1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 1995 Registration No. 33-_____ ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 HYPERION SOFTWARE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 06-1326879 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06902 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) -------------------- HYPERION SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1991 STOCK PLAN (Full title of the plan) -------------------- JAMES A. PERAKIS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HYPERION SOFTWARE CORPORATION 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, STAMFORD CONNECTICUT 06902 (Name and address of agent for service of process) 203-321-3500 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) -------------------- Copy to: JAMES P. O'HARE, ESQ. TESTA, HURWITZ & THIBEAULT 125 HIGH STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110 (617) 248-7000 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ========================================================================================================= Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of to be registered registered offering price per aggregate offering registration fee share(1) price Common Stock, par 1,600,000 $18.63 $29,808,000 $10,279 value $.01 ========================================================================================================= (1) Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), the price of $18.63 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System on December 22, 1995, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. 2 This Registration Statement registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which registration statements filed on this form relating to the 1991 Stock Plan are effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the Registrant incorporates the information identified in Part II below from the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-44127 and Registration No. 33-57145). PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit ----------- ---------------------- 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. 23.1 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault (contained in its opinion as Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young. 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in page 3 of this Registration Statement). 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Stamford and the State of Connecticut, on this 15th day of December, 1995. HYPERION SOFTWARE CORPORATION By: /s/ James A. Perakis --------------------------- James A. Perakis President and Chief Executive Officer We, the undersigned officers and directors of Hyperion Software Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint James A. Perakis and Lucy Rae Ricciardi, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to said registration statement, and generally to do all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Hyperion Software Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and all amendments thereto. 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 date indicated. Signature Title(s) Date - --------- -------- ---- /s/ James A. Perakis President, Chief Executive Officer and Director December 15, 1995 - ----------------------------- James A. Perakis /s/ Gary G. Greenfield Director December 18, 1995 - ----------------------------- Gary G. Greenfield Director - ----------------------------- Harry S. Gruner /s/ William W. Helman IV Director December 28, 1995 - ----------------------------- William W. Helman IV 4 /s/ Marco Arese Lucini Director December 15, 1995 - ----------------------------- Marco Arese Lucini Director - ----------------------------- Aldo Papone Director - ----------------------------- Robert W. Thomson /s/ Lucy Rae Ricciardi Senior Vice President and Chief Financial December 15, 1995 - ----------------------------- Officer Lucy Rae Ricciardi /s/ Michael A. Manto Corporate Controller December 15, 1995 - ----------------------------- Michael A. Manto 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description of Exhibit - ------- ---------------------- 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. 23.1 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault (contained in its opinion as Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3 of Registration Statement).