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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registration No.: 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="4" NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B></B><B><I>UNDER</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Georgia</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or other
jurisdiction of</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>58-1098795</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S.
Employer</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>470 East Paces Ferry Road, N. E. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30305 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1991 EMPLOYEE
STOCK OPTION PLAN, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS STOCK OPTION PLAN AND 2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN (COLLECTIVELY, THE &#147;PLANS&#148;) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full Title of the Plans)
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B></B><B><I>Agent for Service:</I></B><B></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Henry B. Levi, Esq.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Gambrell &amp; Stolz, L.L.P.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Suite 4300, SunTrust Plaza</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>303 Peachtree Street, N.E.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30308</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>James C. Edenfield and</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Vincent C. Klinges</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>American Software, Inc.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30305</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Telephone Number of Agent for Service: 404/577-6000 </B></FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per&nbsp;Share<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>of Share<SUP>2</SUP></B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee<SUP>3</SUP></B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="36%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Class A Common Shares, Par Value $.10</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5,787,591&nbsp;Shs.</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$2.79</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$17,905,280</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Shares reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 16, 2002 with respect to Shares
underlying options not yet granted; Shares underlying outstanding options have varying exercise prices. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to Rule 457(p), the fee reflects a credit for $1,793 in registration fees paid by the Registrant with respect to unsold securities registered under
Registration No. 333-44744, initial filing date August 29, 2000, which offsets $1,656 in registration fees otherwise due in connection with this registration. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="4"
NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PART I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The documents containing the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to plan participants as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the instructions to Part I, are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PART II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents and information previously filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
since April 30, 2002; and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be offered
hereby contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-81444) filed with the Commission on January 21, 1983, pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </FONT></DIV> <P></P>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B><I>Description of Securities.</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">The firm of Gambrell &amp; Stolz, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, is general counsel to the Registrant. As of August 16, 2002, lawyers associated with that firm owned or had options to purchase 69,000 Class A Common Shares of the
Registrant. David H. Gambrell, partner in that firm, is a Director of the Registrant. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item
6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">O.C.G.A. Section
14-2-851 authorizes a corporation to indemnify a director against liability incurred in a proceeding if the director acted in good faith and reasonably believed that, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in
the best interest of the corporation or, in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, that the director had no reasonable cause to believe such
conduct was unlawful. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-857 authorizes a corporation to indemnify an officer to the same
extent as a director and, if the officer is not also a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors or contract, except for liability arising out of
appropriation of any business opportunity of the company, acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, liabilities arising from unlawful distributions, or receipt of an improper personal benefit.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Article IV, Section 11 of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws and Article VII of the Registrant&#146;s Articles of
Incorporation provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, agents and employees, to the extent permissible under Georgia law, including liabilities that may arise under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, the Registrant has entered
into indemnification agreements with its directors and has purchased directors and officers insurance. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item
7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B><I>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</I></B><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable.
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="8%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="8%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="8%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">23.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Independent Auditors&#146; Consent</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney (included on page 6)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment of this registration statement: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(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; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(iii)&nbsp;&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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of </FONT></DIV> <P></P>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(3)&nbsp;&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></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, 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 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, 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DIV> <P></P>
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 <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B></B><B><I>The Registrant</I></B><B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on August 20, 2002. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A<SMALL>MERICAN</SMALL> S<SMALL>OFTWARE</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="3%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>AMES</SMALL> C. E<SMALL>DENFIELD</SMALL>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>James C. Edenfield</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>President
and Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James C. Edenfield and Vincent C.
Klinges, or either of them, his attorney-in-fact, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>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. </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Name</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="31" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Capacity</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="50" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="26" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>AMES</SMALL> C.
E<SMALL>DENFIELD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>James C. Edenfield</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Thomas L. Newberry</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
<TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> E<SMALL>DENFIELD</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"
ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>J. Michael Edenfield</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Name</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="31" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Capacity</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="50" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="26" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<SMALL>AVID</SMALL> H.
G<SMALL>AMBRELL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>David H. Gambrell</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 19, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
<TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<SMALL>ENNIS</SMALL>
H<SMALL>OGUE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Dennis Hogue</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>John J. Jarvis</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>AMES</SMALL> B. M<SMALL>ILLER</SMALL>,
J<SMALL>R</SMALL>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>James B. Miller, Jr.</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Thomas L. Newberry, V</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;V<SMALL>INCENT</SMALL> C. K<SMALL>LINGES</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"
ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Vincent C. Klinges</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;No.</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="62" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="62%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="128" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Page</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="62%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="5%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">8</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="62%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="5%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">20</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">23.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="62%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Independent Auditors&#146; Consent</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="5%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">22</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">24.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="62%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="5%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">6</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form S-8
Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2002
Registration No.: 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Georgia
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
58-1098795
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
470 East Paces Ferry Road, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
1991 EMPLOYEE
STOCK OPTION PLAN, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS STOCK OPTION PLAN AND 2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PLANS")
(Full Title of the Plans)
Agent for Service:
Henry B. Levi, Esq.
Gambrell & Stolz, L.L.P.
Suite 4300, SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
With Copies to:
James C. Edenfield and
Vincent C. Klinges
American Software, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Telephone Number of Agent for Service: 404/577-6000
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
of Share
2
Amount of
Registration Fee
3
Class A Common Shares, Par Value $.10
5,787,591 Shs.
$2.79
$17,905,280
0
1
Based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Shares reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 16, 2002 with respect to Shares
underlying options not yet granted; Shares underlying outstanding options have varying exercise prices.
2
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h).
3
Pursuant to Rule 457(p), the fee reflects a credit for $1,793 in registration fees paid by the Registrant with respect to unsold securities registered under
Registration No. 333-44744, initial filing date August 29, 2000, which offsets $1,656 in registration fees otherwise due in connection with this registration.
PART I.    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to plan participants as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the instructions to Part I, are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Registration Statement.
PART II.    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents and information previously filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002;
(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
since April 30, 2002; and
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered
hereby contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-81444) filed with the Commission on January 21, 1983, pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
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Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The firm of Gambrell & Stolz, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, is general counsel to the Registrant. As of August 16, 2002, lawyers associated with that firm owned or had options to purchase 69,000 Class A Common Shares of the
Registrant. David H. Gambrell, partner in that firm, is a Director of the Registrant.
Item
6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
O.C.G.A. Section
14-2-851 authorizes a corporation to indemnify a director against liability incurred in a proceeding if the director acted in good faith and reasonably believed that, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in
the best interest of the corporation or, in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, that the director had no reasonable cause to believe such
conduct was unlawful.
O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-857 authorizes a corporation to indemnify an officer to the same
extent as a director and, if the officer is not also a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors or contract, except for liability arising out of
appropriation of any business opportunity of the company, acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, liabilities arising from unlawful distributions, or receipt of an improper personal benefit.
Article IV, Section 11 of the Registrant's Bylaws and Article VII of the Registrant's Articles of
Incorporation provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, agents and employees, to the extent permissible under Georgia law, including liabilities that may arise under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, the Registrant has entered
into indemnification agreements with its directors and has purchased directors and officers insurance.
Item
7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan
5.1
Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page 6)
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment of this registration statement:
(i)  To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(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;
(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 (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
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1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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.
(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.
(b)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, 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 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, 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.    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 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on August 20, 2002.
A
MERICAN
S
OFTWARE
, I
NC
.
By:
/s/    J
AMES
C. E
DENFIELD
James C. Edenfield
President
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James C. Edenfield and Vincent C.
Klinges, or either of them, his attorney-in-fact, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
Name
Capacity
Date
/s/    J
AMES
C.
E
DENFIELD
James C. Edenfield
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
August 20, 2002
Thomas L. Newberry
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/    J. M
ICHAEL
E
DENFIELD
J. Michael Edenfield
Director
August 20, 2002
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Name
Capacity
Date
/s/    D
AVID
H.
G
AMBRELL
David H. Gambrell
Director
August 19, 2002
/s/    D
ENNIS
H
OGUE
Dennis Hogue
Director
August 20, 2002
John J. Jarvis
Director
/s/    J
AMES
B. M
ILLER
,
J
R
.
James B. Miller, Jr.
Director
August 20, 2002
Thomas L. Newberry, V
Director
/s/    V
INCENT
C. K
LINGES
Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer
August 20, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
Page
4.1
Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan
8
5.1
Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality
20
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
22
24.1
Power of Attorney
6
8