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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;31, 2002</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>RETEK INC.</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)</FONT>


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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">DELAWARE<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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510392671<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>RETEK ON THE MALL, 950 NICOLLET MALL<BR>
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>RETEK INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
RETEK INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STEVEN D. LADWIG<BR>
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER<BR>
RETEK INC.<BR>
RETEK ON THE MALL, 950 NICOLLET MALL<BR>
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403</B><BR>
(612)&nbsp;587-5000<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">common stock, par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">$0.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,000,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.89 </FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2" align="right"><FONT size="2">17,340,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 4,000,000 shares under the Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan
and 2,000,000 shares under the Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The proposed maximum offering price of the 6,000,000 shares registered
hereunder of $2.89 per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
of $17,340,000 have been estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h), on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices of Retek Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share, reported on the Nasdaq National Market on October&nbsp;28, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I &#151; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II &#151; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c72659s8exv5.htm">EX-5 Opinion/Consent Shearman & Sterling</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c72659s8exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND
EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part 1 of Form&nbsp;S-8.

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by the Registrant are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2001 (Commission File No.&nbsp;000-28121) filed by the Registrant on March
28, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2002 filed by the Registrant on May&nbsp;15, 2002 and for the fiscal
quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002 filed by the Registrant on August&nbsp;14, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated September&nbsp;27, 2002 filed by the
Registrant on October&nbsp;2, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-28121) for
registration under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), filed by the Registrant on November&nbsp;15, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">All other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">Not required.

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<P><FONT size="2">None.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) empowers a
Delaware corporation to indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be
made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact
that such person is or was an officer or director of such corporation or is or
was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employer
or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer or director 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 corporation, and, in the case of criminal
proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was illegal.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except
that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer
or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action
referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against expenses
which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred. The Amended
and Restated
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<P><FONT size="2">Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides for indemnification of
the officers and directors of the Registrant to the full extent permitted by
applicable law.

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<P><FONT size="2">In accordance with Delaware law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant contains a provision limiting the personal
liability of directors of the Registrant for violations of their fiduciary
duty. This provision eliminates each director&#146;s liability to the Registrant or
its stockholders for monetary damages except (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s 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;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, providing for
liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of this provision is to
eliminate the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for actions
involving a breach of their fiduciary duty of care, including any such actions
involving gross negligence.

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<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the underwriting agreement between the Registrant and the
underwriters filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1,
File No.&nbsp;333-86841, the underwriters, a party thereto, have agreed to indemnify
each officer and director of the Registrant and each person, if any, who
controls the Registrant within the meaning of the Securities Act, against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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<P><FONT size="2">Not applicable.

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<P><FONT size="2">The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration
Statement:

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, dated
March&nbsp;15, 2000 (Commission File No.&nbsp;000-28121)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, dated March&nbsp;15, 2000 (Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-28121)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File
No.&nbsp;333-86841)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File
No.&nbsp;333-86841)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Shearman &#038; Sterling.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Shearman &#038; Sterling (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this
Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp; To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;

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<P><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp; To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;

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<P><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp; To include any material information with respect to the plans of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraph 1(i) and (1)(ii) above do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liabilities under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof;

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.

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</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, 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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota on the 31st day of
October 2002.

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<td>&nbsp;</td>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Retek Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>By:   /s/ Steven D. Ladwig</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>Name:  Steven D. Ladwig<BR>
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature to this
Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Steven D. Ladwig and Gregory A. Effertz as such person&#146;s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for such person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement,
including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and
does hereby grant unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute
therefore, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the
31st day of October 2002.

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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Steven D. Ladwig</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>Steven D. Ladwig</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Chief Executive Officer; Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ John Buchanan<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
John Buchanan</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Chairman, Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/  Ward Carey</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>Ward Carey</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/  N. Ross Buckenham</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>N. Ross Buckenham</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/  Glen A. Terbeek</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>Glen A. Terbeek</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Stephen E. Watson<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Stephen E. Watson</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Bill Walsh<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Bill Walsh</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ Greg Effertz<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Greg Effertz</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Vice President, Finance &#038; Administration,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>/s/ James Murdy</I><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<I>James Murdy</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Controller</I></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, dated
March&nbsp;15, 2000 (Commission File No.&nbsp;000-28121)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, dated March&nbsp;15, 2000
(Commission File No.&nbsp;000-28121)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File
No.&nbsp;333-86841)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File
No.&nbsp;333-86841)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Shearman &#038; Sterling.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Shearman &#038; Sterling (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this
Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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Retek Inc.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 31, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RETEK INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
510392671
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
RETEK ON THE MALL, 950 NICOLLET MALL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
RETEK INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RETEK INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
STEVEN D. LADWIG
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
RETEK INC.
RETEK ON THE MALL, 950 NICOLLET MALL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403
(612) 587-5000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered
per share
offering price
registration fee
common stock, par value
$0.01 per share
6,000,000
(1)
$
2.89
(2)
$
17,340,000
$
1,595
(1)
Includes 4,000,000 shares under the Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan
and 2,000,000 shares under the Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price of the 6,000,000 shares registered
hereunder of $2.89 per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
of $17,340,000 have been estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h), on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices of Retek Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share, reported on the Nasdaq National Market on October 28, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*
PART II — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5 Opinion/Consent Shearman & Sterling
EX-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND
EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*
* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act and the "Note" to Part 1 of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") by the Registrant are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement:
(i)
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001 (Commission File No. 000-28121) filed by the Registrant on March
28, 2002;
(ii)
The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2002 filed by the Registrant on May 15, 2002 and for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2002 filed by the Registrant on August 14, 2002;
(iii)
The Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 27, 2002 filed by the
Registrant on October 2, 2002; and
(iv)
The description of the common stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File
No. 000-28121) for
registration under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), filed by the Registrant on November 15, 1999.
All other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not required.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
None.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") empowers a
Delaware corporation to indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be
made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact
that such person is or was an officer or director of such corporation or is or
was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employer
or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer or director 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 corporation, and, in the case of criminal
proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was illegal.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except
that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer
or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action
referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against expenses
which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred. The Amended
and Restated
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Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides for indemnification of
the officers and directors of the Registrant to the full extent permitted by
applicable law.
In accordance with Delaware law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant contains a provision limiting the personal
liability of directors of the Registrant for violations of their fiduciary
duty. This provision eliminates each director's liability to the Registrant or
its stockholders for monetary damages except (i) for any breach of the
director's 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) under Section 174 of the DGCL, providing for
liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions or (iv) for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of this provision is to
eliminate the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for actions
involving a breach of their fiduciary duty of care, including any such actions
involving gross negligence.
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement between the Registrant and the
underwriters filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1,
File No. 333-86841, the underwriters, a party thereto, have agreed to indemnify
each officer and director of the Registrant and each person, if any, who
controls the Registrant within the meaning of the Securities Act, against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration
Statement:
Exhibit
No.
Description of Document
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated
March 15, 2000 (Commission File No. 000-28121)
4.2
By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 15, 2000 (Commission File
No. 000-28121)
4.3
Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-86841)
4.4
Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-86841)
5
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Shearman & Sterling (contained in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this
Registration Statement)
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plans of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraph 1(i) and (1)(ii) above do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liabilities under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof;
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, 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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota on the 31st day of
October 2002.
Retek Inc.
By:   /s/ Steven D. Ladwig
Name:  Steven D. Ladwig
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature to this
Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Steven D. Ladwig and Gregory A. Effertz as such person's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement,
including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant
to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and
does hereby grant unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute
therefore, may lawfully 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 indicated as of the
31st day of October 2002.
Signature Capacity
/s/ Steven D. Ladwig
Steven D. Ladwig
Chief Executive Officer; Director
/s/ John Buchanan
John Buchanan
Chairman, Director
/s/  Ward Carey
Ward Carey
Director
/s/  N. Ross Buckenham
N. Ross Buckenham
Director
/s/  Glen A. Terbeek
Glen A. Terbeek
Director
/s/ Stephen E. Watson
Stephen E. Watson
Director
/s/ Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
Director
/s/ Greg Effertz
Greg Effertz
Vice President, Finance & Administration,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
/s/ James Murdy
James Murdy
Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Title of Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated
March 15, 2000 (Commission File No. 000-28121)
4.2
By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 15, 2000
(Commission File No. 000-28121)
4.3
Retek Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-86841)
4.4
Retek Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File
No. 333-86841)
5
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Shearman & Sterling (contained in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this
Registration Statement)