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



                                November 13, 2000
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                                  NOVELL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware                   0-13351                  87-0393339
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               Number)            Identification Number)



                             1800 South Novell Place
                                Provo, Utah 84606
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (801) 429-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








         Item 5.  Other Events.

Novell,  Inc has formed an Executive  Management  Group,  headed by chairman and
chief executive officer Dr. Eric Schmidt,  to oversee and coordinate  management
and  development of varied  business  groups within the company.  In addition to
Schmidt,  the new management  group includes  executive vice president and chief
operating  officer,  Stewart  Nelson,  and  executive  vice  president and chief
financial officer, Dennis Raney.

In forming the new  management  group,  Nelson and Raney have both been promoted
from senior to executive vice president. Both executives report to Schmidt.

Reporting  relationships to Nelson and Raney are unchanged.  Reporting to Nelson
are vice  presidents  and general  managers for  Novell's  business  groups.  In
addition, executives in charge of worldwide sales and worldwide marketing report
to Nelson.  Reporting  to Raney are vice  presidents  responsible  for  finance,
information  services,  legal and operations functions that support the business
groups.



                                    SIGNATURE

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.

                                                               NOVELL, INC.
                                                         ---------------------
                                                              (Registrant)

Date: November 13, 2000                        By       /S/    BETTY DEPAOLA
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                                                          (Signature)

                                                 ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY
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                                                            (Title)