As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2007

Registration No. 333-            

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

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METAVANTE HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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WISCONSIN		39-0968604
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin		53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

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Metavante Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 

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Copies to:

 

Randall J. Erickson		Navroz (Norrie) J. Daroga		Conrad G. Goodkind, Esq.
Vice President and Secretary		Executive Vice President,		Quarles & Brady LLP
Metavante Holding Company		Chief Administrative		411 East Wisconsin Avenue
770 North Water Street		Officer and Secretary		Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202		Metavante Corporation
		4900 West Brown Deer Road
		Milwaukee, WI 53223

(Name and address of agent for service)

(414) 357-2290

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Securities to be Registered		Amount to be Registered		Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share/Obligation		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)		Amount of Registration Fee
Deferred Compensation Obligations (1)		$150,000,000		100%		$150,000,000		$4,605

(1)	Deferred compensation obligations represent general unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred compensation in accordance with the Metavante Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

(2)	Estimated solely for the purposes of determining the registration fee, in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the estimate of the amount of compensation to be deferred by participants.

 

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (Items 1 and 2) will be sent or given to Plan participants as specified by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.

Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by Metavante Holding Company (the “Registrant”) are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement:

 

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the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-143143) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended and declared effective (the “Form S-4 Registration Statement”);

 

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the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2007; and

 

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all other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the filing of the Form S-4 Registration Statement.

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement which indicates that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4.

Description of Securities.

The following description of the Registrant’s deferred compensation obligations (the “Deferred Compensation Obligations”) is qualified by reference to the text of the Plan. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Plan participation is limited to senior management and highly compensated employees selected by the Committee. Participants have the opportunity to defer a specified percentage of their base salary and bonus payments. Participants are also credited with contributions by the Registrant in an amount determined under the terms of the Plan. The compensation deferrals are fully vested. The amounts credited by the Registrant are subject to a vesting schedule contained in the Plan.

The compensation deferrals and the amounts credited by the Registrant are credited to an account for the benefit of the participant. Participants can invest their accounts in any of the investment alternatives provided in the Plan. A participant’s account will be adjusted to reflect the investment experience of the selected investments until the account has been distributed in full.

A participant’s vested account is generally distributed upon the participant’s termination of employment. A participant may elect that the account be distributed in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period of five, ten or fifteen years. Participants may also request an early distribution of deferred compensation in the event of a financial hardship. Upon a participant’s death, any balance remaining in the participant’s account will be paid to the participant’s beneficiary in accordance with the participant’s distribution election.

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The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured general obligations of the Registrant to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and will rank equally with the Registrant’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is from time to time outstanding. The Plan is considered unfunded for tax purposes. Consequently, any amounts credited for deferred compensation are part of the Registrant’s general funds, subject to all of the risks of the Registrant’s business, and may be deposited, invested or expended in any manner whatsoever by the Registrant.

The Deferred Compensation Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant. The Deferred Compensation Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the Registrant’s part. No trustee has been appointed having the authority to take action with respect to the Deferred Compensation Obligations and each participant will be responsible for acting independently with respect to, among other things, the giving of notices, responding to any requests for consents, waivers or amendments pertaining to the Deferred Compensation Obligations, enforcing covenants and taking action upon a default.

The Deferred Compensation Obligations are not subject to subject to anticipation, assignment, transfer, sale, mortgage, pledge or hypothecation. The Committee will not recognize any attempt by a third party to attach, garnish or levy upon any benefit under the Plan except as may be required by law. There is no trading market for the Deferred Compensation Obligations.

The Deferred Compensation Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, at the option of the Registrant or through operation of a mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provision. The total amount of Deferred Compensation Obligations being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement is $150,000,000. The Plan duration is indefinite. However, the Registrant reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time.

 

Item 5.

Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Set forth below is a description of certain provisions of the Registrant’s restated articles of incorporation and the amended and restated by-laws of the Registrant which will become effective prior to the holding company merger (as described in the Form S-4 Registration Statement), and the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law (“WBCL”), as such provisions relate to the indemnification of the directors and officers of the Registrant. This description is intended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the restated articles of incorporation and the amended and restated by-laws which are incorporated herein by reference, and the WBCL.

Limitation of Liability of Directors

Section 180.0828 of the WBCL provides that, unless a limitation in the articles of incorporation applies, a director of a Wisconsin corporation is not liable to the corporation, its shareholders, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the corporation or its shareholders, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes:

 

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a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest;

 

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a violation of criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe it was unlawful;

 

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a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit; or

 

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willful misconduct.

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The Registrant’s restated articles of incorporation will not limit these provisions as they may apply to the Registrant’s directors.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Section 180.0851 of the WBCL requires a corporation to indemnify a director or officer, to the extent such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if such person was a party to such proceeding because he or she was a director or officer of the corporation. In cases where a director or officer is not successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, a corporation is required to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred by the director or officer in a proceeding if such person was a party to such proceeding because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation, unless it is determined that he or she breached or failed to perform a duty owed to the corporation and such breach or failure to perform constitutes:

 

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a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest;

 

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a violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful;

 

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a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or

 

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willful misconduct.

The Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws will provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors, officers, and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the WBCL, unless it is proven by final judicial adjudication that indemnification is prohibited. The Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws will provide that within 20 days after receipt of a written request of a director, officer or employee who is a party to a proceeding, the corporation must pay or reimburse such person’s expenses as incurred if such person provides a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she is entitled to indemnification and a written undertaking to repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that indemnification is prohibited. The Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws also will provide that the Registrant may purchase insurance on behalf of any director, officer or employee against certain liabilities, losses and expenses, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify these persons against these liabilities, losses and expenses. The Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws will provide that the right to indemnification under the amended and restated by-laws may be amended only by a subsequent vote of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such matters. The Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws also will provide that any reduction in the right to indemnification may only be prospective from the date of such vote.

Section 180.0859 of the WBCL provides that it is the public policy of the State of Wisconsin to require or permit, to the extent permitted by law, indemnification, allowance of expenses and insurance for any liability incurred in connection with any proceeding involving securities regulation. In accordance with this provision, the Registrant’s amended and restated by-laws will provide for mandatory indemnification and allowance of expenses for officers, directors and employees for proceedings involving securities-related matters.

 

Item 7.

Exemption From Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index following the Signatures page in this Registration Statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.

Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(ii) If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other

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than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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(h) Reference is made to the indemnification provisions described in Item 6 of this Registration Statement.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on October 25, 2007.

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Randall J. Erickson, Michael D. Hayford, Navroz (Norrie) J. Daroga and Cathleen A. Ebacher, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other regulatory authority, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.*

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Gregory A. Smith		President (Principal Executive Officer and
Gregory A. Smith		Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Patricia R. Justiliano		Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)
Patricia R. Justiliano
/s/ Michael D. Hayford		Director
Michael D. Hayford
/s/ Ted D. Kellner		Director
Ted D. Kellner
/s/ Dennis J. Kuester		Director
Dennis J. Kuester
/s/ Frank R. Martire		Director
Frank R. Martire

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*	Each of the above signatures is affixed as of October 25, 2007.

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METAVANTE HOLDING COMPANY

(the “Registrant”)

EXHIBIT INDEX

TO

FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Exhibit Number		Description		Incorporated Herein by Reference To		Filed Herewith
4.1		Form of Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant		Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-143143), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended and declared effective (the “Form S-4 Registration Statement”)
4.2		Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant		Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form S-4 Registration Statement
4.3		Metavante Executive Deferred Compensation Plan				X
5		Opinion of Quarles & Brady LLP				X
23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP relating to Marshall & Ilsley Corporation				X
23.2		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP relating to Metavante Corporation (a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation)				X
23.3		Consent of Quarles & Brady LLP				Contained in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement
24		Power of Attorney				Contained in Signatures page to this Registration Statement

Exhibit 5

Quarles & Brady LLP

411 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202-4497

Phone: (414) 277-5000

www.quarles.com

October 25, 2007

Metavante Holding Company

770 North Water Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Re:

Metavante Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are providing this opinion in connection with the Registration Statement of Metavante Holding Company (the “Company”) on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), with respect to the proposed issuance by the Company of up to $150,000,000 deferred compensation obligations (the “Deferred Compensation Obligations”) that may be issued pursuant to the Metavante Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). This opinion is conditioned upon and subject to the assumption that the transactions discussed in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-143143), as amended and declared effective (the “Form S-4 Registration Statement”), will be successfully completed as described therein.

We have examined: (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, each as amended to date as well as the forms of such documents expected to be adopted prior to the closing of the transactions discussed in the Form S-4 Registration Statement; (iii) the Plan; (iv) the corporate proceedings relating to the adoption and approval of the Plan; and (v) such other documents and records and such matters of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render this opinion. In giving such opinion, with respect to factual matters, we have relied upon certificates or representations made by duly authorized representatives of the Company and certificates of public officials.

On the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that, in our opinion:

 

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The Company is a corporation incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

 

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The Deferred Compensation Obligations, when issued in accordance with the Plan and the Registration Statement, will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equity principles.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving our consent, we do not admit that we are “experts” within the meaning of Section 11 of the Act, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act.

 

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports relating to the consolidated financial statements of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting dated February 23, 2007, and to the reference to us as experts under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-143143).

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Milwaukee, WI

October 24, 2007

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report relating to the consolidated financial statements of Metavante Corporation (a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation) dated March 30, 2007 (May 18, 2007 as to Notes 19 and 20), and of our report relating to the financial statement schedule dated March 30, 2007, and to the reference to us as experts under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-143143).

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Milwaukee, WI

October 24, 2007