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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13E-3
(Rule 13e-100)


Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement
under Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


MAI SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Name of the Issuer)

MAI SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)


Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

552620-20-5
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

James W. Dolan, Chief Financial and Operating Officer,
c/o MAI Systems Corporation,
26110 Enterprise Way,
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 598-6181
(Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Persons Filing Statement)

With copy to:

David M. Griffith, Esq., General Counsel,
c/o MAI Systems Corporation,
26110 Enterprise Way,
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 598-6183


This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: ý

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction: o

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE


Transaction valuation (1): $23,630   Amount of filing fee: $2.79            

(1)
Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee, this amount assumes that approximately 139,000 shares of Common Stock will be acquired for cash in an amount equal to $0.17 per share. No securities are being acquired for non-cash consideration.

o
Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:

Form or Registration No.:

Filing Party:

Date Filed:





Introduction

        This Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (this "Schedule 13E-3") is being filed by MAI SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for purposes of effecting the transaction described herein.

        Concurrently with the filing of this Schedule 13E-3, the Company is filing with the Commission a preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Information Statement"), describing a proposed amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effectuate a 1-for-150 reverse stock split of shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company. The Information Statement is in preliminary form and is subject to completion or amendment. The information in the Information Statement, including all appendices thereto, is expressly incorporated by reference into this Schedule 13E-3 in its entirety, and the responses to each item are qualified in their entirety by the provisions of the Information Statement.


Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.

        The information set forth in the Information Statement under the section "Summary of the Proposed Reverse Stock Split" is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 2. Subject Company Information.


Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person.

2



Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.


Item 5. Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.


Item 6. Purpose of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.

3



Item 7. Purposes, Alternatives, Reasons and Effects.


Item 8. Fairness of the Transaction.

4



Item 9. Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations.


Item 10. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.


Item 11. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.


Item 12. The Solicitation or Recommendation.


Item 13. Financial Statements.

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Item 14. Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.


Item 15. Additional Information.


Item 16. Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

        After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

    MAI SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 
    By: /s/  W. BRIAN KRETZMER      
       
    Name: W. Brian Kretzmer
       
    Title: Chief Executive Officer, President, and Secretary
       
    Date: December 16, 2004
       

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