================================================================================ 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) September 7, 2006 AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Georgia 0-12456 58-1098795 ---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 261-4381 Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is financial information for American Software, Inc. for the quarter ended July 31, 2006, and certain forward-looking statements, as presented in a press release of September 7, 2006. The information in this report shall be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement heretofore or hereafter filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that such information is superseded by information as of a subsequent date that is included in or incorporated by reference into such registration statement. The information in this report shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report: Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 99.1 Press Release of American Software, Inc., dated September 7, 2006. 2 SIGNATURE 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. AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. (Registrant) Date: September 7, 2006 By: /s/ Vincent C. Klinges ------------------------- Vincent C. Klinges Chief Financial Officer 3