EXHIBIT 11.1
 
                          CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION
 
                       STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF
 
                        NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (1)
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   


                                                                                                    YEAR ENDED
                                                                                                 DECEMBER 31, 1996
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Net income.....................................................................................      $   2,027
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Weighted average shares outstanding:
Common Stock...................................................................................         12,965
Common Stock issuable in relation to settlement of shareholder lawsuit.........................            370
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Weighted average common shares and equivalent..................................................         13,335
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Net income per share...........................................................................      $    0.15
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(1) This exhibit should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated
    Financial Statements.