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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-11-009684.txt : 20110215
<SEC-HEADER>0001140361-11-009684.hdr.sgml : 20110215
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110215104852
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-11-009684
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110215

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cunningham Terence Robert
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001419025

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35013
		FILM NUMBER:		11612859

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		765 ROCKBRIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			SANTA BARBARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93108

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QAD INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001036188
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				770105228
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 INNOVATION PLACE
		CITY:			SANTA BARBARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93108
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8055666000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 INNOVATION PLACE
		CITY:			SANTA BARBARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93108
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    <periodOfReport>2010-12-15</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001036188</issuerCik>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SANTA BARBARA</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>93108</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock ($0.001 par value)</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-15</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>0</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock ($0.001 par value)</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-15</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to a reclassification exempt under Rule 16b-7, each share of Common Stock ($0.001 par value) was reclassified into 0.1 of a share of Class B Common Stock ($0.001 par value) (the &quot;Reclassification&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">QAD declared a dividend of four shares of Class A Common Stock ($0.001 par value) for each share of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of December 15, 2010 (the &quot;Dividend&quot;) which is exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-9(a).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Betty Weinert, attorney in fact for Terence Robert Cunningham</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-02-15</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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