IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants

BEST SOFTWARE INC

SEC CIK: 1043431 · filings on EDGAR ↗
Registration: Form S-1, first filed 1997-08-08, last 1997-09-29; 1 initial registration, 4 amendments
Outcome: Final prospectus filed 1997-09-30
Industry (SIC): Services-Prepackaged Software 7372
Incorporated in: VA
Business address: 11413 ISAAC NEWTON SQ, Reston, VA 20190
EIN: 54-1222526
EDGAR entity type: operating

Offering terms

Proposed price range: $12.00–$14.00 per share (S-1/A filed 1997-09-29)
Final price: $13.00 per share, within the range (424B1 filed 1997-09-30, an initial public offering)
Shares sold: 4,150,000
Gross proceeds: $53,950,000 before underwriting discounts and any over-allotment option
Listing: Nasdaq under the symbol BEST
Lead underwriters: Hambrecht & Quist (1,490,000 shares)
Syndicate: William Blair (1,490,000); BT Alex. Brown (90,000); Cowen (90,000); Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (90,000); Lehman Brothers (90,000); Montgomery Securities (90,000); Oppenheimer (90,000); Citigroup (90,000); Charles Schwab & Co., Inc (90,000); First Albany Corporation (45,000); First Southwest Company (45,000); FBR (45,000); Hanifen, Imhoff Inc (45,000); Parker/Hunter Incorporated (45,000); Piper Sandler (45,000); Sutro & Co. Incorporated (45,000); Waldron & Co., Inc (45,000)

Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.

On this site

Business registration: SAGE SOFTWARE, INC. EXACT (EIN (EXACT, as the state registration reports it))
Form 5500 plan sponsor: SAGE SOFTWARE INC. EXACT (EIN (EXACT))

Filings 6

Filed	Form	What it is	Name as filed	EDGAR
1997-08-08	S-1	S-1 (registration)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-002754 ↗
1997-09-09	S-1/A	S-1/A (amendment)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-003198 ↗
1997-09-10	S-1/A	S-1/A (amendment)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-003212 ↗
1997-09-25	S-1/A	S-1/A (amendment)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-003366 ↗
1997-09-29	S-1/A	S-1/A (amendment)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-003388 ↗
1997-09-30	424B1	424B1 (final prospectus)	BEST SOFTWARE INC	0000950133-97-003401 ↗

Prospectus pages read 2

Filed	Form	Read as	Range	Price	Shares	Proceeds	Listing	Underwriters	What was found	Document
1997-09-29	S-1/A	registration statement	$12.00–$14.00		4,772,500	-	Nasdaq BEST	4	from the submission text; range, price line, shares headline, proceeds computed, price outside the range dropped, cover names 4	document ↗
1997-09-30	424B1	final prospectus		$13.00	4,150,000	$53,950,000	Nasdaq BEST	18	from the submission text; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, underwriting table 18, cover names 2	document ↗

Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.

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Record	Name as filed	Where	Dataset	Matched by
Plan sponsor	SAGE SOFTWARE INC.	GA	Form 5500 (employee benefit plans)	EIN (EXACT)
Trademark owner	Best Software, Inc.	VA	Trademarks (USPTO)	name and state
Business registration	SAGE SOFTWARE, INC.		State business registries	EIN (EXACT, as the state registration reports it)
Form 5500 plan sponsor	SAGE SOFTWARE INC.			EIN (EXACT)

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