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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2002</FONT>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8</b></FONT>

<div align="center"><FONT size="2">Registration Statement Under The
Securities Act Of 1933</FONT></div>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>HNC SOFTWARE INC.</B></FONT>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></DIV>

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<B>33-0248788</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>5935 Cornerstone Court West<BR>
San Diego, California 92121-3728</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Kenneth J. Saunders<br>Chief Financial Officer<br>HNC Software Inc.<br>5935 Cornerstone Court West<br>San Diego, California 92121-3728<br>(858)&nbsp;799-8000</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</FONT></DIV>


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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
Kenneth A. Linhares, Esq.<BR>
Sylvia P. Barboza<BR>
Fenwick &#038; West LLP<BR>
Two Palo Alto Square<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94306</FONT>

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        <TD valign="top" NOWRAP><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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354,255 Shares (1)
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Consists of shares available for grant under Registrant&#146;s 1995 Employee
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated as of June 10, 2002 pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) solely for the
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Fee calculated pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a82315orexv4w01.txt">EXHIBIT 4.01</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>HNC SOFTWARE INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;) or the latest prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
<I>"</I><B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;) that contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">All other reports filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
annual report or prospectus referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the
Commission under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from
the date of the filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Registrant by Fenwick &#038; West LLP, of Palo Alto,
California. Members of the firm of Fenwick &#038; West LLP own an aggregate of
3,314 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors to the Registrant or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability: (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)
under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv)&nbsp;for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, as permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that: (i)&nbsp;the Registrant
is required to indemnify its directors and officers, as well as directors and
officers of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan
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<P><FONT size="2">or other enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at
the request of the Registrant, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law; (ii)&nbsp;the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify
other officers, employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General
Corporation Law; (iii)&nbsp;upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such advances if
indemnification is determined to be unavailable, the Registrant is required to
advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in connection with a
proceeding (except that the Registrant is not required to advance expenses to a
person against whom it brings a claim for breach of the duty of loyalty,
failure to act in good faith, intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law
or deriving an improper personal benefit); (iv)&nbsp;the rights conferred in the
Bylaws are not exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into
indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees and
agents; and (v)&nbsp;the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions
in a way that adversely affects the indemnification provided thereunder.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnity agreements provide that directors
and officers will be indemnified and held harmless against all expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and settlement amounts paid or reasonably incurred by them in any action, suit
or proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the
Registrant, on account of their services as a director or officer of the
Registrant or as directors or officers of any other corporation, partnership or
enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the
Registrant; except that no indemnity is provided in a derivative action in
which such director or officer is finally adjudged by a court to be liable to
the Registrant due to willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duty
to the Registrant, unless the court determines that such director or officer is
entitled to indemnification. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to
the agreements to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified party with
respect to proceedings or claims (i)&nbsp;initiated voluntarily by the indemnified
party and not by way of defense, except with respect to a proceeding authorized
by the Board of Directors and successful proceedings brought to enforce a right
to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses under the indemnity
agreements; (ii)&nbsp;for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (iii)&nbsp;on account of any suit in which
judgment is rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits
made from the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act and
related laws and regulations; (iv)&nbsp;on account of conduct by an indemnified
party that is finally adjudged to have been in bad faith or conduct that the
indemnified party did not reasonably believe to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Registrant; (v)&nbsp;on account of any criminal action or
proceeding arising out of conduct that the indemnified party had reasonable
cause to believe was unlawful; or (vi)&nbsp;if a final decision by a court having
jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not
lawful.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnity agreement requires a director or officer to reimburse the
Registrant for expenses advanced only if and to the extent it is ultimately
determined that the director or executive officer is not entitled, under
Delaware law, the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant&#146;s
Bylaws, his or her indemnity agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for such
expenses. The indemnity agreement provides that it is not exclusive of any
rights a director or executive officer may have under the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, other agreements, any majority-in-interest vote of
the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, Delaware law, or
otherwise.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its directors and officers, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and
officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnity agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and
officer liability insurance to the extent readily available. The Registrant
currently carries a director and officer insurance policy.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
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Form of 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Subscription
Agreement and Enrollment Form. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.04 to Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement filed on May
5, 1995, File No.&nbsp;33-91932, and subsequently amended (the &#147;IPO
S-1&#148;)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on June&nbsp;13, 1996. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i).04 to Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.04</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment to Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
June&nbsp;12, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.08 to
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement filed on June&nbsp;28, 2000,
File No.&nbsp;333-40344.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.05</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, as amended. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;4.03 to Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-3 Registration Statement, as
amended, filed on February&nbsp;5, 2002, File No.&nbsp;333-72804.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.06</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of specimen certificate for Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.01 to the IPO S-1.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.02</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">24.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see page 6)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&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:
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        <TD><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></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&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 the 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 and high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><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;
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission 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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&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 <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;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&#146;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 <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 provisions described in Item&nbsp;6 hereof, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange 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 hereby, 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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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&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 San Diego, State of California, on June&nbsp;11,
2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2">HNC SOFTWARE INC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By: </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">/s/ Kenneth J. Saunders</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><hr size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD nowrap colspan="2"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">Kenneth J. Saunders<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John Mutch, Kenneth J. Saunders and
Russell C. Clark, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, 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 it might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
      <td nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Principal Executive Officer:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John Mutch
<HR size="1" noshade>
John Mutch</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Principal Financial Officer:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Kenneth J. Saunders
<HR size="1" noshade>
Kenneth J. Saunders</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Principal Accounting Officer:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Russell C. Clark
<HR size="1" noshade>
Russell C. Clark</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President, Corporate Finance and
Assistant Secretary
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Additional Directors:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Edward K. Chandler
<HR size="1" noshade>
Edward K. Chandler</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David Chen
<HR size="1" noshade>
David Chen</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thomas F. Farb
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Thomas F. Farb</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Alex W. Hart
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Alex W. Hart</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 4, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Louis A. Simpson
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Louis A. Simpson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June 5, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.01</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended through January&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.02</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Subscription
Agreement and Enrollment Form. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.04 to Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement filed on May
5, 1995, File No.&nbsp;33-91932, and subsequently amended (the &#147;IPO
S-1&#148;)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on June&nbsp;13, 1996. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i).04 to Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.04</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Amendment to Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
June&nbsp;12, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.08 to
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement filed on June&nbsp;28, 2000,
File No.&nbsp;333-40344.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.05</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, as amended. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;4.03 to Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-3 Registration Statement, as
amended, filed on February&nbsp;5, 2002, File No.&nbsp;333-72804.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.06</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of specimen certificate for Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.01 to the IPO S-1.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.02</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">24.01</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see page 6)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2002
Registration No. 333-_____
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement Under The
Securities Act Of 1933
HNC SOFTWARE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
33-0248788
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5935 Cornerstone Court West
San Diego, California 92121-3728
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kenneth J. Saunders
Chief Financial Officer
HNC Software Inc.
5935 Cornerstone Court West
San Diego, California 92121-3728
(858) 799-8000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Kenneth A. Linhares, Esq.
Sylvia P. Barboza
Fenwick & West LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
354,255 Shares (1)
$
19.605(2)
$
6,945,169.28(2)
$
638.96(3
)
(1)
Consists of shares available for grant under Registrant's 1995 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Estimated as of June 10, 2002 pursuant to Rule 457(c) solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3)
Fee calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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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.  Interests 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
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.01
EXHIBIT 5.01
EXHIBIT 23.02
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HNC SOFTWARE INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
Commission
") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "
Exchange Act
") or the latest prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
Securities Act
") that contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed.
(b)
All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
annual report or prospectus referred to in (a) above.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from
the date of the filing of such documents.
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Registrant by Fenwick & West LLP, of Palo Alto,
California. Members of the firm of Fenwick & West LLP own an aggregate of
3,314 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors to the Registrant or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability: (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that: (i) the Registrant
is required to indemnify its directors and officers, as well as directors and
officers of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan
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or other enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at
the request of the Registrant, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law; (ii) the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify
other officers, employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General
Corporation Law; (iii) upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such advances if
indemnification is determined to be unavailable, the Registrant is required to
advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in connection with a
proceeding (except that the Registrant is not required to advance expenses to a
person against whom it brings a claim for breach of the duty of loyalty,
failure to act in good faith, intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law
or deriving an improper personal benefit); (iv) the rights conferred in the
Bylaws are not exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into
indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees and
agents; and (v) the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions
in a way that adversely affects the indemnification provided thereunder.
The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnity agreements provide that directors
and officers will be indemnified and held harmless against all expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and settlement amounts paid or reasonably incurred by them in any action, suit
or proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the
Registrant, on account of their services as a director or officer of the
Registrant or as directors or officers of any other corporation, partnership or
enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the
Registrant; except that no indemnity is provided in a derivative action in
which such director or officer is finally adjudged by a court to be liable to
the Registrant due to willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duty
to the Registrant, unless the court determines that such director or officer is
entitled to indemnification. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to
the agreements to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified party with
respect to proceedings or claims (i) initiated voluntarily by the indemnified
party and not by way of defense, except with respect to a proceeding authorized
by the Board of Directors and successful proceedings brought to enforce a right
to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses under the indemnity
agreements; (ii) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (iii) on account of any suit in which
judgment is rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits
made from the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and
related laws and regulations; (iv) on account of conduct by an indemnified
party that is finally adjudged to have been in bad faith or conduct that the
indemnified party did not reasonably believe to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Registrant; (v) on account of any criminal action or
proceeding arising out of conduct that the indemnified party had reasonable
cause to believe was unlawful; or (vi) if a final decision by a court having
jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not
lawful.
The indemnity agreement requires a director or officer to reimburse the
Registrant for expenses advanced only if and to the extent it is ultimately
determined that the director or executive officer is not entitled, under
Delaware law, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant's
Bylaws, his or her indemnity agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for such
expenses. The indemnity agreement provides that it is not exclusive of any
rights a director or executive officer may have under the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, other agreements, any majority-in-interest vote of
the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, Delaware law, or
otherwise.
The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its directors and officers, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors and
officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
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The indemnity agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and
officer liability insurance to the extent readily available. The Registrant
currently carries a director and officer insurance policy.
Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
4.01
HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended through January 1, 2002.
4.02
Form of 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Subscription
Agreement and Enrollment Form. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.04 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May
5, 1995, File No. 33-91932, and subsequently amended (the "IPO
S-1")
4.03
Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 13, 1996. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3(i).04 to Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.
4.04
Certificate of Amendment to Registrant's Restated Certificate
of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
June 12, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.08 to
Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement filed on June 28, 2000,
File No. 333-40344.
4.05
Registrant's Bylaws, as amended. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.03 to Registrant's Form S-3 Registration Statement, as
amended, filed on February 5, 2002, File No. 333-72804.
4.06
Form of specimen certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the IPO S-1.
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page 6)
Item 9.  Undertakings.
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;
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(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 the 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 and high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 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 (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission 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.
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.
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 provisions described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange 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 hereby, 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 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 San Diego, State of California, on June 11,
2002.
HNC SOFTWARE INC.
By:
/s/ Kenneth J. Saunders
Kenneth J. Saunders
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John Mutch, Kenneth J. Saunders and
Russell C. Clark, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, 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 it might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or
substitutes, 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
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ John Mutch
John Mutch
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
June 11, 2002
Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ Kenneth J. Saunders
Kenneth J. Saunders
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
June 11, 2002
Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Russell C. Clark
Russell C. Clark
Vice President, Corporate Finance and
Assistant Secretary
June 11, 2002
Additional Directors:
/s/ Edward K. Chandler
Edward K. Chandler
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/ David Chen
David Chen
Director
June 11, 2002
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/s/ Thomas F. Farb
Thomas F. Farb
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/ Alex W. Hart
Alex W. Hart
Director
June 4, 2002
/s/ Louis A. Simpson
Louis A. Simpson
Director
June 5, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
4.01
HNC Software Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended through January 1, 2002.
4.02
Form of 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Subscription
Agreement and Enrollment Form. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.04 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement filed on May
5, 1995, File No. 33-91932, and subsequently amended (the "IPO
S-1")
4.03
Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 13, 1996. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3(i).04 to Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.
4.04
Certificate of Amendment to Registrant's Restated Certificate
of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
June 12, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.08 to
Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement filed on June 28, 2000,
File No. 333-40344.
4.05
Registrant's Bylaws, as amended. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.03 to Registrant's Form S-3 Registration Statement, as
amended, filed on February 5, 2002, File No. 333-72804.
4.06
Form of specimen certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the IPO S-1.
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01)
23.02
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page 6)
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