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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ARDENT SOFTWARE, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
039794102
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(CUSIP Number)
Harold Nussenfeld, Esq.
1339 East MacPhail Road
Bel Air, Maryland 21015
(410) 638-0141
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 28, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ].
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 039794102 PAGE 2 OF 9
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
JAMES T. DRESHER REVOCABLE TRUST
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
MARYLAND
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,785,362 SHARES
NUMBER OF -------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
0
OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
1,785,362 SHARES
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,785,362 SHARES
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11.34%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 039794102 PAGE 3 OF 9
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
JAMES T. DRESHER JR.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
133,609 SHARES
NUMBER OF -------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
1,785,362 SHARES
OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
133,609 SHARES
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,785,362 SHARES
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,918,971 SHARES
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.19%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 039794102 PAGE 4 OF 9
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
VIRGINIA DRESHER MEOLI
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
169,048 SHARES
NUMBER OF -------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
1,785,362 SHARES
OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
169,048 SHARES
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,785,362 SHARES
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,954,410 SHARES
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.41%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 039794102 PAGE 4 OF 9
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
GLENANGUS HOLDINGS CORP.
TAX I.D. NO. 521748880
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
MARYLAND
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,785,362 SHARES
NUMBER OF -------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
0
OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
1,785,362 SHARES
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,785,362 SHARES
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11.34%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
This statement relates to shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
share ("Common Stock"), of Ardent Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 50
Washington Street, Westboro, Massachusetts 01581.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
(a) This statement is being filed jointly by The James T. Dresher
Revocable Trust (the "Trust"), James T. Dresher, Jr. ("Dresher"), Virginia
Dresher Meoli ("Meoli") and Glenangus Holdings Corp., a Maryland Corporation all
of the capital stock of which is owned by the Trust ("Glenangus," and together
with the Trust, Dresher and Meoli, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting
Persons are filing this statement jointly pursuant to a Joint Filing Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
(b) The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 1339 East
MacPhail Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21015. The names, business addresses and
principal businesses of each of the directors and executive officers of
Glenangus are set forth on Schedule I hereto and incorporated by reference
herein.
(c) Dresher's principal occupation is business executive and Meoli's
principal business occupation is housewife. Glenangus' principal business is as
a holding company for various investments.
(d) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to
the best of their knowledge, any of the executive officers or directors of any
of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to
the best of their knowledge, any of the executive officers or directors of any
of the Reporting Persons, has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial
or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such
proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, each of Dresher,
Meoli and the executive officers and directors of Glenangus is a United States
citizen.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
See Item 4 below.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D amends and restates the Schedule
13D filed by James T. Dresher, Sr. and Glenangus on February 18, 1998. Mr.
Dresher died on February 28, 1999 and certain shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by him may now be deemed to be beneficially owned by the
Reporting Persons in different capacities. Mr. Dresher and Glenangus previously
had acquired all such shares in the merger of Unidata, Inc. with and into VMark
Software, Inc. (the "Merger") on February 10, 1998, following which merger VMark
Software, Inc. changed its name to Ardent Software, Inc.
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The shares of Common Stock issued to Mr. Dresher and Glenangus in the
Merger are subject to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement entitling the
holders of such shares to, among others, the right, under certain circumstances
and subject to certain conditions and exceptions, to require the Company to
register all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock received by Mr.
Dresher and Glenangus (and certain others) in the Merger. A copy of the
Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated
herein by reference.
Except as described herein, none of the Reporting Persons has any
present plan or proposal which relates to, or could result in, any of the events
referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
However, the Reporting Persons will continue to review the business of the
Company and may in the future propose that the Company take one or more of such
actions.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) Glenangus is the direct record holder of 1,785,362 shares of Common
Stock, constituting approximately 11.34% of the total number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding on March 22, 1999 (based on the number of shares outstanding
reported by the Company in its Prospectus dated April 5, 1999). Dresher and
Meoli are the direct record holders of 133,609 and 169,048 shares of Common
Stock, respectively, representing 0.84% and 1.07% of the outstanding shares,
respectively.
(b) Dresher and Meoli are the co-trustees of the Trust. In their
capacities as trustees, Dresher and Meoli may be deemed to have shared power to
vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Trust. As such, Dresher and
Meoli each may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Common Stock
directly or indirectly owned by the Trust.
(c) There have not been any transactions in the Common Stock effected
by or for the account of any of the Reporting Persons or any executive officer
or director of any of the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days, except as
follows:
Dresher has sold 35,000 shares, at an average price of $16.51 per
share, at prices in between $17.78 and $15.48.
Meoli has sold 40,000 shares at an average price of $16.43 per share,
at prices in between $17.77 and $15.47.
(d) Except as stated in this Item 5, to the best knowledge of the
Reporting Persons, no other person has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Persons.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
See Item 4.
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ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 1. Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1999.
Exhibit 2. Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 10, 1998,
by and among VMark and Dresher, individually and as agent for
certain stockholders of the Company (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.40 from the Company's current report on Form 8-K
as filed on February 12, 1998 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission).
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 23, 1999 THE JAMES T. DRESHER REVOCABLE TRUST
/s/ James T. Dresher, Jr., Trustee
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Dated: April 23, 1999 JAMES T. DRESHER, JR.
/s/ James T. Dresher, Jr.
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Dated: April 23, 1999 VIRGINIA DRESHER MEOLI
/s/ Virginia Dresher Meoli
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Dated: April 23, 1999 GLENANGUS HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ Harold Nussenfeld
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Name: Harold Nussenfeld
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE I
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
GLENANGUS HOLDINGS CORP.
The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment,
and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other
organization in which such employment is conducted, of each of the directors and
executive officers of Glenangus Holdings Corp. is set forth below.
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, IF
OTHER THAN AS EXECUTIVE
NAME AND BUSINESS POSITION WITH OFFICER OF GLENANGUS
ADDRESS GLENANGUS HOLDINGS CORP. HOLDINGS CORP.
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James T. Dresher, Jr. Director, President and President, GCI Corp.; Manager,
4940 Campbell Blvd. Treasurer Tayside Properties, LLC; Manager,
White Marsh, MD 21236 Glen Marsh LLC
Harold Nussenfeld Director, Vice President and Attorney
1339 E. MacPhail Road Secretary
Bel Air, MD 21015
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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree to jointly file a statement on Schedule
13D, together with any amendments thereto, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterpart copies.
(Signature Page Follows)
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Dated: April 23, 1999 THE JAMES T. DRESHER REVOCABLE TRUST
/s/ James T. Dresher, Jr., Trustee
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Dated: April 23, 1999 JAMES T. DRESHER, JR.
/s/ James T. Dresher, Jr.
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Dated: April 23, 1999 VIRGINIA DRESHER MEOLI
/s/ Virginia Dresher Meoli
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Dated: April 23, 1999 GLENANGUS HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ Harold Nussenfeld
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Name: Harold Nussenfeld
Title: Vice President
