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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;2, 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>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<BR>  </B></FONT><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>QAD&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="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>77-0105228</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>6450 Via Real<BR>
Carpinteria, California 93013<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>QAD&nbsp;INC. 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM<BR>
(AMENDED&nbsp;&amp; RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 21, 2001)<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Kathleen M. Fisher<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
QAD&nbsp;INC.<BR>
6450 Via Real<BR>
Carpinteria, California 93013<BR>
Telephone: (805)&nbsp;684-6614<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B><I>Copy Of All Communication To:</I></B></FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=1><B>Blase P. Dillingham, Esq.<BR>
Gregory C. Schick, Esq.<BR>
Kevin D. Gonzalez, Esq.<BR>
Orrick, Herrington&nbsp;&amp; Sutcliffe LLP<BR>
777 South Figueroa Street<BR>
Suite 3200<BR>
Los Angeles, California 90017-5855<BR>
(213)&nbsp;629-2020  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount To<BR>
Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock ($0.001 par value per share) issuable under the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (amended &amp; restated effective March 21, 2001) (the "Incentive Program"):</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>8,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$3.33</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$26,640,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$6,660</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Estimated
solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h). The offering price per share and the aggregate offering price are
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on July&nbsp;31, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF<BR>  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-35367 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on September&nbsp;11, 1997 is incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Orrick, Herrington &amp; Sutcliffe LLP is contained in Exhibit 5 of this Registration Statement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>99</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (amended &amp; restated effective March 21, 2001)*</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
as an exhibit with Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, filed June&nbsp;15, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Carpinteria, State of California, on July 31, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KATHLEEN M. FISHER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Financial Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kathleen M. Fisher, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KARL F. LOPKER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Karl F. Lopker</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAMELA M. LOPKER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Pamela M. Lopker</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board, President and Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;30, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KATHLEEN M. FISHER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kathleen M. Fisher</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>VALERIE J. MILLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Valerie J. Miller</FONT></TD>
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Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER R. VAN CUYLENBURG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Peter R. Van Cuylenburg</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KOH BOON HWEE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Koh Boon Hwee</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFFREY A. LIPKIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffrey A. Lipkin</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. J. "BERT" MOYER</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. J. "Bert" Moyer</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
QAD INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0105228
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6450 Via Real
Carpinteria, California 93013
(Address of principal executive offices)
QAD INC. 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(AMENDED & RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 21, 2001)
(Full title of the plan)
Kathleen M. Fisher
Chief Financial Officer
QAD INC.
6450 Via Real
Carpinteria, California 93013
Telephone: (805) 684-6614
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy Of All Communication To:
Blase P. Dillingham, Esq.
Gregory C. Schick, Esq.
Kevin D. Gonzalez, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
777 South Figueroa Street
Suite 3200
Los Angeles, California 90017-5855
(213) 629-2020
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount To
Be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (1)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock ($0.001 par value per share) issuable under the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (amended & restated effective March 21, 2001) (the "Incentive Program"):
8,000,000
$3.33
$26,640,000
$6,660
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The offering price per share and the aggregate offering price are
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on July 31, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-35367 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on September 11, 1997 is incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
5
Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors
23.2
Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is contained in Exhibit 5 of this Registration Statement
24
Power of Attorney follows signature page
99
QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (amended & restated effective March 21, 2001)*
*
Filed
as an exhibit with Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, filed June 15, 2001.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Carpinteria, State of California, on July 31, 2001.
QAD INC.
By:
/s/
KATHLEEN M. FISHER
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kathleen M. Fisher, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/
KARL F. LOPKER
Karl F. Lopker
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
July 31, 2001
/s/
PAMELA M. LOPKER
Pamela M. Lopker
Chairman of the Board, President and Director
July 30, 2001
/s/
KATHLEEN M. FISHER
Kathleen M. Fisher
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
July 31, 2001
/s/
VALERIE J. MILLER
Valerie J. Miller
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 31, 2001
/s/
PETER R. VAN CUYLENBURG
Peter R. Van Cuylenburg
Director
July 31, 2001
/s/
KOH BOON HWEE
Koh Boon Hwee
Director
July 31, 2001
/s/
JEFFREY A. LIPKIN
Jeffrey A. Lipkin
Director
July 31, 2001
/s/
A. J. "BERT" MOYER
A. J. "Bert" Moyer
Director
July 31, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
5
Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors
23.2
Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is contained in Exhibit 5 of this Registration Statement
24
Power of Attorney follows signature page
99
QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (amended & restated effective March 21, 2001)*
*
Filed
as an exhibit with Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, filed June 15, 2001.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX