UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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): September 15, 2004

                              LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                        Commission File Number: 000-33335


               Delaware                                     41-1251159
     (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                   Identification Number)


     380 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota                 55102-1302
     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (651) 767-7000

   Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On September 15, 2004, Lawson Software, Inc. issued a press release
relating to preliminary fiscal 2005 first quarter results. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Lawson Software, Inc. issued September 15, 2004


     The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto,
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.



                                   SIGNATURES

     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.

                                    Lawson Software, Inc.

Date: September 15, 2004            By: /s/ Robert G. Barbieri
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                                    Robert G. Barbieri
                                    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                    and Performance Officer