UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~January 1215, ~~2000~~2001

Centura Software Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-21010	94-2874178
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

975 Island Drive
Redwood Shores, California 94065
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(650) 596-3400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Inapplicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~Exhibit~~Item ~~Index~~2. Acquisition ~~located~~or onDisposition ~~page~~of 4 Assets

~~Item~~On 5January 15, 2001, Centura Software Corporation (the "Registrant"), a Delaware corporation, signed an agreement with Gupta Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by Platinum Equity, LLC. ( ~~Other~~Gupta ~~Events~~Holdings, LLC and Platinum Equity, LLC being collectively referred to herein as "Platinum") whereby the Registrant will sell certain of its assets, certain subsidiaries, and certain of its subsidiaries' assets to Platinum. The assets being sold collectively comprise the Registrant's client-server database software business (the "Business"). The transaction is expected to close in February 2001.

OnIn ~~September~~consideration ~~12,~~of ~~2000~~the sale of the Business described above, the Registrant will ~~entered~~receive ~~into~~a ancombination ~~equity~~of ~~financing~~cash, ~~agreement~~royalties ~~with~~on ~~MAJJES Limited,~~future ~~under~~revenue ~~which~~streams generated by the ~~Registrant~~Business ~~may~~being ~~sell~~sold upand tothe ~~$100~~assumption ~~million~~by Platinum of obligations ~~its~~to ~~common~~perform ~~stock~~services ~~over~~related ato ~~three-year~~the deferred revenue account ~~period.~~associated with the Business being sold. The ~~registrant~~total ~~may~~value ~~draw~~of ~~down~~the ~~incremental~~consideration to ~~capital~~be atreceived ~~its~~by the ~~own~~Registrant ~~discretion,~~will ~~subject~~be toapproximately $13.7 million upon the ~~equity~~close ~~market~~of ~~conditions~~the transaction (consisting of approximately $4 million in cash and $11.6 million in assumed obligations to perform services related to the ~~terms~~deferred revenue account of the ~~equity~~Registrant, ~~financing~~offset ~~agreement~~by $1.9 ~~The~~million ~~Registrant~~in ~~issued~~related accounts areceivable ~~press~~provided ~~release~~to ~~announcing~~Platinum ~~this~~by ~~agreement~~the onRegistrant) ~~September~~and ~~13,~~up ~~2000~~to $6.3 million in royalty payments over the five years following the close of the transaction.

~~Item~~The 7assets to be sold by the Registrant include equipment, certain intellectual property, contractual rights and goodwill associated with the Business. ~~Exhibits~~

Exhibit Number Description
1.1 Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2000 between the Registrant and MAJJES Limited.
99.1 Press Release dated September 13, 2000
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~CENTURA~~(a) Not ~~SOFTWARE CORPORATION~~ applicable.

(b) In accordance with Item 7(a)(4) of Form 8-K, the required pro ~~SIGNATURES~~forma financial statements will be filed, by amendment to this Form 8-K, on or before March 30, 2001.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~ (c) Exhibits

CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION

Number	Exhibit
2.1	The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Centura Software Corporation and Gupta Holdings, LLC dated as of January 15, 2001. We will be pleased to provide any schedules or exhibits to this Exhibit 2.1 upon the SEC's request.

~~(Registrant)~~Signatures

~~By:~~Pursuant ~~/s/~~to ~~Richard~~the ~~Lucien~~requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned therunto duly authorized.

~~Richard~~CENTURA ~~Lucien~~SOFTWARE ~~Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer~~CORPORATION

~~Dated~~By: ~~September~~ ~~19,~~/s/ ~~2000~~ Richard Lucien

~~EXHIBIT~~Richard ~~INDEX~~ Lucien Senior Vice President, Finance Chief Financial Officer

Number	Exhibit
1.1	Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2000 between the Registrant and MAJJES Limited.
99.1	Press Release dated September 13, 2000

Dated: January 26, 2001

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Exhibit
2.1	The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Centura Software Corporation and Gupta Holdings, LLC dated as of January 15, 2001. We will be pleased to provide any schedules or exhibits to this Exhibit 2.1 upon the SEC's request.

Exhibit Number	Description
1.1	Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2000 between the Registrant and MAJJES Limited.
99.1	Press Release dated September 13, 2000

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