Article: PeopleSoft and Red Pepper Software Agree to Merge; Merger Strengthens Position of Both Companies in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Application Markets.

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 1996--PeopleSoft Inc. (NASDAQ: PSFT), a leading worldwide provider of client/server business software, and Red Pepper Software, a leading provider of manufacturing and supply chain optimization solutions, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to merge the two companies.

PeopleSoft will issue 2.975 million shares of common stock to acquire all of the outstanding shares and stock options of Red Pepper in a transaction to be accounted for as a pooling of interests. Red Pepper, based in nearby San Mateo, will continue to operate as an independent business unit following the merger.

The transaction is ...

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