Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2009

Registration No.: 333-             

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

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 registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Georgia   58-1098795

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

LOGILITY, INC. 1997 STOCK PLAN AND LOGILITY, INC. 2007 STOCK PLAN

(COLLECTIVELY, THE “PLANS”)

(Full Title of the Plans)

 

 

 

Agent for Service:

 

Henry B. Levi, Esq.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Monarch Plaza Suite 1600

3414 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

 

Telephone Number of Agent for Service: 404/221-6508

    

With Copies to:

 

James C. Edenfield and

Vincent C. Klinges

American Software, Inc.

470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities to be Registered   Amount
to be
Registered 1
  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share 2
  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price 3
  Amount of
Registration
Fee

Class A Common Shares, Par Value $.10

  306,810 Shares   Varies   $1,735,861   $96.87

 

 

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The shares being registered represent the number of shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options granted under the Plans. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ( the “Securities Act”), this statement also covers any additional securities that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

2

Shares underling outstanding options under the Plans have varying exercise prices. No new options will be granted under the Plans.

3

The maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to 
Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, based upon the actual prices at which options under the Plans may be exercised.

 

 

 


PART 1.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item. 1. Plan Information .

The information required by Item 1 is included in documents sent or given to participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.

Item. 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information .

The written statement required by Item 2 is included in documents sent or given to participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.

PART 2.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item. 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference .

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are hereby incorporated by reference:

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2008;

 

  (b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since April 30, 2008; and

 

  (c) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock to be offered hereby contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-81444) filed with the Commission on January 21, 1983, pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.

Item. 4. Description of Securities .

Not applicable.

Item. 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel .

None

Item. 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-851 authorizes a corporation to indemnify a director against liability incurred in a proceeding if the director acted in good faith and reasonably believed that, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in the best interest of the corporation or, in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, that the director had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful.

O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-857 authorizes a corporation to indemnify an officer to the same extent as a director and, if the officer is not also a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors or contract, except for liability arising out of appropriation of any business opportunity of the company, acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, liabilities arising from unlawful distributions, or receipt of an improper personal benefit.

 

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Article IV, Section 11 of the Registrant’s Bylaws and Article VII of the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, agents and employees, to the extent permissible under Georgia law, including liabilities that may arise under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and has purchased directors and officers insurance.

Item. 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed .

Not applicable.

Item. 8. Exhibits .

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

  4.1   Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009
  4.2   Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009
  5.1   Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality
23.1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2   Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

Item. 9. Undertakings .

 

  (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment of this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

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Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

 

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

  (b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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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 July 13, 2009.

 

AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
By:  

/s/    James C. Edenfield

  James C. Edenfield,
  President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James C. Edenfield and Vincent C. Klinges, or either of them, his attorney-in-fact, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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      July 13, 2009

James C. Edenfield

      Officer and Director     

 

      Chairman of the Board of Directors     
Thomas L. Newberry           

/s/    J. Michael Edenfield

      Director      July 13, 2009
J. Michael Edenfield           

/s/    W. Dennis Hogue

      Director      July 13, 2009
W. Dennis Hogue           

/s/    John J. Jarvis

      Director      July 13, 2009
John J. Jarvis           

/s/    James B. Miller, Jr.

      Director      July 13, 2009
James B. Miller, Jr.           

 

      Director     
Thomas L. Newberry, V           

/s/    Vincent C. Klinges

      Chief Financial Officer      July 13, 2009
Vincent C. Klinges           

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibits

  4.1    Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009
  4.2    Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009
  5.1    Opinion of Counsel Regarding Legality
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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EXHIBIT 4.1

LOGILITY, INC.

1997 STOCK PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009)

(AS ADOPTED BY AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.)

American Software, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“ASI”), effective July 9, 2009 adopted the Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan previously was adopted and approved by Logility, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Logility”), which now is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASI, effective as of August 7, 1997.

1. Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available talent and encourage the highest level of performance by officers, employees, directors, advisors and consultants, and to provide them with incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of ASI’s business in order to serve the best interests of ASI. Stock Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as such terms are hereinafter defined.

2. Definitions . The following terms, when used in the Plan with initial capital letters, will have the following meanings:

(a) “Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect from time to time.

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of ASI.

(c) “Change in Control” means the occurrence, prior to the expiration of a Stock Option, of any of the following events:

(i) ASI is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Stock”) of such corporation or person immediately after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of ASI immediately prior to such transaction;

(ii) ASI sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such sale or transfer less than two-thirds of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of ASI immediately prior to such sale or transfer;

(iii) there is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Act, disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Act) has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Act) of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of ASI;


(iv) ASI files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of ASI has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction; or

(v) if, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the directors of ASI cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each director who is first elected, or first nominated for election by ASI’s stockholders, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of ASI (or a committee thereof) then still in office who were directors of ASI at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to have been a director of ASI at the beginning of such period; and provided further that this clause (v) shall not commence applicability until such time as at least five directors are serving concurrently on the Board, but shall apply thereafter regardless of the number of directors.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of clauses (iii) or (iv) above, unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority vote of the Board, a “Change in Control” will not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of clause (iii) or clause (iv) above (A) solely because (1) ASI, (2) a Subsidiary, or (3) any Company-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of ASI or any Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Act disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock of ASI, whether in excess of 50% or otherwise, or because ASI reports that a change in control of ASI has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof; or (B) solely because of the distribution by American Software, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“ASI”), of all or any portion of its Voting Stock of ASI to the Shareholders of ASI.

(d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

(e) “Committee” shall refer to either the Stock Option Committee or the Special Stock Option Committee.

(f) “Common Stock” means the Class A Common Shares of ASI, $0.10 par value per share, or any security into which such shares may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Section 10.

(g) “Date of Grant” means the date specified by the Stock Option Committee or the Special Stock Option Committee, as applicable, on which a grant of Stock Options will become effective (which date will not be earlier than the date on which such Committee takes action with respect thereto).

(h) “Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

(i) “Market Value per Share” means (i) for Stock Options granted prior to ASI’s registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act Registration”), the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant as determined by the Stock Option Committee or the Special Stock Option Committee, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to Stock Options granted after 1934 Act Registration, the average of the high and low closing sale prices as reported on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed on the Date of Grant if such date is a trading day and, if such date is not a trading day, on the immediately preceding date which is a trading day.

(j) “Nonemployee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of ASI or any Subsidiary and who qualifies as a “disinterested person” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

 

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(k) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

(l) “Option Price” means the purchase price per share payable on exercise of a Stock Option.

(m) “Participant” means a person who is selected by the Stock Option Committee or the Special Stock Option Committee, as applicable, to receive Stock Options and who is at that time (i) an executive officer or other key employee of ASI or any Subsidiary, (ii) an advisor or consultant to ASI or any Subsidiary, or (iii) a member of the Board.

(n) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under Section 16 of the Act, as such Rule is in effect from time to time.

(o) “Special Stock Option Committee” means (i) a committee that at all times consists of at least two Nonemployee Directors and all of whose members qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(p) “Stock Option” means the right to purchase shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an option granted pursuant to Section 4 or 5.

(q) “Stock Option Committee” means the Stock Option Committee appointed by the Board. Prior to the appointment of such a committee, the Board shall be deemed the Stock Option Committee.

(r) “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which ASI owns or controls, directly or indirectly, not less than 50% of the total combined voting power or equity interests represented by all classes of stock issued by such corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

(s) “10-Percent Shareholder” means any person who at the time of a Stock Option grant owns capital stock of ASI possessing more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of ASI.

3. Shares Available Under Plan . The shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan will not exceed in the aggregate 281,024 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10. Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing. This maximum number represents shares of Common Stock that may be issued under Stock Options outstanding effective July 9, 2009. Any shares of Common Stock that are subject to Stock Options that are terminated, expire unexercised, are forfeited or are surrendered will not again be available for issuance under the Plan. No further Stock Options may be granted under the Plan.

Sections 4-8 Omitted.

9. Transferability . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the agreement evidencing a Stock Option, or in any amendment to such agreement, no Stock Option will be transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of the Participant may be exercised only by the Participant.

10. Adjustments . The Board or the appropriate Stock Option Committee under Section 12 may make or provide for such adjustments in the maximum number of shares of Common Stock specified in Section 3, in the number of shares of Common Stock covered by outstanding Stock Options or in the Option Price applicable to any such Stock Options and/or in the kind of shares covered thereby (including shares of another issuer), as the Board or such Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, may determine is equitably required to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants that otherwise would result from any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of ASI, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities or any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing. Any fractional shares resulting from the foregoing adjustments will be eliminated.

 

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11. Withholding of Taxes . To the extent that ASI is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with any benefit realized by a Participant under the Plan and the amounts available to ASI for such withholding are insufficient, it will be a condition to the realization of such benefit that the Participant make arrangements satisfactory to ASI for payment of the balance of such taxes required to be withheld. In addition, if permitted by appropriate Committee under Section 12, a Participant may elect to have any withholding obligation of the Company satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any Stock Option a number of shares with an aggregate Market Value per Share (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due, or (ii) transferring to the Company shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant with an aggregate Market Value per Share (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due.

12. Administration of the Plan .

(a) The Plan will be administered by the Stock Option Committee with respect to Stock Options held by persons who are not executive officers of ASI and by the Special Stock Option Committee with respect to Stock Options held by executive offers of ASI. For purposes of any action taken by the Stock Option Committee or the Special Stock Option Committee, whichever is applicable, a majority of the members will constitute a quorum, and the action of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved in writing, will be the acts of such Committee.

(b) Subject to the allocation of administrative responsibilities set forth in Section 12(a), the Stock Option Committee and the Special Stock Option Committee have the full authority and discretion to administer the Plan and to take any action that is necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of the Plan, including without limitation the authority and discretion to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan or of any agreement, notification or document evidencing the grant of a Stock Option. The interpretation and construction by the Stock Option Committee, the Special Stock Option Committee or the Board of Directors, as applicable, of any such provision and any determination by the respective Committee pursuant to any provision of the Plan or of any such agreement, notification or document will be final and conclusive. No member of the Board or of either Committee will be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12(b), if any authority, discretion or responsibility granted to the Special Stock Option Committee under the Plan would, if exercised or discharged by the Special Stock Option Committee, cause any Stock Option held by an executive officer of ASI to fail to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3, such authority, discretion or responsibility may be exercised by the Board to the same extent and with the same effect as if exercised by the Special Stock Option Committee; provided, however, that such act of the Board will not cause the any such Stock Option to fail to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or cause any member of the Special Stock Option Committee to cease to be a disinterested administrator for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

13. Amendments, Etc .

(a) The Stock Option Committee, or the Special Stock Option Committee, as applicable, or the Board of Directors may, without the consent of the Participant, amend any agreement evidencing a Stock Option, or otherwise take action, to accelerate the time or times at which the Stock Option may be exercised, to extend the expiration date of such Stock Option, to waive any other condition or restriction applicable to such Participant or to the exercise of such Stock Option, to reduce the exercise price of such Stock Option, to amend the definition of a Change in Control to expand the events that would constitute a Change in Control, even if such definition may be different from that contained in the Plan, and may amend any such agreement in any other respect with the consent of the Participant.

(b) The Plan may be amended from time to time by the Board but may not be amended without further approval by the shareholders of ASI if such Plan amendment would result in any Stock Options under no longer satisfying the requirements of

 

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Rule 16b-3. In the event any law, or any rule or regulation issued or promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the FINRA, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed for trading, or any other governmental or quasi-governmental agency having jurisdiction over ASI, the Common Stock or the Plan requires the Plan to be amended, or in the event Rule 16b-3 is amended or supplemented ( e.g. , by addition of alternative rules) or any of the rules under Section 16 of the Act are amended or supplemented to permit ASI to remove or lessen any restrictions on or with respect to Stock Options, the Board of Directors reserves the right to amend the Plan to the extent of any such requirement, amendment or supplement, and all Stock Options then outstanding will be subject to such amendment.

(c) The Plan may be terminated at any time by action of the Board, but in any event will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan. The termination of the Plan will not adversely affect the terms of any outstanding Stock Option.

(d) The Plan will not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with ASI or any Subsidiary, nor will it interfere in any way with any right ASI or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate a Participant’s employment or other service at any time.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2

LOGILITY, INC.

2007 STOCK PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009)

(AS ADOPTED BY AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.)

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) is to further the growth and development of American Software, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“ASI”), by affording an opportunity for stock ownership to selected Employees of ASI, former members of the Board of Logility, Inc., a Georgia corporation and now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASI, consultants and advisors. The Plan is intended to attract and retain the best available talent and encourage the highest level of performance by executive officers, key employees, directors, advisors and consultants, and to provide them with incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of ASI’s business in order to serve the best interests of ASI. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as such terms are hereinafter defined.

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

When used in this Plan, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

1.1 Act. Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect from time to time.

1.2 Board. Board means the Board of Directors of Logility, Inc.

1.3 Cause . Cause means “cause,” as defined in the Participant s employment agreement, if applicable. If the Participant has not entered into an employment agreement with ASI or a Subsidiary that includes a definition of “cause”, then Cause shall mean a termination on account of dishonesty, fraud, misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, a conviction or confession of a crime punishable by law (except minor violations), or a material breach of any agreement with ASI or a Subsidiary, in each such case as determined by the applicable Committee, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. Such actions constituting “Cause” shall include, without limitation, a violation of ASI’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. A Participant who agrees to resign from his or her affiliation with ASI or a Subsidiary in lieu of being terminated for Cause shall be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for purposes of the Plan.

1.4 Change in Control Event . Change in Control Event means the occurrence, prior to the expiration of a Stock Option, of any of the following events:

(a) ASI is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Stock”) of such corporation or person immediately after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of ASI immediately prior to such transaction;

(b) ASI sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such sale or transfer less than two-thirds of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of ASI immediately prior to such sale or transfer;


(c) there is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Act, disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Act), other than American Software, Inc., has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Act) of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of ASI;

(d) ASI files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of ASI has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction; or

(e) if, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the directors of ASI cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (e) each director who is first elected, or first nominated for election by ASI’s stockholders, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of ASI (or a committee thereof) then still in office who were directors of ASI at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to have been a director of ASI at the beginning of such period; and provided further that this clause (e) shall not commence applicability until such time as at least five directors are serving concurrently on the Board, but shall apply thereafter regardless of the number of directors.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of clauses (c) or (d) above, unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority vote of the Board, a “Change in Control” will not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of clause (c) or clause (d) above solely because (1) ASI or (2) any Company-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of ASI or any Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Act disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock of ASI, whether in excess of 50% or otherwise, or because ASI reports that a change in control of ASI has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.

1.5 Code . Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

1.6 Committee . Committee shall mean the Stock Option Committee with respect to Options held by persons other than Executive Officers, and the Special Stock Option Committee with respect to Options held by Executive Officers.

1.7 Common Stock or Stock . Common Stock or Stock means ASI’s Class A Common Shares of $0.10 par value per share, any share or shares of ASI’s capital stock hereafter issued or issuable in substitution for such shares.

1.8 Continuous Service . Continuous Service means the period of service for ASI or a Subsidiary that is not interrupted (other than pursuant to ASI’s or the Subsidiary’s paid time off policy or as required by law) or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the affiliated entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is otherwise no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service. The applicable Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by ASI, other than a leave pursuant to ASI s paid time off policy or as required by law.

1.9 Disability . Disability is determined by the administrator of any long term disability plan which covers the Participant that is maintained by ASI or any business that controls or is under common control with ASI within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) and (c). If no such long-term disability plan covers the Participant, “Disability” shall mean the date on which ASI makes a final determination that the Participant is suffering from a physical or mental impairment which ASI determines renders the Participant physically or mentally unable to continue to fulfill his or her duties as an active Employee at his or her assigned level of responsibility or competence, and which thereafter prevents him or her from being able to resume such duties or their equivalent.

 

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1.10 Effective Date . Effective Date means the effective date of the Plan as specified in Article 2.

1.11 Employee . Employee means a common law employee of ASI or a Subsidiary and any person who has accepted a binding offer of employment from ASI or a Subsidiary.

1.12 Executive Officer . Executive Officer means an “executive officer” of ASI as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Act.

1.13 Exercise Price . Exercise Price with respect to an Option means the purchase price per share specified in the Option Agreement for such Option.

1.14 Fair Market Value . Fair Market Value means the value of the Common Stock, determined by the NASDAQ Market’s closing price for the Common Stock reflected in The Wall Street Journal or another publication selected by the Board. If on the relevant date for determining Fair Market Value the NASDAQ Global Select Market is not in session or there is no closing price for the Common Stock, for any reason, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the next preceding date for which a closing price is available. If the Common Stock is not traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the relevant date for determining Fair Market Value, or if deemed appropriate by the Board for any other reason, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be as determined by the Board in such other manner as it may deem appropriate.

1.15 Incentive Stock Option . Incentive Stock Option means any Option granted to an eligible Employee under the Plan which the Committee intends at the time the Option is granted to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Code Section 422.

1.16 Nonqualified Stock Option . Nonqualified Stock Option means any Option granted to an eligible Employee under the Plan to purchase stock that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

1.17 Option . Option means and refers collectively to Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options.

1.18 Option Agreement . Option Agreement means the agreement specified in Section 6.3.

1.19 Participant . Participant means any Employee, member of the Board or consultant or advisor to ASI or a Subsidiary who is granted an Option under the Plan. Participant also means the personal representative of a Participant and any other person who acquires the right to exercise or receive payment pursuant to and Option by bequest or inheritance.

1.20 Repriced . Repriced means any amendment or adjustment of the Exercise Price of an Option through amendment, cancellation, replacement Options or any other means. Repriced shall also include any other action considered a repricing under requirements of the NASDAQ Market.

1.21 Special Stock Option Committee . Special Stock Option Committee means a committee appointed by the Board in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.1.

1.22 Stock Option Committee . Stock Option Committee means the Stock Option Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2. Prior to the appointment of such a Committee, the Board shall be deemed the Stock Option Committee.

1.23 Subsidiary . Subsidiary means any business in which ASI has a “controlling interest” as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), except that 50% ownership interest is substituted where that regulation requires an 80% interest.

 

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ARTICLE 2. EFFECTIVE DATE

The Effective Date of the Plan shall be the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of Logility, May 15, 2007.

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Special Stock Option Committee. The Special Stock Option Committee shall be appointed by the Board, shall consist of two or more non-Employee, independent members of the Board, and in the judgment of the Board, shall be qualified to administer the Plan as contemplated by (i) Rule 16b-3 under the Act (or any successor rule) including, without limitation, the possession of authority by the Special Stock Option Committee to limit the time of exercise of Options and the grant of Options to specified periods, (ii) Section 162(m) of the Code, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (or any successor Section and regulations) and (iii) any rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or such other stock exchange on which the Stock is traded). Members of the Special Stock Option Committee may not possess an interest in any transaction for which disclosure is required under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Act or be engaged in a business relationship that must be disclosed under Section 404(a) and must qualify as “outside directors” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder. Any member of the Special Stock Option Committee who does not satisfy the qualifications set out in the preceding sentence may recuse himself or herself from any vote or other action taken by the Special Stock Option Committee. The Board may, at any time and in its complete discretion, remove any member of the Special Stock Option Committee and may fill any vacancy of the Special Stock Option Committee. Any member of the Special Stock Option Committee shall be deemed to have resigned automatically from the Committee upon his or her termination of service on the Board.

3.2 Stock Option Committee. The Stock Option Committee shall be appointed by the Board, and in the judgment of the Board, shall be qualified to administer the Plan. The Board may, at any time and in its complete discretion, remove any member of the Stock Option Committee and may fill any vacancy of the Stock Option Committee. Any member of the Stock Option Committee shall be deemed to have resigned automatically from the Committee upon his or her termination of service on the Board.

3.3 Meetings and Actions . The Committees shall hold meetings at such times and places as they may determine. A majority of the members of a Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the majority of the members present at a meeting or a consent in writing signed by all members of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons, including ASI, its stockholders, and all persons having any interest in Options that may be or have been granted pursuant to the Plan.

3.4 Powers of the Committee . The applicable Committee shall have the full and exclusive right to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations for administration of the Plan.

3.5 Interpretation of Plan . ASI shall have the authority to correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency with respect to the Plan. The determination of ASI as to any disputed question arising under the Plan, including questions of construction and interpretation, shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons, including ASI’s stockholders and all persons having any interest in Options that may be or have been granted pursuant to the Plan. The applicable Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any agreement entered into hereunder with respect to Options.

ARTICLE 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1 Plan Limits . Subject to the provisions of Section 4.3, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate 25,786. Common Stock that may be issued under Options may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized but unissued stock or treasury stock of ASI not reserved for any other purpose.

4.2 Unused Stock . If any outstanding Option under the Plan expires or for any other reason ceases to be exercisable, is forfeited or repurchased by ASI, in whole or in part (other than upon exercise of an Option), the Common Stock subject to such Option (and as

 

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to which the Option had not been exercised) shall not continue to be available under the Plan or revert to the Plan to again be available for issuance of Options under the Plan. Common Stock underlying vested and exercised Options shall not be available for future Option grants.

4.3 Adjustment . for Change in Outstanding Shares .

(a) In General . If there is any change (increase or decrease) in the outstanding shares of Common Stock that is effected without receipt of additional consideration by ASI, by reason of a stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, stock split, combination or exchange of stock, or other similar circumstances not involving the receipt of consideration by ASI, then in each such event, ASI shall make an appropriate adjustment in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Option and the Exercise Price in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of any Participant’s rights. In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock covered by any Option, including those provided in paragraph (b) below, each such Option shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment. The Plan Administrator’s determinations in making any adjustment shall be final and conclusive.

(b) Adjustments for Certain Distributions of Property . If ASI at any time distributes with respect to its Common Stock securities or other property (except cash or Common Stock), a proportionate part of those securities or other property shall be set aside and delivered to the Participant when he or she exercises an Option. The securities or other property shall be in the same ratio to the total securities and property set aside for Participants as the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is then exercised is to the total shares of Common Stock subject to the Option. Furthermore, ASI shall Reprice Options to reflect the value of such securities or other property (except cash or Common Stock) which may be distributed with respect to ASI’s Common Stock.

(c) Exceptions to Adjustment . Except as expressly provided herein, the issue by ASI of Common Stock of any class, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock of any class, for cash or property or for labor or services, or upon sale or upon exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of ASI convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Option granted under the Plan.

4.4 Retention of Rights . The existence of the Plan and any Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect the right or power of ASI or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other change in ASI’s capital structure or its business, or a merger or consolidation of ASI, or any issue of bonds, debentures, or preferred or preference stock ranking before or affecting the Common Stock, or the dissolution of ASI or any sale or transfer of all or any part of ASI’s assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether similar to the foregoing or not.

4.5 Cancellation of Option . The applicable Committee may at any time cancel an Option, whether vested or unvested, if the Participant holding the Option is terminated for Cause.

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY

[OMITTED]

ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS

6.1 [Omitted]

6.2 [Omitted]

6.3 Rights as Stockholder . A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of ASI with respect to the Common Stock covered by an Option until the date of the issuance of the stock certificate for such Common Stock.

 

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6.4 Nontransferability of Options . Options granted pursuant to the Plan are not transferable by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Options contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option, the Option shall immediately become null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent specified in an Option Agreement, an Option may be transferred by a Participant solely to the Participant’s immediate family (children, grandchildren, or spouse) or trusts or other entities established for the benefit of the Participant’s immediate family, to the extent specifically permitted in the trust agreement. Any such transfer of an Incentive Stock Option shall result in the conversion of the Option to a Nonqualified Stock Option.

6.5 Manner of Exercise of Options . Subject to the limitations and conditions of the Plan or the Option Agreement, an Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, from time to time, by giving written notice of exercise to the Chief Financial Officer of ASI or such other individual as directed from time to time by ASI. The notice shall specify the number of whole shares of Common Stock to be purchased and shall be accompanied by (a) payment in full to ASI of the Exercise Price; plus (b) for Nonqualified Stock Options, payment in full of such amount as ASI shall determine to be sufficient to satisfy any liability ASI may have for any withholding of federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of the exercise of the Option. At ASI’s discretion, payment in full of such amount as ASI shall determine to be sufficient to satisfy any liability ASI may have for any withholding of federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred may also be requested upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. Except as provided in Section 6.6, the conditions of this Section 6.5 shall be satisfied at the time that the Option or any part thereof is exercised, and no Common Stock shall be issued or delivered until such conditions have been satisfied by the Participant.

6.6 Payment of Option Exercise Price. Payment for Common Stock underlying the Option shall be in the form of (a) a personal check, (b) a certified or bank cashier’s check to the order of ASI, (c) shares of Common Stock, properly endorsed to ASI, in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the stock which on the date of receipt by ASI equals or exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price for the Option, provided that such Stock has been held outright by the Participant for at least six months, (d) any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to ASI, or (e) in any combination thereof; provided, however, that no payment may be made in Common Stock unless ASI has approved of payment in such form by such Participant with respect to the Option exercise in question. Payment for withholding taxes shall be in the form of cash.

6.7 Termination of Continuous Service . Other than as prescribed in Section 8, any vesting of Options shall cease upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service, and Options shall be exercisable only to the extent that they were vested on the date of such termination of Continuous Service. Any Option not exercisable as of the date of termination, and any Option or portion thereof not exercised within the period specified herein, shall terminate.

(a) Termination Other than for Cause. Subject to any limitations set forth in the Option Agreement, and provided that the notice of exercise is provided as required by Section 6.5 prior to the expiration of the Option, the Participant shall be entitled to exercise the Option (i) during the Participant’s Continuous Service, and (ii) for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for reasons other than Cause, or such longer period as may be set forth in the Option Agreement.

(b) Termination by Death . Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a Participant’s Continuous Service should terminate as a result of the Participant’s death, or if a Participant should die within a period of ninety (90) calendar days after termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service under circumstances in which paragraph (a) would permit the exercise of the Option following termination, the personal representatives of the Participant’s estate or the person or persons who shall have acquired the Option from the Participant by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option at any time within one year after the date of death, but not later than the expiration date of the Option.

 

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(c) Termination by Disability . Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a Participant’s Continuous Service should terminate by reason of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise the Option at any time within the earlier of (i) one year after the date of termination or (ii) thirty (30) days after the Participant no longer has a Disability, but in any event not later than the expiration date of the Option.

(d) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided by the Option Agreement, all unexercised Options shall terminate immediately if the Participant is terminated for Cause.

ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

[Omitted]

ARTICLE 8. CHANGE IN CONTROL

In the event of a Change in Control Event, the Board, at its discretion, shall either (1) accelerate the vesting of all Options held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated so that all Participants are 100% vested on the date of the Change in Control Event or (2) cancel the Options and provide for the issuance of replacement stock options or rights with the same terms and conditions in effect prior to the Change in Control Event, except that a new Option will instead relate to the purchase of securities issued by an acquiring entity and reflect an Exercise Price that maintains the same aggregate spread between the Exercise Price (had the Participant exercised the Option on the date of the Change in Control) and the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the new Option is issued. In anticipation of a Change in Control Event and if the Board chooses the first alternative contained in this Article 8, the Board may, upon written notice to all Participants holding Options, provide that all unexercised Options must be exercised upon the Change in Control Event or within a specified number of days of the date of such Change in Control Event or such Options will terminate. In response to such notice, a Participant may make an irrevocable election to exercise his or her Options contingent upon and effective as of the effective date stated in such notice. Any Option shall terminate if not exercised within the time frame stated in the notice.

ARTICLE 9. ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

9.1 Transfer of Common Stock to Participant . As soon as practicable after (a) a Participant has given ASI written notice of exercise of an Option and has otherwise met the requirements of Article 6 with respect to an Option, or (b) a Participant has satisfied any applicable restrictions, terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, ASI shall register a certificate in such Participant’s name for the Common Stock as to which the Option has been exercised and shall, upon the Participant’s request, deliver such certificate to the Participant. In no event shall ASI be required to transfer fractional shares of Common Stock to the Participant, and in lieu thereof, ASI may pay an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional shares of Common Stock on the date of exercise.

9.2 Legend . All certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock originally issued pursuant to the Plan or subsequently transferred to any person or entity, and any shares of capital stock received in respect thereof, may bear such legends and transfer restrictions as ASI shall deem reasonably necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, legends restricting transfer of the Common Stock until there has been compliance with federal and state securities laws and until the Participant or any other holder of the Common Stock has paid ASI such amounts as may be necessary in order to satisfy any withholding tax liability of ASI.

9.3 Compliance with Laws . If the issuance or transfer of Common Stock by ASI would for any reason, in the opinion of counsel for ASI, violate any applicable federal or state laws or regulations, ASI may delay issuance or transfer of such Stock to the Participant until compliance with such laws can reasonably be obtained. In no event shall ASI be obligated to effect or obtain any listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval under any applicable federal or state laws or regulations or any contract or agreement to which ASI is a party with respect to the issuance of any such Stock. If, after reasonable efforts, ASI is unable to obtain the authority that counsel for ASI deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Stock upon exercise of Options or vesting of an Option under the Plan, ASI shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Options or vesting of an Option unless and until such authority is obtained.

 

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ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

10.1 Amendment of the Plan . The Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any part thereof as it may deem proper, except that no such action shall diminish or impair the rights under an Option previously granted. However, if the Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or another public trading market, then any amendment that would require stockholder approval under the requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or such other public trading market, as the case may be, shall only be effective when such stockholder approval is obtained. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options granted under the Plan, provided that such modification would not constitute a Repriced Option, and provided further that no such action shall diminish or impair the rights under an Option previously granted without the consent of the Participant.

10.2 Termination of the Plan . The Plan shall terminate on the date that is the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. The Board may at any time suspend or terminate the Plan. No such suspension or termination shall diminish or impair the rights under an Option previously granted without the consent of the Participant.

ARTICLE 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS

11.1 No Employment Rights . Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Option granted under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of such Participant’s Continuous Service by ASI or a Subsidiary or interfere in any way with the right of ASI or a Subsidiary, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such Continuous Service or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of the Option.

11.2 Other Employee Benefits . Unless so provided by the applicable plan, the amount of compensation deemed to be received by a Participant as a result of the exercise of an Option shall not constitute earnings with respect to which any other employee benefits of the person are determined, including without limitation benefits under any pension, profit sharing, life insurance, or disability or other salary continuation plan.

11.3 Confidentiality of Information . Information regarding the grant of Options under the Plan is confidential and may not be shared by the Participant with anyone other than the Participant’s immediate family and personal financial advisor and other person(s) designated by Participant by power of attorney or assignment, or as otherwise required by law.

11.4 Severability . If any provision of the Plan is held by any court or governmental authority to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions. Instead, each provision held to be illegal or invalid shall, if possible, be construed and enforced in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such provision to the fullest extent possible while remaining legal and valid.

11.5 Governing Law and Venue . The Plan, and all Options granted under the Plan, shall be construed and shall take effect in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Resolution of any disputes under the Plan or any Option under the Plan shall only be held in courts in Fulton County, Georgia.

11.6 Use of Proceeds . Any proceeds received by ASI from the sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

 

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EXHIBIT 5.1

July 13, 2009

Board of Directors

American Software, Inc.

470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Gentlemen:

We are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by American Software, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the adoption of the Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan and Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) and the issuance of Class A Common Shares, $.10 par value, of the Company (the “Shares”) upon exercise of options under the Plans. We understand that as of the date of this opinion the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued after the date hereof pursuant to options exercised under the Plans is 306,810.

We have assisted in the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection therewith, we have examined, among other things, such records and documents as we have deemed necessary to express the opinions hereinafter set forth.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

  (1) The Company is duly organized and legally existing corporation under the laws of the State of Georgia.

 

  (2) When options for the purchase of the Shares have been granted to eligible employees under the Plans, without exceeding the limits of the individual Plans, such options will be legally constituted and obligations of the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

  (3) When the Shares have been delivered by the Company upon the exercise of options under the Plans against payment of the purchase price therefor, without exceeding the limits of the individual Plans, the Shares will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable.

This opinion assumes compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and with proper corporate procedures regarding the issuance of the Shares.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm included therein.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/    Baker, Donelson, Bearman,

Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN,

CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

American Software, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated July 14, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2008, and related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2008, incorporated herein by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company. Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to a change in accounting for stock-based compensation in 2007 and a change for uncertain income tax positions in 2008.

 

/s/    KPMG

KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

July 13, 2009