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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-____



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77-0507675</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>350 Ellis Street<BR>
Mountain View, California 94043</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Options granted under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme and assumed by VERITAS Software Corporation</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Gary L. Bloom<BR>
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
VERITAS Software Corporation<BR>
350 Ellis Street<BR>
Mountain View, California 94043<BR>
(650)&nbsp;527-8000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies to:<BR>
<B>William H. Hinman, Jr.<BR>
Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP<BR>
3330 Hillview Avenue<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;251-5000</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered </B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered (1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Share (2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price (2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per
share, to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the KVault
Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,300,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.7902</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,327,260.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">294.86</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><B>TOTAL</B></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued
in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act of 1933. This price is based
upon the actual exercise price of the options granted under the Plan referenced
herein.



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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#101">Part I. Information Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#102">Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#103">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#104">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#105">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#106">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#107">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#108">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">4</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#109">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">4</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#110">SIGNATURES</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">6</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><A href="#111">Exhibit&nbsp;Index</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">8</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INTRODUCTION</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register
shares of Common Stock issuable under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise
Management Incentive Scheme pursuant to options assumed by the Registrant in
connection with its acquisition of KVault Software Limited.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Part I. Information Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428 (b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed
with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities
Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference
herein:



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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2003, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;14, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since
December&nbsp;31, 2003.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-26247),
filed with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on
June&nbsp;2, 1999, as amended by the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A filed on June&nbsp;14, 1999.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Rights Agreement contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-26247),
filed with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on
June&nbsp;30, 1999.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this
Registration Statement, a report furnished but not filed on Form 8-K shall not
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement
contained in a 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 subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows for the
indemnification of officers, directors and any corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act. The Registrant&#146;s amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of
its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the extent and under the
circumstances permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Registrant
has also entered into agreements with its directors and executive officers that
require it, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities
that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors and executive
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, the
Registrant has purchased directors and officers liability insurance, which
provides coverage against certain liabilities including liabilities under the
Securities Act.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.02</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Option Agreement under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.03</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.01 of the Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2,
1999)</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.04</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.02 of the Form 8-A
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 1999)</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.05</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.03 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-38460) filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;2, 2000)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.06</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.04 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-41318) filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;28, 2000)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">5.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.02</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">24.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (see the Signature Page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8)</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><div style="margin-right: 40px">To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement:</div></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><div style="margin-left: 20px; text-indent: -20px; margin-right: 40px">&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</div></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><div style="margin-left: 20px; text-indent: -20px; margin-right: 40px">&nbsp;(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;</div></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD><div style="margin-left: 20px; text-indent: -20px; margin-right: 40px">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;</div></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><div style="margin-right: 40px"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) 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 of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</div>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><div style="margin-right: 40px">That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.</div></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><div style="margin-right: 40px">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.</div></TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange 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
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Mountain View, County of Santa Clara, State of
California, on the 19th day of November, 2004.



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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Edwin J. Gillis</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Edwin J. Gillis&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary L. Bloom, Edwin J. Gillis and John
F. Brigden, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any
and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or
his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.

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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Principal Executive Officer:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary L. Bloom<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Gary L. Bloom
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Edwin J. Gillis<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Edwin J. Gillis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President,
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Additional Directors:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Geoffrey W. Squire<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Geoffrey W. Squire
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Michael Brown<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Michael Brown
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kurt J. Lauk<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Kurt J. Lauk
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William Pade<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
William Pade
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David J. Roux<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
David J. Roux
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Carolyn M. Ticknor<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
Carolyn M. Ticknor
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ V. Paul Unruh<HR size="1" noshade width="100%" align="center">
V. Paul Unruh
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Index</B>



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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.02</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Option Agreement under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.03</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.01 of the Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2,
1999)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.04</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.02 of the Form 8-A
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 1999)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.05</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.03 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-38460) filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;2, 2000)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">4.06</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.04 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-41318) filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;28, 2000)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">5.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">23.02</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">24.01</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (see the Signature Page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8)</TD>
</TR>

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As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2004
Registration No. 333-____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0507675
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Options granted under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme and assumed by VERITAS Software Corporation
(Full title of the plans)
Gary L. Bloom
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
VERITAS Software Corporation
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 527-8000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William H. Hinman, Jr.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
3330 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 251-5000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per
share, to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the KVault
Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
1,300,000
$
1.7902
$
2,327,260.00
$
294.86
TOTAL
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued
in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933. This price is based
upon the actual exercise price of the options granted under the Plan referenced
herein.
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Part I. Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus.
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Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
3
Item 4. Description of Securities.
3
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
3
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
3
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
4
Item 8. Exhibits.
4
Item 9. Undertakings.
4
SIGNATURES
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Exhibit Index
8
EXHIBIT 4.01
EXHIBIT 4.02
EXHIBIT 5.01
EXHIBIT 23.02
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INTRODUCTION
The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register
shares of Common Stock issuable under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise
Management Incentive Scheme pursuant to options assumed by the Registrant in
connection with its acquisition of KVault Software Limited.
Part I. Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus.
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule 428 (b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed
with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of 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 are incorporated by reference
herein:
(a)
The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on June 14, 2004.
(b)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since
December 31, 2003.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-26247),
filed with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on
June 2, 1999, as amended by the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A filed on June 14, 1999.
(d)
The description of the Registrant's Rights Agreement contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-26247),
filed with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on
June 30, 1999.
All 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 which indicates that all securities registered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this
Registration Statement, a report furnished but not filed on Form 8-K shall not
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement
contained in a 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 subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows for the
indemnification of officers, directors and any corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act. The Registrant's amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of
its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the extent and under the
circumstances permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Registrant
has also entered into agreements with its directors and executive officers that
require it, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities
that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors and executive
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, the
Registrant has purchased directors and officers liability insurance, which
provides coverage against certain liabilities including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.01
KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
4.02
Form of Option Agreement under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
4.03
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 2,
1999)
4.04
Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.02 of the Form 8-A
filed with the Commission on June 2, 1999)
4.05
Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.03 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-38460) filed with the Commission on
June 2, 2000)
4.06
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.04 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-41318) filed with the Commission on September 28, 2000)
5.01
Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
23.01
Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.01
Power of Attorney (see the Signature Page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8)
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 to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in 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;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) 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 of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
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(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
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.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange 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
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 of 1933, 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 Mountain View, County of Santa Clara, State of
California, on the 19th day of November, 2004.
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Edwin J. Gillis
Name:
Edwin J. Gillis
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary L. Bloom, Edwin J. Gillis and John
F. Brigden, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any
and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or
his or their substitute or substitutes, 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 and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ Gary L. Bloom
Gary L. Bloom
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
November 19, 2004
Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Edwin J. Gillis
Edwin J. Gillis
Executive Vice President,
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
November 19, 2004
Additional Directors:
/s/ Geoffrey W. Squire
Geoffrey W. Squire
Vice Chairman of the Board
November 19, 2004
/s/
Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Director
November 19, 2004
/s/ Kurt J. Lauk
Kurt J. Lauk
Director
November 19, 2004
/s/ William Pade
William Pade
Director
November 19, 2004
/s/ David J. Roux
David J. Roux
Director
November 19, 2004
/s/ Carolyn M. Ticknor
Carolyn M. Ticknor
Director
November 19, 2004
/s/ V. Paul Unruh
V. Paul Unruh
Director
November 19, 2004
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Exhibit Index
4.01
KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
4.02
Form of Option Agreement under the KVault Software Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme
4.03
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 2,
1999)
4.04
Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.02 of the Form 8-A
filed with the Commission on June 2, 1999)
4.05
Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.03 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-38460) filed with the Commission on
June 2, 2000)
4.06
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.04 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-41318) filed with the Commission on September 28, 2000)
5.01
Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
23.01
Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.01
Power of Attorney (see the Signature Page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8)
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