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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K

Commission File Number: 0-15264

MANATRON, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (269) 567-2900

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   X      No ___

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   Yes ___     No   X  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Yes         No   X      

The aggregate market value of the registrant's common equity held by nonaffiliates of the registrant based on the last sale price of such stock on October 31, 2002 (which was the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $8,360,393.

As of July 15, 2003, 4,141,354 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, no par value, were outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the registrant's annual meeting of shareholders to be held Thursday, October 9, 2003, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

PART I

Item 1.          Business.

General

          Manatron, Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Manatron" or the "Company") was started in 1969 as a partnership and was incorporated in Michigan in 1972. Manatron initially provided in-house data processing services for local governmental units located in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. The Company's business was later extended into other states and it began to provide advanced microcomputer-based "turn-key" data processing systems for counties, cities and townships. These "turn-key" data processing systems included both general purpose computer hardware produced by leading manufacturers, proprietary software developed or purchased by the Company and related implementation and support services.

          Today, the Company designs, develops, markets and supports a family of web-based and client/server application software products for county, city and municipal governments. Manatron's products support the back-office processes for these government agencies and also facilitate the "Virtual Courthouse" by providing Internet access to information for industry professionals and the public or by processing transactions over the Internet such as the payment of property taxes. The Company also provides mass appraisal services through its Sabre Appraisal Division, assessing residential, commercial and other types of properties to ensure updated and equitable property valuations. The Company is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has regional offices in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio. As of April 30, 2003, the Company served approximately 1,600 customers in 29 states and three Canadian provinces.

          The Company's vision is to be a nationally recognized, leading provider of innovative software and services that allow government agencies, taxpayers and private industry to efficiently process, manage and archive information, primarily focused on real estate, personal and other property taxes. The Company seeks to provide quality products and services to its customers, to build a healthy culture with its employees and to maximize shareholder value.

          The Company has two reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: (i) Software Systems and Services and (ii) Appraisal Services. Refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (which is incorporated into this Form 10-K) for financial information regarding these two reportable segments. As described in Note 9, revenue from the Software Systems and Services segment was approximately 83% of the Company's total revenue and revenue from the Appraisal Services segment was approximately 17% of the Company's total revenue for fiscal 2003.

Products

          Historical Perspective

          The Company's legacy software product portfolio has grown to approximately 200 distinct products that are used by auditors, assessors, treasurers, recorders, clerks and other elected officials in local government markets. This growth has been primarily due to a number of acquisitions in the last 15 years.

          The Company has built its product portfolio by using several different programming tools including COBOL, Basic, Clipper, FoxPro, Uniface and Admins. This variety of tools is a result of technology improvements over time, as well as different decisions made by the various businesses

          Technology

          The Company has made a number of strategic platform decisions to ensure that its next generation products are built using common technologies and to leverage the technical expertise from internal and external resources it utilizes. While the product life cycles vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, the Company has historically found that the life of products for local government ranges from 10 to 15 years.

          The Company is building all new software products with certain, specific design themes. An important theme is database independence. Recognizing that the customer base has some level of built-in commitment to database technologies of choice, the Company has decided to support the popular relational database engines. Currently, the Company supports Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Informix and Solid Server. The Company expects to support additional databases, such as IBM DB2, if the market demands it.

          With respect to operating environments, the Company's new software products are built to run on Microsoft operating system platforms - specifically Windows 2000 and Windows XP. This is the most common platform currently being used in the local government market. While the Company will support additional operating systems, such as IBM AIX and Sun Solaris for the Oracle relational database engine, the user interface and business rules components are being built for Microsoft Windows Server and Internet Information Server (web) platforms.

          The Company's product development teams now use a limited set of programming tools when building new products. In particular, Microsoft Visual Studio (C#, Visual Basic and Visual C++) is the primary programming tool. The Company's analysts document certain designs using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Reporting is developed using an industry-leading reporting toolset, Crystal Reports from Crystal Decisions. All web-based applications are being built with VBScript or components built in Visual Studio and are being built to be browser-independent - including support for America Online's web browser. The Company has also launched a product framework initiative, MVP Tools, which provides a shared technical platform for all products in the MVP suite. MVP Tools is built on Microsoft's .NET framework and provides a robust, long-term operating platform for all of the Company's products. The Company also anticipates that integrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techno logy, representing a spatial view of the MVP data, will be demanded more in the market as local governments continue to upgrade their legacy systems. As such, the Company is integrating GIS technologies, such as Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), tightly with its products to provide those features.

          This limited and standard tool set allows the Company's development teams to focus on solving business problems rather than constantly learning new programming skills. It also enables them to build and leverage re-usable components. The result of this strategy is expected to be a suite of products that are interoperable with other systems (such as desktop productivity applications, partner applications, state-sponsored systems and custom-written applications), a set of products that integrate tightly with the customers' operating environment, and a development force that is more productive and quickly able to bring new product features and extensions to market.

          The following is a general description of the features and functionality of the Company's major software product groups that it continues to develop or has made arrangements to resell. The Company specializes in keeping its application software in compliance with the varying requirements of state statutes. New development is primarily focused on the ongoing development of the MVP Property products and continuing to enhance and extend the suite as a whole. In connection with this effort, the Company plans to continue to rationalize its product portfolio as existing customers migrate to the MVP products, further leveraging costs across the organization.

          Manatron Visual Property (MVP) Products

          As pressure mounts on local government to improve services and reduce costs, previously isolated departments are faced with doing more with less. By integrating Recording, Tax Billing and Collection, Assessment and GIS, the MVP Suite allows the various departments to work together to achieve efficiencies and improve service. As a result, the Company has been re-engineering its entire property suite of software into an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) type application suite for local government. MVP encompasses the Administration, Taxation, Assessment or Valuation, Recording and Mapping (GIS) of real and personal property. Clients can use the entire suite or opt to purchase only specific modules to integrate with their existing systems. Consistent with the technology process described previously, MVP uses component-based development, object-oriented analysis and design, and UML for system documentation. MVP is designed from the ground up to be an integrated property man agement application. The MVP architecture is based on Microsoft operating systems and platform and is designed with inherent interoperability with other Microsoft Windows-based applications such as Microsoft Office. MVP products are designed with database independence and have an n-tier architecture giving them broad scalability options and inherent Internet interoperability.

          Taxation

          MVP Tax® is a comprehensive tax software system, which maintains, bills, collects, distributes and tracks properties and associated taxes. It is a flexible system that can be supported by a variety of operating systems, hardware platforms, network configurations and relational databases. Local government officials along with industry experts have been involved in the design and review of MVP Tax® to ensure that it is in compliance with state standards, processes and laws and that it brings important new capabilities to tax billing and collection users.

          MVP Tax® maintains multiple tax years, provides extensive security and automates settlements, balances and roll-overs. It also manages real, personal, mobile homes, mineral, motor vehicle and special assessments. MVP Tax® includes "On-line" and "What's This?" help, and provides easy-to-use "Wizards" to guide the user through multi-step or infrequently used processes. It provides user-defined tax units and rate tables, tracks property splits, combinations and transfers, and allows comprehensive searches and inquiries. It also automates delinquencies, tax sales, interest and penalty calculations, and incorporates a built-in report writer. MVP Tax® was initially deployed in Indiana in January 2000, and is currently being used in 35 counties in Indiana, one county in Ohio, one county in Pennsylvania and five counties in Florida. In addition, the Company is in negotiations to extend MVP Tax® in Alabama, Maryland and North Carolina, and product design plans are under way to support installation in several new states.

          Appraisal or Valuation

          MVP ProVal® is a Microsoft Windows-based property appraisal software product. It features a highly productive, integrated sketch package and an accurate valuation engine for calculating property values. ProVal is one of the most widely deployed, nationally recognized CAMA software products available today. It is presently being used in nearly 300 appraisal jurisdictions in 20 states and three Canadian provinces. Its underlying architecture and database independence allows ProVal to run efficiently in a variety of configurations. MVP ProVal® offers the traditional approaches to value, including the cost, market and income approaches, and conforms to national and international standards. It encapsulates advanced CAMA technology, provides integrated GIS features and integrates hearing scheduling and certified roll maintenance, while adhering to the CAMA business rules. The latest release of MVP ProVal®, scheduled to ship in calendar 2003, includes tighter integr ation with MVP Tax®.

          Recording

          Manatron's Indexing, Recording, and Retrieval System (MVP MIRRS) is a national application that meets the indexing, recording and retrieval standards for numerous types of documents, including deeds, mortgages, UCC financing statements, liens, vital records and military discharges, in one simple-to-use application. MVP MIRRS includes: receipting, cashiering, indexing, integrated imaging, workflow analysis, accounts receivable, escrow, public inquiry and Internet access. MVP MIRRS supports a variety of operating systems, hardware platforms, network configurations and relational databases. In addition, the system supports the storage of many types of data elements including: grantors and grantees, legal descriptions, associated document references, property addresses, parcel identification numbers and user defined data fields, as needed. County officials no longer have to look up records one at a time by party name or approximate time frame with the MVP MIRRS inquiry syste m. Rather, documents can be located by many different methods including: name, book/page or instrument number, platted or unplatted description, lot number, parcel number, property address, consideration amount and index and date range. MVP MIRRS is currently being used in approximately 60 Register of Deeds offices in six states.

          Mapping/GIS

          MVP GIS is a multi-featured and easy-to-use Geographical Information System (GIS) used by 42 customers in three states. It is a complete suite of integrated products including third party products such as ESRI tools, as well as Manatron's Soil Calculation module and ManaLink System.

          ManaLink connects directly (real time) to Manatron's product databases such as MVP Tax®, MVP MIRRS, ProVal®, County Delinquents and Permits to display data in an easy-to-read format. In combination with ESRI's ArcView and ManaLink, the user can now quickly query and analyze data. ManaLink can be used with or without digital maps. Users can query parcel numbers, owner names, addresses, top 10 assessments in an area or other desired information. Selected information can also be exported to various types of formats or be used with Crystal Report® to create letters, labels and user-defined reports.

          MVP GIS allows users to access their GIS database and obtain information such as land parcels, roads, subdivisions, parcel boundaries and school districts. By linking the underlying MVP data with the spatial viewing engine of the GIS, clients can discover errors and patterns in their data that would otherwise go unnoticed. The Company's focus for its GIS offerings is to include tightly integrated GIS functionality within its MVP Product Suite as the market demonstrates a high demand for these features. The Company's goal for this integration is to streamline processes and improve information comprehension by applying the spatial tools to the MVP data.

          Manatron's Soil Productivity Module calculates the productivity of agricultural land based on computing areas from several map layers - parcel, parcel, soils and land-use - to create land-use polygons by parcel for automated calculation of values. This drastically reduces the time required to value land while increasing the quality of the those values.

          GovernMax.com Products

          The Company's GovernMax.com products and services facilitate access to public information or provide e-commerce on the Internet. Taxpayers, industry professionals and others with Internet access can now review current, formatted information relevant to their needs without leaving their home or office, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. GovernMax® products are written using Microsoft's Internet technologies, which use a SQL Server database. These tools have enabled the Company to make GovernMax® a fast and fully-featured web-based application. From custom themes and table-driven field labels to multi-language support GovernMax® clients can also customize their sites to their needs.

          GovernMax® products are currently being used by 90 clients in 13 states. The Company hosts data for 82 of these clients and 29 are utilizing the e-commerce capabilities of the system. The specific GovernMax® products are:

     PropertyMax - Provides access to property information
     RecordsMax - Provides access to deeds, vital records and other information that is recorded
     CourtMax - Provides access to non-confidential case docket and calendar information
     CollectMax -Provides a collection system for online payment of property taxes and other fees
     RevalMax - Allows new appraisal values to be accessed securely for taxpayer review
     VoiceMax - Allows access to public information and services from a phone

          The Company hosts GovernMax® applications for its customers in a secure, scalable, web farm with maximum redundancy. The web farm includes audited/monitored Internet security, physical access security, triple redundant power backup and access to the Internet via three different backbone providers for quick uptime and security.

          The Company distinguishes its GovernMax® product line from many dot.com competitors by linking its Internet products to its "back-office" software applications (MVP Property) running in the various jurisdictions. This "end-to-end" solution minimizes errors and results in more accurate, up-to-date information via the Internet, bringing both the governmental units and the public/commercial consumer of the information closer together. This improved information access for the public and commercial users also frees the governmental units from their traditional roles of helping users gather information, which allows governmental officials to focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of other services.

          Judicial Information Products

          Gavel and WRITS

          The Company has developed flexible and user definable judicial information systems that are available for local government, which consist of the following modules: (i) Case Management; (ii) Court Accounting; (iii) Prosecution Management; (iv) Probation Tracking; (v) Jury Management; (vi) Child Support; and (vii) Voter Registration. In addition, the Company has provided access to non-confidential case docket and calendar information through its CourtMax product described above. The Case Management module encompasses civil, criminal, traffic fine and court docket functions. The Court Accounting module tracks all fines, court costs and bonds in addition to providing the necessary reports

          Visual Voter

          Manatron also offers a windows based voter registration system that runs in a client server environment. Using an industry standard, SQL compatible relational database, Visual Voter is easy to use and offers various features. It conforms to the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act as well as certain state specific requirements. Visual Voters features include reporting all county election record totals for a specific period; checking against felony conviction records; interacting with state systems for updates, activity, etc.; handling all aspects of jury selection, including reporting; and assigning voters to the proper district, precinct and polling location.

          Sale of Financial Products Line

          Effective May 29, 2003, the Company sold all of the assets of its Financial Product line to N. Harris Computer Corporation. As a result of the sale, Harris now owns all of the Fund Accounting, Payroll, Utility Billing and related financial software that Manatron had developed or acquired over the last 15 years, including the Open Window Series products, UB5, the ATEK legacy financial products, the Sabre legacy financial products and the SDS Administrator financial software.

Services

          In connection with the installation of its "turn-key" systems, the Company provides ongoing hardware integration and maintenance, software support, project management, implementation services, conversions, training and other customer services through its corporate headquarters and regional offices described under the caption "Properties" below. The Company typically maintains an office in each region or state where it has a significant nucleus of customers, so it can more efficiently respond to their needs. Each regional office includes customer service personnel who are able to assist with the installation of the Company's "turn-key" systems and provide technical support on site before and after the installation. In addition, Company personnel respond on a daily basis to customer telephone inquiries regarding the use of Manatron systems. A number of these regional offices also are staffed with employees who are trained to identify and respond to customers' hardware and other technical inquiries.

          Many of the software packages described above can be used in conjunction with software enhancement options, such as the use of a laser pen to decipher bar coding for efficient storage and retrieval of information. In addition, laser printing and CD-ROM storage services are provided by the Company and through alliances with other companies. Laser printing and CD-ROM services reduce the amount of paper needed to store documents and, accordingly, save storage space. Laser printing produces copies that look like originals because data is printed electronically from magnetic computer tape onto paper, which results in improved print quality, and offers the option of multiple fonts and graphics. Through the use of laser printing and CD-ROM storage, Manatron's customers are able to keep historical data in a user's department, which permits retrieval and printing, often within seconds of command.

          Through its Sabre Appraisal Division, Manatron provides mass revaluation appraisal services to local governments. The real estate services are a natural product extension for the Company, as many Manatron "turn-key" systems customers also contract periodically for mass appraisal services. Sabre is one of the largest vendors of mass appraisal services in the United States. A typical mass appraisal engagement is performed under a fixed-price contract over an 18 to 24 month time frame. Using the technology of its appraisal software products, Sabre has developed a flexible, innovative methodology for appraisal delivery, which enables it to service jurisdictions of any size and accommodate the specific requirements of an individual client. Through physical inspection, computer analysis and sound judgment of professional appraisers, Sabre assesses a value to each parcel of property in a jurisdiction. Sabre supports these values on behalf of the jurisdiction through the hearing s process and finalizes the tax rolls to enable the jurisdiction to create tax bills.

          In addition, the Sabre Appraisal Division and Mobile Video Services Inc. of North Kansas City, Missouri have teamed to develop a service that provides an inexpensive alternative to "walking around" or "remeasuring" every property while adding valuable photographic, x,y coordinate and address verification to the assessment file. The process can be done in conjunction with state mandated reappraisal projects. Alternatively, the process can be utilized to verify existing assessment data, combining it with property address verification for 911 or emergency management use, x,y coordinate linkage to GIS systems, and provide a street level digital photograph of each improvement.

Sales and Marketing

          The Company primarily markets its products through a direct sales force out of its corporate headquarters and regional offices in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio. The Company also has a number of National Account Representatives, who market its products and services across state lines. These Company sales and marketing personnel sell Manatron-specific solutions, tailored for the data processing and state specific needs of jurisdictions. They also respond to requests for proposals.

          Manatron has developed a branding initiative under which its products can showcase individual distinctiveness, yet maintain the look and corporate image of the Company. Manatron's marketing efforts are developed under this brand umbrella and include media advertising in select industry specific publications, targeted direct response sales generation programs and participation in tradeshows and conferences. The Company also develops user groups and provides industry and product research. The Company's sales and marketing personnel are also responsible for the development of product literature, presentations and seminars for prospects and customers. They also develop product specific newsletters and turn-key, income generating programs for the Company's Internet customers.

Customer Base

          The Company's customers are primarily county, city and township governments in the United States. Revenue derived from Canada, which is the only other country in which the Company has customers, is less than 1% of the Company's total revenues. As of April 30, 2003, the Company's 1,600 customers in 29 states and three Canadian provinces were located in approximately 390 counties, 250 cities and 300 townships. There are approximately 3,000 counties, 19,000 cities and 16,000 townships in the United States. Within each of these governmental units, the Company generally works with elected officials such as tax collectors, auditors, treasurers, assessors, recorders, and clerks. The Company's sales are highly dependent on the quality of the relationships it has with these elected officials within each county, city and township government as well as their demand for its products and services. The Company does not believe that the loss of any single customer would have a material ly adverse effect on

Competition

          Competition for the Company's software, related services and mass appraisal services is intense. The Company competes primarily on the basis of name recognition, financial stability, industry expertise, range and quality of products and reputation for providing good customer service.

          The Company's major competitors for both segments are generally small local software and service firms, which often are able to offer less expensive solutions or have developed long-term relationships with key governmental officials. Generally, these smaller firms can sell hardware, software and services at reduced prices because of their small amount of overhead. The Company also competes with a number of larger, national public companies such as Tyler Technologies, Inc. and Associated Computer Systems, Inc. The Company would be adversely affected if a large computer manufacturer, technology or professional service firm such as International Business Machines Corporation, Accenture Ltd., Bearing Point, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting, Inc.), Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Peoplesoft, Inc. targets the local government market, or if any large property services or database company acquires, merges or associates itself with a competing firm. Furthermore, application so ftware also is developed periodically by or for public agencies for use by governments. If the funding and distribution of governmentally developed or funded software becomes more widespread, such products could compete with the Company's products. In addition, because there are now new tools and technologies available to speed up the development of software at reduced costs, increased price competition may be expected in the future.

          Although state and local governments traditionally have lagged behind both the federal government and the private sector in computer automation, the application of microcomputer and personal computer technology to local governmental units recently has been subject to rapid development and change. The ability of the Company to develop new application software programs utilizing modern technology is critical to its ability to compete successfully. Manatron regularly reviews and updates its software to meet the needs of its customers and to ensure that the software can be utilized in connection with the new technologies that are available.

          The most significant barriers to entry into the Company's market are industry expertise, competitive bid processes, bonding requirements, relationships with customers or prospects and personnel needed to design and develop software for the unique needs of local government.

Research and Development

          Manatron's success depends on its ability to respond quickly to changing technology, market demands and the needs of its customers. Manatron emphasizes research and development and has been investing significant amounts of its revenue for the last three years to support and further its role as a leader in the markets it serves. The Company's research and development expenditures relate primarily to the design, development, testing and deployment of computer software. Systems programming and support expenses that were not capitalized were approximately $5.7 million, $4.7 million and $4.6 million for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. In addition, the Company capitalized approximately $1,333,000, $1,142,000 and $397,000 of computer software development costs during fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

          Manatron continued its investment in its GovernMax ® product line during fiscal 2003. One key feature added was the ability to process electronic checks, substantially reducing the "convenience fee"

          In fiscal 2003, the Company also continued to invest heavily in its new MVP product architecture. Major focuses during the year were the continued development and deployment of MVP Tax® and the beta release of MVP ProVal®, version seven, which included among other things, an upgrade to 32 bit technology and modifications to meet new Indiana state requirements. The Company made significant investments in products, processes and staffing to meet the growing demand for the product and to deliver the products for Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Company added substantial new features to the product including features required nationally.

          The focus of the Company's current research and development efforts is to produce a robust, highly-scalable, feature-rich suite of products built on a common, reliable, scalable architecture centered around Microsoft's .NET platform with inherent Internet capabilities. Through these efforts, the Company seeks to provide a product that it can deploy across its entire client-base and into new geography.

Suppliers

          The Company generally maintains more than one alternative supplier. All computers, peripherals, disks, printers, plotters, digitizers, operating system software, office automation software and other equipment required by the Company presently are available from at least two sources. Hardware is purchased on original equipment manufacturer or distributor terms at discounts from retail. The Company has not experienced any significant supply problems.

Backlog

          At April 30, 2003, the Company's backlog of orders for hardware, software and services (including mass real estate appraisal) was approximately $22.9 million, compared with approximately $19.2 million at April 30, 2002. This backlog value does not include recurring revenue associated with monthly, quarterly and annual support and maintenance contracts, which accounted for approximately 40% and 35% of net revenues in fiscal 2003 and 2002, respectively. Backlog for the Company's software and services business can fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter primarily because of the seasonality of government ordering patterns. Accordingly, a comparison of backlog from quarter to quarter is not necessarily informative and may not be indicative of eventual actual shipments. See Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further information concerning the Company's backlog of orders.

Intellectual Property

          The Company regards certain features of its operations, products and services to be confidential and proprietary and relies on measures such as contractual restrictions and trade secret laws to protect its intellectual property. Due to the rapid rate of technological development in the computer software industry, the Company believes that protection of intellectual property is less important than the knowledge, ability and experience of the Company's employees, frequency of improvements and timeliness and quality of support services.

          The Company incorporates programming on software disks to make unauthorized duplication of the software more difficult. The Company typically licenses its software products under exclusive license agreements, which are generally non-transferable and have a perpetual term. The Company also does not generally provide source code to its customers. The Company does not have any patents. The Company has registered certain trademarks and may apply for registration of additional trademarks at appropriate times in the future.

Environmental

          Due to the nature of the Company's business, compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations governing discharges into the environment is not a significant issue nor is it expected to have a material effect upon future capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of the Company.

Employees

          As of July 1, 2003, the Company had 334 full-time employees, four duration employees, 15 temporary employees, and two part-time employees. For assistance on specific mass appraisal projects, the Company hires duration and temporary employees, whose employment generally lasts for the duration of a project. Duration and temporary employees generally do not receive the same benefits as regular full-time employees.

An approximate breakdown of the Company's full time employees is as follows:

Item 2.          Properties.

          The principal executive and administration offices are located in a building owned by Manatron in Portage, Michigan, which consists of approximately 25,000 square feet. During fiscal 2003, the Company purchased the building adjacent to its corporate headquarters which has an additional 25,000 square feet. Approximately half of this additional space has been leased back to the prior owner. Of the remaining 12,500 square feet, 7,500 square feet will be utilized for Company growth and 5,000 square feet is being offered for lease. The Company's Software Systems and Services segment leases office and/or warehouse space in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. The Company's Appraisal Services segment leases office space in Ohio. Rental payments for the Company's leased office and warehouse space for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2003, totaled approximately $867,000.

          Management considers all of its offices to be well maintained, in good operating condition and suitable and adequate for their intended purposes.

Item 3.          Legal Proceedings.

          The Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to its business. While the ultimate effect of such litigation cannot be predicted with

Item 4.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

          No matter was submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

Supplemental Item.          Executive Officers of the Registrant.

          Executive officers of the Company are generally elected by the Board of Directors at its organizational meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders and serve until their successors are elected and qualified.

          The following information includes the names and ages of the executive officers of the Company who are not directors as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the officers' present position with the Company, and the business experience of the officers during the past five years.

          Mary Gephart (age 44) has been Vice President of Human Resources and Administration since July of 2002. Ms. Gephart joined the Company in 1994 as the Manager of Human Resources and served in that position until 1998 when she was promoted to Director of Human Resources. In July of 2000, Ms. Gephart was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources and in July of 2002, Administration was added to her title. She is primarily responsible for directing and coordinating human resources activities, such as employment, compensation, employee relations, benefits, training and employee services.

          Krista L. Inosencio (age 29) has been Chief Financial Officer since July of 2002. Ms. Inosencio joined the Company in March of 2000 as the Director of Accounting and Finance. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Inosencio was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP, an accounting firm, and worked in the audit division from 1995 through 2000. She is primarily responsible for accounting, insurance, banking, purchasing, securities compliance and taxes.

          G. William McKinzie (age 37) has been Chief Operating Officer since July of 2002. Mr. McKinzie joined the Company in April 2002 as an Executive Vice President. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. McKinzie served as Vice President of Information Services for Kellogg Company's International operations, based in Battle Creek, Michigan. From 1996 through 2000, Mr. McKinzie also served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of both Kellogg's European operations based in the United Kingdom and its Latin American operations based in Mexico. Mr. McKinzie is primarily responsible for product management, including marketing, delivery, support, pricing and strategy.

          Early L. Stephens (age 40) has served as Chief Technology Officer since June of 1996 when he rejoined the Company. Mr. Stephens originally joined the Company in 1986 and worked as a programmer/analyst until 1988. From 1988 until June of 1996, Mr. Stephens was a Project Manager in the Management Information Systems department at Western Michigan University where he successfully led the migration from legacy software applications to client/server and web-based applications. Mr. Stephens is primarily responsible for all software product development and the establishment of technology standards for the Company's products and services.

          Marty A. Ulanski (age 44) has been Vice President of Sales and Business Development since July 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ulanski worked for Spartan Stores, Inc., serving as the Senior Director of Application Development from 2000 to 2003, and the Director of Retail Information Technology Services from 1999 to 2000. In 1998, Mr. Ulanski served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Great Lakes Computer Company, until that company was sold in 1999. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Ulanski was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Ulanski is primarily responsible for building a sales team to effectively execute the Company's growth and account management strategies.

PART II

Item 5.          Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters.

          Manatron's common stock is traded over-the-counter and is regularly quoted on The NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol "MANA."

          The following table shows the range of high and low bid information reported by The NASDAQ Small Cap Market for the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002:

          These over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

          The Company historically has not paid cash dividends. The Company did, however, distribute 5% stock dividends in 1992, 1993 and 1994. The Company currently does not anticipate paying cash or stock dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future, but instead intends to retain its earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of the Company's business.

          As of July 1, 2003, the Company's common stock was held by approximately 1,300 shareholders, 235 of which were record holders.

          The information required by Item 201(d) of Securities and Exchange Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the section entitled "Equity Compensation Plans" in Manatron's definitive proxy statement relating to its annual meeting of shareholders to be held October 9, 2003.

Item 6.          Selected Financial Data.

          The following table sets forth selected financial data of the Company and its subsidiary for the fiscal years ended April 30, and has been derived from and should be read in connection with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, the related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K or in Form 10-K's previously filed by the Company. Certain reclassifications have been made to the fiscal 1999 through fiscal 2002 selected financial data to conform to the fiscal 2003 presentation.

          The following section provides a narrative discussion about Manatron's financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. The comments that follow should be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

          Management's discussion and analysis of its results of operations and financial condition are based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to receivable allowances, long-term service contracts, intangible assets, contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its

          The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition," as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9, as well as Technical Practice Aids issued from time to time by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and in accordance with the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements." The Company's revenues are derived from software licenses, hardware, postcontract customer support/maintenance and services that typically range from installation, training and basic consulting to software modification and customization to meet specific customer needs. For multiple element software arrangements, which do not entail the performance of services that are considered essential to the functionality of the software, the Company generally records revenue when the delivered products or performed services result in a legally enforceable claim.

          For software arrangements that include customization of the software which is considered essential to its functionality and for real estate appraisal outsourcing projects, the Company recognizes revenue and profit as the work progresses using the percentage-of-completion method. This method relies on estimates of total expected contract revenue, billings and collections, and expected contract costs. The Company follows this method since reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and costs applicable to various stages of a contract can be made. At times, the Company performs additional and/or non-contractual services for little to no incremental fee to satisfy the customers expectations. Recognized revenues and profit are subject to revisions such as the type just described as the contract progresses to completion. Revisions to future profit estimates are charged to income in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision first become known.

          The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts, including billed retainages, which are provided at the time the revenue is recognized. The Company also provides for reserves on revenues earned in excess of billings and retainages on long-term contracts. The Company reserves a portion of the gross under-billed position associated with contracts recognized based on percentage-of-completion accounting, which historically has approximated 13% of the gross under-billed amount. This reserve contains a general provision of 2% of the gross under-billed position as well as a specific provision for accounts the Company believes will be difficult to collect. This reserve methodology is consistent with the methodology utilized in calculating the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts related to its accounts receivable. Because of the nature of its customers, which are predominantly governmental entities, the Company does not generally incur losses resulting from the inabi lity of its customers to make required payments. Alternatively, customers may become dissatisfied with the functionality of the software products and/or the quality of the services provided and request a reduction to the aggregate contract price. While the Company engages in extensive product and service quality programs and processes, the Company's allowances for such contract price reductions are continually monitored by management. In connection with its customer contracts and the related adequacy of its reserves and measures of progress towards completion, the Company's project managers are charged with the responsibility of continually reviewing the status of each customer on a specific contract basis. In addition, management reviews on a quarterly basis significant past due account receivables and the related adequacy of the Company's reserves.

          The Company has approximately $4.9 million of goodwill recorded as of April 30, 2003, related to prior acquisitions. A new accounting standard adopted in fiscal 2003, requires that goodwill be reviewed for impairment at least annually and as indicators of impairment occur. The annual evaluation of goodwill impairment requires the use of estimates about the future cash flows of each reporting unit to determine estimated fair values. Changes in forecasted operations and changes in discount rates can materially affect these estimates.

          The Company capitalizes software development costs incurred subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility on a specific software project. This intangible asset is amortized over an estimated useful life of not greater than three years. The unamortized balance of capitalized software is reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable by calculating the net realizable value for each respective product. The net realizable value is the estimated future gross revenues from a product reduced by the estimated future costs of completing and disposing of that product. Changes in forecasted operations, driven primarily by market trends and customer demand, can materially affect the estimates of net realizable value.

Results of Operations: Fiscal Year 2003 Compared to Fiscal Year 2002

          Total net revenues of $10.5 million and $40.4 million for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003, were approximately 8% and 2% lower than the net revenues of $11.4 million and $41.1 million that were reported for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002, respectively.

          Software Systems and Services segment revenues were comparable at approximately $8.7 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Software Systems and Services segment revenues have increased by approximately 10% to $33.6 million for fiscal 2003, compared to $30.6 million for fiscal 2002. These revenues generally include software license fees, hardware sales, forms and supply sales and various professional services, such as software support, data conversions, installation, training, project management, hardware maintenance and forms processing and printing. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to growth in professional services of $1.6 million and recurring support revenues of $1.7 million over the prior year. The increase in professional services revenue is due to the execution of a number of new MVP Tax and ProVal contracts in Indiana and the Southeast region during fiscal 2003, as well as continued progress on the larger MVP Tax projects in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland and Jefferson County, Alabama. MVP Tax is currently being utilized by 42 counties in four states and is in the process of implementation in three additional states. The increase in recurring support revenues is due to a number of new software installations and annual price increases. Recurring support and maintenance and printing services represent approximately 53%, or $17.8 million, of this segment's annual revenue. Software license fees of $5.3 million for fiscal 2003, which represent approximately 16% of this segment's annual revenue were approximately 7% lower than the $5.7 million recognized in fiscal 2002. This decline is due to the down economy and a few of the Company's larger development projects taking longer to complete than initially anticipated.

          Appraisal Service segment revenues, which include fees for mass real estate appraisals or revaluations, have decreased by 30% to $1.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2003 and by 35% to $6.8 million for fiscal 2003. These anticipated decreases are the result of the cyclical nature of this segment's business activities. The Company's largest market for these services, Ohio, uses a six-year cycle for revaluations. The Company expects revenues from this segment to begin to increase again in fiscal 2004, as demonstrated by the growth in backlog. The Company's backlog for appraisal services at April 30, 2003, of $11.5 million is significantly higher than the $5.8 million reported as of April 30, 2002. While the Company continues to actively pursue new appraisal service contracts, efforts are being

          As noted in prior years, the Company has reserved 100% of retainage revenue related to the Allegheny County appraisal project and a portion of the gross under-billed position associated with appraisal contracts recognized based on percentage of completion accounting, which historically has approximated 13% of the gross under-billed amount. This reserve contains a general provision of 2% of the gross under-billed position as well as a specific provision for accounts the Company believes will be difficult to collect. This reserve methodology is consistent with the methodology utilized in calculating the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts related to its accounts receivable. As of April 30, 2003 and 2002, the total reserve against retainage revenue remaining under all appraisal service projects (including Allegheny) was approximately $653,000 and $777,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2003, the total reserve against retainage revenue under the Allegheny County projec t was approximately $418,000 for both periods. The Company continues to believe it is appropriate to reserve 100% of the remaining unpaid Allegheny retention as well as certain other monies due for the performance of additional services in connection with that contract, because certain officials of Allegheny County have continued to contest the payment of such amounts. The ultimate collection of these monies is pending an order from the judge who initially ordered the reassessment, which is expected to be issued by the end of calendar 2003.

          Cost of revenues of $5.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2003, decreased by 17% compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2002. Annual cost of revenues decreased by 11% from $25.8 million in the prior fiscal year to $23.0 million for the year ended April 30, 2003. These decreases are primarily due to a shift in the mix of revenues and costs generated by the Company's two reportable segments as well as the decrease in net revenues for fiscal 2003. The Software Systems and Services segment typically yields a higher gross margin than the Appraisal Services segment, which is highly labor intensive. While margins for the Software Systems and Services segment were approximately 55% for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003 and 2002, this segment accounts for a larger portion of the overall revenues and related costs, which has caused the combined margin to increase over the prior year comparable periods.

          Selling, general and administrative expenses have decreased by approximately $100,000 or 3% to $4.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2003, and increased by approximately $577,000 or 4% to $15.3 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2003. The annual increase is primarily due to the Company's continued investment in its software products, which is an integral component of the Company's growth strategy. Research and development costs of approximately $1.6 million and $5.7 million were included in selling, general and administrative expense for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003, respectively as compared to $900,000 and $4.7 million for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002. These increases were primarily due to increased development activities associated with the MVP Tax and Internet products and the increased utilization of outsourced third-party developers in fiscal 2003 and 2002. The Company also incurred approximately $368,000 of b ad debt expense during fiscal 2003 primarily to reserve for the remaining East Coast exposure associated with the Appraisal Services segment. These increases were offset by the discontinuance of goodwill amortization due to the implementation of SFAS No. 142. The effect of discontinuing the amortization of goodwill benefited the current quarter net income by approximately $163,000 or $.04 per diluted share and net income for fiscal 2003 by $603,000 or $.16 per diluted share.

          As a result of the factors noted above, the Company reported substantial improvements in its operating income for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003. Operating income increased approximately $390,000 to $737,390 for the three months and $1.5 million to $2.1 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2003. Net other income for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003 increased by approximately $52,000 and $172,500 to approximately $86,000 and $227,000, respectively.

          The Company's provision for federal income taxes generally fluctuates with the level of pretax income. The effective tax rates for the three months and year ended April 30, 2003 are approximately equal to the statutory rate, which is 34%. The current year effective rate is substantially lower than the prior year because of the implementations of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 eliminated goodwill amortization expense, which was primarily non-deductible for tax purposes.

          Net income was approximately $544,000 or $.13 per diluted share for the three months ended April 30, 2003, versus net income of approximately $151,000 or $.04 per diluted share for the three months ended April 30, 2002. Net income for fiscal 2003 was $1.5 million or $.38 per diluted share compared to net income of approximately $0.2 million or $.06 per diluted share for fiscal 2002. Diluted weighted average outstanding common shares increased by 295,000 shares for the three months and 171,000 shares for the year ended April 30, 2003. These increases are due to the issuance of stock associated with the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the issuance of stock associated with the Proval post-merger contingent stock agreement, as well as the inclusion of additional shares within the diluted weighted average base as fewer options are under water than in the prior year comparable periods. These increases were partially offset by the repurchase of 51,200 shares of common s tock by the Company during fiscal 2003 in accordance with its previously announced repurchase program.

Results of Operations: Fiscal Year 2002 Compared to Fiscal Year 2001

          Net revenues were comparable at approximately $11.4 million and $41.1 million for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. However, fiscal 2001 fourth quarter and annual revenues included $925,000 and $1,850,000, respectively, of non-recurring retention revenue associated with Allegheny County, as described below. When these amounts are excluded, net revenues actually increased by 9% and 5% for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002, respectively, over the fiscal 2001 comparable periods. The components of revenues were essentially the same as noted for fiscal 2003.

          Excluding the $925,000 and $1,850,000 of retention revenue noted above, Appraisal Service segment net revenues decreased by approximately 18% and 21% for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002, in comparison to the three months and year ended April 30, 2001. The Allegheny County project accounted for 2% of the Appraisal Service segment's net revenues for the year ended April 30, 2002 in comparison to 30% for the year ended April 30, 2001. The Company's backlog for appraisal services at April 30, 2002, decreased by approximately $5.6 million to $5.8 million compared to approximately $11.4 million at April 30, 2001. Both the decreases in fiscal 2002 revenues and backlog were due primarily to the wind down of the $24 million Allegheny County contract and the cyclical nature of this business. As previously noted, the Ohio market is on a six-year cycle and the Allegheny County project was an unusually large and non-recurring contract.

          As discussed above, the Company had reserved 100% of retainage revenue related to the Allegheny County appraisal project and 15% of the retainage revenue on all other appraisal service projects due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding their ultimate collection created by the political nature of this segment. Typically, appraisal service contracts result in increased property valuations and taxes for many county constituents, which creates additional work on the back end of these contracts to defend challenged values. During the three months and year ended April 30, 2001, the Company collected and recognized approximately $925,000 and $1,850,000, respectively, of retention revenue on

          Software Systems and Services segment revenues increased by approximately 21% and 18% for the three months and year ended April 30, 2002, versus the comparable periods in fiscal 2001. This growth was primarily due to the execution of a number of new MVP Tax and MVP Tax Manager software contracts in the Florida, Indiana and Ohio regions, as well as a number of new ProVal contract executions in the Indiana region. In addition, overall business in fiscal 2002 increased given that fiscal 2001 was negatively impacted by the national election and the post-Y2K slowdown.

          Cost of revenues of $7.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2002 decreased 4.2% compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2001. Annual cost of revenues decreased by 6.7% from $27.6 million in fiscal 2001, to $25.8 million for the year ended April 30, 2002. These decreases were primarily due to the reduction in appraisal service revenues noted above. Cost of revenues for fiscal 2002 were adversely effected by approximately $1.0 million due to a number of appraisal service contracts in the Northeast that were not completed on time or on budget. However, there still was an 8% improvement in gross margins for both the three- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2002, over the comparable fiscal 2001 periods, when the impact of the Allegheny retention revenue mentioned above is excluded. This happened because the costs associated with Allegheny retention were incurred in periods prior to fiscal 2002. This was due to a favorable shift in the mix of revenues from appraisal services to software and services. Software license fees typically yield a higher gross margin than appraisal services revenues and were a larger portion of total revenues in fiscal 2002 versus fiscal 2001.

          Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately 9% to $4.1 million for the three months ended April 30, 2002 compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2001. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 2.7% from $14.3 million for the year ended April 30, 2001 to $14.7 million for the year ended April 30, 2002. These increases were primarily due to increases in workers' compensation premiums, salary increases, a ramp up in sales and marketing activities and higher sales commissions over the fiscal 2001 comparable periods.

          As a result of the factors noted above, the Company reported substantial improvements in its operating income in fiscal 2002 versus fiscal 2001. Excluding the impact of the Allegheny retention revenue noted above, operating income increased by approximately $888,000 for the three months and $3.3 million for the year ended April 30, 2002. Net interest income for the year ended April 30, 2002, was approximately $55,000 compared to net interest expense of $254,000 for the year ended April 30, 2001. This improvement was directly related to the reduction in the Company's bank borrowings and increase in cash balances during fiscal 2002.

          The effective tax rate for both the three months and year ended April 30, 2002 was approximately 64%. This effective tax rate is substantially higher than the statutory rate of 34% primarily because of the large amount of non-deductible goodwill amortization related to certain of the Company's acquisitions relative to the level of pretax income.

          As a result of the factors noted above, the Company reported an approximate $111,000 increase in its net income to approximately $151,000 or $.04 per diluted share for the three months ended April 30, 2002, compared to approximately $40,000 or $.0l per diluted share for the fourth quarter in fiscal 2001. The Company reported a $1.2 million increase in its net income of $228,000 or $.06 per diluted share for the year ended April 30, 2002, versus a net loss of $941,000 or $.27 per diluted share for the year ended April 30, 2001. Diluted weighted average outstanding common shares increased by approximately 328,000 shares for the twelve months ended April 30, 2002, compared to fiscal 2001. This increase was primarily due to the fact that potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the earnings per share calculations in the prior year due to the net loss that was reported.

Quarterly Results

          The following table sets forth selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the last eight quarters: