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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;4, 2004<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____________
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B><U>MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.</U></B></FONT>

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

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    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B><U>Maryland</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><U>52-1101488</U></B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>7031 Columbia Gateway Drive</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><U>21046-2289</U></B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B><U>Columbia, Maryland</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><U>MICROS SYSTEMS, INC. 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN</U></B><BR>
(Effective as of September&nbsp;23, 1991)<BR>
(Full title of plan)
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Name, address and telephone<BR>
number of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Copies to:)</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>A. L. Giannopoulos</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Wm. David Chalk, Esq.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>7031 Columbia Gateway Drive</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Piper Rudnick LLP</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Columbia, Maryland 21046-2289</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>6225 Smith Avenue</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>(443)&nbsp;285-6000</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Baltimore, MD 21209</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><U>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</U></B>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="36%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="17"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="17"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of each class</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>of securities to</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registration</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>be registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>per share*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>price*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>fee*</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="17" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock (par
value $0.025 per share)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">447,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">42.05</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">18,796,350.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,381.50</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock (par
value $0.025 per share)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">153,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">45.16</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,909,480.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">875.43</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">*Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457 (h)&nbsp;and (c), the proposed maximum offering price per share,
proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration
fee are based on the weighted average price at which outstanding options may
be exercised (with respect to the 447,000 shares) and the average of the
high and low sales prices of Common Stock of MICROS
Systems, Inc. reported on the NASDAQ National Market on January&nbsp;30, 2004
(with respect to the 153,000 shares).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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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>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Not required to be included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8
pursuant to the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 3. <U>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</U>.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), are
incorporated herein by reference:
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Registrant&#146;s fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2003;
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">All other reports filed pursuant to
Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since the Registrant&#146;s fiscal
year ended June&nbsp;30, 2003.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">Description of Common Stock of the
Registrant contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-3 dated January&nbsp;25, 1995 and any
amendments or reports for purposes of updating such
description.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, before the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 from the date of filing
of such document.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 4. <U>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</U>.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">1
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 5. <U>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</U>.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas L. Patz is the duly elected and acting Executive
Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, and General Counsel of the
Registrant and has acted as counsel to the Registrant in connection with
the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8. Mr.&nbsp;Patz beneficially owns
less than 1% of the Common Stock of the Registrant (which includes any
options received by him in connection with this offering).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 6. <U>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</U>.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and its
By-Laws, as amended, provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its
directors and officers whether serving the Registrant or, at the
Registrant&#146;s request, another entity, to the fullest extent required or
permitted by the general laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter
in force, including the advance of expenses under the procedures
provided by such laws, with respect to matters arising out of service in
their capacities as directors or officers of the Registrant or arising
out of other service at the request of the Registrant in any capacity.
The Registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and By-Laws, as
amended, also provide that the Registrant may indemnify its other agents
or employees, with respect to matters arising out of service in their
capacities as directors or officers of the Registrant or arising out of
other service at the request of the Registrant in any capacity, to such
extent as is authorized by the Board of Directors or the By-laws of the
Registrant and as permitted by law. In addition, and as authorized by
its By-Laws, the Registrant currently maintains in force directors&#146; and
officers liability insurance policies.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Maryland General Corporation Law provides that a corporation
may indemnify any director made a party to a proceeding by reason of
service in that capacity unless it is established that: (1)&nbsp;the act or
omission of the director was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and (a)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith or (b)&nbsp;was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty, or (2)&nbsp;the director actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (3)&nbsp;in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause
to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the
proceeding. To the extent that a director has been successful in defense
of any proceeding, the Maryland General Corporation Law provides that he
or she shall be indemnified against reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection therewith. A Maryland corporation may indemnify
its officers to the same extent as its directors and to such further
extent as is consistent with law, or as may be provided in its charter,
bylaws, or action by its board of directors.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 7. <U>EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</U>.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 8. <U>EXHIBITS</U>.
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 Counsel Regarding the Legality of the shares of
Common Stock</FONT></TD>
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<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 Independent Accountants</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 (contained in Signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 9. <U>UNDERTAKINGS</U>.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of
Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability 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 <U>bona</U> <U>fide</U> offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 13(a) or section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Securities 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 Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Columbia, Howard County, Maryland on this
4th day of February, 2004.
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/ A. L. Giannopoulos </U><BR>
A. L. Giannopoulos<BR>
Chairman of the Board,
President, and Chief
Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Officers and Directors of MICROS Systems, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), hereby constitute and appoint
A. L. Giannopoulos, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of
the undersigned with full power and authority in said agent and
attorney-in-fact, to sign for the undersigned and in their respective
names as Officers and as Directors of the Corporation, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to the proposed issuance of shares of
Common Stock to employees and directors of the Corporation (or any and
all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to such
Registration Statement) and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and with full power of substitution; hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 4th day of February&nbsp;2004.
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/A. L. Giannopoulos</U><BR>
A. L. Giannopoulos</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Chairman of the Board of Directors<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/Gary C. Kaufman</U><BR>
Gary C. Kaufman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President, Finance and<BR>
Administration, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/Louis M. Brown, Jr.</U><BR>
Louis M. Brown, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice-Chairman and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/B. Gary Dando</U><BR>
B. Gary Dando</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/John G. Puente</U><BR>
John G. Puente</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/Dwight S. Taylor</U><BR>
Dwight S. Taylor</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/William S. Watson</U><BR>
William S. Watson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><U>/s/A. L. Giannopoulos</U><BR>
A. L. Giannopoulos</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
As Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Page</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Counsel Regarding the Legality
of the shares of Common Stock
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants
</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)
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Power of Attorney (contained in Signature page)
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5<br>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2004
Registration No. 333-_____________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Maryland
52-1101488
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7031 Columbia Gateway Drive
21046-2289
Columbia, Maryland
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
MICROS SYSTEMS, INC. 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Effective as of September 23, 1991)
(Full title of plan)
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
(Copies to:)
A. L. Giannopoulos
Wm. David Chalk, Esq.
7031 Columbia Gateway Drive
Piper Rudnick LLP
Columbia, Maryland 21046-2289
6225 Smith Avenue
(443) 285-6000
Baltimore, MD 21209
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
of securities to
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
be registered
registered
per share*
price*
fee*
Common Stock (par
value $0.025 per share)
447,000
$
42.05
$
18,796,350.00
$
2,381.50
Common Stock (par
value $0.025 per share)
153,000
$
45.16
$
6,909,480.00
$
875.43
*Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457 (h) and (c), the proposed maximum offering price per share,
proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration
fee are based on the weighted average price at which outstanding options may
be exercised (with respect to the 447,000 shares) and the average of the
high and low sales prices of Common Stock of MICROS
Systems, Inc. reported on the NASDAQ National Market on January 30, 2004
(with respect to the 153,000 shares).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Not required to be included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8
pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
.
The following documents, which have been filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Registrant's fiscal year ended June 30, 2003;
(b)
All other reports filed pursuant to
Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Exchange Act") since the Registrant's fiscal
year ended June 30, 2003.
(c)
Description of Common Stock of the
Registrant contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 dated January 25, 1995 and any
amendments or reports for purposes of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, before the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 from the date of filing
of such document.
ITEM 4.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
.
Thomas L. Patz is the duly elected and acting Executive
Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, and General Counsel of the
Registrant and has acted as counsel to the Registrant in connection with
the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8. Mr. Patz beneficially owns
less than 1% of the Common Stock of the Registrant (which includes any
options received by him in connection with this offering).
ITEM 6.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
.
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and its
By-Laws, as amended, provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its
directors and officers whether serving the Registrant or, at the
Registrant's request, another entity, to the fullest extent required or
permitted by the general laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter
in force, including the advance of expenses under the procedures
provided by such laws, with respect to matters arising out of service in
their capacities as directors or officers of the Registrant or arising
out of other service at the request of the Registrant in any capacity.
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and By-Laws, as
amended, also provide that the Registrant may indemnify its other agents
or employees, with respect to matters arising out of service in their
capacities as directors or officers of the Registrant or arising out of
other service at the request of the Registrant in any capacity, to such
extent as is authorized by the Board of Directors or the By-laws of the
Registrant and as permitted by law. In addition, and as authorized by
its By-Laws, the Registrant currently maintains in force directors' and
officers liability insurance policies.
The Maryland General Corporation Law provides that a corporation
may indemnify any director made a party to a proceeding by reason of
service in that capacity unless it is established that: (1) the act or
omission of the director was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty, or (2) the director actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (3) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause
to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the
proceeding. To the extent that a director has been successful in defense
of any proceeding, the Maryland General Corporation Law provides that he
or she shall be indemnified against reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection therewith. A Maryland corporation may indemnify
its officers to the same extent as its directors and to such further
extent as is consistent with law, or as may be provided in its charter,
bylaws, or action by its board of directors.
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ITEM 7.
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS
.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5
Opinion of Counsel Regarding the Legality of the shares of
Common Stock
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (contained in Signature page)
ITEM 9.
UNDERTAKINGS
.
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
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability 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.
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(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.
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 the 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.
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 Securities 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 Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 Columbia, Howard County, Maryland on this
4th day of February, 2004.
MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ A. L. Giannopoulos
A. L. Giannopoulos
Chairman of the Board,
President, and Chief
Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Officers and Directors of MICROS Systems, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby constitute and appoint
A. L. Giannopoulos, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of
the undersigned with full power and authority in said agent and
attorney-in-fact, to sign for the undersigned and in their respective
names as Officers and as Directors of the Corporation, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to the proposed issuance of shares of
Common Stock to employees and directors of the Corporation (or any and
all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to such
Registration Statement) and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and with full power of substitution; hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
5
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 4th day of February 2004.
Signature
Title
/s/A. L. Giannopoulos
A. L. Giannopoulos
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
Signature
Title
/s/Gary C. Kaufman
Gary C. Kaufman
Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/Louis M. Brown, Jr.
Louis M. Brown, Jr.
Vice-Chairman and Director
/s/B. Gary Dando
B. Gary Dando
Director
/s/John G. Puente
John G. Puente
Director
/s/Dwight S. Taylor
Dwight S. Taylor
Director
/s/William S. Watson
William S. Watson
Director
/s/A. L. Giannopoulos
A. L. Giannopoulos
As Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
Page
5
Opinion of Counsel Regarding the Legality
of the shares of Common Stock
8
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
9
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5)
8
24
Power of Attorney (contained in Signature page)
5
7