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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 24, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-1318
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA 94-2823068
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S.employer
incorporation organization) identification no.)
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1600 PLYMOUTH STREET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
(415) 335-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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CHRIS L. DIER
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
1600 PLYMOUTH STREET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
(415) 335-8000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
JACQUELINE A. DAUNT, ESQ.
LYNDA TWOMEY, ESQ.
FENWICK & WEST
TWO PALO ALTO SQUARE, SUITE 800
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306
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DEREGISTRATION OF SHARES
The offering contemplated by this Registration Statement terminated on
May 2, 1996. Pursuant to the undertakings contained in Item 17 of the
Registration Statement, the Registrant files this post-effective amendment to
deregister a total of 76,056 shares originally registered by the Registration
Statement, which remained unsold as of the termination of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly
caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State
of California, on the 24 day of May, 1996.
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Chris L. Dier
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Chris L. Dier
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
