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Avant! Reports Record Revenue and Income for Q3 1996.


SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors; machinery and instruments; electrical, electronic, and aerospace products; , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 1996--Avant! Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:AVNT) today reported record revenue and earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 1996, which ended September September: see month.  30.

This is the first combined operating report since the completion of the merger between Avant A`vant´

n. 1. The front of an army. [Obs.] See Van.
! and Anagram anagram [Gr.,=something read backward], rearrangement of the letters of a word or words to make another word or other words. A famous Latin anagram was an answer made out of a question asked by Pilate. , Inc. on September 27, 1996. The company reported revenue of $17,279,000, a 49% increase over third quarter 1995 revenue of $11,619,000. Including merger costs associated with Anagram, the company reported net income of $3,361,000 ($0.17 per share on 20,152,000 shares). Excluding merger costs, fully taxed net income was a record $3,959,000 ($0.20 per share), a 25% increase over third quarter 1995 net income of $3,175,000 ($0.16 per share).

"Avant!'s strong financial performance this quarter marks the 11th consecutive quarter of record growth," said Gerald Gerald - ["Gerald: An Exceptional Lazy Functional Programming Language", A.C. Reeves et al, in Functional Programming, Glasgow 1989, K. Davis et al eds, Springer 1990].  C. Hsu, chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Avant!. "This is a strong testimony from the marketplace that our corporate values of customers, technology and people are working. It's it's  

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it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 also a very strong vote of confidence that Avant! is delivering technology that can meet the challenges of very deep submicron IC design."

Hsu added, "This quarter we continued our commitment to ICDA ICDA
abbr.
International Classification of Diseases, Adapted for Use in the United States
 technology by announcing and delivering new releases of six major products. We believe that by continuously advancing our technology, Avant! will provide value and enhance productivity of the IC design community. We will nurture NURTURE. The act of taking care of children and educating them: the right to the nurture of children generally belongs to the father till the child shall arrive at the age of fourteen years, and not longer. Till then, he is guardian by nurture. Co. Litt. 38 b.  and reinforce start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 spirits inside our growing environment, and improve our service to customers."

During the third quarter, Avant! also expanded its business visions in the very deep submicron technology arena by completing its merger with Anagram, Inc., as well as announcing agreements to merge with Meta-Software, Inc. and FrontLine front·line also front line  
n.
1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions.

2. Basketball See frontcourt.

3. Football The linemen of a team.
 Design Automation, Inc.

Meta-Software is the market leader in deep submicron circuit simulation and analysis. FrontLine Design Automation is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 specializing in high-performance Adj. 1. high-performance - modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
 hardware description language (language) Hardware Description Language - (HDL) A kind of language used for the conceptual design of integrated circuits. Examples are VHDL and Verilog.  simulation technology. Avant!'s entry into the IC simulation and analysis arena will reinforce its position as the leader in ICDA.

Avant! Corporation develops, markets, and supports ICDA software for deep submicron ICs, microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel

Main article: List of Intel microprocessors
  • List of Intel Celeron microprocessors
  • List of Intel Core microprocessors
  • List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors
, micro-controllers, application-specific standard products (ASSPs) and complex ASICs. Avant! has definitive agreements to merge with Meta-Software, Inc. and FrontLine Design Automation, Inc. Company headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, telephone 408/738-8881. World Wide Web site: http://www.avanticorp.com.

Except for any historical information presented herein, matters presented in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's future results could differ materially from the results presented herein.

Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those discussed in the Company's report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 1995, and including the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (no. 333-11659) as declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 1996. -0-
                          AVANT! CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                  (in thousands except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                            Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,        September 30,
                            1996        1995     1996        1995
Revenue:
 Software                  $13,728     $9,801    $39,236   $24,703
 Services                    3,551      1,818      9,587     3,990
  Total revenue             17,279     11,619     48,823    28,693
Costs and expenses:
 Costs of software             244        106        687       338
 Costs of services           1,086        876      3,521     2,066
 Selling and marketing       4,371      3,496     12,634     9,485
 Research and development    3,373      2,201      9,228     5,578
 General and administrative  2,978        904      7,917     2,416
 Merger expenses               920         --        920        --

  Total operating expenses  12,972      7,583     34,907    19,883

  Income from operations     4,307      4,036     13,916     8,810

Interest income                865        822      2,550     1,623
Interest expense                (2)       (27)        (9)      (54)
  Income before income
   taxes                     5,170      4,831     16,457    10,379
Provision for income
   taxes                     1,809      1,656      5,870     3,506
  Net income                $3,361     $3,175    $10,587    $6,873

Net income per common share  $0.17      $0.16      $0.53     $0.39
Weighted average number of
 common and common equivalent
 shares outstanding         20,152     20,002     19,823    17,711


                          AVANT! CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (in thousands)

                                    September 30,    December 31,
                                        1996            1995
                                    (unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents            $  9,440        $ 23,808
 Short-term investments                 68,005          46,969
 Accounts receivable, net                9,102           7,262
 Deferred income taxes                   2,790           1,646
 Prepaid income taxes                    1,488              --
 Other                                   6,700           1,713

  Total current assets                  97,525          81,398

Equipment, furniture and
 fixtures, net                           6,351           5,217
Capitalized software, net                   80             150
Other                                       13               7

  Total assets                        $103,969         $86,772

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
 Current portion of capital lease
  obligations                              $78            $145
 Accounts payable                          852             832
 Accrued compensation                    2,730           2,319
 Accrued income taxes                       --             553
 Other accrued liabilities               3,357           1,842
 Deferred revenue                        6,567           5,545
  Total current liabilities             13,584          11,236
Capital lease obligations, less
 current portion                             3              40
Deferred rent                               81             110
Deferred income taxes                       --             381

  Total liabilities                     13,668          11,767

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock, $.0001 par value;
  50,000 and 25,000 shares
  authorized; 18,428 and 17,747
  shares issued and outstanding
  at September 30, 1996 and
  December 31,1995, respectively            19              18
 Additional paid-in capital             74,545          68,489
 Deferred stock compensation            (1,707)           (517)
 Net unrealized gain (loss) on
  short-term investments                   (69)             89
 Retained earnings                      17,513           6,926
  Net shareholders' equity              90,301          75,005
  Total liabilities and shareholders'
   equity                             $103,969        $ 86,772


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CONTACT: Avant! Corporation, Sunnyvale

John Huyett, 408/738-8881
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