Boole & Babbage Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Waiting Period.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 1998--Boole & Babbage, Inc. (Nasdaq:BOOL) today announced that on Dec. 24, 1998, the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-435, known commonly as the HSR Act) is a set of amendments to the antitrust laws of the United States, principally the Clayton Antitrust Act. The HSR Act was signed into law by President Gerald R. expired with respect to its pending merger with BMC Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS BMCS Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (UK) BMCS Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (Naval Rating) BMCS Blue Mountains Conservation Society (Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia) ). The expiration satisfies one of the conditions to the consummation of the merger. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including (a) risks and uncertainties relating to the Platinum litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and the likelihood and timing of the proposed transaction between Boole and BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. , and (b) risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Boole's SEC reports, including its 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. Annual Report for fiscal 1997, the Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal 1998 which is planned to be filed this week, its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. Quarterly Report for June 30, 1998 and the Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by BMC on November 13, 1998. About Boole & Babbage, Inc. Boole & Babbage is a leader in availability and service level management for distributed systems. Its Enterprise Automation product lines provide a flexible and scaleable set of solutions used by many Fortune 1000 companies to centralize all the IT operations, including systems, applications, databases, middleware, and Web technologies, into a coherent business view to reduce overall business costs. |
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