.
Due to  analysts'  expectations  of  continued  growth,  any such  shortfall  in
earnings  could have a very  significant  adverse effect on the trading price of
the Company's common stock in any given period.

         As a result of the foregoing  factors and other factors which may arise
in the future,  the market price of the Company's common stock may be subject to
significant  fluctuations over a short period of time. These fluctuations may be
due to  factors  specific  to the  Company,  to changes  in  analysts'  earnings
estimates,  or to factors  affecting  the  computer  industry or the  securities
markets in general.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Caere's  financial  position  remains  strong at June 30,1996.  Working
capital  increased 9% to $57,081,000  from $52,286,000 at December 31, 1995. The
Company has no long-term  debt. The Company's  cash and  short-term  investments
totaled  $51,635,000 at June 30, 1996, an all-time  high.  The Company  believes
that current cash balances and internally  generated funds will be sufficient to
meet its cash requirements through 1996.

         Caere  generated  cash from  operations  of  $3,388,000  during the six
months  ended June 30,  1996.  Uses of cash  included  modest  expenditures  for
capital equipment and investments in short-term interest bearing securities.

         The Company offers credit terms to qualifying  customers and also sells
on a prepaid,  credit card and  cash-on-delivery  basis.  With respect to credit
sales, the Company attempts to control its bad debt exposure through  monitoring
of customers' creditworthiness and, where practicable,  through participation in
credit  associations that provide credit rating information about its customers.
The Company has also  purchased  credit  insurance  for certain key  accounts to
eliminate the potential for catastrophic losses.

Recent Developments

         The Company  and  ViewStar  Corporation  ("ViewStar")  entered  into an
agreement in June 1996 under the terms of which the Company and ViewStar  agreed
to settle  outstanding  disputes that had arisen in connection with the proposed
merger between the companies  which was terminated in the first quarter of 1996.
Terms of the settlement are confidential, but included the unconditional release
of all parties.



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                                     Item 4

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)      The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on 
May 14, 1996

(b)      Management's  nominee to the Board of Directors of Class I Directors 
(for a three-year  term expiring at the 1999 Annual Meeting) was elected by
the following votes:

                                              For                   Withhold

         James K. Dutton (Class I)        11,305,512                301,374

         The  following  are persons  whose term of office as  Directors  of the
Company continued after the meeting:

         Director                            Class                Term Expires

         Frederick W. Zuckerman                II                        1997
         Robert G. Teresi                      III                       1998
         Wayne E. Rosing                       III                       1998

(c)      The other matters presented and the voting of stockholders with respect
thereto are as follows:

         (i)      Approval of the 1992 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan,
                  as amended,  to (i) increase the number of shares which may be
                  issued from 130,000 to 230,000, an increase of 100,000 shares;
                  (ii)  increase  the size of  automatic  grants  made under the
                  Plan;  (iii) provide for full vesting of options under certain
                  circumstances;  and (iv) make the change of control definition
                  in the Plan  similar to that used in the  Company's  Executive
                  Officers' Change-of-Control Severance Plan.:
<S>               <C>   <C>               <C>      <C>               <C>       <C>             <C>       <C>

                  For:  10,555,499        Against: 898,341           Abstain:  132,504         No Vote:  20,542

         (ii)     Approval of the 1981 Incentive and  Supplemental  Stock Option
                  Plans as amended,  to (I)  increase  the number of shares that
                  may be issued under the Plans from 3,520,000 to 3,595,000,  an
                  increase  of  75,000  shares;  and  (ii) add  provisions  with
                  respect  to Section  162(m) of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of
                  1986, as amended.

                  For:  8,830,120         Against: 1,622,703         Abstain:  133,521         No Vote:  20,542

         (iii)    Ratification  of  selection  of KPMG Peat  Marwick  LLP as the
                  Company's  independent  auditors  for the fiscal  year  ending
                  December 31, 1996:

                  For:  11,482,622        Against:  71,249           Abstain:  53,015          No Vote:  0

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                                     Item 6

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits
                  Exhibit 11 - Statement Regarding Computation of Net Earnings 
Per Share - page 14
                  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K
                  No reports on Form 8-K were  filed by the  Company  during the
period covered by this Report.




SIGNATURES

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

                                      CAERE CORPORATION

Date:  August 7, 1996

                                     /S/ Blanche M. Sutter
                                     Blanche M. Sutter, Vice President
                                     Finance and Chief Financial Officer

                                     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
                                     and Duly Authorized Officer)


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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
                              CAERE CORPORATION
                         STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION
                            OF NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                              Three Months Ended                           Six Months Ended
                                                                    June 30,                                      June 30,
                                                                    --------                                      --------
                                                          1996                    1995                 1996                   1995
<S>                                               <C> <C>                 <C> <C>              <C><C>                 <C><C>
                                                          ----                   -----                 ----                   ----

Net earnings                                      $    1,475,000          $     756,000        $   2,775,000          $   1,255,000
                                                       =========                  =======           =========             =========

Weighted average shares outstanding during
the period                                            13,434,976              13,145,069           13,417,216            13,118,498

Common equivalent shares using the treasur
stock method                                             385,145                 239,628              240,889               437,745
                                                         -------                 -------              -------               -------

Common and common equivalent shares
outstanding for purposes of calculating net
earnings per share                                    13,820,121              13,384,697           13,658,105            13,556,243
                                                      ==========              ==========           ==========            ==========

Net earnings per common and common
equivalent share                                    $       0.11             $      0.06       $         0.20         $        0.09
                                                      ==========              ==========           ==========            ==========
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1996               
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1996              
<PERIOD-END>                    JUN-30-1996              
<CASH>                            4,702               
<SECURITIES>                     46,933             
<RECEIVABLES>                     7,017            
<ALLOWANCES>                      1,530             
<INVENTORY>                       2,075             
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                 63,327              
<PP&E>                           14,172              
<DEPRECIATION>                    8,870             
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   72,501              
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             6,246            
<BONDS>                               0         
                 0          
                           0          
<COMMON>                         63,540               
<OTHER-SE>                            0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     72,501             
<SALES>                          27,545              
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 27,545              
<CGS>                             8,772             
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    16,713              
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                      0         
<LOSS-PROVISION>                      0          
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                1,393             
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   3,453             
<INCOME-TAX>                        678            
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<CHANGES>                             0         
<NET-INCOME>                      2,775             
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