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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2008        Registration No. 333-
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 
CHORDIANT SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
  
93-1051328
(State of Incorporation)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


 
20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite #400
Cupertino, CA    95014
(Address of principal executive offices)
____________________
2005 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
____________________
Derek Witte
Chordiant Software, Inc.
General Counsel
20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite #400
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 517-6100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
Copies to:
Nancy H. Wojtas, Esq.
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Five Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306
(650) 843-5000
____________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer o
  
Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o

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 (2)
Amount of Registration
Fee
Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share)
700,000
$          4.54
$          3,174,500
$         125

(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Registrant’s Common Stock that become issuable under the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Registrant’s Common Stock.
 
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the shares available for future grant or purchase under the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock on April 30, 2008, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market (pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Act). The following chart illustrates the calculation of the registration fee:
 
Securities
Number of Shares
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Common Stock available for grant under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2005 Plan”)
700,000
$          4.54
$          3,174,500
Total
700,000
$          4.54
$         3,174,500
Registration Fees
    
$              125



 
 
 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
The following documents filed by Chordiant Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
 
a.  
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, filed on November 15, 2007, with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that contains audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year;
 
b.  
The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 27, 2007, with the Commission;
 
c.  
The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 16, 2008, with the Commission;
 
d.  
The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 7, 2008, with the Commission;
 
e.  
The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 3, 2008, with the Commission;
 
f.  
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008;
 
g.  
The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 1, 2008, with the Commission;
 
h.  
The description of the Company’s common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission on February 7, 2000;
 
i.  
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
 
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
Not applicable.
 
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
 
Not applicable.
 
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
 
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws include provisions to (i) eliminate the personal liability of its Directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the "Delaware Law") or any other applicable law; and (ii) require the Registrant to indemnify its Directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Law or any other applicable law. Pursuant to Section 145 of the Delaware Law, a corporation generally has the power to indemnify its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses incurred by them in connection with any suit to which they are or are threatened to be made, a party by reason of their serving in such positions so long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. The Registrant believes that these provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as Directors and officers. These provisions do not eliminate the Directors' duty of care, and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware Law. In addition, each Director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for acts or omissions that the Director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or its stockholders, for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit, for acts or omissions involving a reckless disregard for the Director's duty to the Registrant or its stockholders when the Director was aware or should have been aware of a risk of serious injury to the Registrant or its stockholders, for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the Director's duty to the Registrant or its stockholders, for improper transactions between the Director and the Registrant and for improper distributions to stockholders and loans to officers. The provisions also do not affect a Director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities law or state or federal environmental laws.
 
The Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its Directors and executive officers that require the Registrant to indemnify such persons against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts incurred (including expenses of a derivative action) in connection with any proceeding, whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director or an executive officer of the Registrant or any of its affiliated enterprises, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.
 
The Registrant has an insurance policy covering the officers and Directors of the Registrant with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.
 
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
 
Not applicable.
 
EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description of Document
     
 
3.1(1)
  
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
3.2(2)
  
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
3.3(3)
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
5.1
  
Opinion of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 
 
23.1
  
Consent of BDO Seidman LLP
 
 
23.2
  
Consent of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP  (Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
24.1
  
Power of Attorney (Reference is made to Signature Page)
 
 
99.1(4)
  
2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
     
 (1)           Filed as Exhibit 3.1 with Chordiant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-92187) filed on December 6, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference
 
 (2)           Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on January 4, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 (3)           Filed as Exhibit 3.2 with Chordiant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 (4)           Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on December 21, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
UNDERTAKINGS
 
1.  
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
 
(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) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% 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; Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the issuer pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
 
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c) 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.
 
2.  
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
3.  
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on 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 Cupertino, State of California, on May 6, 2008.
 
   
Chordiant Software, Inc.
  
       
 
By:
/s/  STEVEN R. SPRINGSTEEL
  
   
Steven R. Springsteel
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  

POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Know All Persons By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steven R. Springsteel and Derek Witte, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully 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.

Signature
  
Title
  
Date
         
/s/ STEVEN R. SPRINGSTEEL
  
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
  
April 30, 2008
Steven R. Springsteel
  
(Principal Executive Officer)
    
         
/s/ PETER S. NORMAN
  
Chief Financial Officer
  
April 30, 2008
Peter S. Norman
  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
    
         
/s/ CHARLES E. HOFFMAN
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
Charles E. Hoffman
        
         
/s/ WILLIAM J. RADUCHEL
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
William J. Raduchel
        
         
/s/ DAVID R. SPRINGETT
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
David R. Springett
        
         
/s/ RICHARD G. STEVENS
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
Richard G. Stevens
        
         
/s/ DANIEL A. GAUDREAU
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
Daniel A. Gaudreau
        
         
/s/ ALLEN A.A. SWANN
  
Director
  
April 30, 2008
Allen A.A. Swann
        
         




 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit
Number
  
Description of Document
     
 
3.1(1)
  
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
3.2(2)
  
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
3.3(3)
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Chordiant Software, Inc.
 
 
5.1
  
Opinion of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
 
 
23.1
  
Consent of BDO Seidman LLP
 
 
23.2
  
Consent of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP  (Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
24.1
  
Power of Attorney (Reference is made to Signature Page)
 
 
99.1(4)
  
2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
     
(1)           Filed as Exhibit 3.1 with Chordiant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-92187) filed on December 6, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(2)           Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on January 4, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(3)           Filed as Exhibit 3.2 with Chordiant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(4)           Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on December 21 , 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.