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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6) *
SOFTWARE SPECTRUM, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
833960 107
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 833960 107
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.
OF ABOVE PERSONS
Judy Odom Sims
2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX (a) [ ]
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (b) [ ]
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
3) SEC USE ONLY
4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION United States
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER 372,264
NUMBER OF -------------------------------------------------------
SHARES (6) SHARED VOTING
BENEFICIALLY POWER -0-
OWNED -------------------------------------------------------
BY EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
REPORTING POWER 372,264
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER -0-
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 372,264
10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.6%
12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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ITEM 1.
(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
SOFTWARE SPECTRUM, INC
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
2140 Merritt Drive
Garland, Texas 75041
ITEM 2.
(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Judy Odom Sims
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE,
RESIDENCE:
2140 Merritt Drive
Garland, Texas 75041
(c) CITIZENSHIP:
United States
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP NO:
833960 107
ITEM 3. Not Applicable
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 372,264
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 8.6%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
Judy Odom Sims is the record owner of 309,264 shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer. Judy Odom Sims also has beneficial
ownership of 63,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer through employee stock options exercisable within sixty
days from the date of this filing.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not Applicable
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ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:
Not Applicable
SIGNATURE.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.
Dated: February 16, 1999
/s/ Judy Odom Sims
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Judy Odom Sims
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