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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State of incorporation)<BR></FONT>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3611 Valley Centre Drive<BR>
Fifth Floor<BR>
San Diego, CA 92130<BR>
(858) 481-5000<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal<BR>
executive offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>95-3773312<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Extricity,&nbsp;Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Eric P. Deller<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
3611 Valley Centre Drive<BR>
Fifth Floor<BR>
San Diego, CA 92130<BR>
(858) 481-5000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Copy to:</I></FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Douglas H. Collom, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, P.C.<BR>
650 Page&nbsp;Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
(650) 493-9300  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Maximum Amount to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.001 par value to be issued under the Extricity,&nbsp;Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>706,692 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.72</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11,815,890.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,953.97</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>TOTAL</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>706,692 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.72</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11,815,890.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,953.97</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of computing the
amount of the registration fee based on the weighted average exercise price of $16.72 per share covering authorized but unissued shares under the Extricity,&nbsp;Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peregrine Systems,&nbsp;Inc. ("Peregrine") hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, September&nbsp;30, 2000 and December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;22, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act (which incorporated certain financial
statements, notes and reports in its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-367444)).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
two current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 3, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;13, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;30, 2001 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of Peregrine's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed March&nbsp;7, 1997 pursuant to Section 12(g)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by Peregrine pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its charter documents and in agreements between the corporation and its
directors and officers, provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by current law. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IX of Peregrine's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI
of Peregrine's Bylaws provides for the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on behalf of the corporation to the fullest extent permissible
under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peregrine
has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in Peregrine's Bylaws, and intends to
enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Peregrine pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, Peregrine has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is
therefore unenforceable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C., as to legality of securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10.33</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Extricity,&nbsp;Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan and form of stock option agreement thereunder.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (see page&nbsp;II-4).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Rule&nbsp;415
Offering Peregrine hereby undertakes:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=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;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filings
incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peregrine
hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Peregrine's annual report pursuant to section
13(a)&nbsp;or section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant </FONT></P>

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to section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Request
for acceleration of effective date or filing of registration statement on Form S-8 </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Peregrine pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, Peregrine has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange 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 Peregrine of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of Peregrine 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, Peregrine 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. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Peregrine has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 30th day of April, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN P. GARDNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen P. Gardner<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard T. Nelson and Eric P. Deller and each one
of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN P. GARDNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen P. Gardner</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>April&nbsp;30, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MATTHEW C. GLESS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Matthew C. Gless</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director</FONT></TD>
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April&nbsp;30, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN J. MOORES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John J. Moores</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April&nbsp;30, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHRISTOPHER A. COLE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Christopher A. Cole</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation)
3611 Valley Centre Drive
Fifth Floor
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 481-5000
(Address of principal
executive offices)
95-3773312
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Extricity, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Eric P. Deller
Vice President and General Counsel
3611 Valley Centre Drive
Fifth Floor
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 481-5000
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Douglas H. Collom, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Maximum Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value to be issued under the Extricity, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan
706,692 shares
$16.72
$11,815,890.24
$2,953.97
TOTAL
706,692 shares
$16.72
$11,815,890.24
$2,953.97
(1)
Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of computing the
amount of the registration fee based on the weighted average exercise price of $16.72 per share covering authorized but unissued shares under the Extricity, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Peregrine Systems, Inc. ("Peregrine") hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents:
(a)
Peregrine's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b)
Peregrine's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2000, September 30, 2000 and December 31, 2000 filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(c)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(d)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 29, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act (which incorporated certain financial
statements, notes and reports in its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-367444)).
(e)
Peregrine's
two current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 3, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(f)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 13, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(g)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(h)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 11, 2000 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(i)
Peregrine's
current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(j)
The
description of Peregrine's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed March 7, 1997 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
All
documents subsequently filed by Peregrine pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing 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 permits a corporation to include in its charter documents and in agreements between the corporation and its
directors and officers, provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by current law.
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Article IX of Peregrine's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law.
Article VI
of Peregrine's Bylaws provides for the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on behalf of the corporation to the fullest extent permissible
under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
Peregrine
has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in Peregrine's Bylaws, and intends to
enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Peregrine pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, Peregrine has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is
therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., as to legality of securities being registered.
10.33
Extricity, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan and form of stock option agreement thereunder.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-4).
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)
Rule 415
Offering Peregrine hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(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)
Filings
incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference
Peregrine
hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Peregrine'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
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to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Request
for acceleration of effective date or filing of registration statement on Form S-8
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Peregrine pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, Peregrine has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange 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 Peregrine of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of Peregrine 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, Peregrine 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, as amended, Peregrine has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 30th day of April, 2001.
PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/
STEPHEN P. GARDNER
Stephen P. Gardner
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard T. Nelson and Eric P. Deller and each one
of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
STEPHEN P. GARDNER
Stephen P. Gardner
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman
April 30, 2001
/s/
MATTHEW C. GLESS
Matthew C. Gless
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
JOHN J. MOORES
John J. Moores
Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
CHRISTOPHER A. COLE
Christopher A. Cole
Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
CHARLES E. NOELL III
Charles E. Noell III
Director
April 30, 2001
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/s/
THOMAS G. WATROUS, SR.
Thomas G. Watrous, Sr.
Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
WILLIAM D. SAVOY
William D. Savoy
Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
WILLIAM B. RICHARDSON
William B. Richardson
Director
April 30, 2001
/s/
BARRY M. ARIKO
Barry M. Ariko
Director
April 30, 2001
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