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			Form S-8
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			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">FORM S-8</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Under the Securities Act of 1933</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:14pt;">ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:101pt;"></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:209pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;">Wisconsin</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;">39-1388360</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:55pt;"></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:163pt;text-align:center"><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">(State of Incorporation)</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;"> (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:106pt;"></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">10850 West Park Place, Suite 1200</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;"></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:125pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;">Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-3025</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;">53224</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:106pt;"></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:250pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;"></font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;">(Zip Code)</font></font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">____________________________________</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">William A. Nurthen</font><br /><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Chief Financial Officer</font><br /><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;">ARI Network Services, Inc.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">10850 West Park Place, Suite 1200</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-3025</font><br /><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(414) 973-4300</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">With a copy to:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">C.J. Wauters</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">780 North Water Street</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">(414) 273-3500</font>
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			<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.&nbsp;&nbsp;See the definitions of &#x201C;large accelerated filer,&#x201D; &#x201C;accelerated filer&#x201D; and &#x201C;smaller reporting company&#x201D; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):</font>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:47pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">Non-accelerated filer</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">&#x2610;</font></font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font>
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						<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-size:9pt;">to be registered</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">$.001 par value</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">1,200,000</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">$749.64</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#x201C;Securities Act&#x201D;), this Registration Statement shall also be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;The price per share and offering price are calculated based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant&#x2019;s Common Stock on the NASDA</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">Q Capital Market on March&nbsp;13</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000;">, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8 under the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the Company hereby incorporates by reference the contents of Registration </font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Statement Nos.&nbsp;333-171491 and 333-193232, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;30, 2010 and January&nbsp;8, 2014, respectively, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein.</font>
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			<font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;color:#000000;">Exhibits</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">10.1</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the Registrant&#x2019;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;28, 2016.</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">5</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Opinion of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C. regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">23.1</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Consent of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">II-</font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">2</font><font style="display: inline;"></font>

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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Milwaukee,</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;"> State of Wisconsin, on March 17</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">, 2017.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.</font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:7.25pt;"><font style="display: inline;">By:</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Roy W. Olivier</font></font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Roy W. Olivier</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font>
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			<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:124.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ Roy W. Olivier</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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						<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:normal;">March 17, 2017</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:110.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ William A. Nurthen</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)</font></p>
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						<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:normal;">March 17, 2017</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:122.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ Chad J. Cooper</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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						<font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;text-decoration:none;">Chad J. Cooper</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:102.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ William H. Luden, III</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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						<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;font-weight:normal;">March 17, 2017</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:101.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ William C. Mortimore</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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						<font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;text-decoration:none;">William C. Mortimore</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:104.5pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;">/s/ Robert Y. Newell, IV</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:right"><font style="text-decoration:underline;display: inline;"></font></font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;">10.1</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the Registrant&#x2019;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;28, 2016.</font>
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Form S-8
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under the Securities Act of 1933
ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Wisconsin
39-1388360
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10850 West Park Place, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-3025
53224
(Zip Code)
____________________________________
Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
____________________________________
William A. Nurthen
Chief Financial Officer
ARI Network Services, Inc.
10850 West Park Place, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-3025
(414) 973-4300
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
C.J. Wauters
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 273-3500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
☒
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,
$.001 par value
1,200,000
$5.39
$6,468,000
$749.64
﻿
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act.  The price per share and offering price are calculated based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the NASDA
Q Capital Market on March 13
, 201
7
, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.  In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company hereby incorporates by reference the contents of Registration
Statement Nos. 333-171491 and 333-193232, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2010 and January 8, 2014, respectively, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein.
Exhibits
10.1
Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on November 28, 2016.
5
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Wipfli LLP
﻿
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Milwaukee,
State of Wisconsin, on March 17
, 2017.
ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Roy W. Olivier
Roy W. Olivier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
﻿
Signature
Title
Date
﻿
/s/ Roy W. Olivier
Roy W. Olivier
President, Chief Executive Officer and  Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 17, 2017
/s/ William A. Nurthen
William A. Nurthen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
March 17, 2017
/s/ Chad J. Cooper
Chad J. Cooper
Director
March 17, 2017
/s/ William H. Luden, III
William H. Luden, III
Director
March 17, 2017
/s/ William C. Mortimore
William C. Mortimore
Director
March 17, 2017
/s/ Robert Y. Newell, IV
Robert Y. Newell, IV
Director
March 17, 2017
/s/ P. Lee Poseidon
P. Lee Poseidon
Director
March 17, 2017
﻿
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
10.1
Amended and Restated ARI Network Services, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on November 28, 2016.
5
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Wipfli LLP
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