UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2004

                              LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                        Commission File Number: 000-33335


           Delaware                                           41-1251159
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)


380 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota        55102-1302
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (651) 767-7000

   Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable







Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On March 9, 2004, Lawson Software, Inc. issued a press release relating
to preliminary fiscal 2004 third quarter results. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

          The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached
hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      Lawson Software, Inc.

Date: March 9, 2004                   By:  /s/ Robert G. Barbieri
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Robert G. Barbieri
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit No.                 Description
         -----------                 -----------

                99.1     Press release issued by Lawson Software, Inc. dated
                         March 9, 2004.
                                    .