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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MITEK SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>87-0418827</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>8911 Balboa Ave., Suite B </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Diego, California 92123 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Russell C. Clark </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Financial Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mitek Systems, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>8911 Balboa Ave. Suite B </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Diego, CA 92123 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(858) 309-1700 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and
address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(858) 309-1700 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carl
Sanchez, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul Hastings LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4747 Executive Drive, 12<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Diego, California 92121 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;page-break-before:always"></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to&nbsp;be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,000,000 (2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$5.35 (3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$10,700,000 (3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,378.16</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Mitek Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents an additional 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock available for grants under the Registrant&#146;s 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;2012 Plan&#148;). 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock available for
grants under the 2012 Plan, plus 3,096,332 shares of Common Stock subject to awards that would, at any time after February&nbsp;22, 2012, otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Registrant&#146;s 1999
Stock Option Plan, 2000 Stock Option Plan, 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Option Plan and 2010 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;), were initially registered on a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on March&nbsp;7, 2012 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-179942). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
February&nbsp;24, 2014, as quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;5, 2013, the board of directors of the Registrant unanimously approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan (the &#147;2012 Plan
Amendment&#148;), subject to approval by the Registrant&#146;s stockholders at the Registrant&#146;s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;), to increase the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the 2012 Plan from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000, plus that number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Prior Plans. On February&nbsp;19, 2014, the Registrant
held the Annual Meeting, at which the Registrant&#146;s stockholders approved the 2012 Plan Amendment. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) registers the offer and sale of an additional 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock available for grants under the 2012 Plan pursuant to the 2012 Plan Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock are in
addition to the 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, plus that number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Prior Plans, that were initially registered on the
Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;7, 2012 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-179942). This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which such prior registration
statement relates. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of such prior registration statement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as modified or superseded hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Plan Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not required to be filed with this registration statement.<B>*</B>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B>Not required to be
filed with this registration statement.<B>* </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>*</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The documents containing the information specified in &#147;Item 1. Plan Information&#148; and &#147;Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information&#148; of this Registration Statement will be sent
or given to employees as specified by</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. In accordance with the Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed with the
Commission by the Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2013 as filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2013; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;7, 2014; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;17, 2013 and February&nbsp;21, 2014; and </P>

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(File No.&nbsp;333-07787), initially filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;9, 1996, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and other documents, except as to any portion of any such report or other document furnished under current
Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K that is not deemed filed under such provisions.&nbsp;Any statement contained in a report or other document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed report or other document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.&nbsp;Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s restated certificate
of incorporation, as amended, eliminates the personal liability of the directors of the Registrant for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7)&nbsp;of
subsection (b)&nbsp;of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), except (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the directors&#146; duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for unlawful dividends or distributions or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s amended and restated bylaws permit the Registrant to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
that the conduct was unlawful. If it is determined that the conduct of such person meets these standards, such person may be indemnified for expenses incurred and amounts paid in connection with such proceeding if actually and reasonably incurred in
connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If such a proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the Registrant (i.e., a derivative suit), such person may be
indemnified against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Registrant. There can be no indemnification with respect to any matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the
Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant may advance expenses incurred by an officer or director of the
Registrant in defending a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such officer or director to repay any amount so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not eligible for indemnification by the Registrant.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification rights and advancement of expenses provided in Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL are not exclusive of additional rights to
indemnification for breach of fiduciary duties to the Registrant and its stockholders or advancement of expenses to the extent any such additional rights are authorized in the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation, and are not
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into a separate Indemnification
Agreement (the &#147;Indemnification Agreement&#148;) with each of its directors and executive officers (each, an &#147;Indemnitee&#148;). Under the Indemnification Agreement, each </P>

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Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in
connection with any claims, proceedings or other actions brought against such Indemnitee as a result of the Indemnitee&#146;s service to the Registrant, provided that the Indemnitee (i)&nbsp;acted in good faith, (ii)&nbsp;reasonably believed the
action was in the Registrant&#146;s best interest and (iii)&nbsp;in criminal proceedings, reasonably believed his or her conduct was not unlawful. Additionally, the Indemnification Agreement entitles the Indemnitee to contribution of expenses from
the Registrant in any proceeding in which the Registrant is jointly liable with such Indemnitee, but for which indemnification is not otherwise available. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indemnification Agreement also entitles each Indemnitee to advancement of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with any claim,
proceeding or other action in advance of the final adjudication of any such claim, proceeding or other action, provided that the Indemnitee agrees to reimburse the Registrant for all such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration
Statement, which are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:25.30pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit<BR>No.</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:66.80pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exhibit Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2013).</TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).</TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.5*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mitek Systems, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended, and the forms of agreement related thereto.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Paul Hastings LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Paul Hastings LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 26<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of February, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP><B>MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.</B></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James B. DeBello</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">James B. DeBello</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally,
James B. DeBello and Russell C. Clark his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James B. DeBello</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James B. DeBello</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President and Chief Executive Officer and&nbsp;Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Russell C. Clark</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Russell C. Clark</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Financial and Accounting&nbsp;Officer)</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John M. Thornton</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John M. Thornton</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Vinton P. Cunningham</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vinton P. Cunningham</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gerald I. Farmer, Ph.D.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gerald I. Farmer, Ph.D.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bruce E. Hansen</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bruce E. Hansen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Alex W. &#147;Pete&#148; Hart</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alex W. &#147;Pete&#148; Hart</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sally B. Thornton</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">February 26, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.5*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mitek Systems, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended, and the forms of agreement related thereto.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Paul Hastings LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Paul Hastings LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
87-0418827
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
8911 Balboa Ave., Suite B
San Diego, California 92123
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full title of the plan)
Russell C. Clark
Chief
Financial Officer
Mitek Systems, Inc.
8911 Balboa Ave. Suite B
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 309-1700
(Name and
address of agent for service)
(858) 309-1700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Carl
Sanchez, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
4747 Executive Drive, 12
th
Floor
San Diego, California 92121
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
2,000,000 (2)
$5.35 (3)
$10,700,000 (3)
$1,378.16
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Mitek Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Represents an additional 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock available for grants under the Registrant's 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2012 Plan"). 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock available for
grants under the 2012 Plan, plus 3,096,332 shares of Common Stock subject to awards that would, at any time after February 22, 2012, otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Registrant's 1999
Stock Option Plan, 2000 Stock Option Plan, 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Option Plan and 2010 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Prior Plans"), were initially registered on a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 7, 2012 (Registration No. 333-179942).
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
February 24, 2014, as quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
INTRODUCTORY NOTES
On November 5, 2013, the board of directors of the Registrant unanimously approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan (the "2012 Plan
Amendment"), subject to approval by the Registrant's stockholders at the Registrant's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), to increase the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the 2012 Plan from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000, plus that number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Prior Plans. On February 19, 2014, the Registrant
held the Annual Meeting, at which the Registrant's stockholders approved the 2012 Plan Amendment. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") registers the offer and sale of an additional 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock available for grants under the 2012 Plan pursuant to the 2012 Plan Amendment.
These 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock are in
addition to the 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, plus that number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise return to the available pool of unissued shares reserved for awards under the Prior Plans, that were initially registered on the
Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 7, 2012 (Registration No. 333-179942). This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which such prior registration
statement relates. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of such prior registration statement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as modified or superseded hereby.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with this registration statement.
*
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be
filed with this registration statement.
*
*
The documents containing the information specified in "Item 1. Plan Information" and "Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information" of this Registration Statement will be sent
or given to employees as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the
Commission by the Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 as filed with the Commission on December 12, 2013;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Commission on February 7, 2014;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 17, 2013 and February 21, 2014; and
(d) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form SB-2
(File No. 333-07787), initially filed with the Commission on July 9, 1996, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and other documents, except as to any portion of any such report or other document furnished under current
Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such provisions. Any statement contained in a report or other document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed report or other document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's restated certificate
of incorporation, as amended, eliminates the personal liability of the directors of the Registrant for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7) of
subsection (b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), except (i) for any breach of the directors' duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful dividends or distributions or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Registrant's amended and restated bylaws permit the Registrant to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
that the conduct was unlawful. If it is determined that the conduct of such person meets these standards, such person may be indemnified for expenses incurred and amounts paid in connection with such proceeding if actually and reasonably incurred in
connection therewith.
If such a proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the Registrant (i.e., a derivative suit), such person may be
indemnified against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Registrant. There can be no indemnification with respect to any matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the
Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The Registrant may advance expenses incurred by an officer or director of the
Registrant in defending a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such officer or director to repay any amount so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not eligible for indemnification by the Registrant.
The indemnification rights and advancement of expenses provided in Section 145 of the DGCL are not exclusive of additional rights to
indemnification for breach of fiduciary duties to the Registrant and its stockholders or advancement of expenses to the extent any such additional rights are authorized in the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation, and are not
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
The Registrant has entered into a separate Indemnification
Agreement (the "Indemnification Agreement") with each of its directors and executive officers (each, an "Indemnitee"). Under the Indemnification Agreement, each
Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in
connection with any claims, proceedings or other actions brought against such Indemnitee as a result of the Indemnitee's service to the Registrant, provided that the Indemnitee (i) acted in good faith, (ii) reasonably believed the
action was in the Registrant's best interest and (iii) in criminal proceedings, reasonably believed his or her conduct was not unlawful. Additionally, the Indemnification Agreement entitles the Indemnitee to contribution of expenses from
the Registrant in any proceeding in which the Registrant is jointly liable with such Indemnitee, but for which indemnification is not otherwise available.
The Indemnification Agreement also entitles each Indemnitee to advancement of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with any claim,
proceeding or other action in advance of the final adjudication of any such claim, proceeding or other action, provided that the Indemnitee agrees to reimburse the Registrant for all such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration
Statement, which are incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2013).
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987).
4.4
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).
4.5*
Mitek Systems, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended, and the forms of agreement related thereto.
5.1*
Opinion of Paul Hastings LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Paul Hastings LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 26
th
day of February, 2014.
MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ James B. DeBello
James B. DeBello
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally,
James B. DeBello and Russell C. Clark his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James B. DeBello
James B. DeBello
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 26, 2014
/s/ Russell C. Clark
Russell C. Clark
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
February 26, 2014
/s/ John M. Thornton
John M. Thornton
Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 26, 2014
/s/ Vinton P. Cunningham
Vinton P. Cunningham
Director
February 26, 2014
/s/ Gerald I. Farmer, Ph.D.
Gerald I. Farmer, Ph.D.
Director
February 26, 2014
/s/ Bruce E. Hansen
Bruce E. Hansen
Director
February 26, 2014
/s/ Alex W. "Pete" Hart
Alex W. "Pete" Hart
Director
February 26, 2014
/s/ Sally B. Thornton
Sally B. Thornton
Director
February 26, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2013).
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987).
4.4
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Mitek Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177965) filed with the Commission on November 14, 2011).
4.5*
Mitek Systems, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended, and the forms of agreement related thereto.
5.1*
Opinion of Paul Hastings LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Paul Hastings LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed herewith.