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Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2002 </B></FONT><BR>


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<DIV ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Registration No.
333-_____  </B></FONT></DIV>

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EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></H1>


<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>22-2786386</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1200 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE<BR> MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960-6769<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></P>


<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>DENDRITE
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CHRISTINE A. PELLIZZARI, Esq.<BR>
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY<BR>
DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
1200 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE<BR>
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960-6769<BR>
973-425-1200<BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)</FONT></P>

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     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>per Share (2)</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price (2)</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">Amount of <BR>Registration<BR>Fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">Common Stock,</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">no par value per share</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;450,000</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$6.26</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$2,817,000</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$259.16</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant  to  Rule  416(b)  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;) additional shares of Common Stock may be issuable pursuant to anti-dilution
provisions of the Dendrite International, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on
the average high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on October 22, 2002.  </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 3. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U> Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Form S-8 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;Commission&#148;)
pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The contents of prior Registration
Statements on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on April 1, 1997 (File No. 333-24329) is
incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
additional 450,000 shares being registered pursuant to this Form S-8 constitute shares of
Dendrite International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) Common Stock which may be issued
to satisfy awards granted under the Plan. The increase in the number of shares authorized
for issuance under the Plan was approved by shareholders at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:  </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) The
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company&#146;s latest annual report. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, no par value contained in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 24, 1995. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(d) The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 9, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(e) The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 21, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Registrant after the date of this Registration Statement pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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, hereby are 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 shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that
a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also 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.  </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=74%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
*&nbsp;After reasonable efforts,
the Company has been unable to obtain the consent of
Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation in this Registration Statement of its
report with respect to the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements,
which appeared in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. Under these circumstances, Rule 437(a) under the
Securities Act permits this Registration Statement to be filed without a written
consent from Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result, Plan participants may not be able
to recover damages from Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities
Act, for any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a
material fact, contained in the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2001.</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&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 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 Morristown, State of New Jersey,
on this 23rd day of October, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dendrite International, Inc.<BR>
(Registrant)<BR><BR>
<BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;LUKE M. BESHAR<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Luke M. Beshar<BR>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and Chief<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Officer </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned officers and directors of the
Registrant hereby severally constitutes and appoints John E. Bailye, Luke M. Beshar and Christine A.
Pellizzari, and each of them, their true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the undersigned,
in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement (including any post-effective amendments), and
to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>JOHN E. BAILYE
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>John E. Bailye</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>LUKE M. BESHAR
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Luke M. Beshar</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President and Chief<BR>Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>BRENT J. COSGROVE
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Brent J. Cosgrove</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President and Corporate<BR>Controller (Principal Accounting<BR>
Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>BERNARD M. GOLDSMITH
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Bernard M. Goldsmith</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>DEBORAH C. HOPKINS
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Deborah C. Hopkins</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EDWARD J. KFOURY
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Edward J. Kfoury</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PAUL A. MARGOLIS
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Paul A. Margolis</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>JOHN H. MARTINSON
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>John H. Martinson</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>TERENCE H. OSBORNE
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Terence H. Osborne</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 23, 2002</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PATRICK J. ZENNER
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Patrick J. Zenner</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=71%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
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<TD WIDTH=71%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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*&nbsp;After reasonable efforts,
the Company has been unable to obtain the consent of
Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation in this Registration Statement of its
report with respect to the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements,
which appeared in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. Under these circumstances, Rule 437(a) under the
Securities Act permits this Registration Statement to be filed without a written
consent from Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result, Plan participants may not be able
to recover damages from Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities
Act, for any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a
material fact, contained in the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements
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S-8 - DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2002
Registration No.
333-_____
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW JERSEY
22-2786386
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1200 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960-6769
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
DENDRITE
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
CHRISTINE A. PELLIZZARI, Esq.
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1200 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960-6769
973-425-1200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to
be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock,
no par value per share
450,000
$6.26
$2,817,000
$259.16
_________________
(1)
Pursuant  to  Rule  416(b)  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the
"Securities Act") additional shares of Common Stock may be issuable pursuant to anti-dilution
provisions of the Dendrite International, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended (the "Plan").
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on
the average high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on October 22, 2002.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
This
Form S-8 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission")
pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The contents of prior Registration
Statements on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on April 1, 1997 (File No. 333-24329) is
incorporated herein by reference.
The
additional 450,000 shares being registered pursuant to this Form S-8 constitute shares of
Dendrite International, Inc. (the "Company") Common Stock which may be issued
to satisfy awards granted under the Plan. The increase in the number of shares authorized
for issuance under the Plan was approved by shareholders at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
The
following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed
on March 29, 2002.
(b) All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company's latest annual report.
(c) The
description of the Company's Common Stock, no par value contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 24, 1995.
(d) The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 9, 1995.
(e) The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 21, 1995.
All
documents filed by the Registrant after the date of this Registration Statement pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), 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, hereby are 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 shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that
a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also 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 8.
Exhibits
5
Opinion
of Legal Counsel.
23.1
Consent
of Independent Public Accountants (omitted pursuant to Rule 437(a)).*
23.2
Consent
of Legal Counsel (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
24
Power
of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
* After reasonable efforts,
the Company has been unable to obtain the consent of
Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation in this Registration Statement of its
report with respect to the Company's consolidated financial statements,
which appeared in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. Under these circumstances, Rule 437(a) under the
Securities Act permits this Registration Statement to be filed without a written
consent from Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result, Plan participants may not be able
to recover damages from Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities
Act, for any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a
material fact, contained in the Company's consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2001.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Morristown, State of New Jersey,
on this 23rd day of October, 2002.
Dendrite International, Inc.
(Registrant)
By:  LUKE M. BESHAR
——————————————
Name:  Luke M. Beshar
Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned officers and directors of the
Registrant hereby severally constitutes and appoints John E. Bailye, Luke M. Beshar and Christine A.
Pellizzari, and each of them, their true and lawful attorney-in-fact for the undersigned,
in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement (including any post-effective amendments), and
to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
JOHN E. BAILYE
——————————
John E. Bailye
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 23, 2002
LUKE M. BESHAR
——————————
Luke M. Beshar
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
October 23, 2002
BRENT J. COSGROVE
——————————
Brent J. Cosgrove
Vice President and Corporate
Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)
October 23, 2002
BERNARD M. GOLDSMITH
——————————
Bernard M. Goldsmith
Director
October 23, 2002
DEBORAH C. HOPKINS
——————————
Deborah C. Hopkins
Director
October 23, 2002
EDWARD J. KFOURY
——————————
Edward J. Kfoury
Director
October 23, 2002
PAUL A. MARGOLIS
——————————
Paul A. Margolis
Director
October 23, 2002
JOHN H. MARTINSON
——————————
John H. Martinson
Director
October 23, 2002
TERENCE H. OSBORNE
——————————
Terence H. Osborne
Director
October 23, 2002
PATRICK J. ZENNER
——————————
Patrick J. Zenner
Director
October 23, 2002
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion
of Legal Counsel.
23.1
Consent
of Independent Public Accountants (omitted pursuant to Rule 437(a)).*
23.2
Consent
of Legal Counsel (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
24
Power
of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
* After reasonable efforts,
the Company has been unable to obtain the consent of
Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation in this Registration Statement of its
report with respect to the Company's consolidated financial statements,
which appeared in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. Under these circumstances, Rule 437(a) under the
Securities Act permits this Registration Statement to be filed without a written
consent from Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result, Plan participants may not be able
to recover damages from Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities
Act, for any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a
material fact, contained in the Company's consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2001.