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 3, 2017

AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

 

0-12456

 

58-1098795

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer
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

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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02 (b) – Effective March 3, 2017, J. Michael Edenfield has taken a medical leave of absence from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of American Software, Inc.

Item 5.02 (c) - Effective March 3, 2017, Allan Dow (age 53) has been elected to the office of President of American Software, Inc.  Mr. Dow has served as the President of the Company’s Logility Inc., unit since August 2015 and as that Company’s Executive Vice President of Sales since joining Logility in 2000.

SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02 (b) and (c) Exhibit.

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1 Press Release of American Software, Inc., March 3, 2017.


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: March 6, 2017 By:

/s/ Vincent C. Klinges

Vincent C. Klinges

Chief Financial Officer

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