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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT

TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(MARK ONE)

|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002



OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
 TO



COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-26299



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ARIBA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

|                                                              |  |                                     
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|DELAWARE                                                      |  | 77-0439730                          
|(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|                                                              | 
|807 11thAve., Sunnyvale,
California                           |  | 94089                               
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      |  | (Zip Code)                          



(650) 390-1000

(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:



NONE



SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:



COMMON
STOCK, $0.002 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

(Title of Class)



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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 amendments to this Form 10-K.    x



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  x    No ̈.



As of April 30, 2004, there were 274,276,370 shares of the Registrants common stock outstanding. The aggregate market
value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (based on the closing price for the common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 30, 2004) was approximately $609.4 million.



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ARIBA, INC.



ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K/A



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|Part IV           |  |         
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|Item 15. Exhibits |  | 4       
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|Signatures        |  | 5       



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EXPLANATORY NOTE



The purpose of this amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002 is solely to amend the exhibits listed
on Item 15 herein. This amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K does not otherwise attempt to update the information set forth in the original filing of the report.



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PART IV



|ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS .
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(a)

3. EXHIBITS



The exhibits listed on the accompanying index to exhibits
immediately following the financial statement schedule are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K/A.



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|10.28 | * |  | Severance Agreement, dated September 6, 2002, by and between Registrant and Michael Schmitt.

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|* | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



Date: May 14, 2004

ARIBA, INC.By:

/s/    JAMES W. FRANKOLAJames W. Frankola Executive Vice President andChief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)




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EXHIBIT INDEX



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|ExhibitNo. |   |  | Exhibit Title                                                                               
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|10.28      | * |  | Severance Agreement, dated September 6, 2002, by and between Registrant and Michael Schmitt.

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|* | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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