Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): May 20, 2020

AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Commission File Number 000-12456

Georgia	58-1098795
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	Identification No.)

 470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

(Address of principal executive offices)

[phone]

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.05	Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics

As part of its review of the corporate governance policies of American Software, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s Board of Directors adopted certain amendments to the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethic (the “Code”), effective May 20, 2020. The Code is applicable to all Company employees, officers, and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The Code was revised to (i) better address applicable law and regulatory guidance, (ii) provide additional clarity on acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and actions, and (iii) make other technical, administrative, and non-substantive amendments.

The foregoing description of the Code is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the amended Code, which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is also available on the Company’s website at www.amsoftware.com/corporate-governance.

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ITEM 9.01    EXHIBITS

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number        Title                        

14.1                Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

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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.

Date: May 26, 2020		AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
		(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Vincent C. Klinges
	Name:	Vincent C. Klinges
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer