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): November 9, 2012

September 11, 2012

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Mediware Information Systems, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

New York

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

0-10768

(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

11-2209324

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

11711 West 79th Street, Lenexa, KS 66214

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(913) 307-1000

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) x[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1 2.01. ~~Entry~~Completion ~~into~~of aAcquisition ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Disposition ~~Agreement~~of Assets.

OnAt ~~September~~a 11special meeting of shareholders held on November 8, 2012 (the “Special Meeting”), the shareholders of Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company” ~~or “Mediware”~~), ~~entered~~approved ~~into~~the an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) ~~with~~dated as of September 11, 2012 by and among the Company, Project Ruby Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and Project Ruby Merger Corp., a New York corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”), ~~providing for~~and the merger ~~(“Merger”)~~contemplated ofthereby ~~Merger Subsidiary with and into~~ (the ~~Company, with the Company surviving the~~ “Merger ~~as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent~~”). ~~Parent and Merger Subsidiary are controlled affiliates of Thoma Bravo, LLC.~~

AtOn ~~the~~November ~~effective~~9, ~~time~~2012, of the ~~Merger,~~Registrant ~~each share~~filed a certificate of ~~Company~~merger ~~common~~with ~~stock~~the ~~outstanding~~Secretary ~~immediately~~of ~~prior~~State toof the ~~effective~~State ~~time~~of ~~(other~~New ~~than~~York ~~shares~~and ~~held~~completed bythe ~~(i) Parent,~~ Merger ~~Subsidiary~~, orpursuant ~~any~~to ~~subsidiary~~which ~~of Parent or~~ Merger ~~Subsidiary~~Sub ormerged ~~held~~with inand ~~treasury~~into of the Company, orwith ~~owned~~the byCompany ~~any~~surviving ~~subsidiary of~~ the ~~Company~~ orMerger ~~(ii) persons~~as ~~who~~a ~~properly~~wholly-owned ~~exercise~~subsidiary ~~appraisal~~of ~~rights~~Parent. ~~under~~Parent ~~New York law) will be cancelled~~ and ~~converted~~Merger ~~into~~Subsidiary ~~the right~~are tocontrolled ~~receive~~affiliates ~~$22.00~~of inThoma ~~cash~~Bravo, ~~without interest (the “Merger Consideration”)~~LLC.

~~Each~~Pursuant ~~option~~ to ~~purchase~~the Merger, each share of issued and outstanding Company common stock ~~that~~, ispar ~~outstanding~~value as$0.10 ofper share (“Common Stock”), outstanding at the effective time of the Merger ~~will~~(other bethan ~~automatically~~shares ~~cancelled~~held inby ~~exchange~~(i) Parent, ~~for~~Merger ~~the~~Subsidiary, ~~right~~or toany ~~receive the~~subsidiary ~~excess,~~of ifParent ~~any,~~or ofMerger ~~$22.00~~Subsidiary ~~over~~or ~~the~~held ~~exercise~~in ~~price~~treasury of ~~such~~the ~~option,~~Company ~~less~~or ~~applicable~~owned ~~taxes~~by ~~required~~any tosubsidiary beof ~~withheld.~~the ~~Restrictions on~~Company ~~shares~~or of(ii) persons ~~restricted~~who ~~stock~~properly ~~will~~exercise beappraisal ~~caused~~rights tounder ~~lapse~~New ~~immediately~~York ~~prior~~law) towas ~~the~~automatically ~~Merger,~~converted ~~and~~into the ~~shares~~right ~~will~~to bereceive ~~subject~~$22.00 toin ~~the~~cash, ~~same terms~~without any interest and ~~conditions~~less ofapplicable withholding taxes (the “Merger ~~Agreement~~Consideration”). ~~that~~All ~~are~~such ~~applicable~~shares toof ~~all~~Common ~~other~~Stock ~~shares~~converted ofinto the ~~Company’s~~right ~~common~~to ~~stock.~~receive ~~However, if~~the ~~there~~Merger ~~are~~Consideration ~~any~~were ~~terms~~automatically orcancelled ~~conditions~~and ~~more~~have ~~favorable~~ceased to aexist, ~~holder~~and such holders of ~~restricted~~Common ~~stock~~Stock ~~under~~have ~~any~~ceased ~~employment~~to orhave ~~related~~any ~~agreement, those~~rights ~~terms~~as ora ~~conditions~~shareholder, ~~will~~except ~~remain~~the inright ~~full~~to ~~force~~receive ~~and~~the ~~effect~~Merger Consideration.

~~Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary conditions~~Additionally, ~~including~~at ~~without limitation: (i)~~ the ~~affirmative~~effective ~~vote~~time of the ~~holders~~Merger, ofeach aoutstanding ~~majority~~option ofto ~~the~~purchase ~~votes~~Common ~~entitled to~~Stock, bewhether ~~cast~~or atnot athen ~~meeting~~exercisable ofor ~~shareholders~~vested, ~~held~~was ~~for~~cancelled ~~the~~and ~~purpose~~converted ofinto ~~approving~~ the ~~Merger~~right ~~Agreement~~to ~~and~~receive the ~~Merger~~excess, ~~(the~~if ~~“Shareholder Approval”)~~any, ~~(ii) the expiration or early termination~~ of ~~any~~$22.00 ~~applicable~~over ~~waiting period under~~ the ~~Hart-Scott-Rodino~~exercise ~~Antitrust Improvements~~price ~~Act~~ of ~~1976,~~such ~~as amended~~option, ~~and~~less ~~(iii) the~~applicable ~~absence~~taxes ofrequired ~~any~~to ~~law,~~be ~~injunction,~~withheld. Each ~~judgment~~outstanding oroption ~~ruling~~that ~~making~~had ~~illegal~~an orexercise ~~prohibiting the~~price ~~consummation~~equal ofto ~~the Merger~~ or ~~enjoining~~greater ~~the~~than ~~Company~~$22.00, ~~Parent~~whether or ~~Merger~~not ~~Subsidiary~~then ~~from~~exercisable ~~consummating~~or ~~the Merger. Moreover~~vested, ~~each party’s~~was ~~obligation~~cancelled towithout ~~consummate~~ the ~~Merger~~right isto ~~subject~~receive toany ~~certain~~cash ~~other~~payment ~~conditions,~~or ~~including~~other ~~without~~consideration. Restrictions ~~limitation:~~on ~~(a) the accuracy~~shares of ~~the~~restricted ~~other~~stock ~~party’s~~were ~~representations~~caused ~~and~~to ~~warranties~~lapse ~~contained~~immediately inprior to the Merger ~~Agreement (subject~~, ~~in most cases, to material adverse effect qualifiers)~~ and ~~(b)~~ the ~~other~~shares ~~party’s~~were ~~performance~~subject ~~in all material respects of all obligations~~ to bethe ~~performed~~same byterms itand ~~under~~conditions of the Merger Agreement. Inthat ~~addition,~~are ~~Parent’s~~applicable ~~and Merger Subsidiary’s obligation~~ to ~~consummate the~~all ~~Merger~~other isshares ~~subject~~of toCommon ~~certain~~Stock. ~~other conditions~~However, ~~including~~if ~~that~~there noare ~~Company~~any ~~Material~~terms ~~Adverse~~or ~~Effect~~conditions ~~(as~~more ~~defined~~favorable into ~~the~~a ~~Merger Agreement)~~holder ~~shall have occurred since the date~~ of ~~the~~restricted ~~Merger~~stock ~~Agreement.~~under ~~Assuming~~any ~~the~~employment ~~satisfaction~~or ofrelated ~~closing conditions~~agreement, ~~the~~those ~~Company expects~~terms ~~the~~or ~~transaction~~conditions towill ~~close~~remain ~~prior~~in tofull ~~December~~force ~~31,~~and ~~2012~~effect.

The ~~Company~~total ~~has~~amount ~~made~~of ~~customary~~funds ~~representations and~~necessary ~~warranties~~to ~~and~~pay ~~covenants~~the inconsideration under the Merger Agreement, ~~including~~was ~~without~~approximately ~~limitation~~$195.0 ~~covenants~~million. Parent ~~regarding:~~utilized ~~(i) the~~funds ~~conduct~~from ~~of the~~equity ~~business~~contributions ofmade ~~the~~by ~~Company~~investment ~~prior~~funds toaffiliated ~~the~~with ~~consummation~~Thoma ofBravo, ~~the Merger~~LLC, ~~(ii) the~~proceeds ~~calling~~from ~~and~~debt ~~holding~~financing ofprovided aby ~~meeting~~TPG ofSpecialty ~~the~~Lending, ~~Company’s shareholders~~Inc. ~~for~~and ~~the~~Wells ~~purpose~~Fargo ofBank, ~~obtaining~~N.A. ~~the Shareholder Approval~~ and ~~(iii) the~~available ~~use~~cash of ~~commercially reasonable efforts to cause~~ the ~~Merger~~Company to bepay ~~consummated~~the consideration.

The ~~Merger~~foregoing ~~Agreement~~is ~~obliges~~intended ~~the~~only ~~Company~~ to ~~abide~~be bya ~~customary~~summary “no-shop” restrictions on its ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties and to provide non-public information to and enter into discussions or negotiations with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals. Notwithstanding this obligation, prior to the receipt of the ~~Shareholder~~Merger ~~Approval,~~Agreement ~~the Company may under certain circumstances furnish information to~~ and ~~engage~~is qualified in ~~discussions~~its orentirety ~~negotiations~~by ~~with~~reference ~~third parties with respect~~ to ~~unsolicited alternative acquisition proposals that~~ the ~~Company’s~~Merger ~~Board~~Agreement, ~~of Directors reasonably believes could lead to~~ a ~~Superior~~copy ~~Proposal. A~~of ~~“Superior~~which ~~Proposal”~~ is aattached ~~written~~as ~~acquisition~~Exhibit ~~proposal~~2.1 ~~for at least 50% of~~ the ~~outstanding shares of~~ Company common stock or all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company on terms that the Company Board has determined in good faith, after taking into consideration all relevant factors, are more favorable to the Company’s ~~shareholders~~Current ~~than~~Report ~~the~~on ~~Merger. In the event of a Superior Proposal~~8-K, ~~and~~filed ~~subject~~on toSeptember ~~the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement~~12, ~~the~~2012 ~~Company may terminate the Agreement~~ and ~~pay~~which tois ~~Parent~~incorporated ~~the~~by ~~Break-Up~~reference ~~Fee (as defined below)~~herein.

~~The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for the Company and Parent~~Item 3.01. ~~Upon~~Notice ~~termination~~ of ~~the~~Delisting ~~Merger~~or ~~Agreement~~Failure ~~under specified circumstances, including upon acceptance of a Superior Proposal and the subsequent termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company will be required~~ to ~~pay~~Satisfy ~~to Parent~~ a ~~termination~~ ~~fee~~Continued ofListing ~~$5,769,000~~Rule ~~(the~~or ~~“Break-Up~~Standard; ~~Fee”).~~Transfer ~~Additionally, under certain circumstances that the Break-Up Fee is not payable, the Company will be required to pay Parent its reasonable and documented fees and expenses with respect to the Merger~~ of ~~up to $2,000,000~~Listing. The Merger Agreement also provides that Parent will be required to pay the Company a reverse termination fee of $10,000,000 under specified circumstances (the “Reverse Termination Fee”). Each party also has certain specific performance rights as set forth in the Merger Agreement.

~~Parent~~In ~~and~~connection ~~Merger~~with ~~Subsidiary~~the ~~have~~closing ~~obtained equity~~of ~~financing~~the ~~commitments~~Merger, ~~for~~pursuant ~~the~~to ~~transaction~~a ~~contemplated~~written request submitted by the ~~Merger~~Company ~~Agreement.~~on ~~Thoma~~November ~~Bravo Fund X~~9, ~~L.P.~~2012, athe ~~Delaware~~Company ~~limited partnership,~~notified ~~has~~The ~~committed~~NASDAQ toStock ~~capitalize~~Market ~~Parent,~~LLC at(“NASDAQ”) orof ~~prior to~~ the ~~closing~~completion of the Merger, ~~with~~and anrequested ~~aggregate~~that ~~equity~~NASDAQ ~~contribution in~~cease antrading ~~amount~~of ~~sufficient~~the toCommon ~~allow~~Stock ~~Parent~~ and~~/or~~ ~~Merger~~suspend ~~Sub~~the tolisting ~~fund~~of the ~~aggregate~~Common ~~Merger~~Stock ~~Consideration~~as ~~(including~~of ~~any~~November ~~payments~~9, ~~owed to~~2012, ~~holders~~and ofthat ~~outstanding~~NASDAQ ~~Company~~file ~~options~~with ~~and~~the ~~restricted~~Securities ~~stock~~and ~~granted~~Exchange byCommission (the ~~Company~~“SEC”) inan ~~accordance~~application ~~with~~on ~~the~~Form ~~Merger~~25 ~~Agreement) and~~ to ~~pay~~delist ~~related~~and ~~fees~~deregister ~~and~~the ~~expenses~~Common ~~upon~~Stock ~~the~~under ~~consummation~~Section 12(b) of the ~~Acquisition,~~Securities ~~all~~Exchange onAct ~~the~~of ~~terms~~1934, ~~and~~as ~~subject~~amended to (the ~~conditions~~“Exchange ~~set forth~~Act”). inAfter the ~~equity~~Form ~~commitment~~25 ~~letter~~becomes ~~entered~~effective, ~~into~~which bywill ~~Thoma~~occur ~~Bravo~~ten ~~Fund~~days X,after ~~L.P.~~its infiling, ~~connection~~the ~~with~~Company ~~the~~expects ~~Merger~~to ~~(the~~file ~~“Equity Commitment~~a ~~Letter”).~~Form ~~Thoma~~15 ~~Bravo~~with ~~Fund~~the X,SEC ~~L.P.~~requesting ~~has~~the ~~also~~deregistration ~~provided~~of the ~~Company~~Common ~~with~~Stock aunder ~~limited~~Section ~~guaranty~~ 12(g) of the ~~“Limited~~Exchange ~~Guaranty”) in~~Act ~~favor~~and the suspension of the Company’s ~~guaranteeing~~reporting ~~the~~obligations ~~payment~~under Section 15(d) of the ~~Reverse~~Exchange ~~Termination Fee~~Act.

The representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement have been made solely for the benefit of Parent and Merger Subsidiary. In addition, such representations and warranties (a)Item have been made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement, (b) have been qualified by certain disclosures made to Parent and Merger Subsidiary not reflected in the text of the Merger Agreement, (c) may be subject to materiality qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, (d) were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or other specific dates and (e) have been included in the Merger Agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the contracting parties rather than establishing matters as facts3.03. ~~Accordingly,~~Material ~~the~~Modification ~~Merger Agreement is included with this filing only~~ to ~~provide~~Rights ~~investors with information regarding the terms~~ of ~~the~~Security ~~Merger Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business~~Holders. Investors should not rely on the representations and warranties or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the Company that is or will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, proxy statements and other documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The ~~foregoing~~information ~~summary of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified~~ in ~~its~~Items ~~entirety by the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit~~ 2.1 01 and 5.03 are incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the directors and named executive officers (who own shares) of the Company each entered into a Voting Agreement, dated the date of the Merger Agreement, with Parent (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each such director and officer agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to vote their shares of Company common stock in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therebyItem 5.01. ~~The~~Changes ~~foregoing summary of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified~~ in ~~its~~Control ~~entirety by the form~~ of ~~Voting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10~~Registrant.~~1 and incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~Information~~As ~~regarding~~a result of the ~~solicitation~~Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~proxies~~Parent. The information in Items 2.01 and 5.02 are incorporated herein by reference.

InItem 5.02. ~~connection~~Departure ~~with the proposed transaction, the Company will file a proxy statement and relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction with the SEC relating to the solicitation~~ of ~~proxies~~Directors toor ~~vote~~Certain atOfficers; aElection ~~special meeting~~ of ~~stockholders~~Directors; toAppointment ~~be called to approve the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the stockholders~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~Company~~Officers; inCompensatory ~~advance~~Arrangements of ~~the~~Certain ~~special meeting~~Officers. Shareholders of the Company are urged to read the proxy statement and other relevant materials when they become available because they will contain important information about the Company and the proposed transaction. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and any other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC (when available) at the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company and its directors and certain executive officers may be deemed~~ to ~~be participants in~~ the ~~solicitation~~terms of ~~proxies from~~ the ~~Company~~Merger ~~shareholders~~Agreement, inat ~~respect of~~ the ~~proposed~~effective ~~transaction.~~time ~~Information~~of ~~about~~ the ~~directors~~Merger, ~~and~~each ~~executive officers~~ of the ~~Company~~directors ~~and~~of ~~their respective interests in~~ the Company, byexcept ~~security~~T. ~~holdings~~Kelly orMann, resigned ~~otherwise~~from istheir ~~set~~directorships ~~forth~~of inthe ~~its~~Company ~~proxy statements~~ and ~~Annual~~from ~~Reports~~all oncommittees ~~Form~~of ~~10-K,~~which ~~previously filed~~they ~~with~~were ~~the~~members, ~~SEC.~~and ~~Investors may obtain additional information regarding~~ the ~~interest~~directors of ~~the~~Merger ~~participants~~Sub byimmediately ~~reading~~prior ~~the~~to ~~proxy statement regarding~~ the ~~acquisition~~effective ~~when~~time ~~it becomes available. Each~~ of ~~these~~the ~~documents~~Merger ~~is,~~became ~~or will be, available for free at~~ the ~~SEC’s~~ ~~Web~~directors ~~site~~of ~~at www.sec.gov and at~~ the ~~Mediware Investor Relations Website at: www~~Company.~~mediware.com/investors.~~

~~Cautionary~~Item 5.03. ~~Note~~Amendments ~~Concerning~~to ~~Forward~~Articles of Incorporation or By-~~Looking~~laws; ~~Statements~~Change in Fiscal Year.

~~Certain~~Pursuant ~~statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended~~ to ~~be covered by~~ the safe harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast” and other words and terms of similar meaning. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risk and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from the ~~results~~Merger ~~discussed in the forward-looking statements~~Agreement, ~~including: (a) the failure to timely consummate, or to consummate~~ at ~~all,~~ the ~~proposed~~effective ~~Merger, which may adversely affect the Company’s business and the price of its stock; (b) the diversion of management~~ time ~~from the Company’s ongoing operations; (c) the occurrence~~ of ~~any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to~~ the ~~termination of the~~ Merger ~~Agreement~~, ~~including termination under certain specified circumstances that could require~~ the ~~Company~~bylaws ~~to pay the Break-Up Fee to Parent or to reimburse Parent for certain~~ of ~~its costs and expenses up to $2.0 million; (d)~~ the ~~outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the~~ Company ~~related~~as toin ~~the~~effect ~~Merger~~immediately ~~Agreement;~~prior ~~(e) the inability~~ to ~~complete~~ the Merger ~~due~~were toamended ~~the failure~~and torestated ~~obtain~~in ~~shareholder~~their ~~approval~~entirety ~~for the Merger or the failure~~ to ~~satisfy~~read ~~other~~in ~~conditions~~substantially ~~to completion of~~ the ~~Merger,~~form ~~including the~~as ~~receipt of regulatory approvals related to~~ the ~~Merger;~~bylaws ~~(f) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result~~ of ~~the~~ Merger; ~~(g)~~Sub. ~~the~~A ~~effect~~copy of the ~~announcement~~restated ofbylaws ~~the pendency~~ of the ~~Merger on the~~ Company’s ~~business~~is ~~relationships,~~attached ~~operating results and business generally; (h) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the Merger; and (i) other risks and uncertainties described herein,~~ as ~~well~~Exhibit ~~as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in the Company’s other reports and other public filings with the SEC~~3.1 ~~Additional information~~hereto ~~concerning these~~ and ~~other~~is ~~factors~~incorporated ~~can~~herein be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by ~~law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K to reflect the occurrence of events after the date of this Form 8-K~~reference.

~~Item~~In 9addition, the Company intends to file a restated certificate of incorporation subsequent to the effective time of the Merger.01 A ~~Financial~~copy ~~Statements~~of ~~and~~the ~~Exhibits~~restated certificate of incorporation of the Company will be attached as Exhibit 3.2 to an amendment to this Form 8-K.

~~(d)~~Item 5.07 ~~Exhibits~~Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The ~~following~~Company ~~documents~~held ~~are~~a ~~furnished herewith~~Special asMeeting ~~exhibits~~of Shareholders on November 9, 2012. Approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on October 5, 2012 (the “Record Date”) and entitled to ~~this~~vote ~~report:~~in accordance with New York law.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 11, 2012, by and among Mediware Information Systems, Inc., Project Ruby Parent Corp. and Project Ruby Merger Corp.
10.1		Form of Voting Agreement
99.1		News Release dated September 12, 2012, issued by Mediware Information Systems, Inc.

There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, 6,549,472 shares of Common Stock out of a total of 8,496,966 shares of Common Stock, issued, outstanding and entitled to vote as of the Record Date. This constituted 77.08% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting. The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections.

~~SIGNATURE~~1. Adoption and Approval of the Merger Agreement. To consider and vote on a proposal to adopt and approve the Merger Agreement, and to approve the Merger. The results are as follows:

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.

For			Against			Abstain
6,541,638			4,442			3,392

~~Date:~~2. ~~September~~Advisory 12Approval of Certain Executive Compensation. To approve, ~~2012~~on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation and related agreements and arrangements of the Company’s named executive officers that are based upon or otherwise relate to the Merger. The results are as follows:

MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ T. Kelly Mann Name: T. Kelly Mann Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

For			Against			Abstain
6,212,870			152,762			183,840

Adjournment or Postponement of the Special Meeting. To approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes properly cast at the time of the meeting to adopt and approve the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger. The results are as follows:

For			Against			Abstain
6,389,913			154,988			4,571

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 9, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

3.1		Restated Bylaws of Mediware Information Systems, Inc., dated November 9, 2012

3.2		Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mediware Information Systems, Inc.*

99.1		Press Release issued by Mediware Information Systems, Inc. on November 9, 2012

* To be filed by amendment.

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: November 9, 2012

	MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

	By:	/s/ T. Kelly Mann
		Name: T. Kelly Mann Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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