Synon Corporation
Proposed Ticker:SYNO 1100 Larkspur Landing Circle
Exchange:NASDAQ-National Market Larkspur, CA 94939
Industry:High-Tech (SIC Code 7372) (415) 461-5000

Filing Information (This offering has been postponed)
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:5/28/97
U.S. Shares Filed:0 Filing Price: -
Non-U.S. Shares Filed:0 Offering Amount: $46,000,000
Primary Shares:0 Expenses: -
Secondary Shares:0 Shares Out After:

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Salomon Brothers Inc.Lead Manager (212) 783-2947
Volpe, Welty & CompanyCo-manager (415) 274-4463

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Auditor: Arthur Andersen
Registrar/Transfer Agent: ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.

Selected Financial Data

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Sheet
12/31/96 3/31/97 3/31/96 3/31/97
Revenue:$76.13$18.47$17.02Assets:$35.06
Net Income:$1.14$0.06-$0.56Curr Assets:
EPS:$0.14$0.01-$0.15Liabilities:$30.32
Prior EPS:$0.09$2.72$1.39Curr Liabilities:
Cash Flow/Oper:$3.52Equity:$4.75
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Business Description
The company is a leading provider of enterprise software application development tools and related professional services designed to enable organizations to rapidly design and deploy mission-critical software applications. The company is a leading provider of enterprise software application development tools and related professional services designed to enable organizations to rapidly design and deploy mission-critical software applications. Over the last 14 years the company has established the leading market position for International Business Machines Corporation AS/400 software development tools, having sold approximately 6,000 to customers located in a[approximately 80 countries. In late 1994, the company introduced Obsydian, a multi-platform software application development tool designed to expand the company's presence in the AS/400 market. In order to capitalize on the growth of the Microsoft Corporation Enterprise Windows NT computing environment, in March 1997, the company released the Obsydian for Windows NT Back Office Generator.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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