AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. (NASDAQ:AMSWA) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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 Companys Logility
Inc., unit since August 2015 and as that Companys 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:

About AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

American Software, Inc. (American Software) develops, markets and supports a portfolio of software and services that delivers enterprise management, supply chain and retail planning solutions to the marketplace. The Company operates through three business segments: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Information Technology (IT) Consulting. The SCM segment consists of Logility, Inc. and its subsidiary, Demand Management, Inc. (DMI), both of which provide supply chain and retail planning solutions to trading partners. The ERP segment consist of American Software ERP, which provides business software for manufacturers and distributors, and New Generation Computing, Inc. (NGC), which provides industry-specific business software to both retailers and manufacturers in the apparel, footwear, sewn products and furniture industries. The IT Consulting segment consists of The Proven Method, Inc., an IT staffing and consulting services firm.

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