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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;9, 2010.</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.</B>
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<i>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</i></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>47-0772104</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</I></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>120 Broadway, Suite&nbsp;3350<BR>
New York, New York 10271</B><BR>
<I>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ACI Worldwide, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated<BR>
Deferred Compensation Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Dennis P. Byrnes, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
ACI Worldwide, Inc.<BR>
6060 Coventry Drive<BR>
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022<BR>
(402)&nbsp;778-2183</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (check one):
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> </FONT>
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<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred Compensation Obligations<B>(1)</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$20,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">100%</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$20,000,000</TD>
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    <TD>The Deferred Compensation Obligations are general unsecured
obligations of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the ACI
Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, based on the estimated amount of compensation to
be deferred by participants.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c60068exv4w3.htm">EX-4.3</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c60068exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;SEC&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.</DIV>


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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by Registrant pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) or as otherwise indicated, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:</DIV>


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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2009 filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;26, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2010
filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;4, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2010
filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;30, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;25,
2010, March&nbsp;4, 2010, March&nbsp;9, 2010, April&nbsp;29, 2010, May&nbsp;13, 2010, June&nbsp;14, 2010, July
29, 2010 and August&nbsp;3, 2010 (other than portions of these documents furnished under
Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to
such items) and our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;16, 2010
(other than portions of this document furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form
8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under
applicable SEC rules rather than filed) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is or 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.</DIV>


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    <TD><B>Description of Securities</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The securities being registered pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) represent obligations (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) of the Registrant
to pay deferred compensation in the future according to the terms of the Plan. The Plan was
adopted by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the
&#147;Committee&#148;) of the Registrant on July&nbsp;29, 2010 and amended and restated on September&nbsp;9, 2010. The
Plan will become effective October&nbsp;1, 2010. The initial plan year will commence on October&nbsp;1, 2010
and end on December&nbsp;31, 2010 and thereafter, each plan year will be from January 1 to December&nbsp;31.</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan designed to allow
non-employee directors and a select group of management or highly compensated employees of
Registrant designated by the Committee of the Board of Directors (each a &#147;Participant&#148; and
collectively, the &#147;Participants&#148;) to save for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. The Plan is
intended to comply with the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Participants in the Plan may elect to defer a portion of their regular compensation and
performance-based compensation. The Obligations are general unsecured obligations of the
Registrant to pay such deferred amounts to the Participants in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. The Obligations are subject to the claims of Registrant&#146;s general creditors and rank equally
with other unsecured indebtedness of the Registrant from time to time outstanding. The
Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant and there is no trading
market for the Obligations.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amounts deferred under the Plan will be credited to bookkeeping accounts maintained by the
Registrant for each Participant and will be credited or debited with the Participant&#146;s
proportionate share of any gains or losses attributable to the earnings indices selected by the
Participant. The Committee will designate the earnings indices available to Participants;
provided, however, under no circumstances shall the value of the Registrant&#146;s stock be used as an
earnings index. The earnings indices are to be used for measurement purposes only and amounts
deferred under the Plan will not represent any actual investment made on the Participant&#146;s behalf
by the Registrant. The amount that the Registrant is required to pay under the Plan is equal to the
elective deferrals made by the Participant, as adjusted for the hypothetical gains or losses based
on the earnings indices selected by the Participant. The Registrant may make discretionary
contributions to Participant accounts in such amounts and at such times as are determined by the
Registrant from time to time in its sole discretion.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amounts deferred by a Participant are fully vested at all times. The Committee may impose a
vesting schedule of up to 5&nbsp;years with respect to discretionary contributions, if any, made by the
Registrant to a Participant.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Obligations of the Registrant to Participants under the Plan will be payable in accordance
with the distribution provisions of the Plan. Distribution of the Obligations generally can not be
made prior to the distribution dates specified by the Participants, other than withdrawals made in
the event of a Participant&#146;s (i) &#147;unforeseeable emergency&#148;, as defined in the Plan, (ii)&nbsp;separation
from service, (iii)&nbsp;death or (iv)&nbsp;disability. Distributions of the Obligations will be made to
Participants in a single lump-sum payment after the earliest of (a)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s separation
from service, (b)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s death or (c)&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s disability (&#147;Standard
Distribution&#148;). In lieu of the Standard Distribution timing, a Participant may elect, at the time
of deferral, to receive distribution of the Obligations in a given plan year (a)&nbsp;at a specified
date or time (or upon attainment of a specific age), or (b)&nbsp;upon the earlier of such date (or age)
or one ore more of the Standard Distribution events. A Participant may also elect, at the time of
deferral, to receive distributions of the Obligations in annual installments for a period of up to
10&nbsp;years. Deferred amounts retained in a Participant&#146;s account during the payout period continue
to earn hypothetical gains and are subject to hypothetical losses based on the earnings indices
selected by the Participant.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the terms of the Plan, the Registrant may establish a trust for the purpose of holding
all or a portion of the Participants&#146; account balances; provided, the agreement establishing such
trust shall provide that the assets held therein will be available to satisfy claims of the
Registrant&#146;s general creditors in the event of the Registrant&#146;s insolvency.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan will be administered by the Committee and the Committee will have full power to
interpret the Plan and determine all questions that arise under it. The Committee reserves the
right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such action shall
affect a Participant&#146;s right to receive the full amount of his or her vested account balance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This summary of the terms of the Plan and the Registrant&#146;s Obligations thereunder is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 and incorporated herein by this reference.
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</DIV>


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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) permits
indemnification by a corporation of certain officers, directors, employees and agents. Consistent
therewith, Article&nbsp;Tenth of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(&#147;ACI&#148;) provides that ACI shall, to the fullest extent permitted or required by the DGCL, as the
same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits ACI to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted
ACI to provide prior to such amendment), indemnify a director or officer of ACI or a person who is
or was serving at the request of ACI as director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, who was or is made (or threatened to be made) a party to or is otherwise
involved in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action suit or proceeding (an
&#147;indemnified person&#148;). Article&nbsp;Tenth also provides that expenses incurred by an indemnified person
will be paid in advance by ACI; provided, however, that, if the DCGL requires, an advancement of
expenses incurred by an indemnified person in his or her capacity as a director or officer will be
made only if ACI receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified person to repay all
amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which
there is no further right to appeal that such indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified
for such expenses. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also authorizes ACI to
maintain officer and director liability insurance, and such a policy is currently in effect.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ACI has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its executive officers and
certain other employees. Under the Indemnification Agreements, ACI agrees to indemnify the employee
to the fullest extent permitted by law if the employee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or
other participant in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation by reason of (or arising in
part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that the employee is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of ACI, or any subsidiary of ACI, or is or was serving at the
request of ACI as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on
the part of the employee while serving in such capacity. ACI also agrees, to the extent the Company
maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries,
the employee will be covered by such policies as to provide the employee the same rights and
benefits as are accorded to the most favorably similarly situated insured.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The above discussion of the DGCL and the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statute and
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.</DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Exhibits</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="93%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">*4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (Commission No.&nbsp;000-25346)
filed July&nbsp;30, 2007).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">*4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.02 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K (Commission No.&nbsp;000-25346) filed December&nbsp;18, 2008).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Jones Day.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD width="96"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;the Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of New York, New York, on September&nbsp;9, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Dennis P. Byrnes&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="17%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <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/ Philip G. Heasley</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Philip G. Heasley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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/ Scott W. Behrens</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott W. Behrens
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Accounting Officer<br>
<I>(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting
Officer)</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Harlan F. Seymour</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of
Directors and a Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Harlan F. Seymour
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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Jan H. Suwinski
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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John D. Curtis
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John M. Shay, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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John M. Shay, Jr.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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Alfred R. Berkeley, III
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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John E. Stokely
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010</TD>
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James C. McGroddy
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (Commission No.&nbsp;000-25346)
filed July&nbsp;30, 2007).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.02 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K (Commission No.&nbsp;000-25346) filed December&nbsp;18, 2008).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2010.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
47-0772104
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
120 Broadway, Suite 3350
New York, New York 10271
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Dennis P. Byrnes, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
6060 Coventry Drive
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022
(402) 778-2183
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of
Amount To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Securities To Be Registered
Registered (2)
Per Share
Offering Price (2)
Fee
Deferred Compensation Obligations
(1)
$20,000,000
100%
$20,000,000
$1,426
(1)
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are general unsecured
obligations of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the "Registrant") to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the ACI
Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, based on the estimated amount of compensation to
be deferred by participants.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.3
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
EX-23.2
EX-24.1
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
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, 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, which have been filed by Registrant pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or as otherwise indicated, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
•
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2010;
•
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
filed with the SEC on May 4, 2010;
•
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010
filed with the SEC on July 30, 2010; and
•
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 25,
2010, March 4, 2010, March 9, 2010, April 29, 2010, May 13, 2010, June 14, 2010, July
29, 2010 and August 3, 2010 (other than portions of these documents furnished under
Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to
such items) and our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March 16, 2010
(other than portions of this document furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items).
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under
applicable SEC rules rather than filed) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is or 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
The securities being registered pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") represent obligations (the "Obligations") of the Registrant
to pay deferred compensation in the future according to the terms of the Plan. The Plan was
adopted by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the
"Committee") of the Registrant on July 29, 2010 and amended and restated on September 9, 2010. The
Plan will become effective October 1, 2010. The initial plan year will commence on October 1, 2010
and end on December 31, 2010 and thereafter, each plan year will be from January 1 to December 31.
The Plan is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan designed to allow
non-employee directors and a select group of management or highly compensated employees of
Registrant designated by the Committee of the Board of Directors (each a "Participant" and
collectively, the "Participants") to save for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. The Plan is
intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
Participants in the Plan may elect to defer a portion of their regular compensation and
performance-based compensation. The Obligations are general unsecured obligations of the
Registrant to pay such deferred amounts to the Participants in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. The Obligations are subject to the claims of Registrant's general creditors and rank equally
with other unsecured indebtedness of the Registrant from time to time outstanding. The
Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant and there is no trading
market for the Obligations.
Amounts deferred under the Plan will be credited to bookkeeping accounts maintained by the
Registrant for each Participant and will be credited or debited with the Participant's
proportionate share of any gains or losses attributable to the earnings indices selected by the
Participant. The Committee will designate the earnings indices available to Participants;
provided, however, under no circumstances shall the value of the Registrant's stock be used as an
earnings index. The earnings indices are to be used for measurement purposes only and amounts
deferred under the Plan will not represent any actual investment made on the Participant's behalf
by the Registrant. The amount that the Registrant is required to pay under the Plan is equal to the
elective deferrals made by the Participant, as adjusted for the hypothetical gains or losses based
on the earnings indices selected by the Participant. The Registrant may make discretionary
contributions to Participant accounts in such amounts and at such times as are determined by the
Registrant from time to time in its sole discretion.
Amounts deferred by a Participant are fully vested at all times. The Committee may impose a
vesting schedule of up to 5 years with respect to discretionary contributions, if any, made by the
Registrant to a Participant.
The Obligations of the Registrant to Participants under the Plan will be payable in accordance
with the distribution provisions of the Plan. Distribution of the Obligations generally can not be
made prior to the distribution dates specified by the Participants, other than withdrawals made in
the event of a Participant's (i) "unforeseeable emergency", as defined in the Plan, (ii) separation
from service, (iii) death or (iv) disability. Distributions of the Obligations will be made to
Participants in a single lump-sum payment after the earliest of (a) the Participant's separation
from service, (b) the Participant's death or (c) the Participant's disability ("Standard
Distribution"). In lieu of the Standard Distribution timing, a Participant may elect, at the time
of deferral, to receive distribution of the Obligations in a given plan year (a) at a specified
date or time (or upon attainment of a specific age), or (b) upon the earlier of such date (or age)
or one ore more of the Standard Distribution events. A Participant may also elect, at the time of
deferral, to receive distributions of the Obligations in annual installments for a period of up to
10 years. Deferred amounts retained in a Participant's account during the payout period continue
to earn hypothetical gains and are subject to hypothetical losses based on the earnings indices
selected by the Participant.
Under the terms of the Plan, the Registrant may establish a trust for the purpose of holding
all or a portion of the Participants' account balances; provided, the agreement establishing such
trust shall provide that the assets held therein will be available to satisfy claims of the
Registrant's general creditors in the event of the Registrant's insolvency.
The Plan will be administered by the Committee and the Committee will have full power to
interpret the Plan and determine all questions that arise under it. The Committee reserves the
right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such action shall
affect a Participant's right to receive the full amount of his or her vested account balance.
This summary of the terms of the Plan and the Registrant's Obligations thereunder is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") permits
indemnification by a corporation of certain officers, directors, employees and agents. Consistent
therewith, Article Tenth of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
("ACI") provides that ACI shall, to the fullest extent permitted or required by the DGCL, as the
same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits ACI to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted
ACI to provide prior to such amendment), indemnify a director or officer of ACI or a person who is
or was serving at the request of ACI as director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, who was or is made (or threatened to be made) a party to or is otherwise
involved in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action suit or proceeding (an
"indemnified person"). Article Tenth also provides that expenses incurred by an indemnified person
will be paid in advance by ACI; provided, however, that, if the DCGL requires, an advancement of
expenses incurred by an indemnified person in his or her capacity as a director or officer will be
made only if ACI receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified person to repay all
amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which
there is no further right to appeal that such indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified
for such expenses. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also authorizes ACI to
maintain officer and director liability insurance, and such a policy is currently in effect.
ACI has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its executive officers and
certain other employees. Under the Indemnification Agreements, ACI agrees to indemnify the employee
to the fullest extent permitted by law if the employee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or
other participant in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation by reason of (or arising in
part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that the employee is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of ACI, or any subsidiary of ACI, or is or was serving at the
request of ACI as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on
the part of the employee while serving in such capacity. ACI also agrees, to the extent the Company
maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries,
the employee will be covered by such policies as to provide the employee the same rights and
benefits as are accorded to the most favorably similarly situated insured.
The above discussion of the DGCL and the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statute and
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
*4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346)
filed July 30, 2007).
*4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346) filed December 18, 2008).
4.3
ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
*
Incorporated by reference
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the 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 (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference 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.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) the Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of New York, New York, on September 9, 2010.
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:
/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name:
Dennis P. Byrnes
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Philip G. Heasley
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
September 9, 2010
Philip G. Heasley
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Scott W. Behrens
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
September 9, 2010
Scott W. Behrens
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Harlan F. Seymour
Chairman of the Board of
Directors and a Director
September 9, 2010
Harlan F. Seymour
/s/ Jan H. Suwinski
Director
September 9, 2010
Jan H. Suwinski
/s/ John D. Curtis
Director
September 9, 2010
John D. Curtis
/s/ John M. Shay, Jr.
Director
September 9, 2010
John M. Shay, Jr.
/s/ Alfred R. Berkeley, III
Director
September 9, 2010
Alfred R. Berkeley, III
/s/ John E. Stokely
Director
September 9, 2010
John E. Stokely
/s/ James C. McGroddy
Director
September 9, 2010
James C. McGroddy
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
*4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346)
filed July 30, 2007).
*4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346) filed December 18, 2008).
4.3
ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.3
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
*
Incorporated by reference