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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>EXE TECHNOLOGIES,&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="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>75-1719817</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>8787 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas</B></FONT></TD>
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75247</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
1997 INCENTIVE AND NON-QUALIFIED 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>Raymond R. Hood<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
EXE Technologies,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
8787 Stemmons Freeway<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75247<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(214)&nbsp;775-6000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Number of Shares to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum offering price per share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock $.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$1.04(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$3,120,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$288.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average
of the bid and asked price of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August&nbsp;1, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
File No.&nbsp;333-55320, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;9, 2001 by EXE Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant"), relating to the Registrant's
1997 Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Dallas, Texas, on the
2<SUP>nd</SUP> day of August, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RAYMOND R. HOOD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Raymond R. Hood<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of EXE Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint Raymond R. Hood and Kenneth R. Vines, and each
of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as
officers and directors to enable EXE Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. to comply with all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RAYMOND R. HOOD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Raymond R. Hood</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KENNETH R. VINES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kenneth R. Vines</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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August&nbsp;2, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFFREY R. RODEK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffrey R. Rodek</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAY C. HOAG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jay C. Hoag</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM J. LANSING</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William J. Lansing</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KLAUS P. BESIER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Klaus P. Besier</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;22, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GREGORY A. BRADY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory A. Brady</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN A. DENNING</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven A. Denning</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1b to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
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Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EXE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
75-1719817
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
8787 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas
75247
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1997 INCENTIVE AND NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Raymond R. Hood
Chief Executive Officer
EXE Technologies, Inc.
8787 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75247
(Name and address of agent for service)
(214) 775-6000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Number of Shares to be Registered
Proposed maximum offering price per share
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock $.01 par value
3,000,000
$1.04(1)
$3,120,000
$288.00
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average
of the bid and asked price of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 1, 2002.
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8,
File No. 333-55320, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2001 by EXE Technologies, Inc. (the "Registrant"), relating to the Registrant's
1997 Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
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 Dallas, Texas, on the
2
nd
day of August, 2002.
EXE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/
RAYMOND R. HOOD
Raymond R. Hood
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of EXE Technologies, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint Raymond R. Hood and Kenneth R. Vines, and each
of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as
officers and directors to enable EXE Technologies, Inc. to comply with all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
RAYMOND R. HOOD
Raymond R. Hood
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (principal executive officer)
August 2, 2002
/s/
KENNETH R. VINES
Kenneth R. Vines
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
August 2, 2002
/s/
JEFFREY R. RODEK
Jeffrey R. Rodek
Director
August 2, 2002
/s/
JAY C. HOAG
Jay C. Hoag
Director
August 2, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM J. LANSING
William J. Lansing
Director
July 20, 2002
/s/
KLAUS P. BESIER
Klaus P. Besier
Director
July 22, 2002
/s/
GREGORY A. BRADY
Gregory A. Brady
Director
July 20, 2002
/s/
STEVEN A. DENNING
Steven A. Denning
Director
August 2, 2002
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1b to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
2000).
4.2
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2001).
5.1
Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP.
23.1
Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (Included on Signature Page)
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