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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Commission
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 1996
Cambridge Technology Partners (Massachusetts), Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
304 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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(Address of principal executive offices)
02139
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(Zip Code)
(617) 374-9800
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Delaware 0-21040 06-132-0610
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On November 18, 1996, Cambridge Technology Partners (Massachusetts), Inc.
(the "Company") acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Ramos
& Associates ("Ramos"), a California corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization (the "Agreement") dated as of October 31, 1996, among the
Company, the stockholders of Ramos and the other parties named therein. The
acquisition was accomplished through a merger of the Company's acquisition
subsidiary and Ramos in an exchange of 1,175,124 shares of the Company's common
stock for all outstanding shares of capital stock of Ramos. The acquisition will
be accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method. The purchase price and
terms for the transaction were determined in arms-length negotiations.
The information contained in the press release dated November 19, 1996,
attached as Exhibit 99.1, is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release dated November 19, 1996.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
(MASSACHUSETTS), INC.
November 26, 1996 By: /s/James K. Sims
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James K. Sims
Chief Executive Officer
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CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CLOSES ACQUISITION OF
RAMOS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 19, 1996 -- Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CATP) today announced the closing of the acquisition of Ramos &
Associates, Inc., a San Ramon, CA-based strategic information solutions
consulting firm recognized for its leadership in the Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) services market. Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge
will issue up to 1,175,200 shares of its common stock for all of the shares of
Ramos. The acquisition will be accounted for under the pooling of interests
method of accounting.
The Ramos acquisition represents a strategic initiative for Cambridge,
positioning the company to provide its core services in the ERP segment of the
IT services market. Ramos brings to Cambridge its experience in ERP
applications deployment, especially in PeopleSoft's suite of Financials, Human
Resource Management Systems (HRMS) and other enterprise applications. Together,
Cambridge and Ramos will have the ability to establish a global ERP leadership
position by providing clients with custom, package and value-added solutions
that can be deployed rapidly, cost-effectively and strategically.
Founded in 1991, Cambridge Technology Partners is one of the fastest growing
companies in the systems integration industry, with its proven track record of
developing and deploying client/server distributed applications, a number of
which are Internet-based, to more than 500 organizations worldwide. Working
within a unique fixed time/fixed price model, Cambridge's systems development
expertise also includes package implementation and rapid process implementation.
Cambridge has expanded to 27 offices globally and has approximately 1,800
employees today.
