8-K

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: August 9, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)

MICROS SYSTEMS, INC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND	000-09993	52-1101488
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21046-2289

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 443-285-6000

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):

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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations

     Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On August 9, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MICROS Systems, Inc. (the “Registrant”) authorized and directed the Registrant to enter into the seventh amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to the employment agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Registrant and A.L. Giannopoulos, its Chairman, President, and CEO. The Seventh Amendment alters the compensation payable to Mr. Giannopoulos during MICROS’s 2006 fiscal year (ending June 30, 2006) and 2007 fiscal year (ending June 30, 2007). No other changes to the Agreement have been implemented. A copy of the Seventh Amendment is attached as an Exhibit.

Date: August 9, 2005

MICROS Systems, Inc. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Gary C. Kaufman
	Gary C. Kaufman
	Executive Vice-President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 10 – Seventh Amendment to Employment Agreement

EX-10

Exhibit 10

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Seventh Amendment to the Employment Agreement is effective the 9^th day of August, 2005 (the “Seventh Amendment”), by and between MICROS SYSTEMS, INC., a Maryland corporation, with offices located at 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21046-2289 (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and A. L. GIANNOPOULOS, whose address is 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21046-2289 (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive”).

     WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated June 1, 1995, as amended (the agreement as amended hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto would like to amend the Agreement pursuant to this Seventh Amendment in an effort to adjust the Executive’s base salary compensation to reflect the growth of the Company.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive, for good and valuable consideration, and pursuant to the terms, conditions, and covenants contained herein, hereby agree as follows:

1. Section 4 of the Agreement is modified by replacing the existing corresponding rows in the Agreement with the following two replacement rows:

Period	Salary
July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006	$1,100,000
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007	$1,200,000

2. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Seventh Amendment as of the dates indicated below, the effective date of this Seventh Amendment being the 1^st day of August, 2005.

ATTEST:	COMPANY: MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
_______________________	By: ______________________        Louis M. Brown, Jr.        Vice Chairman	(SEAL)
[Corporate Seal]
	EXECUTIVE:
WITNESS:
_______________________	_______________________ A. L. GIANNOPOULOS