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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
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>TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>47-0772104<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>224 South 108th Avenue<BR>
Omaha, Nebraska<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>68154<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Zip Code)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT<BR>
BETWEEN TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
AND GREGORY J. DUMAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>David P. Stokes, Esq.<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Transaction Systems Architects,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
224 South 108th Avenue<BR>
Omaha, Nebraska 68514<BR>
(402)&nbsp;334-5101<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>with a copy to:</I></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Albert G. McGrath, Jr.<BR>
Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie<BR>
2300 Trammell Crow Center<BR>
2001 Ross Avenue<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TH WIDTH="29%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities to be registered(1)<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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maximum offering<BR>
price per share (2)<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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aggregate offering<BR>
price (2)<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="29%"><FONT SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock, par value $.005 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>25,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$10.96</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$274,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$65.49</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement covers shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.005 per share, of Transaction Systems Architects,&nbsp;Inc. ("Registrant") that may be sold
upon the exercise of options granted to Gregory J. Duman. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement covers any
additional shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock of Registrant that may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Duman.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act. The fee is calculated on the basis of the
exercise price of the options granted by Registrant. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de5173_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed in (a)&nbsp;through (h)&nbsp;below are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. All documents subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement which indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on December&nbsp;29, 2000. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;14, 2001; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;1, 2001, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2001; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15,
2001; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated July&nbsp;9, 2001, filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;10, 2001; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated December&nbsp;14, 2000, filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;14, 2000, as amended by
Form&nbsp;8-K/A filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;30, 2001; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2001, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;15,
2001; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;The
description of the Registrant's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the
SEC on January&nbsp;11, 1995, including any amendments or reports that the Registrant files for the purpose of updating this description. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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NAME="de5173_item_5._interest_of_named_experts_and_counsel"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest of Named Experts and Counsel    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware Code"), the Registrant generally has the power to indemnify
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred by them in connection with any suit (other than a suit by or
in the right of the Registrant) to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a party by reason of their serving in such positions, or by reason of their serving at the Registrant's request in such
positions for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, so long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal action, they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Section&nbsp;145 of the </FONT></P>

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Delaware Code further provides that in connection with the defense or settlement of any action by or in the right of the corporation, a Delaware corporation may indemnify its present and former
directors,
officers, employees and agents against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them if, in connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith, in a manner they reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged liable to
the corporation unless the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought approves such indemnification. The statute also expressly provides that the power to indemnify
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
permitted by the Delaware Code, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Certificate of
Incorporation</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") provides for the indemnification of directors and officers, subject to certain limitations. The Certificate of Incorporation expressly provides for the
indemnification of a director or officer made a party, or threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is a director or officer of the Registrant. Pursuant to
the Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents. Such a policy is currently in
effect. The above discussion of the Certificate of Incorporation and of Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware Code is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificate of
Incorporation and the Delaware Code. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of the Registrant (the "Bylaws") provide that the Registrant shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by
reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another constituent corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such
capacity, against costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not meet the standards of conduct set fort above. The Registrant shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another constituent corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity,
against costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and any
appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or wanton misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Registrant unless
and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and </FONT></P>

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reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
described herein, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by him or on his behalf. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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5.1*</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Baker &amp; McKenzie</FONT></TD>
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10.1*</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Agreement dated May&nbsp;8, 2001 between Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and Gregory&nbsp;J. Duman</FONT></TD>
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23.1*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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23.2*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Baker &amp;McKenzie (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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24*</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>*
filed herewith </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3 or Form&nbsp;S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment </FONT></P>

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by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Omaha, State of
Nebraska, on December&nbsp;26, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><B>TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DWIGHT G. HANSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dwight G. Hanson,<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Dwight&nbsp;G. Hanson to file one or more amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement, which amendments may make such changes in this registration statement as he deems appropriate, and each such person hereby appoints Dwight&nbsp;G. Hanson
as attorney-in-fact to execute in the name and on behalf of the Registrant and any such person, individually and in each capacity stated below, any such amendments to this
registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GREGORY J. DUMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory J. Duman</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board and Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="23%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LARRY G. FENDLEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry G. Fendley</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DWIGHT G. HANSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dwight G. Hanson</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President</FONT></TD>
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December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD C. FUXA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward C. Fuxa</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Principal Accounting Officer and Controller</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="23%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES E. NOELL, III</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles E. Noell, III</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JIM D. KEVER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jim D. Kever</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROGER K. ALEXANDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Roger K. Alexander</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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December 26, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Baker&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;McKenzie</FONT></TD>
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10.1*</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Agreement dated May&nbsp;8, 2001 between Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and Gregory&nbsp;J. Duman</FONT></TD>
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23.1*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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24*</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de5173_1">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de5173_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de5173_3">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de5173_4">Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, 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.)
224 South 108th Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
(Address of principal executive offices)
68154
(Zip Code)
STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT
BETWEEN TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
AND GREGORY J. DUMAN
(Full title of the plan)
David P. Stokes, Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary
Transaction Systems Architects, Inc.
224 South 108th Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68514
(402) 334-5101
(Name, address, telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
with a copy to:
Albert G. McGrath, Jr.
Baker & McKenzie
2300 Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered(1)
Amount to be
registered
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share (2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $.005 per share
25,000
$10.96
$274,000
$65.49
(1)
This
registration statement covers shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.005 per share, of Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. ("Registrant") that may be sold
upon the exercise of options granted to Gregory J. Duman. Pursuant to Rule 416, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement covers any
additional shares of Class A Common Stock of Registrant that may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the agreement with Mr. Duman.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act. The fee is calculated on the basis of the
exercise price of the options granted by Registrant.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The documents listed in (a) through (h) below are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. All documents subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement which indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(a) The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on December 29, 2000.
(b) The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on
February 14, 2001;
(c) The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2001, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2001;
(d) The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on May 15,
2001;
(e) The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 9, 2001, filed with the Commission on July 10, 2001;
(f)  The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 14, 2000, filed with the Commission on December 14, 2000, as amended by
Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on July 30, 2001;
(g) The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2001, filed with the Commission on August 15,
2001; and
(h) The
description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the
SEC on January 11, 1995, including any amendments or reports that the Registrant files for the purpose of updating this description.
Item 4.  Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5.  Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Pursuant to Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware Code"), the Registrant generally has the power to indemnify
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred by them in connection with any suit (other than a suit by or
in the right of the Registrant) to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a party by reason of their serving in such positions, or by reason of their serving at the Registrant's request in such
positions for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, so long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal action, they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Section 145 of the
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Delaware Code further provides that in connection with the defense or settlement of any action by or in the right of the corporation, a Delaware corporation may indemnify its present and former
directors,
officers, employees and agents against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them if, in connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith, in a manner they reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged liable to
the corporation unless the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought approves such indemnification. The statute also expressly provides that the power to indemnify
authorized thereby is not exclusive of any rights granted under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
As
permitted by the Delaware Code, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant (the "
Certificate of
Incorporation
") provides for the indemnification of directors and officers, subject to certain limitations. The Certificate of Incorporation expressly provides for the
indemnification of a director or officer made a party, or threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is a director or officer of the Registrant. Pursuant to
the Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents. Such a policy is currently in
effect. The above discussion of the Certificate of Incorporation and of Section 145 of the Delaware Code is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificate of
Incorporation and the Delaware Code.
The
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of the Registrant (the "Bylaws") provide that the Registrant shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by
reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another constituent corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such
capacity, against costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not meet the standards of conduct set fort above. The Registrant shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another constituent corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity,
against costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and any
appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or wanton misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Registrant unless
and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
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reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
described herein, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by him or on his behalf.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed
None.
Item 8.  Exhibits
The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1*
Opinion of Baker & McKenzie
10.1*
Stock Option Agreement dated May 8, 2001 between Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and Gregory J. Duman
23.1*
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2*
Consent of Baker &McKenzie (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement)
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filed herewith
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 the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20% 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 the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
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by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference 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) The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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, 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 Omaha, State of
Nebraska, on December 26, 2001.
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
By:
/s/
DWIGHT G. HANSON
Dwight G. Hanson,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Senior Vice President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Dwight G. Hanson to file one or more amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement, which amendments may make such changes in this registration statement as he deems appropriate, and each such person hereby appoints Dwight G. Hanson
as attorney-in-fact to execute in the name and on behalf of the Registrant and any such person, individually and in each capacity stated below, any such amendments to this
registration statement.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
GREGORY J. DUMAN
Gregory J. Duman
Chairman of the Board and Director
December 26, 2001
/s/
LARRY G. FENDLEY
Larry G. Fendley
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
December 26, 2001
/s/
DWIGHT G. HANSON
Dwight G. Hanson
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President
December 26, 2001
/s/
EDWARD C. FUXA
Edward C. Fuxa
Principal Accounting Officer and Controller
December 26, 2001
/s/
CHARLES E. NOELL, III
Charles E. Noell, III
Director
December 26, 2001
/s/
JIM D. KEVER
Jim D. Kever
Director
December 26, 2001
/s/
ROGER K. ALEXANDER
Roger K. Alexander
Director
December 26, 2001
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Exhibit No.
Description
5.1*
Opinion of Baker & McKenzie
10.1*
Stock Option Agreement dated May 8, 2001 between Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and Gregory J. Duman
23.1*
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2*
Consent of Baker &McKenzie (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement)
*
filed herewith
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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