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)
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March
5, 2009
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AMERICAN
SOFTWARE, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Georgia
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0-12456
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58-1098795
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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470
East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta,
Georgia
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30305
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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(404)
261-4381
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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
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provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 January
31, 2009, and certain forward-looking statements, as presented in a press
release of March 5, 2009. 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extent that such information is superseded by information as of a subsequent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:
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of American Software, Inc., dated March 5,
2009.
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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.
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AMERICAN
SOFTWARE, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: March
5, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Vincent C. Klinges
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Vincent
C. Klinges
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Chief
Financial
Officer
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