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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
ABR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
ABR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
VOTING COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
00077R108
(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
JAMES P. O'DROBINAK
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ABR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
34125 U.S. HIGHWAY 19 NORTH
PALM HARBOR, FL 34684-2141
(727) 785-2819
(NAME,ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICE
AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
WITH COPIES TO:
FRANCIS J. AQUILA, ESQ.
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
125 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
(212) 558-4000
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This Amendment No. 1 to the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 (this "Amendment") relates to the offer by Spring Acquisition
Corp., a Florida corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ceridian Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Shares"), of ABR Information Services, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), at $25.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchaser's Offer
to Purchase dated May 7, 1999 and in the related Letter of Transmittal.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED.
Item 8 is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following
paragraph at the end of the section labeled "Antitrust":
On March 17, 1999, early termination of the statutory waiting period under
the HSR Act was granted. Therefore, the condition to acquisition of the Shares
by Parent relating to the waiting period has been satisfied.
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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: May 18, 1999
ABR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
By: /S/ JAMES E. MACDOUGALD
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Name: James E. MacDougald
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
