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                                  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): April 6, 2006

                              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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:

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    (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 6, 2006, Lawson Software, Inc. issued a press release relating to
fiscal 2006 third 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 April 6, 2006

         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: April 6, 2006                    By: Robert G. Barbieri
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                                           Robert G. Barbieri
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial and Performance Officer