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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 9, 1999
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Sapient Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-28074 04-3130648
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 621-0200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Sapient Corporation issued a press release on December 9, 1999
announcing that Bruce D. Parker, a member of the Company's Board of Directors
since 1995, has joined the Company as an Executive Vice President. The full text
of the Company's press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED
Not applicable.
(b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Not applicable.
(c) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press Release issued by Sapient Corporation on December 9, 1999
announcing appointment of Bruce D. Parker as an Executive Vice President of the
Company.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 10, 1999 SAPIENT CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Susan D. Johnson
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Susan D. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release Issued by Sapient Corporation on December 9, 1999 announcing
appointment of Bruce D. Parker as an Executive Vice President of the Company.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- DECEMBER 9, 1999 -- Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ: SAPE), a
leading e-services consultancy, today announced that Bruce D. Parker, a member
of Sapient's Board of Directors since 1995, will be joining the company as
executive vice president. In this role, Parker will be responsible for corporate
development and strategic growth initiatives and will report to Jerry A.
Greenberg, co-chairman and co-chief executive officer of Sapient. Parker will
also continue to serve as a member of Sapient's board of directors.
"Bruce has played an integral part in advising Sapient during his tenure as a
board member," said Jerry A. Greenberg. "We look forward to integrating Bruce
into Sapient's executive team in order to take full advantage of his vast
experience and unique insights into the drivers and opportunities of the New
Economy."
Since December 1997, Parker has been senior vice president and CIO of United
Airlines. During his tenure, the company introduced such e-commerce sites as
UAL.com and the College Travel Network. Parker also helped organize joint
ventures such as Buy.Travel.com and introduced new technologies such as gate
readers and Mobile Chariots at airports. As a result of the efforts of Parker
and his team, United was recently named one of the top 100 technology companies
in the country by Information Week. Prior to United, Parker worked for Ryder
Systems, Inc. as CIO and senior vice president of management information
systems, and for American Airlines as president of Sabre development services.
ABOUT SAPIENT
Sapient is a leading e-services consultancy providing Internet strategy
consulting and sophisticated Internet-based solutions to Global 1000 companies
and startup businesses. Sapient helps clients define their Internet strategies
and design, architect, develop and implement solutions to execute those
strategies. Founded in 1991, Sapient has been providing Internet solutions for
over five years and employs approximately 1,900 people in offices in Cambridge,
Mass., the company's headquarters, as well as London, Sydney, Milan, New York,
San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. More
information on Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com.
Sapient is a registered servicemark of Sapient Corporation. All other product,
service and company names are trademarks or servicemarks of their respective
owners.
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