MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD

HYNES & LERACH LLP

WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)

PATRICK J. COUGHLIN (111070)

RANDI D. BANDMAN (145212)

HENRY ROSEN (156963)

600 West Broadway, Suite 1800

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/231-1058

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LENA C. CHANG (156280)

355 South Grand Avenue

Suite 4170

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: 213/617-9007

BERMAN, DeVALERIO, PEASE

& TABACCO

JOSEPH J. TABACCO, JR. (75484)

NICOLE LAVALLEE (165755)

425 California Street

Suite 2025

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415/433-3200

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs

In re SYBASE INC. II SECURITIES LITIGATION

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This Document Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS.

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Master File No. C-98-0252-CAL

CLASS ACTION

DATE: October 23, 1998

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

COURTROOM: The Honorable

Charles A. Legge

I, BLAIR A. NICHOLAS, declare as follows:

1. I am associated with the law firm of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, counsel on the Executive Committee of record for the plaintiffs in the above-entitled action. I submit this declaration in support of Motion For Class Certification.

2. Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following documents:

Exhibit A: Resumé of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP;

Exhibit B: Resumé of Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco;

Exhibit C: Resumé of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine;

Exhibit D: Resumé of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP;

Exhibit E: Resumé of Kaufman Malchman Kirby & Squire; and

Exhibit F: Resumé of Berger & Montague, P.C.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. If called as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto. Executed this 16th day of July 1998, at San Diego, California.

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BLAIR A. NICHOLAS

SYBASE2\PLC04616.DEC

I, the undersigned, declare:

1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of San Diego, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interested in the within action; that declarant's business address is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800, San Diego, California 92101.

2. That on July 16, 1998, declarant served the DECLARATION OF BLAIR A. NICHOLAS IN SUPPORT MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States mailbox at San Diego, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List and that this document was forwarded to the following designated Internet site at:

http://securities.milberg.com

3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and the places so addressed.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 16th day of July, 1998, at San Diego, California.

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PILAR COLINA