EXHIBIT 2.1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                    SUBSCRIPTION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement") is made and entered into as of this 31st day of March, 1998 by and
between MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES SOFTWARE, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company
("Manhattan LLC"), Alan J. Dabbiere, Ponnambalam Muthiah, Deepak Raghavan,
Deepak Rao, The Alan J. Dabbiere Trust, The Ponnambalam Muthiah Trust, The
Deepak Raghavan Trust, The Deepak Rao Trust, AD Investment Management Limited
Partnership, UM Investment Management Limited Partnership, SR Investment
Management Limited Partnership, SV Investment Management Limited Partnership,
Daniel Basmajian, Sr., Peter V. Dabbiere, Joel D. Dabbiere, David K. Dabbiere,
Pegasys Systems Incorporated and the minority shareholders of Manhattan LLC
listed on EXHIBIT A hereto (collectively, the "LLC Shareholders") and MANHATTAN
ASSOCIATES, INC., a Georgia corporation ("Manhattan Inc.").


                                R E C I T A L S:
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     WHEREAS, upon the terms hereinafter set forth, Manhattan LLC desires to
sell, and Manhattan Inc. desires to acquire all of the assets and liabilities of
Manhattan LLC; and

     WHEREAS, the LLC Shareholders wish to approve the sale of all of the Assets
of Manhattan LLC and the dissolution of Manhattan LLC; and

     WHEREAS, the LLC Shareholders acknowledge that Manhattan LLC will cause the
retained earnings of Manhattan LLC to be distributed to the LLC Shareholders
immediately prior to the effective time of this Agreement as provided in Section
1.3 hereto;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants,
representations and warranties contained herein, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

                                  ARTICLE I.

                    Contribution of Assets and Liabilities
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     1.1.  Contribution of Assets and Liabilities by Manhattan LLC to Manhattan 
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Inc.  Upon the terms of this Agreement, Manhattan LLC shall contribute, sell,
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transfer, assign, convey and deliver all of its Assets and Liabilities (as
defined herein) to Manhattan Inc., and Manhattan Inc. shall purchase all of the
Assets and Liabilities of Manhattan LLC, free and clear of all security
interests, liens, pledges, claims, charges, escrows, encumbrances,
encroachments, rights of first refusal, mortgages, indentures, easements,
licenses, restrictions or other covenants, agreements, understandings,
obligations, defects or irregularities affecting title to any of such Assets,
for the consideration set forth in Section 1.2 of this Agreement.

     1.2.  Consideration to and Subscription by Manhattan LLC.  Pursuant to the
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sale by Manhattan LLC of all of the Assets and Liabilities of Manhattan LLC to
Manhattan Inc., Manhattan Inc. will issue to Manhattan LLC 20,206,674 shares of

 
the $.01 par value per share common stock of Manhattan Inc. (the "Common
Stock").

     1.3.  Effective Time.  The contribution contemplated in this Agreement 
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shall be effective and automatically closed without any further action on the
part of the parties hereto on the earlier of: (i) a time determined by the Board
of Managers of Manhattan LLC or (ii) 9:30 a.m. on the day which the Company and
its underwriters have requested the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
to be filed by Manhattan Inc. in connection with the initial public offering of
Manhattan Inc. (such earlier time being the "Contribution Date").

                                  ARTICLE II.

                Representations and Warranties of Manhattan LLC
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     To induce Manhattan Inc. to issue the Common Stock to Manhattan LLC,
Manhattan LLC represents, warrants and covenants to Manhattan Inc. as follows:

     2.1  Due Organization.  Manhattan LLC is a limited liability company duly
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organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Georgia with full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and assets and is duly authorized and qualified to do business under all
applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and orders of public authorities to
carry on its businesses in the places and in the manner as now conducted except
where the failure to be so authorized or qualified would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, condition
(financial or other), results of operations or prospects of Manhattan LLC.
Schedule 2.1 contains a list of all jurisdictions in which Manhattan LLC is
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authorized or qualified to do business. True, complete and correct copies of the
Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement, as amended, of Manhattan LLC
are attached hereto as Schedule 2.1.
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     2.2.  Capitalization.  The authorized capital stock of Manhattan LLC 
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consists solely of 12,603,337 Shares (as defined in the Operating Agreement, as
amended, of Manhattan LLC) (the "LLC Shares") of which 10,103,337 Shares are
issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Manhattan LLC is owned beneficially and of record as set forth on Schedule 2.2.
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All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Manhattan LLC has been duly
authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable, has been
issued in compliance with all applicable federal, state and other applicable
securities laws and was not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive
rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase such securities. Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.2, no subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible
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or exchangeable security, other conversion right or commitment of any kind
exists which obligates Manhattan LLC to issue any of its capital stock.

     2.3.  Subsidiaries.  Except as set forth in Schedule 2.3, Manhattan LLC 
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does not presently own, of record or beneficially, or control, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock or any other equity or participating interest in any corporation,
association or business entity. Manhattan LLC is not directly or indirectly, a
participant in any joint venture, partnership or other noncorporate entity.

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     2.4.  Liabilities and Obligations.  Schedule 2.4 sets forth an accurate 
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list of all Liabilities of Manhattan LLC as of the date hereof.

     2.5.  Accounts and Notes Receivable.  Schedule 2.5 sets forth an accurate 
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list of the accounts and notes receivable of Manhattan LLC as of the date
hereof.

     2.6.  Assets.  Schedule 2.6 sets forth an accurate list of all Assets of 
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Manhattan LLC with a value in excess of $5,000 as of the date hereof.

     2.7.  Litigation.  No legal or governmental proceedings or investigations 
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are pending or threatened to which Manhattan LLC is a party or to which the
property or capital stock of Manhattan LLC is subject.

     2.8.  Validity.  Manhattan LLC has full power to enter into this Agreement
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and to contribute, sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Manhattan Inc.
all of the Assets and Liabilities of Manhattan LLC to be transferred hereunder
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     2.9.  No Conflict.  The transfer of all of the Assets and Liabilities of 
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Manhattan LLC to Manhattan Inc. pursuant to this Agreement does not (i) require
the consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with
any governmental authority, except such as have been obtained or such as may be
required under state securities or blue sky laws, or (ii) conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or
constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or
other agreement or instrument to which Manhattan LLC is a party or any statute
or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or other
governmental authority or any arbitrator applicable to Manhattan LLC.

     The above representations, warranties and covenants of Manhattan LLC shall
be deemed to be repeated at the Contribution Date and Manhattan LLC shall take
no action that would result in a violation of any of the above representations,
warranties and covenants between the date hereof and the Contribution Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manhattan LLC may make one or more distributions
of its aggregate net retained earnings through the Contribution Date to the LLC
Shareholders, and the making of such distributions shall not be deemed to be a
breach of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants.

                                 ARTICLE III.

               Representations and Warranties of Manhattan Inc.
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     To induce Manhattan LLC to acquire the Common Stock from Manhattan Inc.,
Manhattan Inc. represents, warrants and covenants to Manhattan LLC as follows:

     3.1.  Due Organization.  Manhattan Inc. is a corporation duly organized, 
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validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia
with full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and is duly authorized and qualified to do business under all applicable
laws, regulations, ordinances and orders of public authorities to carry on its
businesses in the places and in the manner as now conducted except where the
failure to be so authorized or qualified would not have a material adverse

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effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or
other), results of operations or prospects of Manhattan LLC. Schedule 3.1
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contains a list of all jurisdictions in which Manhattan Inc. is authorized or
qualified to do business.  True, complete and correct copies of the Articles of
Incorporation of Manhattan Inc. are attached hereto as Schedule 3.1.
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     3.2  Capitalization.  The authorized capital stock of Manhattan Inc.
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consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 100 shares are
issued and outstanding, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value
per share.  All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Manhattan Inc. is
owned beneficially and of record as set forth on Schedule 3.2.  All of the
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issued and outstanding capital stock of Manhattan Inc. has been duly authorized
and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable, has been issued in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and other applicable securities
laws and was not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights or
other rights to subscribe for or purchase such securities.  Except as set forth
in Schedule 3.2, no subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible or
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exchangeable security, other conversion right or commitment of any kind exists
which obligates Manhattan Inc. to issue any of its capital stock.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

                           Miscellaneous Provisions
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     4.1.  Approval by LLC Shareholders of Sale of Assets.  Pursuant to Section
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8.9(a) of the Operating Agreement of Manhattan LLC, as amended, the LLC
Shareholders approve of the sale of all of the assets of Manhattan LLC to
Manhattan Inc.

     4.2.  Approval by LLC Shareholders of Dissolution.  Pursuant to Section 
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15.1 of the Operating Agreement, as amended, the LLC Shareholders approve of the
dissolution of Manhattan LLC upon the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of Manhattan LLC.


     4.3.  Dissolution of Manhattan LLC.  Immediately upon the sale of all or
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substantially all of the assets of Manhattan LLC, Manhattan LLC will be
dissolved and shall cease to exist as a limited liability company in the State
of Georgia. A pro rata distribution, based on each LLC Shareholders' ownership
of the Member Interests of Manhattan LLC, of the Common Stock shall be made to
the LLC Shareholders immediately prior to the dissolution of Manhattan LLC.

     4.4.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Exhibits and other 
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documents delivered pursuant hereto or incorporated herein by reference, contain
and constitute the entire agreement among the parties and supersede and cancel
any prior agreements, representations, warranties or communications, whether
oral or written, among the parties relating to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including but not limited to that certain Subscription and
Contribution Agreement dated February 26, 1998 by and between the parties
hereto. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by
the party against whom or which the enforcement of such change, waiver,
discharge or termination is sought.

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     4.5.  Governing Law; Severability.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, but excluding the
conflicts laws of the State of Georgia.  The provisions of this Agreement are
severable, and the invalidity of one or more of the provisions herein shall not
have any effect upon the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

     4.6.  Headings.  The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
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purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

     4.7.  No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing contained in this Agreement
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(express or implied) is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to
any person, corporation or other entity, other than the parties hereto and their
permitted successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of
this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first written above.

                        [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES]

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                                           MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES SOFTWARE, LLC
 
 
                                           By: /s/ Alan J. Dabbiere
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                                                ALAN J. DABBIERE, PRESIDENT
  

 
                                           /s/ Alan J. Dabbiere
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                                           Alan J. Dabbiere


                                           /s/ Ponnambalam Muthiah
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                                           Ponnambalam Muthiah


                                           /s/ Deepak Raghavan
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                                           Deepak Raghavan


                                           PEGASYS SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
 
 
                                           By:  
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                                                ALAN J. DABBIERE, PRESIDENT


                                           MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
 
 
                                           By: 
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                                                ALAN J. DABBIERE, PRESIDENT
 
 



                 [Additional Signatures Intentionally Omitted]



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