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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): August 9, 2000
Sapient Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-28074 04-3130648
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Memorial Drive 02142
Cambridge, MA ----------
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 621-0200
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 9, 2000, Sapient Corporation issued a press release (which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99) announcing that it had signed an Agreement and
Plan of Merger with Human Code, Inc. and Houston Acquisition Corp. pursuant to
which all outstanding shares of capital stock of Human Code, Inc. will be
exchanged for shares of common stock of Sapient Corporation and Human Code, Inc.
will become a subsidiary of Sapient Corporation.
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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
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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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: August 16, 2000 SAPIENT CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Edward G. Goldfinger
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Edward G. Goldfinger
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 9, 2000, by and among
Sapient Corporation, Houston Acquisition Corp. and Human
Code, Inc.
99 Press release.
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