Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 1996 Registration No.: 33-____________ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58-1098795 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 470 East Paces Ferry Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN, NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN, 1991 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN AND DIRECTOR AND OFFICER STOCK OPTION PLAN (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PLANS") (Full Title of the Plans) Agent for Service: With Copies to: Henry B. Levi James C. Edenfield and Gambrell & Stolz, L.L.P. Peter W. Pamplin Suite 4300, One Peachtree Center American Software, Inc. 303 Peachtree Street, N. E. 470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Telephone Number of Agent for Service: 404/577-6000 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================ Proposed Maximum Aggregate Proposed Offering Maximum Price Offering of Amount Price Additional Amount of Title of Securities to be Per Shares/2/ Registration to be Registered Registered/1/ Share/2/ /3/ Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Common Shares, Par Value $.10 3,950,486 Shs. $6.625 $2,896,251 $998.71 ================================================================================ /1/Based upon the aggregate number of Shares presently authorized for issuance under the Plans, less shares already purchased pursuant to options granted under such Plans. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the registration fee is payable only with respect to (a) the additional 250,000 shares registered resulting from an amendment to one of the Plans, and (b) 187,170 shares that inadvertently were not included in previous Registration Statements registering shares that may be issued pursuant to options granted under the Plans. The remaining shares were registered under Registration Statement Numbers 33-42017, 33-67010, 33-83396 and/or 33-62587. /2/Based upon the closing price of the Class A Common Shares on NASDAQ National on October 4, 1996. /3/Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g). STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E The contents of Registration Statement No. 33-42017 on Form S-8 of the Registrant are hereby incorporated by reference thereto, except for Item 5 of Part II, which is revised as set forth below. Such Registration Statement related to the same stock option plans to which this Registration Statement relates. This Registration Statement is being filed to register additional securities, of the same class, registered under Registration Statement No. 33- 42017. 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 September 12, 1996, lawyers associated with that firm owned or had options to purchase 37,992 Class A Common Shares of the Registrant. David H. Gambrell and James R. McGuone, partners in that firm, are a Director of the Registrant and the Secretary of the Registrant, respectively. 2 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 October 16, 1996. AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. By: /s/ James C. Edenfield ------------------------------------- James C. Edenfield, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Name Capacity Date ---- -------- ---- /s/ James C. Edenfield - ----------------------- President, Chief Executive October 16 , 1996 James C. Edenfield Officer and Director ----- /s/ Thomas L. Newberry - ----------------------- Chairman of the Board of October 17 , 1996 Thomas L. Newberry Directors ----- /s/ David H. Gambrell - ----------------------- Director October 7 , 1996 David H. Gambrell ----- - ----------------------- Director October , 1996 Thomas R. Williams ----- /s/ Peter W. Pamplin - ----------------------- Chief Accounting Officer October 16 , 1996 Peter W. Pamplin and Acting Chief Financial ----- Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit - ----------- ---------------------- 5.1 Opinion of Gambrell & Stolz, L.L.P. regarding legality of Securities 23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 24 Power of Attorney 99.1 Amended and Restated American Software, Inc. 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan 99.2 Amended and Restated American Software, Inc. Director and Officer Stock Option Plan