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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;3, 2003
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<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.
333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<B>77-0507675</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><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"><FONT size="2"><B>Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan<BR>
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan<BR>
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><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"><FONT size="2">Copies to:<BR>
<B>Michael S. Dorf, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
San Francisco, California 94105<BR>
(415)&nbsp;947-2000</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount</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>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>to be</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities to 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>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>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">4,480,825</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(1</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$20.69</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">92,708,270</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">$7,501</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to options assumed from Precise Software
Solutions Ltd., an Israeli company, which the Registrant acquired on
June&nbsp;30, 2003.
This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock
which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results
in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933 and based
upon the weighted average per share exercise price of the options
assumed by the Registrant. With respect to
15,616&nbsp;shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan,
the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the
weighted average exercise price of $1.12&nbsp;per share. With respect to
4,455,029&nbsp;shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share
Option and Incentive Plan, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per
Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$20.72&nbsp;per share. With respect to
10,180&nbsp;shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a/ Savant
Corporation Stock Option Plan), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$35.44&nbsp;per share.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv4w01.txt">EXHIBIT 4.01</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv4w02.txt">EXHIBIT 4.02</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv4w03.txt">EXHIBIT 4.03</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv5w01.txt">EXHIBIT 5.01</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv23w02.txt">EXHIBIT 23.02</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f90999orexv23w03.txt">EXHIBIT 23.03</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s latest annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-26247)
filed with the Commission under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act on
June&nbsp;2, 1999 (the &#147;Form&nbsp;8-A&#148;), including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation includes a provision that
eliminates the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the bylaws of the
Registrant provide that (i)&nbsp;the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions, (ii)&nbsp;the Registrant shall
advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with
a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions and (iii)&nbsp;the
rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnity agreements provide that directors and
officers will be indemnified from and against all expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties and settlement amounts, any interest or charges imposed thereon, and
any taxes imposed as a result of the receipt of any payments under the
indemnity agreements, paid or reasonably incurred by such directors and
officers in any action, suit or proceeding, or any inquiry, hearing or
investigation that might lead to an action, suit or proceeding, on account of
their services as a director, officer or other agent of the Registrant or a
predecessor corporation, or as directors, officers or other agents of any other
entity when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the
Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to
indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified party (i)&nbsp;with respect to
proceedings or claims initiated by the indemnified party against the Registrant
or any director or officer of Registrant unless the Registrant has joined in,
and except with respect to a proceeding authorized by the Board of Directors
and successful proceedings brought to enforce a right to indemnification and/or
advancement of expenses under the indemnity agreements; (ii)&nbsp;for any amounts
paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents to such
settlement; (iii)&nbsp;with respect to any judicial award if the Registrant was not
given reasonable and timely opportunity to participate in the defense of such
proceeding; or (iv)&nbsp;for any acts, omissions, transactions or circumstances for
which indemnification is prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.01</FONT></TD>
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Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.03</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.04</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.01 of the Form&nbsp;8-A)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.05</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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&nbsp;8-A)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.06</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-38460) filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.07</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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&nbsp;S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-41318) filed with the
Commission on September&nbsp;28, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Independent Auditors&#146; Consent</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.01</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page II-5)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 bona
fide offering thereof; and
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering;
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">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 Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P 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 provisions discussed in Item&nbsp;6 hereof, 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 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 hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Mountain View, County of Santa Clara, State of
California, on the 3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;day of July, 2003.
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    <TD colspan="2" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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By:&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary L. Bloom</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Gary L. Bloom<br>
<I>Chairman of the Board, President<br>
and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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 true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to
file the same, with all 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 might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Principal Executive Officer:</B>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary L. Bloom<BR>
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Gary L. Bloom</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board, President and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Edwin J. Gillis<BR>
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Edwin J. Gillis</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President, Finance and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Additional Directors:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Geoffrey W. Squire<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Geoffrey W. Squire</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven D. Brooks<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven D. Brooks</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael Brown<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michael Brown</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mark Leslie<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Mark Leslie</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph D. Rizzi<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph D. Rizzi</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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David J. Roux</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul Unruh<BR>
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Paul Unruh</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Fred van den Bosch<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Fred van den Bosch</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;3, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.03</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.04</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.01 of the Form&nbsp;8-A)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.05</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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&nbsp;8-A)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.06</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-38460) filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.07</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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&nbsp;S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-41318) filed with the
Commission on September&nbsp;28, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Independent Auditors&#146; Consent</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.03</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see page II-5)</FONT></TD>
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Veritas Software Corporation, Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 3, 2003
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
(State of incorporation)
77-0507675
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)
(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:
Michael S. Dorf, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 947-2000
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
Share
Price
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
4,480,825
(1
)
$20.69
(2)
$
92,708,270
(2)
$7,501
(1)
Represents the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to options assumed from Precise Software
Solutions Ltd., an Israeli company, which the Registrant acquired on
June 30, 2003.
This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock
which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results
in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 and based
upon the weighted average per share exercise price of the options
assumed by the Registrant. With respect to
15,616 shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan,
the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the
weighted average exercise price of $1.12 per share. With respect to
4,455,029 shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share
Option and Incentive Plan, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per
Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$20.72 per share. With respect to
10,180 shares
of Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a/ Savant
Corporation Stock Option Plan), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$35.44 per share.
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Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.01
EXHIBIT 4.02
EXHIBIT 4.03
EXHIBIT 5.01
EXHIBIT 23.02
EXHIBIT 23.03
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Part II. Information Required in the Registration Statement.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's latest annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a) above.
(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 (the "Form 8-A"), including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
The Registrant's certificate of incorporation includes a provision that
eliminates the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the bylaws of the
Registrant provide that (i) the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions, (ii) the Registrant shall
advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with
a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions and (iii) the
rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive.
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The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnity agreements provide that directors and
officers will be indemnified from and against all expenses (including
attorneys' fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties and settlement amounts, any interest or charges imposed thereon, and
any taxes imposed as a result of the receipt of any payments under the
indemnity agreements, paid or reasonably incurred by such directors and
officers in any action, suit or proceeding, or any inquiry, hearing or
investigation that might lead to an action, suit or proceeding, on account of
their services as a director, officer or other agent of the Registrant or a
predecessor corporation, or as directors, officers or other agents of any other
entity when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the
Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to
indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified party (i) with respect to
proceedings or claims initiated by the indemnified party against the Registrant
or any director or officer of Registrant unless the Registrant has joined in,
and except with respect to a proceeding authorized by the Board of Directors
and successful proceedings brought to enforce a right to indemnification and/or
advancement of expenses under the indemnity agreements; (ii) for any amounts
paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents to such
settlement; (iii) with respect to any judicial award if the Registrant was not
given reasonable and timely opportunity to participate in the defense of such
proceeding; or (iv) for any acts, omissions, transactions or circumstances for
which indemnification is prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.01
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan
4.02
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan
4.03
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)
4.04
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Form 8-A)
4.05
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)
4.06
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)
4.07
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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.01
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Independent Auditors' Consent
23.03
Consent of Independent Auditors
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page II-5)
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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 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; and
(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;
(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; and
(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;
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 Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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 provisions discussed in Item 6 hereof, 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 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 hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act 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 3
rd
day of July, 2003.
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Gary L. Bloom
Gary L. Bloom
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive 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 true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same, with all 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 might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, 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.
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ Gary L. Bloom
Gary L. Bloom
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
July 3, 2003
Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Edwin J. Gillis
Edwin J. Gillis
Executive Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
July 3, 2003
Additional Directors:
/s/ Geoffrey W. Squire
Geoffrey W. Squire
Vice Chairman of the Board
July 3, 2003
/s/ Steven D. Brooks
Steven D. Brooks
Director
July 3, 2003
/s/ Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Director
July 3, 2003
/s/ Mark Leslie
Mark Leslie
Director
July 3, 2003
/s/ Joseph D. Rizzi
Joseph D. Rizzi
Director
July 3, 2003
David J. Roux
Director
/s/ Paul Unruh
Paul Unruh
Director
July 3, 2003
/s/ Fred van den Bosch
Fred van den Bosch
Director
July 3, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.01
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. 1995 Share Option and Incentive Plan
4.02
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Amended and Restated 1998 Share Option and Incentive Plan
4.03
Precise Software Solutions Ltd. Stock Option Plan (f/k/a Savant Corporation Stock Option Plan)
4.04
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Form 8-A)
4.05
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)
4.06
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)
4.07
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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.01
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Independent Auditors' Consent
23.03
Consent of Independent Auditors
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page II-5)