As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 1998.

                                                      Registration No. 333 -
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                 94-1499887
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(State of other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.

    120 North Redwood Drive
     San Rafael, California                            94903
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     (Address of Principal                           (Zip Code)
      Executive Offices)

                                                               
                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                          1992 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE 33PLAN
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                            (Full title of the plan)


    PETER L. McCORKELL, ESQ.                            Copy to:
 Senior Vice President, Secretary
      and General Counsel                         BLAIR W. WHITE, ESQ.
    FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,                 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
         INCORPORATED                             Post Office Box 7880
    120 North Redwood Drive                   San Francisco, CA 94120-788
     San Rafael, CA 94903                         (415) 983-1000
        (415) 472-2211                      ---------------------------------
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    (Name, address and telephone
     number, including area code,
        of agent for service)


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Title of Amount Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Securities To To Be Offering Price Aggregate Registration Be Registered Registered Per Share(1) Offering Price(1) Fee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 538,490 shares $34.32 $18,480,976.80 $5,451.89 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on September 25, 1998.
----------------- The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART II - INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ------------------------------------------ GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8 --------------------------------- General Instruction E Information - --------------------------------- This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective. The Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 1993 (No. 33-63426) and April 1, 1996 (No. 333-02121) are hereby incorporated by reference. Incorporation of Documents by Reference - --------------------------------------- The following documents filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997. (2) The information with regard to the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 0-16439) filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such information. (3) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 1997, March 31, 1998 (as amended), and June 30, 1998, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act. (4) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 22, 1998. (5) All other reports filed by the Registrant since September 30, 1997 with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 8. Exhibits. - ------- --------- Exhibit Number Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3). -2- SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San Rafael, State of California, on September 30, 1998. FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED By /s/PETER L. MCCORKELL ---------------------------------------- Peter L. McCorkell Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints PETER L. McCORKELL his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him, 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 exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may 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 date indicated:
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/LARRY E. ROSENBERGER President, Chief Executive Officer September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Larry E. Rosenberger /s/PATRICIA COLE Senior Vice President, Chief Financial September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Patricia Cole /s/LENNOX L. VERNON Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Lennox L. Vernon /s/A. GEORGE BATTLE Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ A. George Battle /s/BRYANT J. BROOKS, JR. Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Bryant J. Brooks, Jr. /s/H. ROBERT HELLER - ------------------------------------ Director September 30, 1998 H. Robert Heller /s/GUY R. HENSHAW Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Guy R. Henshaw /s/DAVID S.P. HOPKINS Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ David S.P. Hopkins /s/ROBERT M. OLIVER Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Robert M. Oliver /s/ROBERT D. SANDERSON Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ Robert D. Sanderson /s/JOHN D. WOLDRICH Director September 30, 1998 - ------------------------------------ John D. Woldrich
INDEX TO EXHIBITS ----------------- Sequentially Exhibit Numbered Number Exhibit Page - ------ ------- ---- 5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP 6 as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP 6 (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. 7 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3). 3 -5-



                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1
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                                             September 30, 1998



Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
120 North Redwood Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903


Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Fair, Isaac and Company,
     Incorporated 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     With reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933
relating to 538,490 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), it is our opinion
that such shares of the Common Stock of the Company, when issued and sold in
accordance with the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 23.1 to the Registration
Statement.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    /s/ PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP

E-9372




                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
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                         Consent of Independent Auditors
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The Board of Directors
Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated:

We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form
S-8 of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries of our report
dated October 29, 1997, except as to note 15, which is as of December 1, 1997,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Fair, Isaac and Company,
Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1997 and 1996, and the related
statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended September 30, 1997, which report appears in the
September 30, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Fair, Isaac and Company,
Incorporated, and subsidiaries.



                                      /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


San Francisco, California
September 30, 1998