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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-486073
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160223
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935036
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				470772104
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25346
		FILM NUMBER:		161470445

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3520 KRAFT ROAD, SUITE 300
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		239-403-4600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3520 KRAFT ROAD, SUITE 300
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950109
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;29, 2016 (February 23, 2016) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. </B></P>
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of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (239)&nbsp;403-4600 </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Grant of 2016 LTIP</U>. Consistent with past practice, on February&nbsp;23, 2016, Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the
&#147;<U>Compensation Committee</U>&#148;) of the Board of Directors of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) granted awards of performance shares (&#147;<U>Performance Shares</U>&#148;) and nonqualified stock options as part of the
2016 long-term incentive program (the &#147;<U>2016 LTIP</U>&#148;). The Performance Shares comprised 60% of the grant value delivered pursuant to the 2016 LTIP awards and the nonqualified stock options comprised 40% of the grant value delivered
pursuant to the 2016 LTIP awards. Each of the following executives who were listed as named executive officers in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#147;<U>Named Executive Officers</U>&#148;) were
granted Performance Shares using the Company&#146;s form of Performance Shares Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philip G. Heasley, President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Carolyn Homberger, Group President, ACI On Demand</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Performance Shares under the 2016 LTIP are earned based upon the achievement, over a three-year period (the
&#147;<U>Performance Period</U>&#148;), of performance goals relating to the following: (1)&nbsp;a revenue growth metric (the &#147;<U>Revenue Growth Metric</U>&#148;) and (2)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s cumulative earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization over the Performance Period (&#147;<U>Cumulative EBITDA</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The grantees will earn the Performance
Shares only if both the Revenue Growth Metric and Cumulative EBITDA performance goals exceed threshold performance levels. If the Company achieves the threshold performance level for both the Revenue Growth Metric and Cumulative EBITDA, then
grantees will earn Performance Shares based on a performance matrix that provides 50% of the awarded Performance Shares are earned for threshold performance, 100% of the awarded Performance Shares are earned for target performance and 200% of
Performance Shares are earned for performance at or above the maximum level and other specified earning percentages based on the actual performance of the Company against the performance goals. If the achievement of the Revenue Growth Metric and
Cumulative EBITDA performance goals fall between the specified percentage ranges set forth in the performance matrix, the Compensation Committee will determine the award percentage earned by mathematical interpolation and rounded to the nearest
whole share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2016 LTIP awards also included a grant of nonqualified stock options representing 40% of the 2016 LTIP&#146;s grant
value to executives which stock options were granted using the Company&#146;s form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. These stock options are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant
date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Grant of 2016 CEO Supplemental LTIP</U>. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(c) of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
effective January&nbsp;7, 2016 between the Company and Philip G. Heasley, on February&nbsp;23, 2016, the Compensation Committee granted Mr.&nbsp;Heasley a supplemental long-term incentive program (the &#147;<U>2016 CEO Supplemental LTIP</U>&#148;)
consisting of Supplemental Performance Shares and Supplemental Stock Options. The 2016 CEO Supplemental LTIP had a grant date fair value of $1 million. Mr.&nbsp;Heasley was granted 33,538 Supplemental Performance Shares, comprising 60% of the grant
date value delivered, and 72,333 Supplemental Stock Options, comprising 40% of the grant date value delivered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Supplemental
Performance Shares were granted using the Company&#146;s form of Supplemental Performance Shares Agreement. The Supplemental Performance Shares will vest, if at all, at 100% of the amount granted. The performance period for the Supplement
Performance Shares is January&nbsp;1, 2016 to December&nbsp;31, 2020. Vesting of the Performance Shares is subject to (i)&nbsp;the successful appointment of and transition to a successor to the CEO position, and in connection with such transition,
the development of an effective and capable management organization that will be prepared to lead the Company to continued success and (ii)&nbsp;the Company achieving its 60-month backlog goal at December&nbsp;31, 2016. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Supplemental Stock Options were granted using the Company&#146;s form of Supplemental Stock
Option Agreement. The Supplemental Stock Option vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date and will continue to vest if Mr.&nbsp;Heasley retires from the Company after January&nbsp;7, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Restricted Share Awards</U>. On February&nbsp;23, 2016, in connection with the Compensation Committee&#146;s consideration of the
Company&#146;s 2015 performance and the Company&#146;s 2015 Executive Management Incentive Compensation plan the Compensation Committee determined to grant restricted shares to the Named Executive Officers as set forth in the below table as
retention awards. These restricted shares vest with respect to 50% of the the restricted shares on July&nbsp;1, 2016 and with respect to the other 50% of the restricted shares on July&nbsp;1, 2017. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philip G. Heasley, President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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