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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K
 
     
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
OR
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from            to           
 
Commission file number: 0-28074
 
Sapient Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware   04-3130648
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
25 First Street, Cambridge, MA   02141
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
617-621-0200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
  Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 per value per share   The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
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 þ     No o
 
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.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
As of June 30, 2007 the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $755 million based on the closing sale price as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Solely for purposes of the foregoing calculation, “affiliates” are deemed to consist of each officer and director of the registrant, and each person known to the registrant to own 10% or more of the outstanding voting power of the registrant.
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
     
Class
 
Outstanding at February 22, 2008
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   126,534,997 shares
 


 

 
SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
                 
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      Business     1  
      Risk Factors     10  
      Unresolved Staff Comments     17  
      Properties     17  
      Legal Proceedings     17  
      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     18  
      Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     19  
      Selected Financial Data     21  
      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     22  
      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     44  
      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     47  
      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     93  
      Controls and Procedures     93  
      Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance     95  
      Executive Compensation     97  
      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters     97  
      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence     97  
      Principal Accounting Fees and Services     97  
      Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules     98  
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 Ex-10.19 Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement with Jerry A. Greenberg
 Ex-21 List of Subsidiaries
 Ex-23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 Ex-31.1 Section 302 Certification of the C.E.O.
 Ex-31.2 Section 302 Certification of the C.F.O.
 Ex-32.1 Section 906 Certification of the C.E.O.
 Ex-32.2 Section 906 Certification of the C.F.O.
 
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements included in this Annual Report, other than statements of historical facts, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. When used in this Annual Report, the words “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or strategic investments. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our expectation only as of the day this Annual Report was first filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should not be relied on as representing our expectations as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our expectations change.


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PART I
 
Item 1.   Business
 
General
 
Sapient Corporation (“Sapient” or the “Company”), a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We market our services through two primary areas of focus — Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting — positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive, the world’s second largest interactive marketing agency, provides brand and marketing strategy, creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and information technology (“IT”) strategy, process and system design, program management, custom development and package implementation, systems integration and outsourced services, including testing, maintenance and support. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Annual Report to “Sapient,” the “company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Sapient Corporation and its subsidiaries.
 
Founded in 1990 and incorporated in Delaware in 1991, Sapient maintains a strong global presence with offices and 6,217 worldwide employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and India. Our headquarters and executive offices are located at 25 First Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, and our telephone number is (617) 621-0200. Our stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SAPE.” Our Internet address is http://www.sapient.com. Material contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
 
Our clients consist of leading Global 2000 and other companies within the following industries in which we have extensive expertise (our “Representative Industries”): technology, communications, energy and utilities, financial services, media and entertainment, automotive, transportation, health care and life sciences, education, consumer/retail products, travel and hospitality. We also provide services to federal, state and local government clients within the U.S. and to provincial and other governmental entities in Canada and Europe.
 
We manage and measure our business geographically through three business units. In North America, we operate our North America and Government Services business units. We deliver services in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and India through our Europe business unit. Each business unit includes consultants based locally as well as in our India offices. Within each business unit, we focus our sales and delivery efforts on clients within our Representative Industries. Through this global, Representative Industries focus, we have developed an extensive understanding of our clients’ markets and can effectively address the market dynamics and business opportunities that our clients face. This understanding further enables us to identify and focus on critical areas to help our clients grow, perform, and innovate. Further information about our operating segments is located in Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 19 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report. For a presentation of the financial information about the geographic areas in which we conduct our business, please see Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 19 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report. The principal risks and uncertainties facing our business, operations and financial condition are discussed in Part I, Item 1A in this Annual Report.
 
Integral to our service capabilities is our Global Distributed Delivery (“GDD”) model, which enables us to perform services on a continuous basis, through client teams located in North America, Europe and India. Our GDD model involves a single, coordinated effort between development teams in a remote location (typically highly skilled business, technology, and creative specialists in our Delhi, Bangalore, and Noida India offices) and development and client teams in North America or Europe. To work effectively in this globally distributed environment, we have built extensive expertise and processes in managing business specifications and project management issues between the various development teams that are necessary to enable continuous project work. Through our GDD model, we believe that we deliver greater value to our clients at a competitive cost and in an accelerated timeframe. In addition to solution design and implementation, most of our long-term engagement and outsourcing relationships leverage our longstanding GDD execution model.


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We derive “Recurring Revenues” from several client relationships. Recurring Revenues are revenue commitments of one year or more in which our client has committed spending levels to Sapient, or chosen us as an exclusive provider of certain services. In 2007, Recurring Revenues represented 44% of our global services revenues, compared to Recurring Revenues in 2006 of 33%. Additionally, in 2007 our five largest clients accounted for approximately 26% of our revenues in the aggregate, and one client, Sprint Nextel, accounted for 10% of our revenues. In 2006 our five largest clients accounted for approximately 25% of our revenues in the aggregate, and one client, Sprint Nextel, accounting for more than 10% of our revenues.
 
We provide our services under both fixed-price and time and materials contracts. We price our work based on established rates that vary according to our consultants’ experience levels, roles and geographic locations.
 
Our time and materials contracts include arrangements in which we perform services based on an estimated fee range or in which we cap our total fees. Under these circumstances, we assume the risk that we have correctly estimated the timeframe and level of effort required to complete any deliverables.
 
In fixed-price contracts, we similarly assume the risk of estimating correctly the scope of work and required resources. To mitigate these risks, we undertake rigorous project management throughout an engagement to ensure we deliver the project on time and on budget. However, we may recognize losses or lower profitability on capped arrangements or fixed-price contracts if we do not successfully manage the foregoing risks. These risks are magnified with respect to large projects (which are increasingly part of our business) and multi-staged projects in which we perform our scope and labor estimates, and fix the total project price from inception through implementation, at an early stage of an engagement.
 
Our Competitive Advantages
 
We believe that the following competitive differentiators enable our clients to derive substantial benefits from our services:
 
  •  We are driven to make a difference — impact.  We are passionate about making a difference and fundamentally impacting the manner in which companies and industries operate. We help our clients achieve success at nearly three times better than the industry average, which reflects our passion and commitment to providing superior returns for our clients.1
 
  •  We are committed to our clients’ success.  We define our success by our clients’ success and the value that our clients achieve from the services we deliver. We create and sustain business innovation for our clients through an unwavering commitment to our clients’ success. We have established, and pride ourselves on, a reputation of “doing whatever it takes” to meet our clients’ objectives. Our client feedback reveals that we consistently exceed expectations in key areas, including business value derived and overall experience.
 
  •  We deliver the right results on-time and on-budget.  Our clients value us for delivering the right industry expertise and technologies to solve their most complex business problems and creating solutions that achieve high adoption by end users and substantial business value. Throughout our history, we have developed a formidable legacy of delivering client solutions on-time and on-budget, with the right business results. Our project teams bring a fixed price mentality to every engagement. This on-time, on-budget legacy helps clients avoid the lost business value that frequently occurs as a result of projects never being completed, finishing late or over budget, or lacking promised capabilities.
 
  •  We offer a unique combination of creativity and discipline.  We have accumulated valuable assets and expertise that enable us to produce innovative and smart solutions for our clients. We continuously challenge ourselves and our clients to innovate through breakthrough ideas, and to exercise the discipline necessary to implement those ideas rapidly and efficiently.
 
 
1  “Nearly three times the industry average” is Sapient’s track record for delivering the right requirements on time and on budget as compared to an industry benchmark that an independent third party research firm, The Standish Group, creates and measures.


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  •  We are great to work with.  Creating and maintaining outstanding relationships with our clients is fundamental to our success. Our excellent client relationships derive from involving clients deeply in the projects and solutions we deliver for them, establishing and maintaining a high degree of trust, our forthright and direct approach to client interactions, our constant focus on doing the right thing for the client, and our strength in making the overall experience in working with Sapient positive and enriching. In fact, from our 2007 client feedback survey results, 98% of our clients that responded stated they enjoyed the experience of working with us and 97% said they would recommend us to another person or organization.
 
Acquisitions
 
In the past few years we have acquired businesses to enhance or complement our service offerings.
 
On June 1, 2005, we acquired Business Information Solutions, LLC (“BIS”), which enhanced our SAP-related professional services, specializing in business intelligence solutions. This acquisition, from which we have formed our SAP practice, greatly enhanced our SAP and business intelligence know-how and skills, and increased our opportunities within the rapidly growing SAP services market. We believe our clients will benefit from our expertise and thought leadership concerning the latest SAP products and solutions, including Business Information Warehouse, Strategic Enterprise Management, data analytics, NetWeaver, other “New Dimension” products and energy specific solutions. This expertise, combined with our GDD model and methodology, enables clients to realize superior returns from their investments in SAP. Additionally, the acquisition enables us to offer a much broader variety of value-added ERP integration, upgrade and maintenance services related to SAP products and SAP’s NetWeaver platform.
 
On January 3, 2006, we acquired Planning Group International, Inc. (“PGI”), which facilitated our service offerings in online, offline and multi-channel marketing strategies and programs. Through this acquisition, we enhanced our strengths in advertising, digital and direct marketing, brand development, data mining, customer acquisition and loyalty, paid search, and media planning and buying strategies and services. Additionally, the acquisition of PGI enabled us to provide our clients a clear understanding of the effectiveness of their media spend using BridgeTrack®, a proprietary advertising campaign tracking and measurement software application that generates real-time reporting and optimization of advertising campaigns across multiple media channels. We believe that our combination with PGI expands our opportunities to help our clients exploit the possibilities created by the rapid evolution of media, advertising, and technology and derive measurable value from their marketing investments.
 
Our Services
 
Sapient Interactive
 
Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise to solve our clients’ most challenging business problems. We integrate creative marketing concepts with technology tools and platforms designed to generate new customers and increase customer demand, create profitable customer relationships and build brand awareness and loyalty. Sapient Interactive services consist of interactive (i.e., online or internet-based) marketing and creative services; website and interactive development; media planning and buying; strategic planning and marketing analytics; and marketing technologies.
 

Interactive Marketing & Creative Services
 
We conceive, develop and execute creative work that promotes our clients’ brands and puts them “top of mind” for their consumers. Through our interactive marketing and creative services practice, we deliver creative services consisting of:
 
  •  visual concept, design and implementation via multiple interactive media;
 
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  •  customer loyalty strategies;
 
  •  customer relationship strategy and implementation;
 
  •  customer lead generation and management; and
 
  •  integrated advertising campaigns.
 
Our strategic and creative capabilities span the entire spectrum of interactive media and include paid and natural search advertising; targeted email advertising campaigns; third party banner advertisement campaigns; and viral marketing initiatives.
 
Web & Interactive Development
 
We conceive, develop and implement world class, award-winning websites for our clients. Our services within our web and interactive development practice include content management and technology development and implementation; quality assurance testing; user research and testing; user interface design and development; site design and development; and custom application development.
 
Media Planning & Buying
 
In addition to conceiving, developing and executing marketing strategies, we help our clients design and implement media and customer channel planning and buying strategies. We provide strategic media advertising services in which we purchase and arrange for placement of our clients’ advertisements in online media. Our media planning and buying services include media strategy development; website search engine marketing; email marketing; online advertising; viral and social media; emerging channels (e.g., online video, mobile technologies, social networking); gaming (placing advertisements in online games and creating “advergames”); real-time reporting and optimizing of the success of campaigns; and integration of our customers’ media spending strategy with their other public relations initiatives.
 
Strategic Planning & Marketing Analytics
 
We provide our clients a broad array of strategic planning services that are intended to maximize our clients’ returns on their marketing initiatives investments. We combine our deep business and technology expertise to analyze how products, brands and consumers interact and the role that current and emerging technologies play in this relationship. Additionally, we apply substantial expertise in marketing analytics to collect, analyze and report on online consumer behavior, and assist our customers to develop successful online marketing strategies and campaigns. Our array of strategic planning and marketing analytics services includes brand strategy development; consumer and market research (primary and secondary); advertising message content and medium strategy development; internet and blogosphere analytics (researching and analyzing what “social” networking websites and blogs say about our clients) and coordination and management of mixed media (e.g., online and print media).
 
Marketing Technologies
 
We apply our substantial knowledge and expertise in marketing technologies to help our clients achieve their business goals. We offer our clients BridgeTrack®, a proprietary advertising campaign tracking and measurement software application that enables our customers to measure the effectiveness of an online campaign in real-time — enabling them to improve results at the earliest possible phase of their campaigns and re-allocate marketing dollars across those marketing channels that are generating the best return on investment. BridgeTrack generates real-time reporting and optimization of advertising campaigns across multiple media channels, including advertising via email, website displays/banner ads and internet natural search advertising. Through BridgeTrack, our customers see how consumers react to their online marketing campaigns — whether, for example, consumers ultimately decide to buy the customers’ offerings, even if the consumers make a purchase at a later date. Our marketing technologies services, in addition to BridgeTrack, include e-commerce platform selection and implementation, selection and implementation of advertising campaign management systems, application integration and research and implementation of emerging technologies.


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Sapient Consulting
 
Through Sapient Consulting, we combine deep industry expertise, a proven methodology, tools and expert program management to help our clients achieve outstanding results from their customer relationships, business operations, and IT. We deliver our services to clients across four primary service areas: business & IT strategy; business applications; business intelligence; and outsourcing. Additionally, we specialize in Trading and Risk Management services that help leading capital markets and energy firms improve the performance of their trading operations via a comprehensive set of services and solutions. We provide these services for both long and short-term consulting projects.
 
Business & IT Strategy
 
We devise business and IT strategies that improve our clients’ competitive position and performance, as well as the value they realize from their IT portfolio. We apply our substantial expertise in diverse technologies and our understanding of each client’s business issues to achieve breakthrough thinking that aligns, and creates a roadmap for the achievement of, the client’s business objectives. Further, we typically can, within six to twelve weeks, redefine our clients’ supporting organizational and business processes and develop a plan to achieve an optimal portfolio of IT applications for our clients to deploy in their businesses. Our primary areas of expertise within our Business and IT Strategy practice are:
 
  •  Business-process consulting
 
  •  E-business & web strategy
 
  •  IT governance & advisory services
 
  •  IT strategy for SAP
 
  •  Program management office
 
Additionally, under our proven, results-focused Business Applications Planning (“BAP”) service, we help our clients measure, manage, and maximize the value IT brings to their businesses. A service within our comprehensive portfolio of IT strategy, planning, and management services, BAP aligns our clients’ software application assets and initiatives with business objectives; defines a multi-year road map for [application portfolio] management; establishes a repeatable prioritization and governance process; and creates [organizational alignment] and clear, practical, and actionable steps to enable our clients to realize their IT planning goals. Further, we apply our “Application Portfolio Value Insight Framework” to help our clients gain visibility into the tangible and intangible value provided by their business applications and make informed IT investment decisions.
 
Our Rapid Enterprise Architecture Planning (REAP) approach also helps our clients align their business and IT strategies and goals to meet their current and future IT needs. Through REAP, we facilitate stakeholder interactions and discovery techniques within our clients to generate consensus, align IT strategies with business objectives, and design clear, actionable “best practice” roadmaps to an effective enterprise-wide IT architecture. Our REAP approach helps our clients negotiate the pitfalls of their current enterprise IT investments and build an architecture that maximizes the value IT brings to their organization.
 
Business Applications
 
Our substantial industry expertise and understanding of our clients’ customers, partners, competitors and processes enable us to rapidly define user requirements and gain alignment among client executives, chief information officers, chief technology officers and other client decision makers. Additionally, we apply our expertise in business processes, enabling technologies and applications, and user-centered design to create business and technology solutions that achieve substantial returns on our clients’ IT investments. We maintain expertise in both custom software development and working with existing software suites, such as application integration packages, content management and delivery systems, customer relationship management software and order management systems. Our primary areas of expertise are:
 
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  •  Custom & package applications
 
  •  Enterprise resource planning
 
  •  Supply chain solutions
 
  •  Web solutions
 
We have many years of experience working with technologies that can improve our clients’ businesses, including more than 16 years of experience with client/server and UNIX solutions, more than 15 years of experience integrating package applications with legacy systems, more than 13 years of experience with Internet solutions and more than 11 years of experience with wireless technologies. More recently, we have been an implementer of technologies such as Microsoft.NET, Web Services, SAP, and Business Process Management platforms. We combine this technology expertise with our design skills and our deep understanding of user needs to ensure that our client solutions are effectively adopted by their intended audiences.
 
Business Intelligence
 
We understand the complexities associated with converting data into business value. We apply our expertise to align multiple stakeholders across our clients’ organization, cleanse and aggregate data from disparate systems and create data storage and retrieval solutions that optimize our clients’ business intelligence. Our areas of expertise include data warehousing, business intelligence solutions, research and analytics and SAP Business Intelligence solutions.
 
Our SAP Business Intelligence solutions include a range of services:
 
Strategic Assessments & Business Case Development.  We investigate our clients’ business intelligence needs, perform fit/gap analyses and determine the type and scope of SAP business intelligence services that will support and improve our clients’ functional needs.
 
Business Intelligence Pilots.  We implement business intelligence pilots within a subset of our clients’ organizations that enable our clients to test and validate their business intelligence solution concepts. The results of these pilots, in turn, enable client executives to decide, in an efficient and cost effective manner, whether to invest in and sponsor larger scale SAP business intelligence initiatives within their organizations.
 
Business Intelligence Implementation and Enhancement.  We design, build and implement SAP business intelligence products, including SAP business warehousing, business planning and simulation (BPS), strategic enterprise management-corporate performance management (SEM-CPM), strategic enterprise management-business consolidation systems (SEM-BCS), and mySAP supply chain management/advanced planning optimization (SCM/APO).
 
SAP Business Intelligence Training.  We provide comprehensive, easy-to-understand, cost-effective training solutions developed from nearly seven years of SAP business intelligence training engagements for end-report users, query developers, and back-end developers.
 
Business Intelligence Application Outsourcing.  We provide clients with business intelligence application outsourcing services that improve their business performance by maintaining, optimizing, and transforming their critical business intelligence applications.
 
Outsourcing Services
 
Through our outsourcing services, we manage our clients’ critical applications, processes, and operations using our GDD model, both for solutions that we develop and for third party systems. Our outsourcing services help our clients realize significant long-term value from their technology investments. A growing percentage of our business consists of multi-year outsourcing contracts with our clients. We have helped many global corporations successfully develop and support large scale, mission-critical applications delivering high-value, cost-effective technology and operational support.


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Our expertise includes building and supporting large application portfolios on a wide range of leading technologies and packages:
 
  •  Core Technologies:  Java and Microsoft environments, application server platforms and middleware/EAI technologies, databases and connectivity to legacy systems
 
  •  Platforms and Operating Systems:  Commonly used platforms such as UNIX and Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, Linux and associated hardware platforms
 
  •  Packages and Application Suites:  Capabilities and partnerships with top package providers in content lifecycle management, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and supply chain management (SCM), in addition to industry-specific, market-leading package providers such as SAP and Oracle.
 
Application Maintenance.  Our application maintenance services include helpdesk support (i.e., user inquiries), production support (incident triaging, problem tracking/routing, resolution coordination), ongoing maintenance (bug fixes, upgrades, capacity planning, documentation), adoption (user training, transition and change management), application enhancements and program management (e.g., change management, release planning and communication).
 
Application Testing.  We offer our clients extensive application testing services. We combine our deep expertise in delivering testing solutions for hundreds of projects globally with our GDD model to help our clients reduce cost by leveraging both onshore and offshore-testing teams to deliver 24-hour test operations; reduce testing lifecycles by decreasing testing errors, test cycles and by increasing automation; increase service levels through rigorous testing-service-level agreements; and deliver outstanding results through integration of our testing services with our clients’ business, development, and infrastructure teams.
 
Capacity Partnerships.  We provide our clients a global pool of skilled talent to address their IT resource shortages and skill gaps. We strive to become “one team” with our clients to ensure a seamless and efficient delivery of our services, which include performing any IT-related functions that our clients require (e.g., design, development, implementation, maintenance and support). Through our capacity services, our clients gain access to a broader reach of key technology and domain skills not found in internal IT teams; draw upon experts skilled in a wide range of technologies and business practices who are specially trained in approaches and frameworks that promote quality, value and solutions; and engage in Sapient’s joint forecasting and planning partnership models to ensure the availability of precisely the skills required, when they are required.
 
Offshore Development Center Setup.  Through our offshore development center services, we provide our clients a complete extended offshore “footprint” by performing outsourced IT functions in our offices in India. With more than 4,200 Sapient employees in India, our intelligent staffing models enable us to meet our clients’ demands for offshore services with ease and efficiency.
 
We view our outsourcing relationships as opportunities to fundamentally impact, grow and innovate our clients’ businesses. Our clients can expect us to deliver high value, fulfill our commitments, keep their business secure, provide new ideas to improve their business, and provide teams that are aligned with their long-term goals.
 
Alliances
 
We focus on building the right results for our clients’ businesses. To support that focus, we work very closely with alliance partners to develop industry leading solutions that we can deliver to meet our clients’ needs. We have established global partnerships with industry leaders including IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Google and Oracle and have a skilled knowledge base in their products to help our clients solve their business challenges through technology. Further, we have formed Centers of Excellence, comprising dedicated, globally distributed teams with deep application knowledge and a proven track record in implementing Microsoft, SAP, IBM and Vignette solutions. Through our expert knowledge and commitment to collaboration, we help our clients identify and implement faster the right solutions at lower overall costs.
 
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alliance partners to deliver the rapid business value clients need. Our alliance relationships, and the solutions that we derive from these relationships, are structured in a manner to ensure that we deliver to our clients solutions that will be sustainable and provide long-term value.
 
We also collaborate with our partners to selectively target specific markets and opportunities to offer quality repeatable solutions, frameworks and components that speed deployment and time-to-value for our customers. Additionally, our alliance partners provide us advance information and access to their product road maps to ensure that our technology solutions are more cost-effective to build and maintain over the long term.
 
We continue to actively build relationships and strategic alliances with technology and other consulting companies, including packaged technology vendors. These relationships focus on a wide range of joint activities, including working on client engagements, evaluating and recommending the other party’s technology and other solutions to customers, and training and transferring knowledge regarding the other party’s solutions. We believe that these relationships and strategic alliances enable us to provide better delivery and value to our existing clients and attract new clients through referrals.
 
The Sapient Approach
 
Our unique consulting methodology, Sapient Approach, is designed to address the biggest problems that most companies face when pursuing business-enabling technology and other projects: the majority of projects never finish, are completed late or over budget, lack promised capabilities, or contain unused functionality. We employ a collaborative, agile-based delivery approach, in which we develop and release in an iterative manner usable components of a deliverable, thus enabling our clients to review, validate and commence use of work product throughout the life cycle of a project, rather than await the end of the project to realize the project’s full benefits.
 
While this delivery approach provides clients the most value and return on investment in the shortest possible time period, it also minimizes project risk because discrete pieces of work are tested and accepted throughout the project. By contrast to traditional consulting services methods that require heavy up-front investment in time and effort to define all possible requirements, our agile-based methodology uses actual development to evaluate and improve the design as the project progresses. This means that unnecessary steps or features are identified and eliminated early in the design and implementation process, dramatically reducing overall project cost.
 
Sapient Approach also enables us to commit to delivering our solutions within the price and schedule that we have promised to our clients. Further, our approach enables us to create solutions that bring together business, user and technology requirements to solve our clients’ business problems. We design these solutions to deliver tangible business value to clients, including increased revenues, reduced costs and more effective use of assets.
 
Sapient Approach allows for flexibility in selecting the process standardization and continuous improvement models that work best for each client. Our teams regularly incorporate Six Sigma, Capability Maturity Model Integration® (CMMI), International Standards Organization (ISO) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes to ensure that appropriate rigor, discipline and accountability are built into each project. By employing these industry-leading techniques, our teams establish an enduring environment of process improvement that enables organizational capabilities essential to sustaining competitive business advantage.
 
Strategic Context, People and Culture
 
We have established and continuously promote a strong corporate culture based on our “strategic context” — purpose, core company values, vision, goals and client value proposition — which is critical to our success.
 
Our unwavering attention to our strategic context has enabled us to adapt and thrive in a fast-changing market, as we strive to build a great company that has a long-lasting impact on the world. Our passion for client success — evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems — is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale business schools.
 
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conduct an intensive orientation program to introduce new hires to our culture and values, and conduct internal communications and training initiatives that define and promote our culture and values.
 
As of December 31, 2007, we had 6,217 full-time employees, consisting of 5,358 project personnel, 773 general and administration personnel and 86 sales and marketing personnel. None of our employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that we have good relationships with our employees.
 
Selling and Marketing
 
Our marketing team strives to cultivate and sustain client loyalty and to make Sapient our clients’ preferred innovation partner. To build Sapient’s brand awareness in markets in which we operate, we conduct marketing initiatives at the company, industry, and service levels in the countries we operate.
 
Our dedicated marketing personnel undertake a variety of marketing activities, including developing and implementing our overall marketing strategy, communicating and strengthening our brand and reputation, sponsoring focused multi-client events to build relationships and share our thought leadership, cultivating media and industry analyst relations, conducting market research and analysis, sponsoring and participating in targeted conferences, creating marketing assets to assist client-development teams and publishing our web site, http://www.sapient.com.
 
We organize our sales professionals primarily along industry lines, both within our U.S. and international business units. We believe that the industry and geographic focus of our sales professionals enhances their knowledge and expertise in these industries and generates additional client engagements.
 
Competition
 
The markets for the services we provide are highly competitive. We believe that we compete principally with large systems consulting and implementation firms, offshore outsourcing companies, interactive and traditional marketing agencies and clients’ internal IT departments. To a lesser extent, we compete with boutique consulting firms that maintain specialized skills and/or are geography-based. With respect to our Government Services practice, we both compete and partner with large defense contractors.
 
We believe that the principal competitive factors in our markets include: ability to solve business problems; ability to provide innovative solutions; expertise and talent with advanced technologies; global scale; expertise in delivering complex projects through teams located in globally distributed geographies; availability of resources; quality and speed of delivery; price of solutions; industry knowledge; technology-enabled marketing expertise; understanding of user experience; and sophisticated project and program management capability.
 
We believe that we compete favorably when considering these factors and that our ability to deliver business innovation and outstanding value to our clients on time and on budget, our GDD model, and our successful track record in doing so, distinguish us from our competitors.
 
Intellectual Property Rights
 
We rely upon a combination of trade secrets, nondisclosure and other contractual arrangements, and copyright and trademark laws to protect our proprietary consulting methodology, custom-developed software and other rights. We enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, subcontractors, vendors, consultants and clients, and limit access to and distribution of our proprietary information.
 
Our services involve the development of business, technology and marketing solutions for specific client engagements. Ownership of these solutions is the subject of negotiation and is frequently assigned to the client, although we often retain ownership of certain development tools and may be granted a license to use the solutions for certain purposes. Certain of our clients have prohibited us from marketing for specified periods of time or to specified third parties the solutions we develop for them, and we anticipate that certain of our clients will demand similar or other restrictions in the future.


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Where to Find More Information
 
We make our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all exhibits and amendments to these reports, available free of charge at our website, http://www.sapient.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such materials with the SEC. We also make available on our website reports filed by our executive officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of our common stock, on Forms 3, 4 and 5 regarding their ownership of our securities. These materials are available in the “Investor Relations” portion of our web site, under the link “SEC Filings,” and on the SEC’s web site, http://www.sec.gov. You may also read or copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
Risk Factors
 
The following important factors, among others, could cause our actual business and financial results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report or presented elsewhere by management from time to time.
 
Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially impacted by economic conditions and related fluctuations in customer demand for marketing, business, technology and other consulting services.
 
The market for our consulting services and the technologies used in our solutions historically has tended to fluctuate with economic cycles — particularly those cycles in the United States and Europe, where we earn the majority of our revenues. During economic cycles in which many companies are experiencing financial difficulties or uncertainty, clients and potential clients may cancel or delay spending on marketing, technology and other business initiatives. Military actions in Iraq and elsewhere, global terrorism, natural disasters and political unrest are among the factors that may adversely impact regional and global economic conditions and, concomitantly, client investments in our services. A sudden or gradual downturn in economic conditions may cause large companies to cancel or delay consulting initiatives for which they have engaged us. Additionally, our efforts to down-size, when necessary, in a manner intended to mirror downturned economic conditions could be delayed and costly. Further, if the rate of project cancellations or delays significantly increases, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely impacted.
 
Our market is highly competitive and we may not be able to continue to compete effectively.
 
The markets for the services we provide are highly competitive. We believe that we compete principally with large systems consulting and implementation firms, offshore outsourcing companies, and clients’ internal information systems departments. Other competitors include interactive and traditional advertising agencies, and, to a lesser extent, boutique consulting firms that maintain specialized skills and/or are geography based. Regarding our Government Services practice, we both compete and partner with large defense contractors. Some of our competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources, and generate greater revenues and have greater name recognition, than we do. Often, these competitors offer a larger and more diversified suite of products and services than we offer. These competitors may win client engagements by significantly discounting their services in exchange for a client’s promise to purchase other goods and services from the competitor, either concurrently or in the future. If we cannot keep pace with the intense competition in our marketplace, our business, financial condition and results of operations will suffer.
 
Our international operations and Global Distributed Delivery (“GDD”) model subject us to increased risk.
 
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component of our ability to deliver our services successfully. Our international operations are subject to inherent risks, including:
 
  •  economic recessions in foreign countries;
 
  •  fluctuations in currency exchange rates or impositions of restrictive currency controls;
 
  •  political instability, war or military conflict;
 
  •  changes in regulatory requirements;
 
  •  complexities and costs in effectively managing multi-national operations and associated internal controls and procedures;
 
  •  significant changes in immigration policies or difficulties in obtaining required immigration approvals for international assignments;
 
  •  restrictions imposed on the import and export of technologies in countries where we operate; and
 
  •  reduced protection for intellectual property in some countries.
 
In particular, our GDD model depends heavily on our offices in Delhi, Bangalore and Noida, India. Any escalation in the political or military instability in India or Pakistan or the surrounding countries, or a business interruption resulting from a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, could hinder our ability to use GDD successfully and could result in material adverse effects to our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, the delivery of our services from remote locations causes us to rely on data, phone, power and other networks which are not as reliable in India as those in other countries where we operate. Any failures of these systems, or any failure of our systems generally, could affect the success of our GDD model. Remote delivery of our services also increases the complexity and risk of delivering our services, which could affect our ability to satisfy our clients’ expectations or perform our services within the estimated time frame and budget for each project.
 
If we do not attract and retain qualified professional staff, we may be unable to perform adequately our client engagements and could be limited in accepting new client engagements.
 
Our business is labor intensive, and our success depends upon our ability to attract, retain, train and motivate highly skilled employees. The improvement in demand for marketing and business and technology consulting services has further increased the need for employees with specialized skills or significant experience in marketing, business and technology consulting, particularly at senior levels. We have been expanding our operations in all locations, and these expansion efforts will be highly dependent on attracting a sufficient number of highly skilled people. We may not be successful in attracting enough employees to achieve our expansion or staffing plans. Furthermore, the industry turnover rates for these types of employees are high, and we may not be successful in retaining, training and motivating the employees we attract. Any inability to attract, retain, train and motivate employees could impair our ability to manage adequately and complete existing projects and to bid for or accept new client engagements. Such inability may also force us to increase our hiring of expensive independent contractors, which may increase our costs and reduce our profitability on client engagements. We must also devote substantial managerial and financial resources to monitoring and managing our workforce and other resources. Our future success will depend on our ability to manage the levels and related costs of our workforce and other resources effectively.
 
We earn revenues, incur costs and maintain cash balances in multiple currencies, and currency fluctuations affect our financial results.
 
We have significant international operations, and we frequently earn our revenues and incur our costs in various foreign currencies. Our international service revenues were $207.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Doing business in these foreign currencies exposes us to foreign currency risks in numerous areas, including revenues and receivables, purchases, payroll and investments. We also have a significant amount of foreign currency net asset exposures. Certain foreign currency exposures, to some extent, are naturally offset within an international business unit,


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because revenues and costs are denominated in the same foreign currency, and certain cash balances are held in U.S. dollar denominated accounts. However, due to the increasing size and importance of our international operations, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could materially impact our financial results. Our GDD model also subjects us to increased currency risk, because we incur a significant portion of our project costs in Indian rupees and earn revenue from our clients in other currencies. While we have entered into foreign currency offsetting option positions that allow the Company partially to hedge without cost certain short-term translation exposures in rupee currency, and may in the future enter into foreign currency exchanges swaps and purchases as well as sales of foreign currency options, we will continue to experience foreign currency gains and losses in certain instances where it is not possible or cost effective to hedge foreign currencies.
 
Our cash position includes amounts denominated in foreign currencies. We manage our worldwide cash requirements considering available funds from our subsidiaries and the cost effectiveness with which these funds can be accessed. The repatriation of cash balances from certain of our subsidiaries outside the United States could have adverse tax consequences and be limited by foreign currency exchange controls. However, those balances are generally available without legal restrictions to fund ordinary business operations. Any fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, or changes in local tax laws, could materially impact the availability and size of these funds for repatriation or transfer.
 
Due to our current inability to sell certain of our Auction Rate Securities, the securities may experience an other-than-temporary decline in value, and funds associated with the securities may be inaccessible in excess of 12 months, resulting in a material adverse impact to our income and results of operations.
 
Our marketable securities portfolio, which totaled $57.7 million at December 31, 2007, includes Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”) of $41.6 million from various issuers collateralized by student loans and municipal debt. ARSs are securities with long-term contractual maturities but with interest rates that are reset every seven to thirty-five days by auctions. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par. On February 13, 2008, certain ARSs that we hold experienced failed auctions that limited the liquidity of these securities. Based on current market conditions, it is likely that auction failures will continue and could result in either temporary or other-than-temporary impairments of our ARS holdings, which totaled $28.2 million (of which $12.6 million have failed) as of February 28, 2008 (the $13.4 million difference between the $41.6 million of ARSs held at December 31, 2007 and the $28.2 million held as of February 28, 2008, represents successful sales of these securities at par value). The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a successful auction occurs and the ARSs are liquidated at par value. If in the future we determine that any decline in value of the ARSs is other-than-temporary, we would have to recognize the loss in our statement of operations, which could have a material impact on our operating results in the period it is recognized. Further, as the funds associated with the ARSs may not be accessible for in excess of twelve months because of continued failed auctions or our inability to find a buyer outside of the auction process, we may classify these securities as long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, or thereafter.
 
We have significant fixed operating costs, which may be difficult to adjust in response to unanticipated fluctuations in revenues.
 
A high percentage of our operating expenses, particularly salary expense, rent, depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets, are fixed in advance of any particular quarter. As a result, an unanticipated decrease in the number or average size of, or an unanticipated delay in the scheduling for, our projects may cause significant variations in operating results in any particular quarter and could have a material adverse effect on operations for that quarter.
 
An unanticipated termination or decrease in size or scope of a major project, a client’s decision not to proceed with a project we anticipated or the completion during a quarter of several major client projects could require us to maintain underutilized employees and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and


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results of operations. Our revenues and earnings may also fluctuate from quarter to quarter because of such factors as:
 
  •  the contractual terms and timing of completion of projects, including achievement of certain business results;
 
  •  any delays incurred in connection with projects;
 
  •  the adequacy of provisions for losses and bad debts;
 
  •  the accuracy of our estimates of resources required to complete ongoing projects;
 
  •  loss of key highly-skilled personnel necessary to complete projects; and
 
  •  general economic conditions.
 
We may reduce our profits and/or incur significant unanticipated costs if we do not accurately estimate the costs of fixed-price engagements.
 
Approximately 50% of our projects are based on fixed-price contracts, rather than contracts in which payment to us is determined on a time and materials, or other basis. Our failure to estimate accurately the resources and schedule required for a project, or our failure to complete our contractual obligations in a manner consistent with the project plan upon which our fixed-price contract was based, could adversely affect our overall profitability and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are consistently entering into contracts for large projects that magnify this risk. We have been required to commit unanticipated additional resources to complete projects in the past, which has resulted in losses on those contracts. We will likely experience similar situations in the future. In addition, we may fix the price for some projects at an early stage of the project engagement, which could result in a fixed price that is too low. Therefore, any changes from our original estimates could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Our profitability will be adversely impacted if we are unable to maintain our pricing and utilization rates as well as control our costs.
 
Our profitability derives from and is impacted by three factors, primarily: (i) the prices for our services; (ii) our consultants’ utilization or billable time, and (iii) our costs. To achieve our desired level of profitability, our utilization must remain at an appropriate rate, and we must contain our costs. Should we reduce our prices in the future as a result of pricing pressures, or should we be unable to achieve our target utilization rates and costs, our profitability could be adversely impacted and our stock price could decline materially.
 
We partner with third parties on certain complex engagements in which our performance depends upon, and may be adversely impacted by, the performance of such third parties.
 
Certain complex projects may require that we partner with specialized software or systems vendors or other partners to perform our services. Often in these circumstances, we are liable to our clients for the performance of these third parties. Should the third parties fail to perform timely or satisfactorily, our clients may elect to terminate the projects or withhold payment until the services have been completed successfully. Additionally, the timing of our revenue recognition may be affected or we may realize lower profits if we incur additional costs due to delays or because we must assign additional personnel to complete the project. Furthermore, our relationships with our clients and our reputation generally may suffer harm as a result of our partners’ unsatisfactory performance.
 
Our clients could unexpectedly terminate their contracts for our services.
 
Some of our contracts, including our agreements with Sprint Nextel, can be canceled by the client with limited advance notice and without significant penalty. A client’s termination of a contract for our services could result in a loss of expected revenues and additional expenses for staff that were allocated to that client’s project. We could be required to maintain underutilized employees who were assigned to the terminated contract. The unexpected cancellation or significant reduction in the scope of any of our large projects, or client termination of one or more


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recurring revenue contracts (see definition of “recurring revenues” in Item 1, above), could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
We may be liable to our clients for damages caused by unauthorized disclosures of confidential information or by our failure to remedy system failures.
 
We frequently receive confidential information from our clients, including confidential customer data that we use to develop solutions. If any person, including a Company employee, misappropriates client confidential information, or if client confidential information is inappropriately disclosed due to a breach of our computer systems, system failures or otherwise, we may have substantial liabilities to our clients or client customers.
 
Further, many of our projects involve technology applications or systems that are critical to the operations of our clients’ businesses and handle very large volumes of transactions. If we fail to perform our services correctly, we may be unable to deliver applications or systems to our clients with the promised functionality or within the promised time frame, or to satisfy the required service levels for support and maintenance. While we have taken precautionary actions to create redundancy and back-up systems, any such failures by us could result in claims by our clients for substantial damages against us.
 
Although we attempt to limit the amount and type of our contractual liability for breaches of confidentiality and defects in the applications or systems we provide and carry insurance coverage that mitigates these liabilities in certain instances, we cannot be assured that these limitations and insurance coverages will be applicable and enforceable in all cases. Even if these limitations and insurance coverages are found to be applicable and enforceable, our liability to our clients for these types of claims could be material in amount and affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, such claims may harm our reputation and cause us to lose clients.
 
Our services may infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, and create liability for us as well as harm our reputation and client relationships.
 
The services that we offer to clients may infringe the intellectual property (“IP”) rights of third parties and result in legal claims against our clients and Sapient. These claims may damage our reputation, adversely impact our client relationships and create liability for us. Moreover, although we generally agree in our client contracts to indemnify the clients for expenses or liabilities they incur as a result of third party IP infringement claims associated with our services, the resolution of these claims, irrespective of whether a court determines that our services infringed another party’s IP rights, may be time-consuming, disruptive to our business and extraordinarily costly. Finally, in connection with an IP infringement dispute, we may be required to cease using or developing certain IP that we offer to our clients. These circumstances could adversely impact our ability to generate revenue as well as require us to incur significant expense to develop alternative or modified services for our clients.
 
We may be unable to protect our proprietary methodology
 
Our success depends, in part, upon our proprietary methodology and other IP rights. We rely upon a combination of trade secrets, nondisclosure and other contractual arrangements, and copyright and trademark laws to protect our proprietary rights. We enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, subcontractors, vendors, consultants and clients, and limit access to and distribution of our proprietary information. We cannot be certain that the steps we take in this regard will be adequate to deter misappropriation of our proprietary information or that we will be able to detect unauthorized use and take appropriate steps to enforce our IP rights.
 
Our stock price is volatile and may result in substantial losses for investors.
 
The trading price of our common stock has been subject to wide fluctuations. Our trading price could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to:
 
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  •  any differences between our reported results and securities analysts’ published or unpublished expectations;
 
  •  announcements of new contracts or service offerings made by us or our competitors;
 
  •  announcements of acquisitions or joint ventures made by us or our competitors; and
 
  •  general economic or stock market conditions.
 
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities. The commencement of this type of litigation against us could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources.
 
Our former Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers have significant voting power and may effectively control the outcome of any stockholder vote.
 
Jerry A. Greenberg, our former Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and J. Stuart Moore, our former Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer and current member of our Board of Directors, own, in the aggregate, approximately 26% of our outstanding common stock as of February 22, 2008. As a result, they have the ability to substantially influence and may effectively control the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of Sapient, even if such a change in control would benefit other investors.
 
We are dependent on our key employees.
 
Our success depends in large part upon the continued services of a number of key employees. Our employment arrangements with key personnel provide that employment is terminable at will by either party. The loss of the services of any of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if our key employees resign from Sapient to join a competitor or to form a competing company, the loss of such personnel and any resulting loss of existing or potential clients to any such competitor could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although, to the extent permitted by law, we require our employees to sign agreements prohibiting them from joining a competitor, forming a competing company or soliciting our clients or employees for certain periods of time, we cannot be certain that these agreements will be effective in preventing our key employees from engaging in these actions or that courts or other adjudicative entities will substantially enforce these agreements.
 
We may be unable to achieve anticipated benefits from acquisitions and joint ventures.
 
The anticipated benefits from any acquisitions or joint ventures that we may undertake might not be achieved. For example, if we acquire a company, we cannot be certain that clients of the acquired business will continue to conduct business with us, or that employees of the acquired business will continue their employment or integrate successfully into our operations and culture. The identification, consummation and integration of acquisitions and joint ventures require substantial attention from management. The diversion of management’s attention, as well as any difficulties encountered in the integration process, could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, we may incur significant expenses in completing any such acquisitions, and we may assume significant liabilities, some of which may be unknown at the time of such acquisition. We note, in particular, our ongoing efforts to integrate and assimilate our acquisition of PGI in early 2006. Failure to complete this initiative in an efficient manner may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
If we do not effectively improve our operational and financial processes and systems, our ability to achieve efficiencies and cost savings may be delayed and our results of operations may be adversely impacted.
 
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which principally relate to finance, human resources and certain IT functions. If we do not timely, efficiently and effectively upgrade or replace systems, and continue to redesign processes as our business requires, we may be unable to support our growth effectively, realize cost savings as quickly as expected or maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, which could cause a decline in the quality of our services and adversely impact our results of operations.
 
The failure to successfully and timely implement certain financial system changes to improve operating efficiency and enhance our reporting controls could harm our business.
 
In parallel with the foregoing operational process redesign and role transition activities, we have implemented and continue to install several upgrades and enhancements to our financial systems. We expect these initiatives to enable us to achieve greater operating and financial reporting efficiency and also enhance our existing control environment through increased levels of automation of certain processes. Failure to successfully execute these initiatives in a timely, effective and efficient manner could result in the disruption of our operations, the inability to comply with our Sarbanes-Oxley obligations and the inability to report our financial results in a timely and accurate manner.
 
A failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
 
We are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We may from time to time in the future identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Further, because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, regardless of the adequacy of such controls. Should we fail either to maintain adequate internal controls or implement required new or improved controls, our business and results of operations could be harmed, we may be unable to report properly or timely the results of our operations, and investors could lose faith in the reliability of our financial statements. Consequently, the price of our securities may be adversely and materially impacted.
 
We face risks related to the restatement of our financial statements and the ongoing SEC investigation regarding our historical stock-based compensation practices.
 
On November 30, 2006, the SEC notified us that it had commenced a formal inquiry into our historical stock-based compensation practices. Subsequently, on March 8, 2007, we received a subpoena from the SEC requesting several documents relating to this matter. We are cooperating fully with the SEC and will continue to do so as the inquiry moves forward. At this point, we are unable to predict what effect, if any, consequences of the SEC investigation may have on us. However, the investigation could result in considerable legal expenses, divert management’s attention from other business concerns and harm our business. If the SEC were to commence legal action, we could be required to pay significant penalties and/or fines and could become subject to an administrative order and/or a cease and desist order. The filing of our restated financial statements to correct the discovered accounting errors did not resolve the SEC investigation. Further, the resolution of the SEC investigation could require the filing of additional restatements of our prior financial statements, and/or our restated financial statements, or require that we take other actions not presently contemplated.
 
Our corporate governance provisions may deter a financially attractive takeover attempt.
 
Provisions of our charter and by-laws may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that stockholders may consider favorable, including a transaction in which stockholders would receive a premium for their shares. These provisions include the following:
 
  •  our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to fix the rights and preferences of and issue shares of preferred stock;
 
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  •  stockholders must comply with advance notice requirements before raising a matter at a meeting of stockholders or nominating a director for election; and
 
  •  the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer are the only persons who may call a special meeting of stockholders.
 
Provisions of Delaware law may also discourage, delay or prevent someone from acquiring or merging with us.
 
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None.
 
Item 2.   Properties
 
Our headquarters and principal administrative, finance, selling and marketing operations are located in approximately 28,000 square feet of leased office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We also lease offices in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Francisco, Houston, Miami, Detroit, Denver, Stamford, the Kansas City metropolitan area, London, Düsseldorf, Munich, Delhi, Bangalore, Noida, Toronto, Calgary, Stockholm and the Netherlands. We do not own any material real property. Substantially all of our office space is leased under long-term leases with varying expiration dates. Subsequent to December 31, 2007, we signed an office lease in Boston, Massachusetts for 32,000 square feet. In 2008, we will relocate our headquarters and principal administrative, finance, selling and marketing operations from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts.
 
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings
 
Regulatory Proceedings
 
On November 30, 2006, the SEC notified us that it had commenced a formal inquiry into our historical stock-based compensation practices. Subsequently, on March 8, 2007, we received a subpoena from the SEC requesting documents relating to this matter and responded by providing documents. We have been cooperating with the SEC as it continues its investigation. We are cooperating fully with the SEC and will continue to do so as the inquiry moves forward. At this point, we are unable to predict what, if any, consequences the SEC investigation may have on us. However, the investigation could result in considerable legal expenses, divert management’s attention from other business concerns and harm our business. If the SEC were to commence legal action, we could be required to pay significant penalties and/or fines and could become subject to an administrative order and/or a cease and desist order.
 
Private Litigation
 
We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims, as discussed below. We are also subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the course of business and that have not been fully adjudicated. In the opinion of management, we do not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceedings and claims that would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should we fail to prevail in any of these legal matters or should several of these legal matters be resolved against us in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular reporting period could be materially adversely affected.
 
On August 17, 2006 a derivative action, captioned as Alex Fedoroff, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Susan D. Johnson, et al., was filed in the Superior Court for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, against Sapient as a nominal defendant and sixteen of Sapient’s current and former directors and officers. On August 31, 2006, a nearly identical complaint, captioned as Jerry Hamilton, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Susan D. Johnson, et al., was filed in the same court by a different Company shareholder. Both plaintiffs (the “State Plaintiffs”) claimed breaches of fiduciary duty by all defendants for allegedly backdating stock options between 1997 and 2002. The State Plaintiffs also claimed that some of the defendants were unjustly enriched by receipt of purportedly backdated stock options, and


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sought unspecified damages, disgorgement of “backdated” stock options and any proceeds received from the exercise and sale of any “backdated” options, costs and attorneys’ fees.
 
On October 13, 2006, the Superior Court for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, entered an order consolidating the foregoing derivative actions under the caption, In re Sapient Corporation Derivative Litigation. On February 20, 2007, the consolidated complaint was transferred into the Business Litigation Session of the Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts under docket number 07-0629 BLS1. On April 25, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which was heard by the Court on May 23, 2007. The case was dismissed on October 30, 2007 and the court further denied the State Plaintiffs an opportunity to refile a similar claim. Subsequently, on November 12, 2007, the State Plaintiffs served a demand on the Sapient Board of Directors to take action with respect to certain of Sapient’s current and former directors and officers who allegedly breached their fiduciary duties in the administration of, and/or were unjustly enriched by receiving, purportedly backdated stock options between 1996 and 2001. The State Plaintiffs sought unspecified damages in the demand letter, including recovery from the individually named defendants the amount of damages sustained by the Company as a result of the “backdated” stock options matter and disgorgement of “backdated” stock options.
 
On October 27, 2006 and October 31, 2006, three additional shareholder derivative actions were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Mike Lane, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. J. Stuart Moore, Jerry A. Greenberg, Sheeroy D. Desai , et al. and Sapient Corporation; Marc Doyle, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. J. Stuart Moore, Jerry A. Greenberg, Sheeroy D. Desai, et al. and Sapient Corporation; and Laurence Halaska, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Scott J. Krenz, et al. and Sapient Corporation. The federal derivative actions are substantially similar to the state derivative actions, except that federal derivative actions assert violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act. On June 21, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered an order consolidating the foregoing derivative actions under the caption In re Sapient Corporation Derivative Litigation. On July 21, 2007, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding five current and former Sapient officers, and on August 20, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss action. On December 3, 2007, the plaintiffs notified the Court that in light of the dismissal of the state derivative action, they would serve a demand on Sapient’s Board of Directors. Simultaneously, the plaintiffs served a demand on Sapient’s Board of Directors alleging claims and damages similar to those contained in the State Plaintiffs’ demand letter. On January 7, 2008, the Court ordered updated motions to dismiss from the defendants concerning whether — in light of the plaintiffs making the demand on the Sapient Board of Directors — the plaintiffs have standing to bring the derivative action. The Court also denied the defendants’ pending motions to dismiss without prejudice for reasons of mootness.
 
In response to the foregoing demand actions, on November 29, 2007, the Sapient Board of Directors formed a Special Committee, consisting of two Board members who are not named in either the state or federal demand letters, to investigate the matters referenced in the demand letters and to make a recommendation to the full Board of Directors for a response thereto. The Special Committee review is currently ongoing.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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PART II
 
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Market Price of Common Stock
 
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SAPE.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low intraday sale prices for our common stock.
 
                 
    High     Low  
 
2006:
               
First Quarter
  $ 8.10     $ 5.61  
Second Quarter
  $ 8.37     $ 4.45  
Third Quarter
  $ 5.74     $ 4.35  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 6.01     $ 4.96  
2007:
               
First Quarter
  $ 7.21     $ 5.37  
Second Quarter
  $ 8.26     $ 6.70  
Third Quarter
  $ 8.25     $ 5.73  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 9.12     $ 6.20  
 
The following graph (“Stockholder Return Graph”) compares the cumulative five-year total stockholder return on our common stock from December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2007, with the cumulative five-year total return, during the equivalent period, on the (i) NASDAQ Composite Index, (ii) Dow Jones US Technology Index (“DJTI”) and (iii) Goldman Sachs Technology Index — Computer Service Index (“GSTI”).2 The comparison assumes the investment of $100 on December 31, 2002, in our common stock and in each of the comparison indices and, in each case, assumes reinvestment of all dividends.
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
 
 
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      12/31/02       12/31/03       12/31/04       12/31/05       12/31/06       12/31/07  
Sapient Corporation
      100.00         275.12         385.85         277.56         267.80         429.76  
NASDAQ Composite
      100.00         149.34         161.86         166.64         186.18         205.48  
Dow Jones US Technology
      100.00         151.04         153.70         158.79         174.83         202.27  
GSTI Computer Services Index
      100.00         124.15         135.01         141.38         161.96         152.33  
                                                             
 
 
(2) We have included the GSTI in our Stockholder Return Graph for 2006 and in prior fiscal years. However, in February 2007, Standard & Poor’s acquired the GSTI and modified the list of companies that the GSTI comprises. As a result, we have selected the DJTI for inclusion in our 2007 Stockholder Return Graph, and will cease using the GSTI in future graphs, as we believe that the DJTI listed companies provide a better basis for comparison than the as-modified GSTI listed companies.
 
On February 22, 2008, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $6.19 per share. As of February 22, 2008, there were approximately 423 holders of record of our common stock and approximately 13,266 beneficial holders of our common stock.
 
We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
During the three months ended December 31, 2007, we had one outstanding publicly announced stock repurchase program. A summary of our repurchase activity for the three months ended December 31, 2007 is as follows:
 
                                 
                      Maximum Number
 
                Total Number of
    or Dollar Value of
 
                Shares or Units
    Shares (or Units)
 
    Total Number of
    Average Price
    Purchased as Part
    that May Yet Be
 
    Shares or Units
    Paid per
    of Publicly
    Purchased Under the
 
    Purchased     Share or Unit     Announced Programs     Programs(1)  
 
October 1 — October 31
    54,931     $ 6.41       7,108,951     $ 10,167,976  
November 1 — November 30
    41,367       6.42       7,150,318       9,901,806  
December 1 — December 31
                7,150,318       9,901,806  
                                 
      96,298                          
 
 
(1) On November 16, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized up to $25.0 million in funds for use in the Company’s common stock repurchase program. On February 10, 2006 the Board of Directors authorized an additional $25.0 million in funds for use in such programs. As of December 31, 2007, $9.9 million remained available for purchase under the repurchase program, and is available until the funds have been used.

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Item 6.   Selected Financial Data
 
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The balance sheet data at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the statement of operations data for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for such years, included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The statement of operations data set forth below for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the balance sheet data set forth below at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 has been derived from our consolidated financial statements not included in the annual report and is presented herein on an unaudited basis.
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Statement of Operations Data(1):
                                       
Revenues:
                                       
Service revenues
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582     $ 313,556     $ 248,154     $ 180,671  
Reimbursable expenses
    19,551       16,061       13,542       12,100       9,574  
                                         
Total gross revenues
    565,989       421,643       327,098       260,254       190,245  
                                         
Operating expenses:
                                       
Project personnel expenses
    372,363       270,213       187,082       134,994       109,161  
Reimbursable expenses
    19,551       16,061       13,542       12,100       9,574  
                                         
Total project personnel expenses and reimbursable expenses
    391,914       286,274       200,624       147,094       118,735  
Selling and marketing expenses
    33,113       24,025       13,718       13,926       18,190  
General and administrative expenses
    120,617       109,022       84,725       67,179       56,227  
Restructuring and other related charges
    32       1,912       6,374       1,546       2,141  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,038       3,564       1,104       515       1,772  
                                         
Total operating expenses
    547,714       424,797       306,545       230,260       197,065  
                                         
Income (loss) from operations
    18,275       (3,154 )     20,553       29,994       (6,820 )
Other income, net
    422       1,929       92       65       2,729  
Interest income, net
    5,478       4,238       4,181       3,011       2,016  
                                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    24,175       3,013       24,826       33,070       (2,075 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes:
                                       
Provision for income taxes
    8,959       4,432       3,677       3,068       1,337  
Benefit from release of valuation allowance
                (4,289 )     (635 )      
                                         
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    8,959       4,432       (612 )     2,433       1,337  
                                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued, operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    15,216       (1,419 )     25,438       30,637       (3,412 )
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
          (433 )     961       665       (1,089 )
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (net of tax provision of $342)
          4,834                    
                                         
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change
    15,216       2,982       26,399       31,302       (4,501 )
Cumulative effect of accounting change
          154                    
                                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 15,216     $ 3,136     $ 26,399     $ 31,302     $ (4,501 )
                                         
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20     $ 0.25     $ (0.03 )
                                         
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20     $ 0.24     $ (0.03 )
                                         
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.21     $ 0.25     $ (0.04 )
                                         
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.20     $ 0.24     $ (0.04 )
                                         
Weighted average common shares
    124,180       123,692       124,725       123,040       121,188  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
    3,711             5,034       5,591        
                                         
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    127,891       123,692       129,759       128,631       121,188  
                                         
 


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    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
 
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Working capital
  $ 189,201     $ 148,899     $ 179,528     $ 116,830     $ 131,064  
Total assets
    407,604       342,064       286,051       269,331       226,549  
Redeemable common stock
    290       480       671              
Total stockholders’ equity(2)
  $ 260,559     $ 214,497     $ 201,420     $ 183,724     $ 139,335  
 
 
(1) We sold our HWT, Inc. (“HWT”) unit in May 2006. As a result, operating results of this subsidiary for all prior periods presented have been reclassified into the caption “(Loss) income from discontinued operations.”
 
(2) We have never declared or paid any cash dividends.
 
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Overview
 
Sapient Corporation (“Sapient” or the “Company”), a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We market our services through two primary areas of focus — Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting — positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive, the world’s second largest interactive marketing agency, provides brand and marketing strategy, creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and information technology (“IT”) strategy, process and system design, program management, custom development and package implementation, systems integration and outsourced services, including testing, maintenance and support.
 
Founded in 1990 and incorporated in Delaware in 1991, Sapient maintains a strong global presence with 6,217 worldwide employees in offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and India.
 
Our service revenues were $546.4 million for 2007, a 35% increase from service revenues of $405.6 million for 2006, and a 74% increase from service revenues of $313.6 million for 2005. The growth in service revenues year-over-year derived from the continued demand for our services from new and existing clients. Service revenues in 2007 and 2006 also include 12 months of revenue related to our 2005 acquisition of BIS compared to seven months of revenue in 2005. Our Recurring Revenues were 44% of our services revenues in 2007 compared to 33% in 2006. Recurring Revenues are revenue commitments of one year or more in which the client has committed spending levels to Sapient or chosen Sapient as an exclusive provider of certain services. During 2008, certain of these Recurring Revenue agreements will end, while others may be signed. In 2007, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 26% of our revenues in the aggregate and one client, Sprint Nextel, accounted for 10% of such revenues. In 2006, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 25% of our revenues in the aggregate; one client, Sprint Nextel, accounted for 10% of such revenues.
 
During 2007, we increased the number of our project personnel to effectively staff our client engagements and achieve the desired staffing mix of experience level and role. Currently, we are retaining subcontractors in certain cases to fill specific project needs. If we are not successful in maintaining effective staffing levels, our ability to achieve our service revenue and profitability objectives will be adversely affected. Our ability to effectively staff our engagements and achieve the desired staffing mix depends heavily on our ability to keep turnover at appropriate levels. Our voluntary turnover for 2007 decreased to 18% compared to 22% for 2006. We also continue to modify and upgrade critical internal systems that we require to manage client projects and our business generally. Our operations and business results will be adversely impacted if we do not successfully and efficiently implement these system changes, as necessary, from time to time.
 
During 2007, we continued to utilize our India-based effort on our GDD projects thereby increasing our billable days, or level of effort, incurred by our India people as a percentage of total Company billable days for 2007 to 62% compared from 55% in 2006. Our GDD methodology continues to be important to our clients’ success. This proprietary methodology allows us to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions under accelerated project schedules. By engaging India’s highly skilled technology specialists, we can provide services at lower total costs as

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well as offer a continuous delivery capability resulting from time differences between India and the countries we serve. We also employ our GDD methodology to provide application management services.
 
Our full year net income was $15.2 million in 2007 compared to $3.1 million in 2006. Our operating margin for 2007 was 3% compared to (1%) in 2006. The year-over-year increase in our operating margin is the result of multiple factors including an increase in demand for our services, combined with decreases in restructuring and other related charges, stock-based compensation review and restatement expenses, lower amortization of intangible assets and operational performance improvement. For 2007, our utilization rate decreased to 74%, compared to 75% for 2006. Included in our full year net income for 2005 is a one time benefit of $4.3 million, related to the release of the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets in Germany, while 2006 includes the one time net gain of $4.8 million on the sale of our investment in HWT, Inc. (“HWT”) a majority-owned, fully consolidated subsidiary.
 
We have observed the market trend where pricing is based on market competitiveness and beginning in 2005, we implemented a new going-to-market strategy which requires us to focus on decreasing general and administrative (“G&A”) costs as a percentage of revenue. During 2006 we continued progress on our strategic initiative of reengineering our G&A functions. In conjunction with streamlining G&A processes, we have transferred a number of support activities to India. These activities principally relate to finance, human resources, and some of our internal IT functions. As such, we recorded a $1.3 million restructuring charge during 2006. In 2007, this initiative contributed to the decrease in G&A as a percentage of sales from 27% in 2006 to 22% in 2007.
 
Although the growth in our business has been positive, the economic outlook, as always, is subject to change. Any decline in our service revenues will have a significant impact on our financial results, particularly because a significant portion of our operating costs (such as personnel, rent, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets) are fixed in advance of a particular quarter. In addition, our future operating segment and overall Company revenues and operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on the number, size and scope of projects in which we are engaged, the contractual terms and degree of completion of such projects, any delays incurred in connection with a project, employee utilization rates, the adequacy of provisions for losses, the use of estimates of resources required to complete ongoing projects, general economic conditions and other factors.
 
Summary of Critical Accounting Policies; Significant Judgments and Estimates
 
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our 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 us to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These items are regularly monitored and analyzed by management for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ substantially from our estimates.
 
A summary of those accounting policies, significant judgments and estimates that we believe are most critical to fully understanding and evaluating our financial results is set forth below. This summary should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
 
  •  Revenue Recognition.  We recognize revenue from the provision of professional services, digital marketing services and offline printing and production services arrangements with our clients when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services or product have been provided to the customer, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. In instances where the customer, at its discretion, has the right to reject the services or product prior to final acceptance, revenue is deferred until such acceptance occurs.
 
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Construction Type and Certain Production Type Contracts. Revenues generated from fixed-price non-technology implementation contracts, except for support and maintenance contracts, are recognized based upon a proportional performance model in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, (“SAB No. 101”) as amended by SAB No. 104, Revenue Recognition (“SAB No. 104”). Our percentage-of-completion method and our proportional performance method of accounting calculates revenue based on the percentage of labor incurred to estimated total labor. This method is used because reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and labor applicable to various stages of an arrangement can be made, based on historical experience and milestones set in the contract. Revenue from time-and-materials contracts is recognized as services are provided. In situations where time-and-materials contracts require deliverables and provide for a ceiling on fees that can be charged, the arrangement is recognized as time-and-materials are incurred unless fees are estimated to exceed the ceiling, in which case revenue recognition is based on the proportional performance method. Revenues generated from staff augmentation, support and maintenance contracts are recognized ratably over the arrangement’s term.
 
Our project delivery and business unit finance personnel continually review labor incurred and estimated total labor, which may result in revisions to the amount of recognized revenue under an arrangement. Certain arrangements provide for revenue to be generated based upon the achievement of certain performance standards. Revenue related to the achievement of performance standards was immaterial for any of the periods presented in our consolidated financial statements.
 
Revenues from arrangements with multiple elements are allocated based on the fair value of the elements in accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, (“EITF No. 00-21”). For these arrangements, we evaluate all deliverables in each arrangement to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. Fair value is determined based on reliable evidence of the fair value of each deliverable. Revenues are recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting policies for the separate elements when the services have value on a stand-alone basis, fair value of the separate elements exists and, in arrangements that include a general right of refund relative to the delivered element, performance of the undelivered element is considered probable and substantially under our control. This evaluation is performed at the inception of the arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered. The evaluation involves significant judgments regarding the nature of the services and deliverables being provided, whether these services and deliverables can reasonably be divided into the separate units of accounting and the fair value of the separate elements determined.
 
Revenues related to our digital marketing media sales are recorded as the net amount of our gross billings less pass-through expenses charged to a client. In most cases, the amount that is billed to clients significantly exceeds the amount of revenue that is earned and reflected in our financial statements, because of various pass-through expenses such as production and media costs. In compliance with EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent, (“EITF No. 99-19”) we assess whether the agency or the third-party supplier is the primary obligor. We evaluate the terms of our client agreements as part of this assessment. In addition, we give appropriate consideration to other key indicators such as latitude in establishing price, discretion in supplier selection and credit risk to the vendor. Because we broadly operate as an advertising agency based on our primary lines of business and given the industry practice to generally record revenue on a net versus gross basis, we believe that there must be strong evidence in place to overcome the presumption of net revenue accounting. Accordingly, we record revenue net of pass-through charges when we believe the key indicators of the business suggest we generally act as an agent on behalf of our clients in our primary lines of business. In those businesses where the key indicators suggest we act as a principal, we record the gross amount billed to the client as revenue.
 
Our marketing services help our clients optimize their cross platform marketing effectively to track behavior and improve conversion rates through data-driven analysis. These services are provided in exchange for monthly retainer fees and license fees and are recognized as the monthly services are provided.
 
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If we do not accurately estimate the resources required or the scope of work to be performed for an arrangement or we do not manage the project properly within the planned time period, then we may recognize a loss on the arrangement. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted arrangements are made on an arrangement-by-arrangement basis and are recognized in the period in which such losses are identified. We have committed unanticipated additional resources to complete projects in the past, which has resulted in lower than anticipated profitability or losses on those arrangements. We expect that we will experience similar situations in the future. In addition, we may fix the price for some projects at an early stage of the process, which could result in a fixed-price that is too low and, therefore, a corrected estimation could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
  •  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.  We recognize revenue for services when collection from the client is reasonably assured, and our fees are fixed or determinable. We establish billing terms at the time project deliverables and milestones are agreed. Our normal payment terms are thirty days from invoice date. Revenues recognized in excess of the amounts invoiced to clients are classified as unbilled revenues. Amounts invoiced to clients in excess of revenue recognized are classified as deferred revenues. Our project delivery and business unit finance personnel continually monitor timely payments from our clients and assess any collection issues. We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our clients to make required payments. We base our estimates on our historical collection and write-off experience, current trends, credit policy, detailed analysis of specific client situations and percentage of our accounts receivable by aging category. While such credit losses have historically been within our expectations and the allowances we established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have in the past. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payment, additional allowances may be required. Our failure to accurately estimate the losses for doubtful accounts and ensure that payments are received on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
  •  Valuation and impairment of investments and/or marketable securities.  The fair value of our investments and/or marketable securities is generally determined from quoted market prices received from pricing services based upon market transactions at fair value. We also have investments in auction rate securities collateralized by student loans and municipal debt. The Company’s auction rate securities are recorded at cost, which approximates fair market value due to their variable interest rates, which typically reset through an auction process every seven to thirty-five days. This auction mechanism generally allows existing investors to roll over their holdings and continue to own their securities or liquidate their holdings by selling their securities at par value. Because of these short intervals between interest reset dates, we monitor the auctions to ensure they are successful, which provides evidence that these investments that are carried at par value approximates their fair value. To the extent an auction were to fail and the securities were not liquid, we would need to seek other alternatives to determine the fair value of these securities, which may not be based on quoted market transactions. We did not need to seek alternative methods of valuation for our auction rate securities held as of December 31, 2007, as all of our auction rate securities had successful auctions up to December 31, 2007 as well as in January 2008.
 
     Investments and/or marketable securities are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value below cost basis is determined to be other than temporary. In the event that the cost basis of a security exceeds its fair value, we evaluate, among other factors: the duration of the period that, and extent to which, the fair value is less than cost basis, the financial health of the business outlook for the issuer, including industry and sector performance, and operational and financing cash flow factors, overall market conditions and trends, and our intent and ability to hold the investment. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary, a write-down is recorded through earnings. Assessing the above factors involves inherent uncertainty. Accordingly, write-downs, if recorded, could be materially different from the actual market performance of investments and/or marketable securities in our portfolio, if, among other things, relevant information related to our investments and/or marketable securities was not publicly available or other factors not considered by us would have been relevant to the determination of impairment.


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  •  Stock-Based Compensation Expense.  Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, using the modified prospective transition method, and therefore have not restated prior periods’ results for the implementation of SFAS No. 123R. Under this method, we recognize compensation expense for all share-based payments granted after January 1, 2006 and the portion of awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. Under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R, we recognize stock-based compensation net of an estimated forfeiture rate and only recognize compensation cost for those shares expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Prior to SFAS No. 123R’s adoption, we accounted for share-based payments under APB No. 25 and accordingly, generally recognized compensation expense related to employee stock options only when we granted options with a discounted exercise price.
 
Based on historical experience, the Company has assumed an annualized forfeiture rate for stock options and restricted stock units granted to its senior executives and directors. The Company will record additional expense if the actual forfeitures are lower than estimated and will record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeitures are higher than estimated. The actual expense recognized over the vesting period will only be for those shares that vest. The cumulative effect of the accounting change to reflect forfeiture assumption for stock-based compensation recorded in prior periods resulted in income of $154,000 and was recognized in the statement of operations for the three-month period ending March 31, 2006.
 
Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the share-based payment awards and stock price volatility. Management determined that using historical volatility of its own stock is an indicator of expected volatility. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if circumstances change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, the stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what we have recorded in the current period. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on stock-based compensation.
 
  •  Accounting for Income Taxes.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We evaluate all available evidence, such as recent and expected future operating results by tax jurisdiction, current and enacted tax legislation and other temporary differences between book and tax accounting, to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. As a result of operating losses incurred in 2001, 2002 and 2003, and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we have recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $117.4 million as of December 31, 2007 relating to the deferred tax assets in the United States. Having assessed the ability to realize the deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions, we believe that future taxable income will be sufficient to realize the deferred tax benefit of the deferred tax assets in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and India. The establishment and amount of the valuation allowance requires significant estimates and judgment and can materially affect our results of operations. If the realization of deferred tax assets in the future is considered more likely than not, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase net income in the period such determination was made. Our effective tax rate may vary from period to period based on changes in estimated taxable income or loss in each jurisdiction, changes to the valuation allowance, changes to federal, state or foreign tax laws, future expansion into areas with varying country, state, and local income tax rates, deductibility of certain costs and expenses by jurisdiction and as a result of acquisitions.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income tax recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This


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interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not recognize a material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. As of December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2007, interest and penalties accrued were approximately $646,000 and $346,000, respectively.
 
  •  Valuation of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets.  In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (“SFAS No. 144”) long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment on a regular basis for the existence of facts and circumstances that may suggest that the carrying amount of an asset, or group of assets, may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets or groups of assets is assessed based on a comparison of the carrying amount to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount, the asset is considered impaired and expense is recorded at an amount required to reduce the carrying amount to fair value. Determining the fair value of long-lived assets includes significant judgment by management, and different judgments could yield different results.
 
  •  Valuation of Goodwill.  In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, (“SFAS No. 142”) requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortization. The standard also includes provisions for the assessment of the useful lives of existing recognized intangible assets and the identification of reporting units for purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include:
 
  •  significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results;
 
  •  significant changes in the manner of or use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business;
 
  •  identification of other impaired assets within a reporting unit;
 
  •  disposition of a significant portion of an operating segment;
 
  •  significant negative industry or economic trends;
 
  •  significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period; and
 
  •  a decline in our market capitalization relative to net book value.
 
Determining whether a triggering event has occurred includes significant judgment from management.
 
The goodwill impairment test prescribed by SFAS No. 142 requires us to identify reporting units and to determine estimates of the fair value of our reporting units as of the date we test for impairment. The Company’s reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 19 of our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities, including goodwill, were allocated to reporting units based on factors such as specific identification and percentage of revenue. To conduct a goodwill impairment test, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, we record an impairment loss to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Management estimates the fair value of its’ reporting units using discounted cash flow valuation models. Those models require estimates of future revenue, profits, capital expenditures and working capital for each unit. We estimate these amounts by evaluating historical trends, current budgets and operating plans. We performed the annual assessment during the fourth quarter and determined that goodwill was not impaired. We complete goodwill impairment analyses at least annually, or more frequently when events and circumstances occur indicating that the recorded goodwill may be impaired. Determining fair value of reporting units and goodwill includes significant judgment by management and different judgments could yield different results.


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  •  Costs Incurred to Develop Computer Software for Internal Use.  We account for costs incurred to develop computer software for internal use in accordance with SOP 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (“SOP 98-1”). As required by SOP 98-1, the Company capitalizes the costs incurred during the application development stage, which include costs to design the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation and testing. Costs incurred for internal use computer software during the preliminary project stage and through post-implementation stages of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. The capitalization and ongoing assessment of recoverability of development cost requires considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors, including, but not limited to, technological and economic feasibility, and estimated economic life.
 
Capitalized software is included in property and equipment and is depreciated over its estimated life, which is typically three years.
 
  •  Restructuring and Other Related Charges.  We established exit plans for each of the restructuring activities which took place in 2001 and 2002 and accounted for these plans in accordance with EITF Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs incurred in a Restructuring) (“EITF No. 94-3”). These exit plans required that we make estimates as to the nature, timing and amount of the exit costs that we specifically identified. The consolidation of facilities required us to make estimates, which included contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sub-lease income. We review on a regular basis our sub-lease assumptions and lease buy-out assumptions. These estimates include lease buy-out costs, anticipated sublease rates, other terms and conditions in sub-lease contracts, and the timing of these sub-lease arrangements. If the rental markets continue to change, our lease buy-out, sub-lease and space requirement assumptions may not be accurate and it is possible that changes in these estimates could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations. Our sublease reserve is sensitive to the level of sublease rent anticipated and the timing of sublease commencement. If the estimated sublease dates were to be delayed by six months, based on our current estimates, we would potentially have to recognize an additional $200,000 in our statement of operations for restructuring and other related charges. A 10% reduction in our sublease rate would have resulted in an additional $400,000 of charges as of the end of 2007. If any future adjustments are required to the restructuring initiatives recorded under the provisions of EITF No. 94-3, such adjustments will be measured in accordance with EITF No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities , (“SFAS No. 146”) was effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability that is associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. SFAS No. 146 supersedes the guidance in EITF No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146 includes a rebuttable presumption that if an entity has a history of providing similar termination benefits to employees, the benefit arrangement is presumed to be an ongoing benefit arrangement that should be accounted for under SFAS No. 112, Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits (SFAS No. 112”). SFAS No. 112 prescribes the accounting for the estimated cost of benefits, including severance benefits, provided by an employer to former or inactive employees after employment but before retirement. A liability is recognized when the severance amounts relate to prior services rendered, the payment of the amount is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Since the second quarter of 2003, we have accounted for severance-related restructuring charges in accordance with SFAS No. 112 because we have a history of paying similar severance benefits since 2001.
 
  •  Contingent Liabilities.  We have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities. We accrue contingent liabilities when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. We are subject to various legal claims totaling approximately $4.3 million and various administrative audits, each of which have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. We have an accrual at December 31, 2007 of approximately $1.2 million related to certain of these items. We intend to defend these matters vigorously, although the ultimate outcome of these items is uncertain and the potential loss, if any, may be significantly higher or lower than the amounts we have previously accrued. Further, as noted in Item 3, the pending shareholder demand actions do not assert a claim against the Company for specific monetary damages and, accordingly, the amounts described herein


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are exclusive of any potential future monetary damages that the company may incur as a result of the shareholder demand actions. We record expense for legal services at the time such services are provided.
 
  •  Accounting for Acquisitions.  Our accounting for acquisitions involves significant judgments and estimates primarily, but not limited to: the fair value of certain forms of consideration, the fair value of acquired intangible assets, which involve projections of future revenues and cash flows, the fair value of other acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including potential contingencies, and the useful lives and, as applicable, the reporting unit, of the assets. The impact of prior or future acquisitions on our financial position or results of operations may be materially impacted by the change in or initial selection of assumptions and estimates. Additionally, under SFAS No. 142, we determine the fair value of the reporting unit, for purposes of the first step in our annual goodwill impairment test based on a discounted future cash flows approach. If prior or future acquisitions are not accretive to our results of operations as expected, or the fair value of a reporting unit declines dramatically, we may be required to complete the second step which requires significant judgments and estimates and which may result in material impairment charges in the period in which they are determined.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have not created, and are not party to, any special-purpose or off-balance sheet entities for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating parts of our business that are not consolidated into our financial statements. Although the Company holds no ownership interest in the voting shares of Sapient S.p.A., the management team of Sapient S.p.A. is the exclusive licensee of Sapient’s intellectual property in Italy, and we are entitled to a royalty equal to 2% of the annual revenue of Sapient S.p.A. beginning July 2, 2005. In 2006, the Company received royalty payments of approximately $57,000 and in 2007 the Company received royalty payments of approximately $152,000.
 
We have an option to purchase 100% of the ownership of Sapient S.p.A., from 2007 through 2010. We do not have any other arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into our financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
 
Discontinued Operations
 
On May 2, 2006, the Company sold 100% of its investment in HWT, the Company’s majority-owned, fully consolidated subsidiary, for which it received net cash proceeds of approximately $5.4 million. Net assets sold included cash of approximately $274,000. The Company has recorded a receivable for $0.7 million related to the holdback and escrow payments, which is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007, and has recorded a payable of $120,000 in other current liabilities, representing the portion of the escrow and holdback that is due to minority shareholders. The Company has received additional cash proceeds of approximately $530,000 during 2007 related to holdback and escrow in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In January of 2008, the Company received additional cash proceeds of $720,000 related to holdback escrow in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In addition, the Company could receive up to $2.0 million in additional earn-out payments in 2008, which will be recorded when, and if earned. The Company has reflected HWT’s historical results as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. The sale of HWT resulted in a net gain on disposal (after tax) of $4.8 million. Gross revenues for HWT were $1.3 million and $6.0 million for the years-ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Income (loss) of the discontinued operation was approximately ($433,000) and $961,000 for the years-ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The gross revenue and income (loss) figures noted above for HWT for 2006 only include amounts recorded through April 30, 2006, as HWT was disposed of on May 2, 2006. Our financial statements and all financial information included in this report for 2006 and prior periods reflect the results of operations for HWT as a single line item listed as “Loss from discontinued operations.”
 
Equity Method Investments
 
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Related Party Transactions
 
In October of 2006, in connection with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer, Jerry A. Greenberg and Sapient Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which Mr. Greenberg may provide consulting services to the Company in respect of long-term strategic planning, ongoing client relations and general business development. The initial consulting agreement, effective October 16, 2006, had an initial term of one year and could be terminated by either party upon written notice. In November of 2007, the agreement term was extended one year. The amount earned under this arrangement for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $170,000 of which $153,000 was paid and $17,000 was accrued as of December 31, 2007. The amount earned under this arrangement as of December 31, 2006 was $70,000, all of which has been paid.
 
Since November 2006, the Company has received compensation consulting services from Pearl Meyer & Partners, a compensation consultancy (“Pearl Meyer”). Fees paid to Pearl Meyer for services rendered in 2006 were approximately $69,000. Based on ongoing work and additional projects in 2007, aggregate fees paid to Pearl Meyer since the beginning of its engagement by the Company are approximately $470,000. In August 2007, James M. Benson joined the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Benson is a principal of and holder of a 17.5% ownership interest in, Clark Wamberg, LLC (“Clark Wamberg”) the parent of Pearl Meyer.


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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth the percentage of service revenues of items included in our consolidated statements of operations:
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Revenues:
                       
Service revenues
    100 %     100 %     100 %
Reimbursable expenses
    4 %     4 %     4 %
                         
Total gross revenues
    104 %     104 %     104 %
Operating expenses:
                       
Project personnel expenses
    68 %     67 %     60 %
Reimbursable expenses
    4 %     4 %     4 %
                         
Total project personnel expenses and reimbursable expenses
    72 %     71 %     64 %
Selling and marketing expenses
    6 %     6 %     4 %
General and administrative expenses
    22 %     27 %     27 %
Restructuring and other related charges
    0 %     0 %     2 %
Amortization of intangible assets
    0 %     1 %     0 %
                         
Total operating expenses (excluding reimbursable expenses)
    97 %     101 %     93 %
                         
Income (loss) from operations
    3 %     (1 )%     7 %
Other income, net
    0 %     0 %     0 %
Interest income
    1 %     1 %     1 %
                         
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    4 %     1 %     8 %
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes:
                       
Provision for income taxes
    2 %     1 %     1 %
Benefit from release of valuation allowance
    0 %     0 %     (1 )%
                         
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    2 %     1 %     (0 )%
                         
Income from continuing operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    3 %     0 %     8 %
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
    0 %     0 %     0 %
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (net of tax provision of $342)
    0 %     1 %     0 %
                         
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change
    3 %     1 %     8 %
Cumulative effect of accounting change
    0 %     0 %     0 %
                         
Net income
    3 %     1 %     8 %
                         
 
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
Service Revenues
 
Our service revenues for 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
 
                                 
    Year Ended              
    December 31,
    December 31,
          Percentage
 
    2007     2006     Increase     Increase  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  
 
Service revenues
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582     $ 140,856       35 %
                                 


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The year-over-year increase in our service revenues is primarily due to the continued strong growth in all of our business segments. The year-over-year increase attributable to our North American business segment was $74.1 million, or 53% of the total increase. The revenue increase in our European business unit was $59.6 million, or 42% of the total increase, and our Government Services business segment had an increase in revenue of $7.2 million, or 5% of the total increase. The effects of foreign currency exchange rates accounted for 3 percentage points of the increase in service revenues in 2007 as compared to 2006. Our Recurring Revenues increased to 44% of our service revenues in 2007 from 33% in 2006. Recurring revenues are revenue commitments of a year or more in which the client has committed spending levels to us or chosen us as an exclusive provider of certain services.
 
In 2007, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 26% of our revenues in the aggregate and one client, Sprint Nextel, accounted for 10% of such revenues. In 2006, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 25% of our revenues in the aggregate; one client, Sprint Nextel, accounted for 10% of such revenues.
 
Project Personnel Expenses
 
Project personnel expenses consist principally of salaries and employee benefits for personnel dedicated to client projects, independent contractors and direct expenses incurred to complete projects that were not reimbursed by the client. These expenses represent the most significant costs we incur in providing our services.
 
                                 
    Year Ended              
    December 31,
    December 31,
          Percentage
 
    2007     2006     Increase     Increase  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  
 
Project personnel expenses
  $ 372,363     $ 270,213     $ 102,150       38 %
                                 
Project personnel expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    68 %     67 %     1 %        
 
Project personnel expenses increased by $102.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, and also increased as a percentage of service revenues over the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in expense was due to the addition of 1,135 people from 2006 through 2007, which increased salary and travel related expenses by $70.1 million, additional stock-based and other incentive compensation-related expenses of $12.6 million and incremental fees paid to independent contractors of $19.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in project personnel expenses as a percentage of service revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, is primarily the result of the additional stock-based and other incentive compensation-related expenses and the use of independent contractors, which was partially offset by lower costs per person as the average mix of India-based people increased from 64% for 2006 to 69% for the year ended December 31, 2007. We ended 2007 with 5,358 delivery people, 3,718 of which were India-based, compared to 4,223 delivery people, 2,697 of which were India-based, at the end of 2006.
 
Selling and Marketing Expenses
 
Selling and marketing expenses consist principally of salaries, employee benefits and travel expenses of selling and marketing personnel, and promotional expenses.
 
                                 
    Year Ended              
    December 31,
    December 31,
          Percentage
 
    2007     2006     Increase     Increase  
    (In thousands, except percentages)  
 
Selling and marketing expenses
  $ 33,113     $ 24,025     $ 9,088       38 %
                                 
Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    6 %     6 %              
 
Selling and marketing expenses increased by $9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in expense was primarily due to an increase in commission and compensation expenses of $5.2 million, stock-based and other incentive compensation of $1.4 million and increased training, travel and other marketing related expenses of $2.5 million for the year ended December 31,


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2007. The number of selling and marketing personnel increased to 86 people at the end of 2007, compared to 68 people at the end of 2006.
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses relate principally to salaries and employee benefits associated with our management, legal, finance, information technology, hiring, training and administrative groups, and depreciation and occupancy expenses.
 
                                 
    Year Ended              
    December 31,
    December 31,
          Percentage
 
    2007     2006     Increase/(Decrease)     Increase  
          (In thousands, except percentages)        
 
General and administrative expenses
  $ 120,617     $ 109,022     $ 11,595       11 %
                                 
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    22 %     27 %     (5 )%        
 
General and administrative expenses increased $11.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase was due to increased salaries and employee benefits of $8.8 million associated with increased headcount to support our worldwide growth in revenues and billable headcount, an increase of approximately $2.1 million of stock-based compensation, and an increase of approximately $1.2 million in rent expense due to the addition of several new offices, offset by a decrease of $2.2 million in legal and consulting fees related to the stock-based compensation review and restatement. Additionally, depreciation and maintenance expense increased by $4.3 million, primarily as a result of our expansion in India. The number of general and administrative personnel increased to 773 as of December 31, 2007, of which 518 were India based, compared to 661, 439 of which were India based at December 31, 2006. The additions in 2007 were primarily in finance, hiring and administrative groups.
 
Our general and administrative expenses include foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $727,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to a foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $244,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. These gains and losses were primarily related to intercompany foreign currency translations that were of a short-term nature. General and administrative expenses include a benefit for recoveries of doubtful accounts in the amount of $1.8 million for 2007 compared to a provision of $1.8 million in 2006. In 2007, the Company successfully increased its efforts on collecting overdue accounts receivable balances through a management focus on collections and reductions in aging.
 
Restructuring and Other Related Charges
 
2006 — Restructure Event
 
During the first quarter of 2006, we initiated a restructuring plan in the United Kingdom to better position ourselves to capitalize on market opportunities. As a result, 28 employees were terminated and we recorded $332,000 and $240,000 in restructuring and other related charges for severance and termination benefits in the first and second quarter of 2006, respectively, in accordance with SFAS Statement No. 112, Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits and SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. These charges were recorded in the United Kingdom segment in our Results by Operating Segment. We paid the entire liability during 2006. As of December 31, 2006, there were no remaining accrual amounts related to this restructuring event.
 
         
    Workforce  
    (In thousands)  
 
2006 Provision
  $ 572  
Cash Utilized
    (572 )
         
Balance, December 31, 2006
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2005 — Restructure Event
 
During the fourth quarter of 2005, we initiated a restructuring plan to streamline general and administrative (“G&A”) activities. This initiative included the transfer of certain finance, human resources, and internal IT functions to India. As of December 31, 2006, this initiative resulted in the reduction of 21 employees and charges of approximately $430,000 during 2006 and $300,000 during 2005 to restructuring and other related charges for severance, termination benefits and stay-bonuses in accordance with SFAS No. 112, and SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. These charges were not recorded to a segment because they impacted an area of the business that supports all business units, but are included in ’Reconciling items’ in the Results by Operating Segment. The severance accrual is included in the consolidated balance sheet in “Accrued restructuring costs, current portion.” We paid approximately $505,000 through the end of 2006 and paid the remainder during 2007.
 
         
    Workforce  
    (In thousands)  
 
2005 Provision
  $ 300  
         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $ 300  
2006 provision
    430  
Cash Utilized
    (505 )
         
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 225  
         
Cash Utilized
    (225 )
         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $  
         
 
2001, 2002 and 2003 — Restructure Events
 
As a result of the decline in the demand for advanced technology consulting services that began in 2000, we restructured our workforce and operations in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The restructuring consisted of ceasing operations and consolidating or closing excess offices. Estimated costs for the consolidation of facilities included contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sublease income.
 
During 2007, we recorded restructuring and other related charges of $32,000, which were due to a change in assumptions associated with the Company’s various restructured facilities offset by an increase in sublease income associated with previously restructured facilities. During 2006, we recorded restructuring and other related charges of approximately $910,000, of which $465,000 related to an increase in operating expense assumptions associated with the our previously restructured facilities. The remaining $445,000 was primarily due to a decrease in estimated sublease income resulting from changes in market leasing conditions on previously restructured facilities. During 2005, we recorded restructuring charges of approximately $6.1 million, primarily due to a decrease in estimated sublease income resulting from changes in market leasing conditions on previously restructured facilities. We have not finalized sublease agreements for all leases and are currently involved in negotiations to sublease the vacant spaces.
 


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    Workforce     Facilities     Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2004
  $ 11     $ 26,122     $ 26,133  
2005 (reversals) provision
    (11 )     6,074       6,063  
Cash Utilized
          (9,421 )     (9,421 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (1,500 )     (1,500 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $     $ 21,275     $ 21,275  
                         
2006 provision
  $     $ 910     $ 910  
Cash Utilized
          (6,630 )     (6,630 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (172 )     (172 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $     $ 15,383     $ 15,383  
                         
2007 provision
  $     $ 32     $ 32  
Cash Utilized
          (3,867 )     (3,867 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (275 )     (275 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $     $ 11,273     $ 11,273  
                         
 
The total remaining accrued restructuring costs for all events are $11.3 million at December 31, 2007. The net cash outlay over the next 12-month period is expected to be $3.6 million and the remainder will be paid through 2011.
 
These restructuring charges and accruals require significant estimates and assumptions, including sublease income assumptions. The consolidation of facilities required us to make estimates, which included contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sublease income. Our sublease assumptions include anticipated rates to be charged to a sub-tenant and the timing of the sublease arrangement. These estimates and assumptions are monitored on a quarterly basis for changes in circumstances. It is reasonably possible that such estimates could change in the future, resulting in additional adjustments and these adjustments could be material.
 
Amortization of Intangible Assets
 
During 2007, amortization of intangible assets consisted primarily of: non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and customer list related to the 2006 PGI acquisition and the SAP license agreement and customer list relating to the 2005 BIS acquisition. During 2006, amortization of intangible assets consisted primarily of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, customer list and backlog related to the 2006 PGI acquisition, SAP license agreement and customer list relating to the 2005 BIS acquisition, and customer contracts and developed technology resulting from prior acquisitions. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $2.0 million for 2007 and $3.6 million for 2006. The primary reason for the decrease in amortization expense from 2006 to 2007 is the backlog intangible asset of $1.2 million related to the PGI acquisition was amortized over a one year life.
 
Interest and Other Income
 
Interest and other income is derived primarily from investments in U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, auction rate securities, commercial paper, time deposits, money market funds and insurance proceeds.
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2007   2006   Decrease   Decrease
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Interest and other income
  $ 5,900     $ 6,167     $ (267 )     (4 )%
                                 
 
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insurance proceeds related to an employee matter that was settled during 2006. Interest income increased from 2006 to 2007 due to a higher average cash balance during the year, as well as interest on selected foreign bank accounts that did not earn interest in prior years.
 
Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes
 
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, we recorded an income tax provision of approximately $9.0 million and $4.4 million respectively. Our income tax provision is primarily related to foreign, federal alternative minimum tax and state tax obligations. We have deferred tax assets that have arisen primarily as a result of net operating losses incurred in 2001, 2002 and 2003, as well as other temporary differences between book and tax accounting. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax assets. As a result of net operating losses incurred from 2001 through 2003, and uncertainty as to the extent, and timing of profitability in future periods; in the United States, we have continued to record a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets of $117.4 million, at December 31, 2007 and $119.0 million at December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2007, and reflected in the tax provision, is a deferred tax liability of approximately $1.1 million that has been recorded as a result of the goodwill acquired in connection with the BIS and PGI acquisition (see note 3), as well as approximately $0.6 million related to the effects of certain tax rate changes in foreign jurisdictions.
 
Our effective tax rate may vary from period to period based on changes in estimated taxable income or loss, changes to the valuation allowance, changes to federal, state or foreign tax laws, future expansion into areas with varying country, state, and local income tax rates, deductibility of certain costs and expenses by jurisdiction and as a result of acquisitions.
 
Results by Operating Segment
 
The Company has discrete financial data by operating segments available based on its method of internal reporting, which disaggregates its operations. Operating segments are defined as components of the Company for which separate financial information is available to manage resources and evaluate performance. Beginning in the first quarter of 2007, the Company combined its Experience Marketing operating segment with North America Commercial (“NAC”) to form “North America” and also combined its United Kingdom and Germany business units to form “Europe”. All operating segment information presented below for prior periods has been updated to conform to current period presentation as a result of these changes.
 
Beginning in the first quarter of 2006, we ceased allocating certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to our operating segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units. We do allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to our Government Services business unit as these activities are managed within the business unit. We did not allocate the costs associated with our restructuring events across our operating segments for internal measurement purposes, given that the substantial majority of the restructuring costs were related to the initiative to reengineer general and administrative activities and the consolidation of facilities. We did allocate the workforce reduction costs of $572,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 associated with the United Kingdom’s 2006 restructuring plan due to the specific identification of the terminated employees to the Europe business unit. Management does not allocate stock-based compensation to the segments for the review of results for the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). Asset information by operating segment is not reported to or reviewed by the CODM and, therefore, we have not disclosed asset information for each operating segment.
 
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Service Revenues
  2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
North America
  $ 357,084     $ 282,989  
Government Services
    23,151       15,952  
Europe
    166,203       106,641  
                 
Total Service Revenues
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582  
                 
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Income From Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
               
North America(1)
  $ 83,574     $ 74,433  
Government Services(1)
    5,887       2,993  
Europe(1)
    45,339       28,965  
                 
Total Reportable Segments(1)
    134,800       106,391  
Less Reconciling Items(2)
    (110,625 )     (103,378 )
                 
Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  $ 24,175     $ 3,013  
                 
 
 
(1) Reflects only the direct controllable expenses of each business unit segment. It does not represent the total operating results for each business unit segment as it does not contain an allocation of certain corporate and general and administrative expenses incurred in support of the business unit segments.
 
(2) Adjustments that are made to the total of the segments’ operating income in order to arrive at consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change include the following:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Centrally managed functions
  $ 87,887     $ 77,461  
Restructuring and other related charges
    32       1,340  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,038       3,564  
Stock-based compensation expense
    17,996       12,410  
Interest and other income, net
    (5,900 )     (6,167 )
Unallocated expenses(3)
    8,572       14,770  
                 
    $ 110,625     $ 103,378  
                 
 
(3) Includes corporate portion of both selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses.
 
Service Revenues by Operating Segments
 
Consolidated service revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same period of 2006, increased 35% in U.S. dollars and 32% in local currency terms. Service revenues for our North America operating segment increased 26% for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006. Service revenues for our Europe operating segment increased 56%, or 44% in local currency, for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006. Service revenues for our Government Services operating segment increased 45% for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006. The increases in all operating segments are a result of organic growth, as we continue to experience strong demand in all marketplaces.

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Operating Income by Operating Segments
 
Our North America operating segment experienced an increase in operating profit of $9.1 million, or 12%, for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The increase in operating profit for the North America operating segment for 2007 compared to 2006 is a result of the 26% increase in service revenues in North America, combined with an increase in headcount of 25%, while the utilization rate for North America remained relatively constant. Our Europe operating segment experienced an increase in operating profit of $16.4 million, or 57%, for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The increase in operating profit for our Europe operating segment for 2007 compared to 2006 is a result of the 56% increase in service revenues in Europe, combined with a 15% increase in average headcount for 2007 compared to 2006. Utilization for the Europe operating segment increased 6 percentage points for 2007 compared to 2006. Our Government Services operating segment experienced an increase of $2.9 million, or 97%, for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The increase in operating profit for our Government Services operating segment for 2007 compared to 2006 is a result of the 45% increase in service revenue in Government Services, while the average headcount for Government Services remained relatively constant for 2007 compared to 2006.
 
Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
 
Service Revenues
 
Our service revenues for 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2006   2005   Increase   Increase
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Service revenues
  $ 405,582     $ 313,556     $ 92,026       29 %
                                 
 
The year-over-year increase in our service revenues is primarily due to the continued strong growth in our North America business segment. The year-over-year increase attributable to our North American business segments was $88.6 million. In addition, North America includes twelve months of revenue in 2006 related to its 2005 acquisition of BIS, whereas only seven months are included in 2005, as BIS was acquired on June 1, 2005. The revenue increase in our European business units of $12.0 million was offset by a decrease in our Government Services revenue of $8.6 million. Total additional revenue in 2006 as a result of our PGI acquisition was approximately $28.9 million. The effects of foreign currency exchange rates accounted for 1 percentage point of the increase in service revenues in 2006 as compared to 2005. Our recurring revenues decreased to 33% of our service revenues in 2006 from 35% in 2005. Recurring revenues are revenue commitments of a year or more in which the client has committed spending levels to us or chosen us as an exclusive provider of certain services.
 
In 2006, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 25% of our revenues in the aggregate; one client accounted for 10% of such revenues and no other client accounted for more than 5% of such revenues. In 2005, our five largest clients accounted for approximately 26% of our revenues in the aggregate; one client accounted for more than 10% of such revenues.
 
Project Personnel Expenses
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2006   2005   Increase   Increase
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Project personnel expenses
  $ 270,213     $ 187,082     $ 83,131       44 %
                                 
Project personnel expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    67 %     60 %     7 %        
 
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was primarily a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006 and a full year of expense related to restricted stock units. Additionally, we experienced increased usage of third-party consultants and travel expenses during 2006 as compared to 2005. We ended 2006 with 4,223 delivery people, 2,697 of which were India-based, compared to 2,495 delivery people, 1,354 of which were India-based, at the end of 2005.
 
Selling and Marketing Expenses
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2006   2005   Decrease   Decrease
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Selling and marketing expenses
  $ 24,025     $ 13,718     $ 10,307       75 %
                                 
Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    6 %     4 %     2 %        
 
The year-over-year increase in selling and marketing expenses in absolute dollars is due to the inclusion of salaries and benefits of certain delivery personnel who focused on sales pursuits during the first quarter of 2006, an increase of approximately $2.7 million of stock-based compensation which was primarily a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R and a full year of compensation expense related to restricted stock units, and an increase in bonus expense and commissions. The number of selling and marketing personnel increased to 68 people at the end of 2006 compared to 57 people at the end of 2005.
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2006   2005   Increase   Increase
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
General and administrative expenses
  $ 109,022     $ 84,725     $ 24,297       29 %
                                 
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of service revenues
    27 %     27 %              
 
General and administrative expenses increased in absolute dollars for 2006 compared to 2005. The increase was due to the increased salaries and employee benefits associated with increased headcount to support our worldwide growth in revenues and billable headcount, $8.1 million in stock-based compensation review and restatement expenses, and an increase of approximately $2.8 million of stock-based compensation which was primarily a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R and a full year of compensation expense related to restricted stock units. Additionally, depreciation expense increased by $3.6 million, primarily as a result of our expansion in India. The number of general and administrative personnel increased to 661 at the end of 2006, of which 439 were India based, compared to 465, 233 of which were India based at the end of 2005. The additions in 2006, were primarily in finance, hiring and administrative groups.
 
Our general and administrative expenses include a foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $244,000 in 2006, compared to a foreign currency transaction loss of approximately $1.3 million in 2005. These gains and losses were related primarily to intercompany foreign currency translations that were of a short-term nature.
 
Amortization of Intangible Assets
 
During 2006, amortization of intangible assets consisted primarily of: non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, customer list and backlog related to the 2006 PGI acquisition, SAP license agreement and customer list relating to the 2005 BIS acquisition, and customer contracts and developed technology resulting from prior acquisitions. During 2005, amortization of intangible assets consisted primarily of amortization of customer contracts and developed technology resulting from prior acquisitions and investments in consolidated subsidiaries. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $3.6 million for 2006 and $1.1 million for 2005.


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Interest and Other Income
 
Interest and other income is derived primarily from investments in U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, auction rate securities, commercial paper, time deposits, money market funds and insurance proceeds.
 
                                 
    Year Ended        
    December 31,
  December 31,
      Percentage
    2006   2005   Increase   Increase
    (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Interest and other income
  $ 6,167     $ 4,273     $ 1,894       44 %
                                 
 
Interest and other income for 2006 included approximately $1.9 million of insurance proceeds. Included in these amounts are business interruption proceeds of approximately $394,000 in the first quarter of 2006 and $283,000 in the second quarter of 2006. These amounts were received in connection with a fire that occurred in our Gurgaon, India office during the first quarter of 2005. The fire did not have a material effect on our business or in our ability to serve our clients. The remainder of the insurance proceeds were related to an employee matter that was settled during 2006. Interest income increased slightly from 2005 to 2006.
 
Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes
 
We have deferred tax assets that have arisen primarily as a result of net operating losses incurred in 2001, 2002 and 2003, as well as other temporary differences between book and tax accounting. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax assets. As a result of net operating losses incurred from 2001 through 2003, and uncertainty as to the extent, and timing of profitability in future periods; in the United States, we have continued to record a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets of $119.0 million at December 31, 2006. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we recorded an income tax provision (benefit) of approximately $4.4 million and ($612,000) respectively. Our income tax provision is primarily related to foreign, federal alternative minimum tax and state tax obligations. As of December 31, 2006, and reflected in the tax provision, is a deferred tax liability of approximately $1.1 million that has been recorded as a result of the goodwill acquired in connection with the BIS and PGI acquisition. See Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Our effective tax rate may vary from period to period based on changes in estimated taxable income or loss, changes to the valuation allowance, changes to federal, state or foreign tax laws, future expansion into areas with varying country, state, and local income tax rates, deductibility of certain costs and expenses by jurisdiction and as a result of acquisitions.
 
Results by Operating Segment
 
The Company has discrete financial data by operating segments available based on its method of internal reporting, which disaggregates its operations. Operating segments are defined as components of the Company for which separate financial information is available to manage resources and evaluate performance. Beginning in the first quarter of 2007, the Company combined its Experience Marketing operating segment with North America Commercial to form “North America” and also combined its United Kingdom and Germany business units to form “Europe”. All operating segment information presented below for prior periods has been updated to conform to current period presentation as a result of these changes.
 
Beginning in the first quarter of 2006, we do not allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to our operating segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units. We do allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to our Government Services business unit as these activities are managed within the business unit. We did not allocate the costs associated with our restructuring events across our operating segments for internal measurement purposes, given that the substantial majority of the restructuring costs were related to the initiative to reengineer general and administrative activities and the consolidation of facilities. We did allocate the workforce reduction costs of $572,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 associated with the United Kingdom’s 2006 restructuring plan due to the specific identification


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of the terminated employees to the Europe business unit. Management does not allocate stock-based compensation to the segments for the review of results for the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). Asset information by operating segment is not reported to or reviewed by the CODM and, therefore, we have not disclosed asset information for each operating segment.
 
The tables below present the service revenues and operating income attributable to these operating segments for the periods presented.
 
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Service Revenues
               
                 
North America
  $ 282,989     $ 194,372  
Government Services
    15,952       24,558  
Europe
    106,641       94,626  
                 
Total Service Revenues
  $ 405,582     $ 313,556  
                 
 
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Income From Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
               
North America(1)
  $ 74,433     $ 71,840  
Government Services(1)
    2,993       11,404  
Europe(1)
    28,965       28,810  
                 
Total Reportable Segments(1)
    106,391       112,054  
Less Reconciling Items(2)
    (103,378 )     (87,228 )
                 
Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations before
               
Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  $ 3,013     $ 24,826  
                 
 
 
(1) Reflects only the direct controllable expenses of each business unit segment. It does not represent the total operating results for each business unit segment, as it does not contain an allocation of certain corporate and general and administrative expenses incurred in support of the business unit segments.
 
(2) Adjustments that are made to the total of the segments’ operating income in order to arrive at consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change include the following:
 
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Centrally managed functions
  $ 77,461     $ 79,564  
Restructuring and other related charges
    1,340       6,374  
Amortization of intangible assets
    3,564       1,104  
Stock-based compensation expense
    12,410       2,058  
Interest and other income, net
    (6,167 )     (4,273 )
Unallocated expenses(3)
    14,770       2,401  
                 
    $ 103,378     $ 87,228  
                 
 
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Service Revenues by Operating Segments
 
Consolidated service revenues for 2006 compared to 2005, increased 29% in both U.S. dollars and in local currency terms. All of the reportable operating segments recorded increased service revenues during this period except for Government Services. The increase in our North America and Europe business units for 2006 compared to 2005, was primarily due to continued demand from new and existing clients coupled with the acquisition of BIS in the North America operating segment. Our Government Services business unit service revenue decreased for 2006 compared to 2005, due to a general slowing in the signing of new business.
 
Operating Income by Operating Segments
 
All of our reportable segments had profitable operating results for 2006. Operating income for our North America and European operating segments increased slightly during 2006, compared to 2005, primarily due to sustained revenue growth from new and existing clients. Our Government Services operating segment did not have improved operating results for 2006 compared to 2005. Lower operating results in Government Services is primarily due to a decrease in average utilization rates resulting from lower than expected service revenues.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
During 2007 and 2006 we funded our operations from cash flows generated from operations. We invest our excess cash predominantly in instruments that are investment grade securities including corporate debt securities and auction rate securities. At December 31, 2007, we had approximately $178.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable investments, compared to $128.8 million at December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily due to cash flow from operations of $58.2 million in 2007.
 
We have deposited approximately $1.8 million with various banks as collateral for letters of credit and performance bonds, and have classified this cash as restricted on our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007.
 
At December 31, 2007, we had the following contractual obligations:
 
                                         
    Payments Due By Period  
    Less Than
    1 - 3
    3 - 5
    More Than
       
    One Year     Years     Years     5 Years     Total  
                (In thousands)              
 
Operating leases
  $ 10,500     $ 14,432     $ 5,657     $ 3,834     $ 34,423  
Cash outlays for restructuring and other related activities(1)
    3,054       3,009       2,725       2,252       11,040  
Purchase obligations(2)
    935       305                   1,240  
Uncertain tax provisions
          4,848                   4,848  
                                         
Total
  $ 14,489     $ 22,594     $ 8,382     $ 6,086     $ 51,551  
                                         
 
 
(1) Cash outlays for restructuring and other related activities include minimum future lease and related payments for excess facilities, net of estimated sublease income of $13.7 million under existing arrangements, excluding expected sublease arrangements of approximately $1.1 million.
 
(2) Purchase obligations represent minimum commitments due to third parties, including subcontractor agreements, telecommunication contracts, IT maintenance contracts in support of internal use software and hardware and other marketing and consulting contracts. Contracts for which our commitment is variable based on volumes, with no fixed minimum quantities, and contracts that can be cancelled without payment penalties, have been excluded. Amounts presented also exclude accounts payable and accrued expenses at December 31, 2007.
 
Cash provided by operating activities was $58.2 million for 2007, primarily attributable to net income of $15.2 million, adjusted for an increase in accrued compensation of $18.2 million, a decrease in unbilled revenues of $1.7 million and net non-cash charges of $34.8 million, including $17.3 million of depreciation and amortization, $18.0 million of stock-based compensation expense, and a $1.4 million recovery of allowance for doubtful


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accounts, offset by increases in our accounts receivable of $3.7 million, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1.0 million, a decrease in accounts payable of $3.3 million and a decrease of accrued restructuring costs of $4.6 million. Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) is calculated based on actual total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and accounts receivable, net, adjusted for unbilled revenues on contracts and deferred revenues on contract balances as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Our DSO, net decreased from 70 days for 2006 to 57 days for 2007.
 
Cash used in investing activities was $26.2 million for 2007. This was due primarily to purchases of property and equipment and cost of internally developed software of $20.4 million, and net purchases of marketable securities of $5.8 million.
 
Cash provided by financing activities was $6.7 million in 2007, as $11.1 million of proceeds from stock option and purchase plans was partially offset by $4.4 million of repurchases of the Company’s common stock and $0.1 million of principal payments under capital lease obligations.
 
Consistent with prior years, the Company expects its first quarter 2008 operating cash flow to be negative, primarily due to the annual performance bonuses it expects to pay in the first quarter of 2008.
 
Commencing on February 13, 2008, certain Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”) that we hold experienced failed auctions that limited the liquidity of these securities. Based on current market conditions, it is likely that auction failures will continue that could result in either temporary or other-than-temporary impairments of our ARS holdings, which totaled $28.2 million (of which $12.6 million have failed) as of February 28, 2008 (the $13.4 million difference between the $41.6 million of ARSs held at December 31, 2007 and the $28.2 million held as of February 28, 2008, represents successful sales of these securities at par value). The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a successful auction occurs and the ARSs are liquidated at par value. If in the future we determine that any decline in value of the ARSs is other-than-temporary, we would have to recognize the loss in our statement of operations, which could have a material impact on our operating results in the period it is recognized. Further, as the funds associated with the ARSs may not be accessible for in excess of twelve months because of continued failed auctions or our inability to find a buyer outside of the auction process, we may classify these securities as long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, or thereafter.
 
Based on our ability to access our cash and other short-term investments, our expected operating cash flows, and our other sources of cash, we do not anticipate the current lack of liquidity on these investments will affect our ability to operate our business as usual.
 
We believe that our existing cash and other short-term investments will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements and expected cash outlay for our previously recorded restructuring activities for at least the next 12 months.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurement (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the provisions of Statement No. 157 related to financial assets and liabilities and other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis is not anticipated to materially impact the company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. If the fair value option is elected, a business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on elected items in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Upon initial adoption of this Statement an entity is permitted to elect the


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fair value option for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities previously accounted for under SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. The effect of reclassifying those securities into the trading category should be included in a cumulative-effect adjustment of retained earnings and not in current-period earnings and should be separately disclosed. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We have not yet determined the effect, if any, that the application of SFAS No. 159 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141R replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in purchase accounting. It changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, including contingent consideration, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. The statement will apply prospectively to business combinations occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, adopting SFAS No. 141R will have on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51.” SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim statements within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, SFAS No. 160 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
 
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We account for our investment instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. All of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities are treated as “available for sale” under SFAS No. 115. Our marketable securities include corporate debt securities, municipal bonds, certificates of deposit and auction rate securities.
 
Our cash equivalents and our portfolio of marketable securities are subject to market risk due to changes in interest rates. Fixed rate interest securities may have their market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectation due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that decline in the market value due to changes in interest rates. However because we classify our debt securities as “available for sale”, no gains or losses are recognized due to changes in interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or declines in fair value are determined to be other than temporary. Should interest rates fluctuate by 10 percent, the change in value of our marketable securities would have been insignificant as of December 31, 2007 and our interest income would have changed by approximately $0.6 million for our fiscal year 2007.
 
Our marketable securities portfolio, which totaled $57.7 million at December 31, 2007, includes Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”) of $41.6 million from various issuers collateralized by student loans and municipal debt. ARSs are securities with long-term contractual maturities but with interest rates that are reset every seven to thirty-five days by auctions. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par. On February 13, 2008, certain ARSs that we hold experienced failed auctions that limited the liquidity of these securities. Based on current market conditions, it is likely that auction failures will continue that could result in either temporary or other-than-temporary impairments of our ARS holdings, which totaled $28.2 million (of which $12.6 million have failed) as of February 28, 2008 (the $13.4 million difference between the $41.6 million of ARSs held at December 31, 2007 and the $28.2 million held as of February 28, 2008, represents successful sales of these securities at par value). The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a successful auction occurs and the ARSs are liquidated at par value. If in the future we determine that any decline in value of the ARSs is other-than-temporary, we would have to recognize the loss in our statement of operations, which could have a material impact on our operating results in the period it is recognized. Further, as the funds associated with the ARSs may not be accessible for in excess of twelve months because of continued failed auctions or our inability to find a


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buyer outside of the auction process, we may classify these securities as long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, or thereafter.
 
The net consideration in connection with our BIS acquisition in June 2005 included the issuance of 409,357 shares of common stock, of which 313,943 shares carry an embedded put and call option feature. The put feature could require us to purchase up to 134,995 of the issued shares for an aggregate price of approximately $290,000 as of December 31, 2007. During 2006 and 2007, the put feature related to 89,474 shares per year, expired. As the potential redemption is outside of our control, the potential future cash obligation associated with the put option has been classified outside of permanent equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The put option expires on June 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, 134,995 shares are subject to the put option feature. See Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Exchange Rate Sensitivity
 
We face exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates because a significant portion of our revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the British pound, the Euro, the Indian rupee and the Canadian dollar. These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2007, approximately 38% of our revenues and approximately 42% of our operating expenses were denominated in foreign currencies, as compared to 34% and 36%, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2006. In addition, 43% of our assets and 47% of our liabilities were subject to foreign currency exchange fluctuations at December 31, 2007, as compared to 37% and 33%, respectively, at December 31, 2006. We also have assets and liabilities in certain entities that are denominated in currencies other the entity’s functional currency.


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Roughly 16% of our operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 were denominated in Indian Rupees. Because we have minimal associated revenues in Indian Rupees, any movement in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Indian Rupee could have a significant impact on our operating expenses and operating profit. We manage this exposure through a risk management program that partially mitigates our exposure to operating expenses denominated in the Indian Rupee, and that includes the use of derivative financial instruments which are not designated as accounting hedges under SFAS No. 133. As of December 31, 2007 we had forward contracts outstanding in the notional amount of approximately $12.7 million at December 31, 2007. Because these instruments are zero-cost option collars that are settled on a net basis with the bank, we have not recorded the gross underlying notional amounts in our assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2007. During 2007 we recognized approximately $27,000 of realized losses on these instruments and as of December 31, 2007 we had net unrealized gains of approximately $11,000 recorded in general and administrative expenses related to open positions as of the balance sheet date.
 
The Company also performed a sensitivity analysis of the possible loss that could be incurred on these contracts as a result of movements in the Indian Rupee. Changes of 1%, 3% and 5% of the underlying average exchange rate of our unsettled positions as of December 31, 2007 would result in maximum losses on these positions of $0, $87,000, and $558,000, respectively. Positions expire in January and February of 2008 and therefore, any losses in respect to these positions after December 31, 2007 would be recognized in the three months ending March 31, 2008.
 
For a discussion of the risks we face as a result of foreign currency fluctuations, please see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7.


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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
         
    48  
    49  
    50  
    51  
    52  
    53  
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Sapient Corporation
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sapient Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for share-based compensation in 2006.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    December 31,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 118,697     $ 75,022  
Marketable securities
    57,667       51,859  
Restricted cash, current portion
    458       551  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $956 and $2,573 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
    82,413       75,402  
Unbilled revenues
    33,403       34,201  
Deferred tax assets, current portion
    1,557       815  
Prepaid expenses
    8,054       5,955  
Other current assets
    13,109       13,795  
                 
Total current assets
    315,358       257,600  
Restricted cash, net of current portion
    1,294       1,338  
Property and equipment, net
    34,914       27,623  
Purchased intangible assets, net
    5,512       7,550  
Goodwill
    40,544       38,929  
Deferred tax assets, net of current portion
    5,164       5,085  
Other assets
    4,818       3,939  
                 
Total assets
  $ 407,604     $ 342,064  
                 
 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 7,264     $ 9,818  
Accrued expenses
    46,298       42,147  
Accrued compensation
    54,203       33,077  
Accrued restructuring costs, current portion
    3,584       3,867  
Income taxes payable
    1,107       4,921  
Deferred revenues, current portion
    13,701       14,871  
                 
Total current liabilities
    126,157       108,701  
Accrued restructuring costs, net of current portion
    7,689       11,741  
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
    577       865  
Other long-term liabilities
    12,332       5,780  
                 
Total liabilities
    146,755       127,087  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
               
Redeemable common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 134,995 and 224,469 issued
               
and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
    290       480  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 5,000,000 authorized and none issued at December 31, 2007 and 2006
           
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 131,785,458 shares issued at December 31, 2007 and 2006
    1,318       1,318  
Additional paid-in capital
    564,878       547,369  
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,072,232 and 8,489,614 shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
    (24,240 )     (30,673 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    12,686       5,782  
Accumulated deficit
    (294,083 )     (309,299 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    260,559       214,497  
                 
Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity
  $ 407,604     $ 342,064  
                 
 
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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Revenues:
                       
Service revenues
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582     $ 313,556  
Reimbursable expenses
    19,551       16,061       13,542  
                         
Total gross revenues
    565,989       421,643       327,098  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Project personnel expenses
    372,363       270,213       187,082  
Reimbursable expenses
    19,551       16,061       13,542  
                         
Total project personnel expenses and reimbursable expenses
    391,914       286,274       200,624  
Selling and marketing expenses
    33,113       24,025       13,718  
General and administrative expenses
    120,617       109,022       84,725  
Restructuring and other related charges
    32       1,912       6,374  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,038       3,564       1,104  
                         
Total operating expenses
    547,714       424,797       306,545  
                         
Income (loss) from operations
    18,275       (3,154 )     20,553  
Other income, net
    422       1,929       92  
Interest income, net
    5,478       4,238       4,181  
                         
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued
                       
operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    24,175       3,013       24,826  
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes:
                       
Provision for income taxes
    8,959       4,432       3,677  
Benefit from release of valuation allowance
                (4,289 )
                         
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    8,959       4,432       (612 )
                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued
                       
operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    15,216       (1,419 )     25,438  
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
          (433 )     961  
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (net of tax provision of $342)
          4,834        
                         
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change
    15,216       2,982       26,399  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
          154        
                         
Net income
  $ 15,216     $ 3,136     $ 26,399  
                         
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20  
                         
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20  
                         
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.21  
                         
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.20  
                         
Weighted average common shares
    124,180       123,692       124,725  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
    3,711             5,034  
                         
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    127,891       123,692       129,759  
                         
 
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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
                                                                                 
                                              Accumulated
             
                Additional
                            Other
          Total
 
    Common Stock     Paid-
    Treasury Stock     Deferred
    Comprehensive
    Comprehensive
    Accumulated
    Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     In Capital     Shares     Amount     Compensation     Income     Income     Deficit     Equity  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2004
    130,478     $ 1,304     $ 525,293       (6,218 )   $ (7,251 )     (875 )           $ 4,087     $ (338,834 )   $ 183,724  
                                                                                 
Shares issued under stock option and purchase plans
                4,107       1,813       3,064                                 7,171  
Issuance of restricted stock units, net
                10,994             2,546       (13,540 )                          
Vesting of restricted stock, net
                (301 )     54       20       281                            
Repurchase of common stock
                      (3,010 )     (17,594 )                               (17,594 )
Stock-based compensation expense
                (152 )                 2,207                           2,055  
Tax benefits from employee stock plans
                62                                             62  
Issuance of common stock and redeemable common stock in connection with acquisition
                2,025       409       614                                 2,639  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Net income
                                        26,399             26,399       26,399  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Currency translation adjustments
                                        (3,261 )     (3,261 )           (3,261 )
Net unrealized gain on investments
                                        225       225             225  
Total comprehensive income
                                      $ 23,363                    
                                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2005
    130,478     $ 1,304     $ 542,028       (6,952 )   $ (18,601 )   $ (11,927 )           $ 1,051     $ (312,435 )   $ 201,420  
                                                                                 
Elimination of deferred compensation upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R
                (11,927 )                 11,927                            
Cumulative effect of accounting change upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R
                (154 )                                           (154 )
Shares issued under stock option and purchase plans
                446       1,610       5,060                                 5,506  
Stock-based compensation expense
                10,723       288       977                                 11,700  
Repurchase of common stock
                      (3,436 )     (18,109 )                               (18,109 )
Tax benefits from stock plans
                220                                             220  
Issuance of common stock in connection with
                                                                               
acquisition
    1,307       14       5,842                                             5,856  
Reclassification of redeemable common stock (See Note 3)
                191                                             191  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Net income
                                        3,136             3,136       3,136  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Currency translation adjustments
                                        4,266       4,266             4,266  
Net unrealized gain on investments
                                        465       465             465  
                                                                                 
Total comprehensive income
                                      $ 7,867                    
                                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2006
    131,785     $ 1,318     $ 547,369       (8,490 )   $ (30,673 )   $             $ 5,782     $ (309,299 )   $ 214,497  
                                                                                 
Shares issued under stock option and purchase plans
                2,134       2,565       8,934                                 11,068  
Vesting of restricted stock, net
                    (3,216 )     555       1,894                                       (1,322 )
Stock-based compensation expense
                17,996                                             17,996  
Repurchase of common stock
                      (702 )     (4,395 )                               (4,395 )
Reclassification of redeemable common stock (See Note 3)
                190                                             190  
Tax benefit from employee stock option plans
                405                                             405  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Net income
                                        15,216             15,216       15,216  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Currency translation adjustments
                                        6,882       6,882             6,882  
Net unrealized gain on investments
                                        22       22             22  
                                                                                 
Total comprehensive income
                                      $ 22,120                    
                                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
    131,785     $ 1,318     $ 564,878       (6,072 )   $ (24,240 )   $             $ 12,686     $ (294,083 )   $ 260,559  
                                                                                 
 
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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 15,216     $ 3,136     $ 26,399  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Loss recognized on disposition of fixed assets
    72       128       235  
Unrealized gain on hedge positions
    (11 )            
Depreciation expense
    15,300       10,016       6,398  
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
    2,038       3,564       1,104  
Deferred income taxes
    782       508       236  
Income tax benefit from release of valuation allowance
                (4,289 )
(Recovery of) provision for allowance for doubtful accounts, net
    (1,426 )     1,776       (733 )
Tax benefits from employee stock option plans
                62  
Stock-based compensation expense
    17,996       12,410       2,058  
Non-cash restructuring costs
                130  
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
          (4,834 )      
Cumulative effect of accounting change
          (154 )      
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposition:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (3,676 )     (6,993 )     (8,594 )
Unbilled revenues
    1,726       (16,075 )     (947 )
Prepaid expenses
    (1,823 )     1,473       (1,521 )
Other current assets
    776       (8,835 )     178  
Other assets
    (499 )     (3,172 )     34  
Accounts payable
    (3,342 )     122       (724 )
Accrued expenses
    2,064       20,733       (629 )
Accrued compensation
    18,180       5,896       7,086  
Accrued restructuring costs
    (4,572 )     (5,724 )     (3,139 )
Income taxes payable
    (3,802 )     646       130  
Deferred revenues
    (1,922 )     2,680       (2,118 )
Other long-term liabilities
    5,124       899       1,024  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    58,201       18,200       22,380  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Cash paid for acquisitions, including transaction costs, net of cash received
    (883 )     (27,655 )     (13,334 )
Cash received for sale of discontinued operations, net, and payment to
                       
minority stockholders
    436       5,276        
Purchases of property and equipment and cost of internally developed software
    (20,361 )     (14,333 )     (14,473 )
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
    103,637       151,511       63,559  
Purchases of marketable securities
    (109,423 )     (116,451 )     (47,435 )
Restricted cash
    360       (223 )     4,844  
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (26,234 )     (1,875 )     (6,839 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Principal payments under capital lease obligations
    (106 )     (135 )      
Tax benefit on employee stock option plans
    182              
Proceeds from stock option and purchase plans
    11,068       5,506       7,171  
Repurchases of common stock
    (4,395 )     (18,109 )     (17,594 )
                         
Net cash provided by(used in) financing activities
    6,749       (12,738 )     (10,423 )
                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    4,959       1,487       (1,949 )
                         
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    43,675       5,074       3,169  
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year
    75,022       69,948       66,779  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of year
  $ 118,697     $ 75,022     $ 69,948  
                         
 
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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
 
(1)   Nature of Business
 
Sapient Corporation (“Sapient” or the “Company”), a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. The Company markets its services through two primary areas of focus — Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting — positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and information technology (“IT”) strategy, process and system design, program management, custom development and package implementation, systems integration and outsourced services, including testing, maintenance and support. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient maintains a global presence with offices across the United States and Canada, and in the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and India.
 
(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
(a)   Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned, controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
On May 2, 2006, the Company sold 100% of its investment in HWT, Inc. (“HWT”), the Company’s majority-owned, fully consolidated subsidiary. The historical results of HWT have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. On January 3, 2006, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding shares of Planning Group International, Inc. (“PGI”). The acquisition of PGI was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition date. On June 1, 2005, the Company purchased Business Information Solutions, LLC (“BIS”). The acquisition of BIS was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.
 
(b)   Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates relied upon in preparing these financial statements include estimated costs to complete long-term contracts, allowances for doubtful accounts, estimated fair value of investments, including whether any decline in such fair value is other-than-temporary, estimated fair values of long-lived assets and reporting units used to record impairment charges related to intangible assets and goodwill, stock-based compensation expenses, restructuring and other related charges, contingent liabilities and recoverability of the Company’s net deferred tax assets and related valuation allowances. Although the Company regularly assesses these estimates, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ significantly from the Company’s estimates.
 
(c)   Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
 
For non-U.S. subsidiaries, which operate in a local currency environment, assets and liabilities are translated at period-end exchange rates, and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. The local currency for all foreign subsidiaries is considered to be the functional currency and, accordingly, translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity under the caption “accumulated other comprehensive income.”


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Cash flows of non-U.S. subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the local currency, are translated to U.S. dollars using average exchange rates for the period. The Company reports the effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in foreign currencies as a separate item in the consolidated statements of cash flows during the period.
 
Gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions of approximately ($727,000), $244,000 and ($1.3) million are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the years-ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
(d)   Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, from the date of purchase, cash equivalents.
 
(e)   Marketable Securities
 
The Company classifies its marketable securities as available-for-sale, and carries them at fair market value. Changes in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date are recorded in the period they occur. The difference between amortized cost and fair market value, net of tax effect, is recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The cost of securities available-for-sale is adjusted for amortization of premiums and discounts to maturity. Accretion and amortization of discounts and premiums for all securities are included in interest income. Realized gains and losses from sales of available-for-sale securities were not material for any period presented. The Company considers available evidence, including the duration and extent to which declines in fair value compares to cost in determining whether the unrealized loss is “other-than-temporary.” If the decline is considered other than temporary, the unrealized loss is removed from other comprehensive income (loss) and recorded as other expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
Our marketable securities include corporate debt, municipal bonds, certificates of deposit, time deposits and auction rate securities. Auction rate securities are securities that are structured with short-term interest rate reset dates of generally less than ninety days but with contractual maturities that can be well in excess of ten years. At the end of each reset period, which occurs every seven to thirty-five days, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par.
 
The fair value of our investments and/or marketable securities is generally determined from quoted market prices received from pricing services based upon market transactions at fair value. We also have investments in auction rate securities collateralized by student loans and municipal debt. The Company’s auction rate securities are recorded at cost, which approximates fair market value due to their variable interest rates, which typically reset through an auction process every seven to thirty-five days. This auction mechanism generally allows existing investors to roll over their holding and continue to own their securities or liquidate their holdings by selling their securities at par value. Because of these short intervals between interest reset dates, we monitor the auctions to ensure they are successful which provides evidence that these investments that are carried at par value approximates their fair value. To the extent an auction were to fail and the securities were not liquid, we would need to seek other alternatives to determine the fair value of these securities which may not be based on quoted market transactions. We did not need to seek alternative methods of valuation for our auction rate securities held as of December 31, 2007 as all of our auction rate securities had successful auctions up to December 31, 2007 as well as in January 2008.
 
Commencing on February 13, 2008, certain ARSs that we hold began to experience failed auctions that limited the liquidity of these securities. Based on current market conditions, it is likely that auction failures will continue that could result in either temporary or other-than-temporary impairments of our ARS holdings, which totaled $28.2 million (of which 12.6 million have failed) as of February 28, 2008 (the $13.4 million difference between the $41.6 million of ARSs held at December 31, 2007 and the $28.2 million held as of February 28, 2008, represents


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
successful sales of these securities at par value). The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a successful auction occurs and the ARSs are liquidated at par value. If in the future we determine that any decline in value of the ARSs is other-than-temporary, we would have to recognize the loss in our statement of operations, which could have a material impact on our operating results in the period it is recognized. Further, as the funds associated with the ARSs may not be accessible for in excess of twelve months because of continued failed auctions or our inability to find a buyer outside of the auction process, we may classify these securities as long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, or thereafter.
 
Based on our ability to access our cash and other short-term investments, our expected operating cash flows, and our other sources of cash, we do not anticipate the current lack of liquidity on these investments will affect our ability to operate our business as usual.
 
(f)   Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk
 
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
 
The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral on accounts receivable. The Company maintains allowances for potential credit losses and such losses have been within management’s expectations. During both 2007 and 2006, one customer, Sprint Nextel, accounted for greater than 10% of service revenues. No customer’s accounts receivable balance exceeded 10% of total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2007 or 2006.
 
The fair market values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes payable at both December 31, 2007 and 2006 approximate their carrying amounts.
 
(g)   Derivative Financial Instruments
 
Derivative financial instruments are used by the Company principally in the management of its foreign currency exposures. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
 
The Company records all derivative instruments on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in a derivative’s fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge criteria are met. The Company’s derivative instruments consist of foreign currency options.
 
During 2007, the Company’s realized losses related to foreign currency derivative instruments were not material. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had foreign currency option positions with a total notional value of $12.6 million. These option positions settle in the three month period ended March 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had recorded an unrealized gain of $11,000 in the consolidated statement of income related to these instruments. None of the Company’s hedges qualified for hedge accounting. There we no derivatives instruments used by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
(h)   Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which primarily range from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining lease term. When an item is sold or retired, the cost and related accumulated depreciation is relieved, and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(i)   Costs Incurred to Develop Computer Software for Internal Use
 
The Company accounts for costs incurred to develop computer software for internal use in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position (“SOP”) 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (“SOP 98-1”). As required by SOP 98-1, the Company capitalizes costs incurred during the application development stage, which include costs to design the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation and testing. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage along with post-implementation stages of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. Capitalized development costs are typically amortized over the estimated life of the software, typically three years. The capitalization and ongoing assessment of recoverability of development cost requires considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors, including, but not limited to, technological and economic feasibility, and estimated economic life. Capitalized software is included in property and equipment.
 
During 2007, the Company capitalized costs of $4.1 million primarily related to a human resource management system, of which $3.0 million relates to costs associated with software developed for internal use that was placed into service during 2007. The remaining $1.1 million relates to costs associated with the development of software for internal use not yet placed into service as of December 31, 2007. During 2006, the Company capitalized costs of $3.3 million, primarily related to internal financial systems and human resource management related systems and upgrades, of which $2.5 million relates to costs associated with software developed for internal use that was placed into service during 2006. The remaining $819,000 relates to costs associated with the development of software for internal use placed into service during 2007. During 2005, the Company capitalized costs of $2.8 million, primarily related to internal financial systems and human resource management related systems and upgrades, of which $1.4 million relates to costs associated with software developed for internal use that was placed into service during 2005. The remaining $1.4 million relates to costs associated with the development of software for internal use placed into service during 2006. The capitalized costs placed in service during 2007, 2006 and 2005 are being amortized over three years. Amortization expense for costs incurred to develop computer software for internal use totaled $2.1 million, $616,000, and $200,000 during 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively.
 
(j)   Costs Incurred to Sell, Lease, or Otherwise Market Computer Software
 
The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed (“SFAS No. 86”). SFAS No. 86 specifies that costs incurred internally in researching and developing a computer software product should be charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all software costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. The Company has determined that technological feasibility for its software products is reached after all high-risk development issues have been resolved through coding and testing. This is generally shortly before the products are released. Unamortized capitalized software costs, included in property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheet, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $1.0 million and $846,000 respectively. Amortization expense totaled approximately $415,000 and $395,000 for the years-ending December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is included in project personnel expenses. There were no amounts capitalized for under SFAS 86, prior to the acquisition of PGI (see note 3).
 
(k)   Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill is the amount by which the cost of acquired net assets in a business acquisition exceeded the fair value of net identifiable assets on the date of purchase. Following the adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS No. 142”) goodwill is no longer amortized, but instead assessed for impairment on at least an annual basis in the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Factors the Company considers important which could trigger an impairment review include:
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
  •  significant changes in the manner of or use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business;
 
  •  identification of other impaired assets within a reporting unit;
 
  •  disposition of a significant portion of an operating segment;
 
  •  significant negative industry or economic trends;
 
  •  significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period; and
 
  •  a decline in our market capitalization relative to net book value.
 
The Company’s segments are identified in Note 19, “Segment Reporting,” and the Company’s goodwill is only allocated to North America, for which the reporting unit and the reportable segment are the same. Assets and liabilities, including goodwill, were allocated to reporting units based on factors such as specific identification and percentage of revenue. To conduct a goodwill impairment test, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Management estimates the fair value of its’ reporting units using discounted cash flow valuation models.
 
Other identifiable intangible assets include purchased intangible assets with finite lives, which primarily consist of marketing assets and customer lists, customer contracts, non-compete agreements, developed technology, purchased license agreements and order backlog. Finite-lived purchased intangible assets are amortized over their expected period of benefit, which generally ranges from one to five years.
 
(l)   Valuation of Long-lived Assets
 
Long-lived assets primarily include property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives (purchased software, capitalized software, and purchased intangible assets). Long-lived assets are reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts and circumstances that may suggest that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets or groups of assets is assessed based on a comparison of the carrying amount to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount, the asset is considered impaired and expense is recorded at an amount required to reduce the carrying amount to fair value. Determining the fair value of long-lived assets includes significant judgment by management, and different judgments could yield different results.
 
(m)   Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
The Company recognizes revenue from the provision of professional services, digital marketing services and offline printing and production services arrangements with its clients when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been provided to the customer, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. In instances where the customer, at its discretion, has the right to reject the services prior to final acceptance, revenue is deferred until such acceptance occurs.
 
The Company recognizes revenues from its fixed-price technology implementation consulting contracts using the percentage-of-completion method pursuant to SOP 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction Type and Certain Production Type Contracts. Revenues generated from fixed-price non-technology implementation contracts, except for support and maintenance contracts, are recognized based upon a proportional performance model in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as amended by SAB No. 104, Revenue Recognition. The Company’s percentage-of-completion method and proportional performance methods of accounting calculate revenue based on the percentage of labor incurred to estimated total labor. This method is used because reasonably dependable estimates of the revenues and costs applicable to various stages of an arrangement can be made, based on historical experience and milestones set in the contract. Revenue from time-and-material contracts is recognized as services are provided. In situations where time and materials contracts require deliverables and provide for a ceiling on fees that can be charged, the arrangement is recognized as time and materials are incurred unless fees are estimated to exceed the ceiling, in which case revenue


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
recognition will be based on the proportional performance method. Revenue generated from staff augmentation, support and maintenance arrangements are recognized ratably over the arrangement’s term.
 
The Company’s project delivery and business unit finance personnel continually review labor incurred and estimated total labor, which may result in revisions to the amount of recognized revenue under an arrangement. Certain arrangements provide for revenue to be generated based upon the achievement of certain performance standards. Revenue related to the achievement of performance standards was immaterial during 2007, 2006 and 2005.
 
Revenues from arrangements with multiple elements are allocated based on the fair value of the elements in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21 (“EITF No. 00-21”), Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. For these arrangements, all deliverables in the arrangement are evaluated to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. Fair value is determined based on reliable evidence of the fair value of each deliverable. Revenues are recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the separate elements when the services have value on a stand-alone basis, fair value of the separate elements exists and, in arrangements that include a general right of refund relative to the delivered element, performance of the undelivered element is considered probable and substantially under the Company’s control. This evaluation is performed at the inception of the arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered. The evaluation involves significant judgments regarding the nature of the services and deliverables being provided, whether these services and deliverables can reasonably be divided into the separate units of accounting and the fair value of the separate elements determined.
 
Revenues related to digital marketing media sales are recorded as the net amount of our gross billings less pass-through expenses charged to a client. In most cases, the amount that is billed to clients significantly exceeds the amount of revenue that is earned and reflected in the Company’s financial statements, because of various pass-through expenses such as production and media costs. In compliance with EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent , (“EITF No. 99-19”) the Company assesses whether the agency or the third-party supplier is the primary obligor. The terms of client agreements are evaluated as part of this assessment. In addition, the Company gives appropriate consideration to other key indicators such as latitude in establishing price, discretion in supplier selection and credit risk to the vendor. Because Sapient broadly operates as an advertising agency based on its primary lines of business and given the industry practice to generally record revenue on a net versus gross basis, the Company believes that there must be strong evidence in place to overcome the presumption of net revenue accounting. Accordingly, revenue is recorded net of pass-through charges when management believes the key indicators of the business suggest that the Company generally act as an agent on behalf of its clients in its primary lines of business. In those businesses where the key indicators suggest Sapient acts as a principal, the Company records the gross amount billed to the client as revenue.
 
Marketing services that are provided in exchange for monthly retainer fees and license fees and are recognized as the monthly services are provided. Revenue from offline printing and production services are recognized at the time title of the related items transfers to the customer, provided that all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
 
If the resources required or the scope of work to be performed for an arrangement cannot be accurately estimated, or if the project is not managed properly within the planned time period, then a loss, or lower profitability on the arrangement may be recorded. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted arrangements are made on an arrangement-by-arrangement basis and are recognized in the period in which such losses are identified. The Company has committed unanticipated additional resources to complete projects in the past, which has resulted in lower than anticipated profitability or losses on those arrangements. Management expects that it will experience similar situations in the future. In addition, the Company may fix the price for some projects at an early stage of the process, which could result in a fixed-price that is too low and, therefore, a corrected estimation could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company recognizes revenue for services when collection from the client is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable. The Company establishes billing terms at the time project deliverables and milestones are agreed. Normal payment terms are thirty days from invoice date. Revenues recognized in excess of the amounts invoiced to clients are classified as unbilled revenues. Amounts invoiced to clients in excess of revenue recognized are classified as deferred revenues. The Company’s project delivery and business unit finance personnel continually monitor timely payments from clients and assess any collection issues. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of clients to make required payments. These estimates are based on historical collection and write-off experience, current trends, credit policy, detailed analysis of specific client situations and percentage of accounts receivable by aging category. While such credit losses have historically been within management’s expectations and the allowances established, the Company cannot guarantee that it will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that it has in the past. If the financial condition of the Company’s clients were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payment, additional allowances may be required. Failure to accurately estimate the losses for doubtful accounts and ensure that payments are received on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
(n)   Stock-Based Compensation
 
At December 31, 2005, the Company had multiple stock-based compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 15. Effective January 1, 2006, Sapient adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, using the modified prospective application transition method and therefore has not restated prior periods’ results for the application of SFAS No. 123R. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for 2006 included compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS No. 123”). Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards granted after December 31, 2005 is based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R.
 
Prior to January 1, 2006, Sapient provided pro forma disclosure amounts in accordance with SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure (“SFAS No. 148”), as if the fair value method defined by SFAS No. 123, had been applied to its stock-based compensation.
 
The Company’s unearned stock-based compensation balance of $11.9 million as of January 1, 2006, which was accounted for under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB No. 25”), was reclassified against additional paid-in-capital upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123R. The unearned stock-based compensation balance was from the issuance of awards in the form of restricted shares awards (“Restricted Stock”), in the form of units of stock purchase rights (“Restricted Units”), (collectively referred to as “Restricted Awards”) and discounted stock option grants, which have been accounted for based on the intrinsic value on the date of grant. The unrecognized expense of restricted awards and employee stock option awards not yet vested at December 31, 2005 will be recognized as expense in operations in the periods after that date, based on their fair value which was determined under the original provisions of SFAS No. 123.


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SFAS No. 123R requires the presentation of pro forma information for the comparative period prior to the adoption as if the Company had accounted for all its employee stock options under the fair value method of the original SFAS No. 123. The impact of applying SFAS No. 123 pro forma compensation costs are not likely to be representative of the effects reported in net income in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation to the year ended December 31, 2005:
 
         
    For the Twelve
 
    Months Ended
 
    December 31, 2005  
 
Net income
  $ 26,399  
Add back: APB 25 compensation expense, net of tax effects
    2,058  
Deduct: FAS 123 historical compensation expense, net of tax effects
    (12,606 )
         
Net income — FAS 123 pro forma
  $ 15,851  
         
Net income per share:
       
Basic
  $ 0.21  
         
Diluted
  $ 0.20  
         
Pro forma net income per share
       
Basic
  $ 0.13  
         
Diluted
  $ 0.12  
         
 
Project personnel expenses, selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses appearing in the consolidated statements of operations are shown inclusive of the following stock-based compensation expense amounts:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Project personnel expenses
  $ 9,029     $ 6,140     $ 1,299  
                         
Selling and marketing expenses
  $ 3,729     $ 2,818     $ 124  
                         
General and administrative expenses
  $ 5,238     $ 3,452     $ 635  
                         
 
(o)   Advertising Costs
 
The Company charges the costs of advertising to expense as incurred, and includes these costs in selling and marketing expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The amounts of advertising expenses recorded by the Company were immaterial for all periods presented.
 
(p)   Income Taxes
 
The Company records income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences, operating losses, or tax credit carry forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, its deferred tax assets and liabilities and any


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valuation allowance recorded against its net deferred tax assets. The Company evaluates the weight of all available evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. We reinvest unremitted earnings of certain foreign operations indefinitely and, accordingly, we do not provide for income taxes that could result from the remittance of such earnings.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FIN 48, which became effective for the Company on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty (50) percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. As of December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2007, interest and penalties accrued were approximately $646,000 and $346,000, respectively.
 
(q)   Restructuring and Other Related Charges
 
The Company established exit plans for each of the restructuring activities which took place in 2001 and 2002 and accounted for these plans in accordance with EITF Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs incurred in a Restructuring) (“EITF No. 94-3”). These exit plans required that the Company make estimates as to the nature, timing and amount of the exit costs that were specifically identified. The consolidation of facilities required the Company to make estimates, which include contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sub-lease income. The Company reviews, on a regular basis, their sublease assumptions and lease buy-out assumptions. These estimates include lease buy-out costs, anticipated sublease rates, other terms and conditions in sub-lease contracts, and the timing of these sub-lease arrangements. If the rental markets continue to change, the Company’s lease buy-out, sub-lease and space requirement assumptions may not be accurate and it is possible that changes in these estimates could materially affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. If any future adjustments are required to the restructuring initiatives recorded under the provisions of EITF No. 94-3, such adjustments will be measured in accordance with EITF No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, (“SFAS No. 146”) was effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability that is associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. SFAS No. 146 supersedes the guidance in EITF No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146 includes a rebuttable presumption that if an entity has a history of providing similar termination benefits to employees, the benefit arrangement is presumed to be an ongoing benefit arrangement that should be accounted for under SFAS No. 112, Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits (“SFAS No. 112”). SFAS No. 112 prescribes the accounting for the estimated cost of benefits, including severance benefits, provided by an employer to former or inactive employees after employment but before retirement. A liability is recognized when the severance amounts relate to prior services rendered, the payment of the amount is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Since the second quarter of 2003, the Company has accounted for severance-related restructuring charges in accordance with SFAS No. 112 because of the history of paying similar severance benefits since 2001.
 
(r)   Income Per Share
 
Under SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, the Company presents basic net income per share and diluted net income per share. Basic income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, less restricted stock which is considered contingently issuable. Diluted income per share reflects the per share effect of dilutive common stock equivalents.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(s)   Comprehensive Income
 
SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income (“SFAS No. 130”) establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its components in the body of the financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income as currently reported under generally accepted accounting principles and also considers the effect of other changes to stockholders’ equity unrelated to stock activity that are not required to be recorded in determining net income, but are rather reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company reports foreign currency translation gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses on investments which are considered temporary as components of comprehensive income.
 
(t)   New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurement (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the provisions of Statement No. 157 related to financial assets and liabilities and other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis is not anticipated to materially impact the company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. If the fair value option is elected, a business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on elected items in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Upon initial adoption of this Statement an entity is permitted to elect the fair value option for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities previously accounted for under SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. The effect of reclassifying those securities into the trading category should be included in a cumulative-effect adjustment of retained earnings and not in current-period earnings and should be separately disclosed. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the application of SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141R replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in purchase accounting. It changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies including contingent consideration, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. The statement will apply prospectively to business combinations occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, adopting SFAS No. 141R will have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51.” SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim statements within those fiscal years. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(3)   Acquisitions
 
Planning Group International, Inc.
 
On January 3, 2006, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding shares of Planning Group International, Inc (“PGI”) which specialized in online, offline and multi-channel marketing strategies and programs. As part of the acquisition, the Company was able to significantly expand its presence regarding marketing services to include advertising, brand development, direct marketing, data mining, paid search, and media planning and buying. The acquisition added approximately 160 employees, all of whom became part of the Company’s Experience Marketing operating segment, which was consolidated into the North America operating segment in 2007.
 
Consideration for the acquisition totaled $35.6 million, including transaction costs of $570,000. The consideration consisted of approximately $29.2 million in cash paid at closing and the issuance of 1,306,908 shares of common stock valued at $5.9 million. The acquisition has been treated as a taxable transaction, therefore the intangible assets, including goodwill, are deductible for tax purposes.
 
The $5.9 million of common stock consideration related to the issuance of 1,306,908 shares of common stock was measured based on the average market price of the Company’s common shares ($5.83 per share), adjusted for the resale restriction placed on these common shares. The stock issued as partial consideration for the acquisition contains restrictions as to tradability which lapse with the passage of time at rates of 50%, 25% and 25% on the first, second and third anniversaries, respectively, of the acquisition date. The present value of these restrictions was estimated at approximately $1.8 million.
 
The Company has recorded the acquisition using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired business have been included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company since the date of acquisition.
 
The final purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):
 
         
    Amount  
 
Total purchase consideration:
       
Cash consideration
  $ 29,215  
Fair value of shares issued
    5,855  
Transaction costs
    570  
         
Total purchase consideration
  $ 35,640  
         
Allocation of the purchase consideration:
       
Cash
  $ 3,304  
Other current assets
    4,459  
Property and equipment
    2,195  
Identifiable intangible assets
    8,170  
Goodwill
    26,168  
         
Total assets acquired
  $ 44,296  
         
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (7,373 )
Deferred revenue
    (1,283 )
         
Total liabilities assumed
  $ (8,656 )
         
Total allocation of purchase consideration
  $ 35,640  
         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table lists the identifiable intangible assets acquired and the respective weighted-average useful life over which the assets will be amortized. The customer relationships are being amortized on a revenue-based accelerated model and the non-compete and order backlog agreements are amortized on a straight-line basis.
 
                 
          Weighted — Average Useful
 
    Amount     Life  
    (In thousands)     (In years)  
 
Customer relationships
  $ 5,800       3.5  
Order backlog
    1,200       1.0  
Non-compete agreements
    1,170       5.0  
                 
    $ 8,170          
                 
 
The amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired was based on their respective fair values determined using the income approach as of the acquisition date. The income approach is based upon the economic principle of anticipation in that the value of the property is the present value of the expected income that can be generated through the ownership of that property. The excess of the purchase price over the tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill and amounted to $26.2 million. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the goodwill is not being amortized and will be tested for impairment as required at least annually.
 
Business Information Solutions, LLC
 
On June 1, 2005, the Company purchased Business Information Solutions, LLC (“BIS”), a privately-held provider of SAP-related professional services, specializing in business intelligence solutions, by acquiring approximately $2.1 million of the net tangible assets of BIS for total current consideration of approximately $17.2 million. BIS’ results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition (June 1, 2005). The acquisition added 48 BIS people, all of whom became part of the Company. As a result of the acquisition, the Company (1) expanded its services in business intelligence and in newer modules of SAP, specifically business warehouse, the SEM module, data analytics and energy specific solutions and (2) offers a much broader variety of value-added ERP integration, upgrade, and maintenance services related to SAP products.
 
The aggregate consideration of approximately $17.2 million consisted of $13.0 million in cash, net common stock valued at approximately $3.3 million (value of $3.5 million, less the net value of $190,000 relating to the put and call option features described below), additional consideration of approximately $500,000 paid in equal annual installments over a three-year period in cash or common stock, and acquisition costs of $400,000.
 
The net $3.3 million of common stock consideration resulted in the issuance of 409,357 shares of common stock based on a market price of $8.55 per share. Of the 409,357 shares issued, 313,943 shares carry an embedded put and call option feature as defined below.
 
Put option:  if the Company’s average common stock per share price during the ten business days ending on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the Closing Date (June 1, 2005) is less than 25% ($2.1375 per share) of the Buyer Share Price, certain holders of the shares issued as consideration can require the Company to repurchase the shares at $2.1375 per share.
 
Call option:  the Company has the right to purchase the common stock from certain holders of the shares issued as consideration at a price of 175% ($14.9625 per share) of the Buyer Share Price (the “Call Option Price”) if the holder proposes to sell his shares at a price greater than $14.9625 per share during the first three years subsequent to the Closing Date. Additionally, during the period beginning as of the third anniversary and ending on the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date, if the per share closing price of a share of Company common stock exceeds the Call Option Price, and if certain other conditions occur (for example, a holder of the shares issued as consideration is terminated “for cause” prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date), the Company has the right to purchase the common stock from certain holders of shares issued as consideration at the Call Option Price.
 
The put and call option features, using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, have been valued at approximately $33,000 and ($223,000), respectively. The $3.5 million of common stock was reduced by $190,000,


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the net value of the put and call options, resulting in net $3.3 million of common stock consideration issued in connection with the acquisition. The Company issued common stock shares using treasury stock shares, which carried an average cost of $1.50 per share.
 
The put feature could require the Company to purchase up to 134,995 of the issued shares for an aggregate price of approximately $290,000 as of December 31, 2007. As the potential redemption is outside the control of the Company, the potential future cash obligation associated with the put option has been classified outside of permanent equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The put option expires on June 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, 134,995 shares were subject to the put option feature.
 
The additional cash consideration of $600,000, having a net present value of approximately $500,000, is being paid annually in equal installments over a three-year period within ten days of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the Closing Date. The Company can elect to pay the additional consideration in cash or shares of common stock. The remaining $180,000 of this obligation is classified as current and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
The Company has agreed to pay additional consideration in future periods, based upon the attainment by the acquired entity of defined operating objectives. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combination (“SFAS No. 141”), the Company does not accrue contingent consideration obligations prior to the attainment of the objectives. At December 31, 2007, the maximum potential future consideration pursuant to such arrangements, to be resolved over the following three years, is approximately $3.9 million. The Company, at its sole discretion, can elect to pay the additional consideration in cash or by issuing common stock shares. Any such payments will result in increases in goodwill at time of payment.
 
In May of 2007, the Company amended the terms of its earn-out arrangement with the former owners of BIS. Due to the Company’s integration of BIS with our existing segments, the Company agreed to amend the earn-out in order to facilitate the calculation of the amount based on what discrete SAP related revenue information is readily available. The amendment provides for year two and year three payments of $700,000 in each period. These payments are due on June 1, 2007 and 2008, with additional potential for performance based payouts of $233,000 per year to be made based on performance against set revenue goals. The amendment approximates what management believes the BIS shareholders would have earned under the original amount if the information to calculate those amounts were readily available. The guaranteed payments have been recorded as an increase to goodwill by $1.4 million as of the execution of the amendment in May of 2007. Additional payments, if any, earned as a result of the performance based payments will result in increases to goodwill at the time of payment. On June 1, 2007, the Company made a cash payment of $700,000 to the former owners of BIS, decreasing the remaining maximum potential future consideration to $1.2 million. The remaining maximum potential future consideration of $1.2 million consists of the year three $700,000 payment, as well as the year two and year three performance based payouts of $233,000 per year. At December 31, 2007, the Company had accrued an additional $215,000 in earn-out consideration, which was paid in January of 2008.
 
In the second quarter of 2006 and 2007, the Company paid an additional $183,000 in purchase price consideration related to its acquisition of BIS. This additional consideration was the first and second payment of three annual installments. In addition, the Company recorded a current liability and additional goodwill of approximately $991,000 in the second quarter of 2006 related to contingent earn-out consideration associated with the BIS acquisition, which was paid in the third quarter of 2006. Lastly, approximately 28.5% of the redeemable common stock, or 89,474 shares, issued as part of the total purchase consideration for BIS expired during the second quarter of 2006 and as a result the Company has reclassified approximately $190,000 of redeemable common stock to additional paid-in capital during the second quarter of 2006. In the second quarter of 2007, an additional 28.5% of the redeemable common stock, or 89,474 shares, issued as part of the total purchase consideration for BIS expired, and as a result the Company has reclassified approximately $190,000 of redeemable common stock to additional paid-in capital during the second quarter of 2007.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition:
 
         
    Fair Value  
    (In thousands)  
 
Cash
  $ 100  
Accounts receivable
    1,867  
Other assets
    33  
Property and equipment
    73  
Intangible assets
    3,400  
Goodwill
    11,770  
         
Total assets acquired
  $ 17,243  
         
 
Of the $3.4 million of acquired intangible assets, $2.3 million was assigned to the customer list, having an estimated useful life of 5 years. The income approach was used to value the customer list. The income approach is based upon the economic principle of anticipation in that the value of any property is the present value of the expected income that can be generated through the ownership of that property.
 
The remaining $1.1 million was attributable to the SAP Services Partner Agreement (“SAP License Agreement”), having a weighted-average useful life of approximately 3 years. The purpose of the SAP License Agreement is to formalize the business relationship between the Company and SAP America, Inc. (“SAP America”), working together with the SAP Services Partner Program. Similar to the customer list, the income approach was also used to value the SAP License Agreement.
 
The acquisition has been treated as a taxable transaction, therefore the intangible assets, including goodwill, are deductible for tax purposes.
 
(4)   Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 
Net total income taxes paid in 2007, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $5.3 million, $3.8 million and $3.2 million respectively.
 
Non-cash transactions in 2006 consisted of the issuance of common stock in the amount of $5.9 million as partial consideration for the acquisition of PGI in January 2006. Non-cash transactions in 2005 related primarily to the acquisition of BIS in June 2005 when 409,357 shares of common stock were issued.
 
(5)   Marketable Securities
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, all of the Company’s marketable securities were classified as available-for-sale. Marketable securities are carried on the balance sheet at their fair market value.
 
The following tables summarize the Company’s marketable securities:
 
                                 
    December 31, 2007  
    Amortized
    Gross Unrealized
    Gross Unrealized
    Estimated Fair
 
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
    (In thousands)  
 
Auction rate securities
  $ 41,575     $     $     $ 41,575  
Corporate debt securities
    11,599             (5 )     11,594  
Municipal bonds
    999             (4 )     995  
Certificates of deposit
    3,501       2             3,503  
                                 
Total
  $ 57,674     $ 2     $ (9 )   $ 57,667  
                                 
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                 
    December 31, 2006  
    Amortized
    Gross Unrealized
    Gross Unrealized
    Estimated Fair
 
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
    (In thousands)  
 
Auction rate securities
  $ 15,650     $     $     $ 15,650  
Corporate debt securities
    29,743             (26 )     29,717  
Certificates of deposit
    6,493             (1 )     6,492  
                                 
Total
  $ 51,886     $     $ (27 )   $ 51,859  
                                 
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s marketable securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007.
 
                 
    December 31, 2007
 
    Less Than 12 Months  
          Unrealized
 
    Fair Value     Gains/(Losses)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Auction rate securities
  $ 41,575     $  
Corporate debt securities
    11,594       (5 )
Municipal bonds
    995       (4 )
Certificates of deposit
    3,503       2  
                 
Total
  $ 57,667     $ (7 )
                 
 
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations. Gross realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are calculated using the specific identification method, and were not material to the Company’s operations for 2007, 2006 or 2005.
 
On February 13, 2008, certain ARSs that we hold experienced failed auctions that limited the liquidity of these securities. Based on current market conditions, it is likely that auction failures will continue that could result in either temporary or other-than-temporary impairments of our ARS holdings, which totaled $28.2 million (of which $12.6 million have failed) as of February 28, 2008 (the $13.4 million difference between the $41.6 million of ARSs held at December 31, 2007 and the $28.2 million held as of February 28, 2008, represents successful sales of these securities at par value). The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a successful auction occurs and the ARSs are liquidated at par value. If in the future we determine that any decline in value of the ARSs is other-than-temporary, we would have to recognize the loss in our statement of operations, which could have a material impact on our operating results in the period it is recognized. Further, as the funds associated with the ARSs may not be accessible for in excess of twelve months because of continued failed auctions or our inability to find a buyer outside of the auction process, we may classify these securities as long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, or thereafter.
 
Included in the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance of $118.7 million at December 31, 2007 was approximately $21.6 million of time deposits with maturities of seven days. There were no time deposits at December 31, 2006.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(6)   Restricted Cash
 
The Company has deposited approximately $1.8 million and $1.9 million with various banks as collateral for letters of credit and performance bonds and has classified this cash as restricted on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is reflected in current or non-current assets based on the expiration of the requirement with the various banks.
 
(7)   Property and Equipment
 
The cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
 
                     
    December 31,      
    2007     2006    
Estimated Useful Life
    (In thousands)      
 
Leasehold improvements
  $ 19,397     $ 15,829     Lessor of estimated useful life or the
remaining lease term
Furniture and fixtures
    5,440       4,378     5 years
Office equipment
    4,470       3,539     5 years
Computer software
    21,143       11,030     3 years
Computer hardware
    21,423       13,722     3 years
                     
Property and equipment, gross
    71,873       48,498      
Less accumulated depreciation
    (36,959 )     (20,875 )    
                     
Property and equipment, net
  $ 34,914     $ 27,623      
                     
 
Depreciation expense was approximately $15.3 million, $10.0 million and $6.4 million during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. During 2007, the Company disposed of approximately $0.8 million of gross property and equipment with a net book value of $0.1 million. During 2006, the Company disposed of approximately $1.4 million of gross property and equipment with a net book value of $0.1 million, excluding $1.2 million of gross property and equipment sold in connection with the HWT divestiture.
 
(8)   Goodwill
 
The following tables present the changes in goodwill allocated to our reportable segments during 2007 and 2006:
 
         
    North America  
    (In thousands)  
 
Goodwill as of December 31, 2005
  $ 11,770  
Goodwill acquired during the period
    26,168  
Contingent consideration paid during the period
    991  
         
Goodwill as of December 31, 2006
    38,929  
Contingent consideration recorded during the period
    1,615  
         
Goodwill as of December 31, 2007
  $ 40,544  
         
 
In the second quarter of 2006 and 2007, the Company paid an additional $183,000 per year in purchase price consideration related to its acquisition of BIS consummated in June of 2005. The additional consideration was the first and second payment of three annual installments. In addition, the Company recorded a current liability and additional goodwill of approximately $991,000 in the second quarter of 2006 related to contingent earn-out consideration associated with the BIS acquisition, which was paid in the third quarter of 2006.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
In May of 2007, the Company amended the terms of its earn-out arrangement with the former owners of BIS. Due to the Company’s integration of BIS with the Company’s existing segments, the Company agreed to amend the earn-out in order to facilitate the calculation of the amount based on what discrete SAP related revenue information is readily available. The amendment provides for year two and year three payments of $700,000 in each period. These payments are due on June 1, 2007 and 2008 with additional potential for performance based payouts of $233,000 per year to be made based on performance against set revenue goals. The amendment approximates what management believes the BIS shareholders would have earned under the original amount if the information to calculate those amounts were readily available. The guaranteed payments have been recorded as an increase to goodwill by $1.4 million as of the execution of the amendment in May of 2007. Additional payments, if any, earned as a result of the performance based payments will result in increases to goodwill at the time of payment. On June 1, 2007, the Company made a cash payment of $700,000 to the former owners of BIS, decreasing the remaining maximum potential future consideration to $1.2 million. The remaining maximum potential future consideration of $1.2 million consists of the year three $700,000 payment, as well as the year two and year three performance based payouts of $233,000 per year. At December 31, 2007, the Company had accrued an additional $215,000 in earn-out consideration, which was paid in January of 2008.
 
(9)   Purchased Intangible and Long-lived Assets
 
The following is a summary of intangible assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                         
    December 31, 2007  
    Gross
          Net
 
    Carrying
    Accumulated
    Book
 
    Amount     Amortization     Value  
    (In thousands)  
 
Customer lists and customer relationships
  $ 8,100     $ (3,364 )   $ 4,736  
SAP license agreement
    1,100       (1,025 )     75  
Non-compete agreements
    1,170       (469 )     701  
                         
Total purchased intangibles
  $ 10,370     $ (4,858 )   $ 5,512  
                         
 
                         
    December 31, 2006  
    Gross
          Net
 
    Carrying
    Accumulated
    Book
 
    Amount     Amortization     Value  
    (In thousands)  
 
Customer lists and customer relationships
  $ 8,100     $ (1,812 )   $ 6,288  
SAP license agreement
    1,100       (775 )     325  
Non-compete agreements
    1,170       (233 )     937  
Order backlog
    1,200       (1,200 )      
                         
Total purchased intangibles
  $ 11,570     $ (4,020 )   $ 7,550  
                         
 
Amortization expense related to the purchased intangible assets was $2.0 million, $3.6 million and $1.1 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets as of December 31, 2007, is as follows:
 
         
    Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
2008
    1,850  
2009
    1,785  
2010
    788  
2011
    363  
2012
    363  
2013
    363  
         
Total
  $ 5,512  
         
 
(10)   Investments and Minority Interest
 
Although the Company holds no ownership interest in the voting shares of Sapient S.p.A., the management team of Sapient S.p.A. is the exclusive licensee of Sapient’s intellectual property in Italy and the Company is entitled to a royalty equal to 2% of the annual revenue of Sapient S.p.A. beginning July 2, 2005. The Company has an option to purchase 100% of the ownership of Sapient S.p.A. from 2007 to 2010.
 
In 2006 the Company received royalty payments of approximately $57,000 and in 2007 the Company received royalty payments of approximately $152,000.
 
(11)   Restructuring and Other Related Charges
 
2006 — Restructure Event
 
During the first quarter of 2006, the Company initiated a restructuring plan in the United Kingdom to better position itself to capitalize on market opportunities. As a result, 28 employees were terminated and the Company recorded $572,000 in restructuring and other related charges for severance and termination benefits in accordance with SFAS Statement No. 112, Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits and SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. These charges were recorded in the Europe segment in the Results by Operating Segment. The Company paid approximately $572,000 during 2006.
 
         
    Workforce  
    (In thousands)  
 
2006 Provision
  $ 572  
Cash Utilized
    (572 )
         
Balance, December 31, 2006
  $  
         
 
2005 — Restructure Event
 
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company initiated a restructuring plan to streamline general and administrative (“G&A”) activities. This initiative included the transfer of certain finance, human resources, and internal IT functions to India and resulted in the reduction of 21 employees and charges of approximately $430,000 during 2006 and $300,000 during 2005 to restructuring and other related charges, for severance, termination benefits and stay-bonuses in accordance with SFAS No. 112 and SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. These charges were not recorded to a segment because they impacted an area of the business that supports all business units, but is included in ’Reconciling items’ in the Results by Operating Segment. The Company paid approximately $505,000 through the end of 2006 and paid approximately $225,000 in 2007.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
         
    Workforce  
    (In thousands)  
 
2005 Provision
  $ 300  
         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $ 300  
2006 provision
    430  
Cash Utilized
    (505 )
         
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 225  
         
Cash Utilized
    (225 )
         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $  
         
 
2001, 2002 and 2003 — Restructure Events
 
As a result of the decline in the demand for advanced technology consulting services that began in 2000, the Company restructured its workforce and operations in 2001, 2002 and 2003. These charges were not recorded to a segment because they impacted areas of the business that supported the business units, but are included in “Reconciling Items” in the Results by Operating Segment. The restructuring consisted of ceasing operations and consolidating or closing excess offices. Estimated costs for the consolidation of facilities included contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sublease income.
 
During 2007, the Company recorded restructuring and other related charges of approximately $32,000, which was due to a change in assumptions associated with the Company’s various restructured facilities offset by an increase in sub-lease income associated with previously restructured facilities. During 2006, the Company recorded restructuring and other related charges of approximately $910,000, of which, $465,000 related to an increase in operating expense assumptions associated with the Company’s previously restructured facilities. The remaining $445,000 was primarily due to a decrease in estimated sublease income resulting from changes in market leasing conditions on previously restructured facilities. During 2005, the Company recorded restructuring charges of approximately $6.1 million, primarily due to a decrease in estimated sublease income resulting from changes in market leasing conditions on previously restructured facilities. The Company has not finalized sublease agreements for all leases and is currently involved in negotiations to sublease the vacant spaces. No employees were terminated in connection with these restructuring charges.
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                         
    Workforce     Facilities     Total  
          (In thousands)        
 
Balance at December 31, 2004
  $ 11     $ 26,122     $ 26,133  
2005 (reversals) provision
    (11 )     6,074       6,063  
Cash Utilized
          (9,421 )     (9,421 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (1,500 )     (1,500 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $     $ 21,275     $ 21,275  
                         
2006 provision
          910       910  
Cash Utilized
          (6,630 )     (6,630 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (172 )     (172 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $     $ 15,383     $ 15,383  
                         
2007 provision
          32       32  
Cash Utilized
          (3,867 )     (3,867 )
Non-cash Utilized
          (275 )     (275 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $     $ 11,273     $ 11,273  
                         
 
The total remaining accrued restructuring costs for all events are $11.3 million at December 31, 2007. The net cash outlay over the next 12-month period is expected to be $3.6 million and the remainder will be paid through 2011.
 
These restructuring charges and accruals require significant estimates and assumptions, including sub-lease income assumptions. The consolidation of facilities required the Company to make estimates, which included contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for office space vacated and related costs, offset by estimated sublease income. The Company’s sublease assumptions include anticipated rates to be charged to a sub-tenant and the timing of the sublease arrangement. These estimates and assumptions are monitored on a quarterly basis for changes in circumstances. It is reasonably possible that such estimates could change in the future, resulting in additional adjustments and these adjustments could be material.
 
(12)   Income Taxes
 
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Federal, current
  $ 400     $ 39     $ 28  
State, current
    289       (257 )     331  
Foreign, current
    7,487       4,776       2,987  
                         
Subtotal, current income tax provision
    8,176       4,558       3,346  
Federal, deferred
    929       712       160  
State, deferred
    153       336       28  
Foreign, deferred
    (299 )     (1,174 )     (4,146 )
                         
Subtotal, deferred income tax (benefit)
    783       (126 )     (3,958 )
                         
Income tax provision (benefit)
  $ 8,959     $ 4,432     $ (612 )
                         

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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Income tax expense for 2007, 2006, and 2005 differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. statutory income tax rate to pre-tax income as a result of the following:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Statutory income tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Permanent items
    4.7 %     25.3 %     5.1 %
State Taxes, net of Federal benefit
    1.2 %     1.6 %     0.7 %
Foreign Taxes
    (10.0 %)     (62.7 %)     (4.9 %)
Amortization
    4.5 %     34.7 %     0.8 %
Valuation allowance
    (2.1 %)     119.3 %     (43.4 %)
Other
    3.8 %     (6.1 %)     4.2 %
                         
Effective income tax (benefit) rate
    37.1 %     147.1 %     (2.5 %)
                         
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, deferred income tax assets and liabilities resulted from differences in the recognition of income and expense for tax and financial reporting purposes. The sources and tax effects of these temporary differences are presented below:
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities), current:
               
Deferred revenues
  $ 1,783     $ 3,357  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    357       870  
Other reserves and accruals
    4,076       3,645  
Unbilled revenues and costs
    1,434       (7,356 )
Restructuring charges
    1,408       1,503  
                 
Gross deferred income tax assets, current
    9,058       2,019  
Valuation allowance
    (7,501 )     (1,204 )
                 
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities), current
  $ 1,557     $ 815  
                 
Deferred income taxes (liabilities), non-current:
               
Property and equipment
  $ 697     $ 520  
Deferred revenues
    892       1,520  
Deferred Compensation
    19,131       16,825  
Goodwill and other intangibles
    4,452       5,652  
Tax credits
    6,320       5,107  
Unused net operating losses
    78,014       87,089  
Restructuring charges
    3,057       4,772  
Other
    (328 )     129  
                 
Gross deferred income taxes, non-current
    112,235       121,614  
Valuation allowance
    (109,908 )     (117,763 )
                 
Net deferred income tax assets, non-current
  $ 2,327     $ 3,851  
                 
Net deferred income tax assets
  $ 3,884     $ 4,666  
                 


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the net deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Current deferred tax assets
  $ 1,557     $ 815  
Non-current deferred tax assets
    5,164       5,085  
Current deferred tax liabilities
           
Non-current deferred tax liabilities,included in other long-term liabilities
    (2,837 )     (1,234 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 3,884     $ 4,666  
                 
 
The Company has net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $193.1 million and $186.0 million for U.S. federal purposes, $223.8 million and $245.0 million related to state jurisdictions, and $8.0 million and $10.0 million related to foreign jurisdictions at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. If not utilized, the federal and state net operating loss carry-forwards will begin to expire at various times beginning in 2021 and 2008, respectively. The Company’s federal and Massachusetts research and development tax credit carry-forwards for income tax purposes are approximately $4.8 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006. If not utilized, the federal tax credit carry-forwards will begin to expire in 2017. In assessing the realizability of deferred income tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. As a result of operating losses incurred in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, the Company had valuation allowances of approximately $117.4 million and $119.0 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, relating to the United States. The Company continues to believe that deferred tax assets in Germany, Canada, United Kingdom and India are more likely than not to be realized and, therefore, no valuation allowance has been recorded against these assets. The assessment of the valuation allowance requires significant judgment and can materially affect net income. If the realization of deferred tax assets in the future becomes more likely than not, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase net income in the period such determination is made.
 
The Company has a deferred tax asset pertaining to net operating loss carry-forwards resulting from the exercise of employee stock options of approximately $5.6 million at December 31, 2007. When recognized, the tax benefit of these loss carry-forwards will be accounted for as a credit to additional paid-in capital.
 
The Company reinvests unremitted earnings of certain foreign operations indefinitely and, accordingly, does not provide for income taxes that could result from the remittance of such earnings. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, earnings of such operations that could result in incremental taxes, if remitted, amounted to $51.6 million and $34.5 million, respectively.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FIN 48, which became effective for the Company on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty (50) percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
 
As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not recognize a material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. The Company has gross unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $4.8 million at December 31, 2007 and $2.7 million as of January 1, 2007. These amounts represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would result in a reduction of the Company’s effective tax rate.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The FIN 48 provision for full year 2007 is calculated to be $2.1 million. The 2007 FIN 48 provision is comprised of taxes, interest and penalties associated with certain changes in the Company’s tax positions related to its foreign operations and, to a lesser degree, state tax reserve items.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. As of December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2007, interest and penalties accrued were approximately $646,000 and $346,000, respectively.
 
A tabular roll forward of the Company’s FIN 48 liability is presented below ($000):
 
         
Balance January 1, 2007
  $ (2,707 )
Prior Year Adjustments
     
Current Year Provision
    (2,141 )
         
Balance December 31, 2007
  $ (4,848 )
         
 
The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, one or more of our subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Canada, Germany, India, United Kingdom and the United States. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2004. However, carryforward attributes may still be adjusted upon examination by tax authorities if they are used in a future period.
 
On September 5, 2007, the Company was selected for audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the year ended 2005. That audit resulted in a $400,000 assessment which has been accrued as of December 31, 2007. Also, the Company is currently under audit by the Assessing Office in India for the 2004 through 2005 tax year. This examination phase of the audit was not concluded as of December 31, 2007.
 
(13)   Discontinued Operations
 
On May 2, 2006, the Company sold 100% of its investment in HWT, Inc., the Company’s majority-owned, fully consolidated subsidiary, for which it received net cash proceeds of approximately $5.4 million. Net assets sold included cash of approximately $274,000. The Company has recorded a receivable for $0.7 million related to the holdback and escrow payments, which is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007, and has recorded a payable of $120,000 in other current liabilities, representing the portion of the escrow and holdback that is due to minority shareholders. The Company has received additional cash proceeds of approximately $530,000 during 2007 related to holdback and escrow in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In January of 2008, the Company received additional cash proceeds of $720,000 related to holdback escrow in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In addition, the Company could receive up to $2.0 million in additional earn-out payments in 2008, which will be recorded when, and if earned. The Company has reflected HWT’s historical results as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. The sale of HWT resulted in a net gain on disposal (after tax) of $4.8 million. Gross revenues for HWT were $1.3 million and $6.0 million for the years-ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Income (loss) of the discontinued operation was approximately ($433,000) and $961,000 for the years-ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The gross revenue and income (loss) figures noted above for HWT for 2006 only include amounts recorded through April 30, 2006, as HWT was disposed of on May 2, 2006. Our financial statements and all financial information included in this report for 2006 and prior periods reflect the results of operations for HWT as a single line item listed as “(Loss) income from discontinued operations.”


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(14)   Commitments and Contingencies
 
Lease Commitments
 
The Company maintains its executive offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and operating offices in several locations throughout the United States and abroad. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2007, net of sublease income of $0.9 million under signed sublease agreements and $0.2 million estimated for expected future sublease arrangements, were as follows:
 
         
    Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
2008
    10,500  
2009
    8,039  
2010
    6,393  
2011
    4,573  
2012
    1,084  
Thereafter
    3,834  
         
Total
  $ 34,423  
         
 
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was approximately $10.7 million, $9.4 million and $8.9 million, respectively.
 
Subsequent to December 31, 2007 the Company signed an office lease in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2008 the Company will relocate its headquarters and principal administrative, finance, selling and marketing operations from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts. The rental commitments under the lease agreement are as follows:
 
         
    Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
2008
    502  
2009
    1,415  
2010
    1,415  
2011
    1,507  
2012
    1,690  
Thereafter
    9,902  
         
    $ 16,431  
         
 
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
 
As permitted under Delaware law, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company will indemnify its officers and Directors for certain claims asserted against them in connection with their service as an officer or Director of the Company. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is unlimited. However, the Company has purchased certain Directors’ and Officers’ insurance policies that reduce its monetary exposure and that may enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result of the Company’s insurance coverage, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnification arrangements is minimal.


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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company frequently has agreed to indemnification provisions in professional services agreements with its clients and in its real estate leases in the ordinary course of its business. Pursuant to these provisions, the Company indemnifies the indemnified party for certain losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party. With respect to the Company’s professional services agreements, these indemnification provisions typically apply to any claim asserted against its client for infringement of intellectual property rights, but may also include claims asserted against its client relating to personal injury or property damage, violations of law or certain breaches of the Company’s contractual obligations. With respect to lease agreements, these indemnification provisions typically apply to claims asserted against the landlord relating to personal injury and property damage caused by the Company, violations of law or to certain breaches of the Company’s contractual obligations. In each case, the term of these indemnification provisions generally survives the termination of the agreement, although the provision has the most relevance during the contract term and for a short period of time thereafter. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is unlimited, although in many cases the Company’s liability for indemnification is limited to a specific dollar amount in the applicable contract. The Company also has purchased insurance policies covering professional errors and omissions, property damage and general liability that reduce its monetary exposure for indemnification and enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company has never paid any material amounts to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification provisions. Accordingly, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnification arrangements is minimal.
 
The Company frequently warrants that the technology solutions it develops for its clients will operate in accordance with the project specifications without defects for a specified warranty period, subject to certain limitations that the Company believes are standard in the industry. In the event that defects are discovered during the warranty period, and none of the limitations apply, the Company is obligated to remedy the defects until the solution that the Company provided operates within the project specifications. The Company is not typically obligated by contract to provide its clients with any refunds of the fees they have paid, although a small number of its contracts provide for the payment of liquidated damages upon default. The Company has purchased insurance policies covering professional errors and omissions, property damage and general liability that reduce its monetary exposure for warranty-related claims and enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company typically provides in its contracts for testing and client acceptance procedures that are designed to mitigate the likelihood of warranty-related claims, although there can be no assurance that such procedures will be effective for each project. The Company has never paid any material amounts with respect to the warranties for its solutions, although the Company sometimes commits unanticipated levels of effort to projects to remedy defects covered by its warranties. Deferred revenues on contracts related to warranties were immaterial as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
Legal Claims
 
The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims, as discussed below. The Company is also subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the course of business and that have not been fully adjudicated. In the opinion of management, the Company does not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceedings and claims that would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, liquidity or results of operations. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the Company fail to prevail in any of these legal matters or should several of these legal matters be resolved against the Company in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular reporting period could be materially adversely affected.
 
The Company accrues contingent liabilities when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. The Company is subject to various legal claims totaling approximately $4.3 million and various administrative audits, each of which have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. The Company has an accrual at December 31, 2007 of approximately $1.2 million related to certain of these items. The Company intends to defend these matters vigorously, although the ultimate outcome of these items is uncertain and


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the potential loss, if any, may be significantly higher or lower than the amounts that the Company has previously accrued. The pending derivative actions do not assert a claim against the Company for specific monetary damages and, accordingly, the amounts described herein are exclusive of any potential future monetary damages that the company may incur as a result of the derivative actions.
 
On August 17, 2006 a derivative action, captioned as Alex Fedoroff, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Susan D. Johnson, et al., was filed in the Superior Court for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, against Sapient as a nominal defendant and sixteen of Sapient’s current and former directors and officers. On August 31, 2006, a nearly identical complaint, captioned as Jerry Hamilton, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Susan D. Johnson, et al., was filed in the same court by a different Company shareholder. Both plaintiffs (the “State Plaintiffs”) claimed breaches of fiduciary duty by all defendants for allegedly backdating stock options between 1997 and 2002. The State Plaintiffs also claimed that some of the defendants were unjustly enriched by receipt of purportedly backdated stock options, and sought unspecified damages, disgorgement of “backdated” stock options and any proceeds received from the exercise and sale of any “backdated” options, costs and attorneys’ fees.
 
On October 13, 2006, the Superior Court for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, entered an order consolidating the foregoing derivative actions under the caption, In re Sapient Corporation Derivative Litigation. On February 20, 2007, the consolidated complaint was transferred into the Business Litigation Session of the Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts under docket number 07-0629 BLS1. On April 25, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which was heard by the Court on May 23, 2007. The case was dismissed on October 30, 2007 and the court further denied the State Plaintiffs an opportunity to refile a similar claim. Subsequently, on November 12, 2007, the State Plaintiffs served a demand on the Sapient Board of Directors to take action with respect to certain of Sapient’s current and former directors and officers who allegedly breached their fiduciary duties in the administration of, and/or were unjustly enriched by receiving, purportedly backdated stock options between 1996 and 2001. The State Plaintiffs sought unspecified damages in the demand letter, including recovery from the individually named defendants the amount of damages sustained by the Company as a result of the “backdated” stock options matter and disgorgement of “backdated” stock options.
 
On October 27, 2006 and October 31, 2006, three additional shareholder derivative actions were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Mike Lane, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. J. Stuart Moore, Jerry A. Greenberg, Sheeroy D. Desai, et al. and Sapient Corporation; Marc Doyle, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. J. Stuart Moore, Jerry A. Greenberg, Sheeroy D. Desai, et al. and Sapient Corporation; and Laurence Halaska, Derivatively on Behalf of Sapient Corporation v. Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore, Scott J. Krenz, et al. and Sapient Corporation. The federal derivative actions are substantially similar to the state derivative actions, except that federal derivative actions assert violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act. On June 21, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered an order consolidating the foregoing derivative actions under the caption In re Sapient Corporation Derivative Litigation. On July 21, 2007, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding five current and former Sapient officers, and on August 20, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss action. On December 3, 2007, the plaintiffs notified the Court that in light of the dismissal of the state derivative action, they would serve a demand on Sapient’s Board of Directors. Simultaneously, the plaintiffs served a demand on Sapient’s Board of Directors alleging claims and damages similar to those contained in the State Plaintiffs’ demand letter. On January 7, 2008, the Court ordered updated motions to dismiss from the defendants concerning whether — in light of the plaintiffs making the demand on the Sapient Board of Directors — the plaintiffs have standing to bring the derivative action. The Court also denied the defendants’ pending motions to dismiss without prejudice for reasons of mootness.
 
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letters, to investigate the matters referenced in the demand letters and to make a recommendation to the full Board of Directors for a response thereto. The Special Committee review is currently ongoing.
 
On November 30, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) notified the Company that it had commenced a formal inquiry into its historical stock-based compensation practices. Subsequently, on March 8, 2007, the Company received a subpoena from the SEC requesting documents relating to this matter, and responded by producing documents. The Company is cooperating fully with the SEC and will continue to do so as the inquiry moves forward. At this point, the Company is unable to predict what, if any, consequences the SEC investigation may have. However, the investigation could result in considerable legal expenses, divert management’s attention from other business concerns and harm its business. If the SEC were to commence legal action, the Company could be required to pay significant penalties and/or fines and could become subject to an administrative order and/or a cease and desist order.
 
Other Contingencies
 
On June 1, 2005, the Company issued 313,943 shares of common stock in the BIS acquisition that carry an embedded put option feature which expire over a three year period. As of December 31, 2007, the maximum amount that the Company would be required to pay in cash is approximately $290,000 for the 134,995 shares of common stock subject to this put feature.
 
In connection with an independent investigation into the Company’s historical stock-based compensation practices, the Company reviewed the payroll withholding tax effect associated with certain stock options. Certain stock options were originally intended to be Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”), under U.S. tax regulations. However, by definition, ISOs may not be granted with an exercise price less than the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Due to the impact of the measurement date changes on the qualified status of affected ISOs, they may no longer qualify as ISOs under the regulations. Therefore, the affected ISOs were accounted for as if these options were non-qualified stock options for payroll tax accounting purposes. The Company recorded a liability for the unpaid income and employment taxes plus potential penalties and interest based upon the change in status of the affected options. The Company recorded a liability for the taxes, penalties and interest due based upon the change in status of the options in the amount of $17.8 million. The Company recorded reversals of this accrual in the amount of $16.5 million between 2003 and 2006 due to the expiration of the tax statute of limitations. These adjustments resulted in a net charge to income of $1.3 million over the period 1996 to 2006, which represent management’s best estimate of the Company’s liability.
 
The Company has recorded approximately $530,000 of estimated interest and penalties associated with remittances of withholding taxes in certain of its jurisdictions related to stock-based awards.
 
(15)   Stock Plans
 
Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, the Company recorded $18.0 million and $12.4 million of stock-based compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Under the provisions of APB No. 25, the Company recorded $2.1 million of stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2005. Stock-based compensation expense capitalized in conjunction with costs capitalizable related to internally developed software was immaterial. The Company values restricted stock units “RSUs” based on the fair market value on the date of grant which is equal to the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. RSUs with market-based vesting criteria are valued using a lattice model. The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model.
 
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experience. Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company calculated the estimated forfeitures for previously recorded stock-based compensation expense. As a result of this calculation, the Company recorded a cumulative effect of the accounting change, resulting in income of $154,000, which was recognized in the statement of operations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006.
 
Based on historical experience the Company has assumed an annualized forfeiture rate for awards granted to its senior executives and for its remaining employees for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005. The Company will record additional expense if the actual forfeitures are lower than estimated and will record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeitures are higher than estimated. The actual expense recognized over the vesting period will only be for those shares that vest.
 
During the third quarter of 2005, the Company began granting RSUs instead of the Company’s annual grant of stock options. During 2007, the Company granted approximately 2.4 million RSUs that provide employees the right to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. The RSUs were valued at their fair market value on date of grant and vest over a three or four year period. During 2006, the Company granted 400,000 Restricted Stock Unit awards with market-based vesting criteria. These awards have a four-year life and were valued using a lattice model. These awards had a weighted average grant date fair value of $4.03. The stock-based compensation expense related to RSU grants for 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $11.4 million, $5.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
 
In connection with the Company’s internal review of its historical stock-based compensation practices from 1996 to 2006, the Company determined that certain options exercised in 2006 by current and former employees of the Company (the “Affected Employees”) had been mispriced and, therefore, were subject to an excise tax, and associated interest charges, under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”). As a result, during the first quarter of 2007 the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board Directors approved a remediation plan under which the Company will pay this tax (and interest charges) on behalf of the Affected Employees. Accordingly, the Company recorded an expense of $750,000 during the first quarter of 2007 related to this tax and associated interest charges. In the second and third quarter of 2007, the Company paid $244,000 and $144,000 of this liability, respectively, and the remaining $362,000 was accrued at December 31, 2007.
 
Additionally, with respect to mispriced, unexercised stock options held by Affected Employees that also are subject to an excise tax (and interest charges) under Section 409A (the “409A Affected Options”), the Company implemented a remediation plan in the second quarter of 2007. Under this plan, on May 18, 2007 the Company increased the exercise price of 1.9 million 409A Affected Options to the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the correct measurement date for these option awards. In turn, to compensate the Affected Employees for the increase to the exercise price of their 409A Affected Options, the Compensation Committee authorized Management to issue (a) current employees additional stock options at an exercise price equal to the Company’s stock price on the date of the price increase (May 18, 2007) and (b) former employees a cash payment. In connection with this make whole provision, the Company issued 155,000 stock options, made cash bonus payments of $20,000 through September 30, 2007 and estimates paying an additional $14,000 in cash bonuses. The Company incurred no compensation expense associated with additional option grants issued to current employees, as the fair value of the employees’ repriced and new option grants equaled the fair value of the original 409A Affected Options.
 
Further, due to the Company’s delayed filing of its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2006 in connection with its historical stock-based compensation review, some employees were unable to exercise stock options from the fourth quarter of 2006 until June 15, 2007 (the date on which the Company completed the filing of all reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the preceding 12 months) (“Compliance Date”). As a result, during the first quarter of 2007, the Compensation Committee approved the extension of certain options that otherwise would have expired during this “trading blackout period,” to enable the affected employees a reasonable period of time after the Compliance Date to exercise their vested


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options. The Company recorded compensation expense of $560,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $350,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2007, related to these modifications.
 
(a)   1996 Equity Stock Incentive Plan
 
The Company’s 1996 Equity Stock Incentive Plan (the 1996 Plan) authorizes the Company to grant options to purchase common stock, and certain other equity-related awards such as restricted common stock and restricted stock units, to employees and directors of, and consultants to, the Company. A total of 19,200,000 shares of common stock may be issued under the 1996 Plan. The 1996 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which selects the persons to whom stock options and other awards are granted and determines the number of shares, the exercise or purchase prices, the vesting terms and the expiration dates of options granted. Non-qualified stock options may be granted at exercise prices which are above, equal to or below the grant date fair market value of the common stock. The exercise price of options qualifying as Incentive Stock Options may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. Stock options granted under the 1996 Plan are nontransferable, generally become exercisable over a four-year period and expire ten years after the date of grant (subject to earlier termination in the event of the termination of the optionee’s employment or other relationship with the Company). No award has been made under the plan after February 13, 2006.
 
(b)   1996 Director Stock Option Plan
 
Options granted pursuant to the Directors Plan vest in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant and generally expire ten years after the date of grant. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, options to purchase 56,300 shares and 96,300 shares, respectively, of common stock were outstanding under the Director Plan.
 
(c)   1998 Stock Incentive Plan
 
The Company’s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the 1998 Plan) authorizes the Company to grant options to purchase common stock, to make awards of restricted common stock, and to issue certain other equity-related awards to employees and directors of the Company. The total number of shares of common stock which may be issued under the 1998 Plan is 18,000,000 shares. The 1998 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which selects the persons to whom stock options and other awards are granted and determines the number of shares, the exercise or purchase prices, the vesting terms and the expiration date. Non-qualified stock options may be granted at exercise prices which are above, equal to or below the grant date fair market value of the common stock. The exercise price of options qualifying as Incentive Stock Options may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. As of December 31, 2007 there were 7.6 million shares available for grant under the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
(d)   Human Code 1994 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
 
Prior to the acquisition of Human Code, options to purchase approximately 2,864,000 shares of Human Code common stock were outstanding at exercise prices between $0.10 and $3.25 per share. As a result of the acquisition, the Company assumed these outstanding Human Code stock options and converted them into options to purchase approximately 471,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at exercise prices between $1.00 and $32.64 per share. The Company recorded deferred compensation of $11.2 million related to the intrinsic value of the unvested options, all of which has been amortized as of December 31, 2004. No further grants may be made pursuant to the Human Code Plan.
 
(e)   2001 Stock Option Plan
 
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be issued under the 2001 Plan is 12,000,000 shares. The 2001 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or a subcommittee thereof, which selects the persons to whom stock options are granted and determines the number of shares, the exercise prices, the vesting terms and the expiration date. Under the terms of the 2001 Plan, no stock options, including non-qualified options, may be granted at exercise prices which are below the grant date fair market value of the common stock. In connection with the Company’s internal investigation into its historical stock-based compensation practices, management determined that certain stock option grants under the 2001 Plan were made at exercise prices below fair market value (“FMV”). Although the 2001 Plan requires that all stock option awards be made at FMV, management has determined that these below-FMV awards are valid because the Company historically has honored the awards upon exercise and the Company has the ability and intent to continue honoring the awards in the future. Stock options granted under the 2001 Plan are nontransferable, generally become exercisable over a four-year period and expire ten years after the date of grant (subject to earlier termination in the event of the termination of the optionee’s employment or other relationship with the Company). As of December 31, 2007 there were 3.1 million shares available for grant under the 2001 Stock Option Plan.
 
(f)   2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
The Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2002 Purchase Plan) authorizes the issuance of up to 2,700,000 shares of common stock to participating employees through a series of periodic offerings. An employee becomes eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan when he or she is regularly employed by the Company for at least 20 hours a week and for more than five months in a calendar year on the first day of the applicable offering. The price at which employees can purchase common stock in an offering is 85 percent of the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the day the offering commences or on the day the offering terminates, whichever is lower. The sixth offering ran from January 1, 2005 until May 31, 2005, and the maximum number of shares available was 685,237. No offerings have occurred since May 31, 2005.
 
(g)   2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
The Company’s 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2005 Purchase Plan) authorizes the issuance of up to 2,074,000 shares of common stock, plus 276,248 number of shares of common stock unpurchased under the Company’s 2002 Purchase Plan after the May 31, 2005 purchase, to participating employees through a series of periodic offerings. The precise length of each offering, and the maximum number of shares available for purchase in each offering, are established by the Company’s Board of Directors in advance of the applicable offering commencement date, no plan period may have a duration exceeding twelve months. An employee becomes eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan when he or she is regularly employed by the Company of a Designated Subsidiary for at least 20 hours a week and for more than five months in a calendar year on the first day of the applicable offering and an employee has not become ineligible to so participate. The price at which employees can purchase common stock in an offering is 85 percent of the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the day the offering terminates. The first offering under the 2005 Purchase Plan ran from June 1, 2005 until November 30, 2005, and the maximum number of shares available was 400,000 shares. The second offering began on December 1, 2005 and extended through May 31, 2006, and the maximum number of shares available was 400,000, which represented the unpurchased shares from previous offerings. On June 1, 2006, 283,926 shares were issued under the 2005 Purchase Plan related to the second offering at a price of $4.55 per share. No new shares were available for the second offering. As a result of the Company’s internal investigation into historic stock option practices, activity under this plan was suspended during 2006 and no shares have been issued since June 1, 2006. In December of 2007, the Company decided to discontinue the Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering.


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A summary of activity in the Company’s stock option plans for 2007 is presented below (in thousands, except weighted average prices):
 
                 
    2007  
          Weighted
 
          Average
 
    Shares     Exercise Price  
 
Outstanding as of beginning of year
    14,610     $ 11.05  
Options granted
    155       7.05  
Options exercised
    (2,565 )     4.32  
Options forfeited/cancelled
    (1,855 )     13.26  
                 
Outstanding as of end of year
    10,345     $ 12.42  
                 
Vested and expected to vest at year end
    10,182     $ 12.52  
                 
Options exercisable at year-end
    9,533     $ 12.92  
                 
Aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding
  $ 24,825          
Aggregate intrinsic value of vested and expected to vest
  $ 24,447          
Aggregate intrinsic value of exerciseable
  $ 23,034          
 
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised in 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $8.3 million, $4.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively, determined as of the date of exercise.
 
At December 31, 2007, the weighted average remaining contractual term for stock options outstanding, vested and expected to vest, and exercisable was 4.1 years, 4.1 years, and 3.9 years, respectively. The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of stock options with the following weighted average assumptions (stock options granted in 2007 which were solely in connection with the make whole provision and were insignificant):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2006     2005  
    Stock Option
    Stock Purchase
    Stock Option
 
    Plans     Plan     Plans  
 
Dividend yield
    None       None       None  
Expected volatility
    63.2 %     45.0 %     49-99 %
Average risk-free interest rate
    4.79 %     4.82 %     3.88-4.26 %
 
Dividend yield is 0% because the Company has never paid dividends and has no current intent to do so. Expected volatility is based on the Company’s historical volatility over a period commensurate with the expected term of the award. Average risk-free interest rate is based on the historical U.S. Treasury risk-free rate over a period commensurate with the expected term of the award. Expected term is based on an analysis of the Company’s historical forfeitures and cancellations. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options issued in 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $4.43, $3.76 and $5.28, respectively.
 
As of December 31, 2007, there remained approximately $2.8 million of compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures related to non-vested stock options to be recognized as expense over a weighted average period of 0.9 years.


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The table below summarizes activity relating to RSUs for 2007 (in thousands, except weighted average prices):
 
                 
    2007  
    Number of Shares
    Weighted
 
    Underlying
    Average Grant
 
    Restricted Units     Date Fair Value  
 
Unvested as of beginning of year
    3,965     $ 5.80  
Restricted units granted
    2,439       7.23  
Vesting
    (724 )   $ 7.60  
Restricted units forfeited/cancelled
    (398 )     6.35  
                 
Unvested as of end of year
    5,282     $ 6.19  
                 
Unvested and expected to vest
    4,465     $ 6.19  
                 
 
The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted in 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $7.23, $5.07 and $7.98, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs vested in 2007 and 2006 was $5.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The intrinsic value of the non-vested RSUs, net of forfeitures, as of December 31, 2007 was $39.3 million. As of December 31, 2007, there remained $25.9 million of compensation expense related to non-vested RSUs to be recognized as expense over a weighted average period of approximately 2.5 years.
 
(16)   Retirement Plans
 
The Company established a 401(k) retirement savings plan for employees in June 1994. Under the provisions of the plan, the Company matches 25 percent of an employee’s contribution, up to a maximum of $1,250 per employee per year. Total Company contributions were approximately $1.0 million in 2007, $800,000 in 2006 and $700,000 in 2005.
 
(17)   Stockholders’ Equity
 
(a)   Redeemable Common Stock
 
On June 1, 2005, the Company issued 313,943 shares of redeemable common stock which carry an embedded put option feature. If the Company’s average common stock per share price during the ten business days ending on each of the first, second and third anniversary of June 1, 2005, the closing date of the BIS acquisition, is less than 25% ($2.1375 per share) of the Buyer Share Price, certain holders of the shares issued as consideration can require the Company to repurchase the shares at $2.1375 per share. In June 2006, 89,474 of the redeemable shares were reclassified into stockholders’ equity, and in June 2007 another 89,474 of the redeemable shares were reclassified into stockholders’ equity when the put option lapsed. As of December 31, 2007, the maximum amount that the Company would be required to pay in cash is approximately $290,000. As the potential redemption is outside the control of the Company, the potential future cash obligation associated with the put option has been classified outside of permanent equity to a temporary equity account in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
(b)   Preferred Stock
 
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation gives the Board the authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value, of preferred stock with terms to be established by the Board at the time of issuance. The Company has not issued shares of preferred stock to date.


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(c)   Restricted Common Stock
 
On October 23, 2002, the Company granted 324,500 shares of restricted common stock to senior executive officers of the Company. These shares vested ratably over a period of four years from the grant date. The Company measured the intrinsic value of the shares based on the market value of the shares on the date of the grant. Nine of these senior executive officers have since left the Company and 90,000 shares were forfeited as a result. The stock-based compensation charge for 2006 and 2005 was approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. All of these awards fully vested in October 2006.
 
(d)   Treasury Stock
 
The Company uses the cost method to account for its treasury stock transactions. Treasury stock shares are issued in connection with the Company’s stock option plans, restricted stock plans and its employee stock purchase plan using the average cost basis method.
 
On November 16, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized up to $25.0 million in funds for use in the Company’s common stock repurchase program. On February 10, 2006 the Board of Directors authorized an additional $25.0 million in funds for use in such programs. Sapient has announced that it will repurchase shares on the open market or in private transactions from time to time depending on market conditions. Each authorization shall continue for a period of two years from its inception or until it is discontinued by the Board of Directors. During 2005, the Company repurchased approximately 3.0 million shares at an average price of $5.84 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $17.6 million. During 2006, the Company repurchased approximately 3.4 million shares at an average price of $5.27 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18.1 million. During 2007, the Company repurchased approximately 702,000 shares at an average price of $6.24 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.4 million. The first $25.0 million of authorized funds had been used in its entirety prior to its expiration. As of December 31, 2007, $9.9 million remained available for repurchase under the buy back plan authorized on February 10, 2006.


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(e)   Income Per Share
 
The following information presents the Company’s computation of basic and diluted income per share from continuing operations and basic and diluted net income per share for the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 15,216     $ (1,419 )   $ 25,438  
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    124,180       123,692       124,725  
                         
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20  
                         
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    124,180       123,692       124,725  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
    3,711             5,034  
                         
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    127,891       123,692       129,759  
                         
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.20  
                         
Net income
  $ 15,216     $ 3,136     $ 26,399  
Basic net income per share:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    124,180       123,692       124,725  
                         
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.21  
                         
Diluted net income per share:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    124,180       123,692       124,725  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
    3,711             5,034  
                         
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    127,891       123,692       129,759  
                         
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.20  
                         
Anti-dilutive options and share based awards not included in the calculation
    7,147       13,388       8,714  
                         
 
Excluded from the above 2007, 2006 and 2005 computation of weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents for diluted net income per share were options to purchase approximately 7.1 million, 13.4 million, and 8.7 million shares, respectively, of common stock because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on diluted net income per share.
 
(18)   Related Party Transactions
 
In October of 2006, in connection with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer, Jerry A. Greenberg and Sapient Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which Mr. Greenberg may provide consulting services to the Company in respect of long-term strategic planning, ongoing client relations and general business development. The initial consulting agreement, effective October 16, 2006, had an initial term of one year and could be terminated by either party upon written notice. In November of 2007, this agreement was extended for a term of one year. The amount earned under this arrangement for the year ended December 31, 2007


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was $170,000 of which $153,000 was paid and $17,000 was accrued as of December 31, 2007. The amount earned under this arrangement as of December 31, 2006 was $70,000, all of which has been paid.
 
Since November 2006, the Company has received compensation consulting services from Pearl Meyer & Partners, a compensation consultancy (“Pearl Meyer”). Fees paid to Pearl Meyer for services rendered in 2006 were approximately $69,000. Based on ongoing work and additional projects in 2007, aggregate fees paid to Pearl Meyer since the beginning of its engagement by the Company are approximately $470,000. In August 2007, James M. Benson joined the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Benson is a principal of and holder of a 17.5% ownership interest in, Clark Wamberg, LLC (“Clark Wamberg”) the parent of Pearl Meyer.
 
(19)   Segment Reporting
 
The Company has discrete financial data by operating segments available based on its method of internal reporting, which disaggregates its operations. Operating segments are defined as components of the Company concerning which separate financial information is available to manage resources and evaluate performance. Beginning in the first quarter of 2007, the Company combined its Experience Marketing operating segment with North America Commercial (“NAC”) to form “North America” and also combined its United Kingdom and Germany business units to form “Europe”. All operating segment information presented below for prior periods has been updated to conform to current period presentation as a result of these changes.
 
Prior to the first quarter of 2006, the Company allocated certain selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses to its operating segments, as these activities had been managed within the business unit, but the Company had not allocated these expenses to the business units in North America. Beginning in the first quarter of 2006 the Company does not allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to its North America and Europe business unit segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units. The Company does allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses to its Government Services business unit, as these activities are managed within that business unit. Quarterly results for operating segments for 2005 have been restated to reflect these changes.
 
The Company did not allocate the costs associated with its restructure events across all operating segments for internal measurement purposes, given that the substantial majority of the restructuring costs were related to the initiative to reengineer general and administrative activities and the consolidation of facilities. The Company did allocate the workforce reduction costs of $572,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 associated with the United Kingdom’s 2006 restructure plan due to the specific identification of the terminated employees to their respective business unit. Management does not allocate stock-based compensation expense to the segments for the review of results for the Chief Operating Decision Maker. Asset information by operating segment is not reported to or reviewed by the chief operating decision makers and, therefore, the Company has not disclosed asset information for each operating segment.
 
The tables below present the service revenues and operating income attributable to these operating segments for the periods presented.
 
                         
Service Revenues
  2007     2006     2005  
          (In thousands)        
 
North America
  $ 357,084     $ 282,989     $ 194,372  
Government Services
    23,151       15,952       24,558  
Europe
    166,203       106,641       94,626  
                         
Consolidated Total
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582     $ 313,556  
                         
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (In thousands)        
 
Income From Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
                       
North America(1)
  $ 83,574     $ 74,433     $ 71,840  
Government Services(1)
    5,887       2,993       11,404  
Europe(1)
    45,339       28,965       28,810  
                         
Total Reportable Segments(1)
    134,800       106,391       112,054  
Less Reconciling Items(2)
    (110,625 )     (103,378 )     (87,228 )
                         
Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  $ 24,175     $ 3,013     $ 24,826  
                         
 
 
(1) Reflects only the direct controllable expenses of each business unit segment. It does not represent the total operating results for each business unit segment as it does not contain an allocation of certain corporate and general and administrative expenses incurred in support of the business unit segments.
 
(2) Adjustments that are made to the total of the segments’ operating income in order to arrive at consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes include the following:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (In thousands)        
 
Centrally managed functions
  $ 87,887     $ 77,461     $ 79,564  
Restructuring and other related charges
    32       1,340       6,374  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,038       3,564       1,104  
Stock-based compensation expense
    17,996       12,410       2,058  
Interest and other (income), net
    (5,900 )     (6,167 )     (4,273 )
Unallocated expenses(3)
    8,572       14,770       2,401  
                         
    $ 110,625     $ 103,378     $ 87,228  
                         
 
(3) Includes corporate portion of both selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses.
 
Geographic Data
 
Data for the geographic regions in which the Company operates is presented below for the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated balance sheets:
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Service revenues:
                       
United States
  $ 338,528     $ 268,792     $ 199,777  
International
    207,910       136,790       113,779  
                         
Total service revenues
  $ 546,438     $ 405,582     $ 313,556  
                         
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Long-lived assets:
                       
United States
  $ 17,454     $ 13,871     $ 8,765  
International
    28,736       24,114       18,759  
                         
Total long-lived assets
  $ 46,190     $ 37,985     $ 27,524  
                         
 
(20)   Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets, Other Assets and Other Current Accrued Liabilities
 
The following is a table summarizing the components of selected balance sheet items as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
                 
    December 31, 2007     December 31, 2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Prepaid expenses:
               
Prepaid insurance
  $ 1,021     $ 1,053  
Prepaid rent
    2,130       1,715  
Prepaid other
    4,903       3,187  
                 
    $ 8,054     $ 5,955  
                 
Other Current Assets:
               
VAT tax receivable
  $ 4,766     $ 2,803  
Prepaid media
    4,339     $ 7,910  
Other current assets
    4,004       3,082  
                 
    $ 13,109     $ 13,795  
                 
Accrued expenses:
               
Accrued media
  $ 9,797     $ 12,796  
Accrued accounts payable
    17,774       16,798  
VAT tax payable
    10,319       5,262  
Other accrued expenses
    8,408       7,291  
                 
    $ 46,298     $ 42,147  
                 

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SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(21)   Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited)
 
The following tables set forth certain unaudited quarterly results of operations of the Company for 2007 and 2006. The quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of future results of operations.
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
    June 30,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2007     2007     2007  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
    (Unaudited)  
 
Revenues:
                               
Service revenues
  $ 121,295     $ 128,594     $ 141,590     $ 154,959  
Reimbursable expenses
    4,494       4,531       4,825       5,701  
                                 
Total gross revenues
    125,789       133,125       146,415       160,660  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Project personnel expenses
    83,830       87,157       96,694       104,682  
Reimbursable expenses
    4,494       4,531       4,825       5,701  
                                 
Total project personnel expenses and reimbursable expenses
    88,324       91,688       101,519       110,383  
Selling and marketing expenses
    7,608       8,141       8,664       8,700  
General and administrative expenses
    29,504       31,441       29,223       30,449  
Restructuring and other related (benefits) charges
    (112 )     (57 )     (35 )     236  
Amortization of intangible assets
    542       523       487       486  
                                 
Total operating expenses
    125,866       131,736       139,858       150,254  
                                 
(Loss) income from operations
    (77 )     1,389       6,557       10,406  
Interest and other income, net
    1,303       1,216       1,596       1,785  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    1,226       2,605       8,153       12,191  
Provision for income taxes
    451       1,758       3,732       3,018  
                                 
Net income
  $ 775     $ 847     $ 4,421     $ 9,173  
                                 
Basic income per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.04     $ 0.07  
                                 
Diluted income per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.03     $ 0.07  
                                 
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.04     $ 0.07  
                                 
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.03     $ 0.07  
                                 
Weighted average common shares
    123,301       123,423       124,875       125,025  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
    3,593       4,153       3,439       3,658  
                                 
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    126,894       127,576       128,314       128,683  
                                 
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
    June 30,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2006     2006     2006     2006  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
    (Unaudited)  
 
Revenues:
                               
Service revenues
  $ 87,094     $ 98,003     $ 106,924     $ 113,561  
Reimbursable expenses
    2,969       3,378       4,193       5,521  
                                 
Total gross revenues
    90,063       101,381       111,117       119,082  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Project personnel expenses
    57,942       66,232       72,811       73,228  
Reimbursable expenses
    2,969       3,378       4,193       5,521  
                                 
Total project personnel expenses and reimbursable expenses
    60,911       69,610       77,004       78,749  
Selling and marketing expenses
    6,833       4,589       5,670       6,933  
General and administrative expenses
    23,314       24,244       29,993       31,471  
Restructuring and other related charges
    814       334       187       577  
Amortization of intangible assets
    1,037       844       842       841  
                                 
Total operating expenses
    92,909       99,621       113,696       118,571  
                                 
(Loss) income from operations
    (2,846 )     1,760       (2,579 )     511  
Interest and other income, net
    1,380       2,160       1,180       1,447  
                                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    (1,466 )     3,920       (1,399 )     1,958  
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes
    (238 )     3,742       (2,134 )     3,062  
                                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before discontinued
                               
operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
    (1,228 )     178       735       (1,104 )
Loss from discontinued operations
    (368 )     (65 )            
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (net of tax provision of $342)
          4,834              
(Loss) income before cumulative effect of accounting change
    (1,596 )     4,947       735       (1,104 )
                                 
Cumulative effect of accounting change
    154                    
                                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,442 )   $ 4,947     $ 735     $ (1,104 )
                                 
Basic (loss) income per share from continuing operations
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )
                                 
Diluted (loss) income per share from continuing operations
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )
                                 
Basic net (loss) income per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.04     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )
                                 
Diluted net (loss) income per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.04     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )
                                 
Weighted average common shares
    124,173       124,373       123,051       123,190  
Weighted average dilutive common share equivalents
          2,725       3,074        
                                 
Weighted average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents
    124,173       127,098       126,125       123,190  
                                 

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    Balance at
                      Balance at
 
    Beginning of
    Charge (Benefit)
                End of
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  Year     to Expense     Recoveries     Write-Offs     Year  
                (In thousands)              
 
December 31, 2005
  $ 1,896     $ 726     $ (1,509 )   $ (226 )   $ 887  
December 31, 2006
  $ 887     $ 1,946     $ (170 )   $ (90 )   $ 2,573  
December 31, 2007
  $ 2,573     $     $ (1,426 )   $ (191 )   $ 956  


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Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
None.
 
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and procedures
 
Management has conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)) as of December 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2007 were effective.
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
 
  •  pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company;
 
  •  provide reasonable assurance that the transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
 
  •  provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the CEO and CFO, an evaluation was performed, as of December 31, 2007, of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The evaluation was based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our assessment under those criteria, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
 
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
 
Remediation of Prior Material Weakness
 
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Chief Administrative Officer direct responsibility for the oversight of the Company’s shared services activities which were transitioned to India in 2006. In addition to filling key open finance positions, the Company believes that its control environment was significantly improved by the additional year of training and experience obtained by existing finance personnel. As a result, management obtained sufficient evidence of the operating effectiveness of such personnel and its control environment during the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Accordingly, management concluded that its previously reported material weakness, that the Company did not maintain an effective control environment as we did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States commensurate with our financial reporting requirements has been remediated.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company filled open positions, including a Director of Finance for India and an India Controller, and also completed a series of on-going training throughout the year as well as ensured personnel had achieved adequate experience, and as such these changes have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART III
 
Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
Executive Officers
 
Below are the name, age and principal occupations for the last five years of each executive officer of Sapient, as of February 29, 2008. All such persons have been elected to serve until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
 
             
Preston B. Bradford, Chief Operations and
Administrative Officer
    51     Mr. Bradford joined Sapient in September 1994. Mr. Bradford was appointed as Senior Vice President in April 2000 and Executive Vice President in February 2004. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Bradford held various positions with Sprint Corporation, a telecommunications company, from July 1980 to August 1994.
Alan J. Herrick, President and Chief Executive Officer
    42     Mr. Herrick joined Sapient in March 1995. Mr. Herrick was appointed as Vice President in December 1996, Executive Vice President in June 2002 and President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2006.
Christian Oversohl, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe
    40     Mr. Oversohl joined Sapient in April 2000, following Sapient’s merger with the company he founded, The Launch Group. Mr. Oversohl serves as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient’s European Operations. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Oversohl was a manager at A.T. Kearney and also worked with Dicke & Wicharz Management Consulting, BMW, Henkel-Kosmetik, and Dresdner Bank.
Jane E. Owens, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
    54     Ms. Owens joined Sapient in September 2000 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining Sapient, Ms. Owens served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Dial Corporation, a consumer products company, from May 1997 to September 2000.
Stephen P. Sarno, Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
    40     Mr. Sarno joined Sapient in October 2005 as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Sarno served as a Director of Finance with BearingPoint from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Sarno was formerly a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    55     Mr. Tibbetts joined Sapient in October 2006 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Tibbetts was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Novell, Inc. and also held a variety of senior financial management positions at Charles River Ventures, Lightbridge, Inc., and SeaChange International, Inc. Mr. Tibbetts also was formerly a partner with Price Waterhouse LLP.
Alan M. Wexler, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, North America
    44     Mr. Wexler joined Sapient in April 1998 and serves as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient’s North American Operations. Since joining Sapient in 1998, Mr. Wexler has held a number of key management positions, including Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient’s Technology and Communications Group. He launched Sapient’s Global Wireless Group, and led Sapient’s Media, Entertainment, and Communication Group in New York. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Wexler founded and operated a management and technology-consulting firm.


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Directors
 
Below are the name, age and principal occupations for the last five years of each Director of Sapient, as of February 29, 2008. All such persons have been elected to serve until our 2008 Annual Meeting, until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
 
         
James M. Benson
  61   Mr. Benson currently is the Chief Executive Officer of Clark Benson LLC (“Clark Benson”), a position he has held since January 2006, and a principal of its parent company, Clark Wamberg, LLC, a position he has held since the company’s formation in February 2007. Mr. Benson served as a director of Clark, Inc., the former parent company of Clark Benson, from January 2006 until March 12, 2007.
        Prior to joining Clark Benson, Mr. Benson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a division of Manulife Financial, from 2002 to 2006. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Benson served as President of MetLife’s Individual Business enterprise, as well as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of two separate MetLife affiliates: New England Financial, and GenAmerica Financial Corporation.
Hermann Buerger
  63   Mr. Buerger has been a Director and Audit Committee chair since June 2006. Mr. Buerger was employed by Commerzbank AG from 1972 through 2004, holding a variety of senior executive positions, focusing on commercial lending for multinational businesses.
        Mr. Buerger retired from Commerzbank AG as Chief Executive Officer and regional board member for the Americas. Mr. Buerger currently is a director and chairman of the audit committee of EMS Technologies.
Jeffrey M. Cunningham
  55   Mr. Cunningham has been a Director since September 2004 and has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 2006. He is Chairman and CEO of Newsmarkets LLC, parent company of Directorship Magazine. From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Cunningham was CEO of New England Ventures, an investor in media and technology. From 2000 until 2002, Mr. Cunningham was Managing Partner of Schroders, the UK Venture company. From 1998 through 2000, Mr. Cunningham held positions as Chairman of Bankrate.com and was President of the internet incubator, CMGI. From 1980 until 1998, Mr. Cunningham was publisher of Forbes Magazine.
        Mr. Cunningham currently serves as a director and Governance Committee chair of Countrywide Financial, a Fortune 100 company, and a director of TheStreet.com. Mr. Cunningham’s previous public board service includes Switzerland’s Schindler Holdings, Data General, Genuity, Equivest, Pagenet and Bankrate.com.
Darius W. Gaskins, Jr. 
  68   Mr. Gaskins has been a Director since September 1995. He is a founding partner of Norbridge, Inc., formerly Carlisle, Fagan, Gaskins & Wise, Inc., a management consulting firm.
Alan J. Herrick
  42   Mr. Herrick has served as a Director and Sapient’s President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2006. Prior to his current position, Mr. Herrick served as Executive Vice President in charge of Sapient North America and Europe. Mr. Herrick joined Sapient in 1995. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Herrick held management positions at PSE&G, Prudential, Home Holdings (a division of Zurich Insurance) and several other financial services institutions.
Gary S. McKissock
  64   Lt. Gen. McKissock has been a Director since March 2003 and currently serves as Compensation Committee chair. Since his retirement from the United States Marine Corps in November 2002, Mr. McKissock has formed a consulting firm which focuses on supply chain management and has served as an advisor to the United States Department of Defense regarding logistics and supply chain management issues. From September 1999 to November 2002, Mr. McKissock was Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics at the United States Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington D.C. From September 1998 to September 1999. He was commander of the Marine Corps Materiel Command. From May 1997 to September 1998, Mr. McKissock was commander of the Marine Corps Logistic Bases.


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J. Stuart Moore
  45   Mr. Moore co-founded Sapient Corporation in 1991 and served as the Company’s Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer from the Company’s inception until June 1, 2006, at which point Mr. Moore stepped down as Co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Moore continued to serve as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors until he elected to step down on October 16, 2006 to allow for an independent chairman. Mr. Moore continues to serve as a Board member.
Bruce D. Parker
  60   Mr. Parker has been a Director since September 1995. He served as Executive Vice President of Sapient from December 1999 until his retirement in July 2002. Mr. Parker has served as the Chairman, CEO and President of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Express Cargo Airline, since December 2006. He also serves as President of the IT Management Group LLC, a consulting company he founded after retiring from Sapient in 2002. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Parker served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at United Airlines, Inc. from December 1997 until December 1999. From September 1994 to December 1997, Mr. Parker was Senior Vice President - Management Information Systems and Chief Information Officer at Ryder System Inc., a transportation company.
 
Certain other information required by this Item regarding our officers, Directors, and corporate governance is incorporated herein by reference to the information appearing under the headings “Information About Our Directors” and “Information About Ownership of Our Common Stock” in our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31, 2007 (the “2008 Proxy Statement”).
 
Item 11.   Executive Compensation
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information appearing under the headings “Information About Our Directors,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.
 
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The information required by this Item with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference to the information appearing under the heading “Information About Ownership of Our Common Stock” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.
 
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the information appearing under the headings “Information About Our Directors” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.
 
Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the information appearing under the heading “Statement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Services” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

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PART IV
 
Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
15(a) (1) Financial Statements
 
The Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of this report are listed and indexed on page 47. Schedules other than those listed in the index have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information has been included elsewhere in this report.
 
15(a) (2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules
 
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves are included in this report.
 
15(a) (3) Exhibits
 
The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits. The Company has identified in the Exhibit Index each management contract and compensation plan filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K in response to Item 15(a)(3) of Form 10-K.


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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.
 
SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
  By: 
/s/  Alan J. Herrick
Alan J. Herrick
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Dated: February 28, 2008
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the following capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
Principal Executive Officer:        
         
/s/  ALAN J. HERRICK

Alan J. Herrick
  President and Chief Executive Officer   February 28, 2008
         
Principal Financial Officer:        
         
/s/  JOSEPH S. TIBBETTS, JR.

Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr.
  Chief Financial Officer   February 28, 2008
         
Principal Accounting Officer:        
         
/s/  STEPHEN P. SARNO

Stephen P. Sarno
  Chief Accounting Officer   February 28, 2008
         
Directors:        
         
/s/  JEFFREY M. CUNNINGHAM

Jeffrey M. Cunningham
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  HERMANN BUERGER

Hermann Buerger
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  JAMES M. BENSON

James M. Benson
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  DARIUS W. GASKINS, JR.

Darius W. Gaskins, Jr.
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  ALAN J. HERRICK

Alan J. Herrick
      February 28, 2008


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Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  GARY S. MCKISSOCK

Gary S. McKissock
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  J. STUART MOORE

J. Stuart Moore
      February 28, 2008
         
/s/  BRUCE D. PARKER

Bruce D. Parker
      February 28, 2008


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
       
Number
     
Description
 
3.1
    Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1)
3.2
    Amended and Restated Bylaws(1)
4.1
    Specimen Certificate for Shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company(2)
10.1†
    1996 Equity Stock Incentive Plan(2)
10.2†
    1996 Director Stock Option Plan(2)
10.3†
    1998 Stock Incentive Plan(3)
10.4†
    Amendment to 1998 Stock Incentive Plan(4)
10.5†
    2001 Stock Option Plan(5)
10.6†
    Sapient Corporation Winning Performance Plan(6)
10.7†
    2007 Global Performance Bonus Plan(7)
10.8†
    Director Compensation Matters(8)
10.9†
    J. Stuart Moore Separation Agreement(8)
10.10†
    Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr. Offer Letter(8)
10.11†
    Alan M. Wexler Severance Agreement(8)
10.12†
    Sheeroy D. Desai Transition Agreement(7)
10.13†
    Sheeroy D. Desai Recruiting Agreement(7)
10.14†
    Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr. Restricted Stock Units Agreement(7)
10.15†
    Alan J. Herrick Employment Agreement(9)
10.16†
    Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Initial Grant to re-elected Board members(9)
10.17†
    Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Initial Grant to newly appointed Board members(9)
10.18†
    Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Employees(9)
10.19†*
    Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement with Jerry A. Greenberg
21*
    List of Subsidiaries
23*
    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
31.1*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
Exhibits filed herewith.
 
†  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-12671).
 
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(5) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (File No. 000-28074).
 
(6) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(7) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(8) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 000-28074).
 
(9) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 (File No. 000-28074).


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EX-10.19 2 b68147scexv10w19.htm EX-10.19 AMENDED AND RESTATED CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH JERRY A. GREENBERG exv10w19
 

EXHIBIT 10.19
AMENDED AND RESTATED CONSULTING AGREEMENT
     AMENDED AND RESTATED CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 8, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), between Sapient Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sapient” or the “Company”), and Jerry A. Greenberg (“Greenberg”).
     WHEREAS, Greenberg co-founded Sapient and served as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of the Board of Sapient from its inception until October 16, 2006 (the “Resignation Date”) and contributed enormously to the success of Sapient since its inception;
     WHEREAS, since the Resignation Date, Greenberg has provided consulting services to Sapient, from time to time, under the Consulting Agreement between Sapient and Greenberg dated as of the Resignation Date (the “Initial Consulting Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, Greenberg has provided valuable insight and input to the Company pursuant to the Initial Consulting Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, Sapient desires that Greenberg continue as a consultant to Sapient with respect to providing the Company certain strategic advice and believes that his provision of such consulting services is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; and
     WHEREAS, Greenberg believes in the Company’s market positioning and long-term growth potential, and desires to provide such consulting services;
     NOW THEREFORE, in order to effect the foregoing, the parties hereto are entering into this Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below. Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
          1.      General. Sapient hereby agrees to engage Greenberg as a consultant to Sapient, and Greenberg hereby agrees to perform consulting services for Sapient on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
          2.      Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, unless otherwise terminated by either party pursuant to Section 9 (the “Term”).
          3.      Duties; Responsibility. From time to time during the Term, Greenberg shall render consulting services hereunder with respect to providing strategic advice to the Company (the “Services”). The Services shall be performed, as may be reasonably requested by Sapient and taking into account Greenberg’s other business and personal commitments, at times mutually determined by Sapient and Greenberg. The Services may include, but are not limited to, advising Sapient in respect of strategic planning and market positioning, among other matters. The Services shall be performed only at the request of, and under the direction of, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Greenberg shall be responsible solely to him for delivering the Services.
          4.      Place of Performance; Executive Assistant; Independent Contractor Status. Greenberg shall perform the Services at such locations as are reasonably acceptable to both him and Sapient. Greenberg shall be entitled to utilize the service, as may be reasonably requested by Greenberg and on an “as available basis,” of his former executive assistant or, if such executive assistant leaves the

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employ of Sapient or is terminated, a replacement executive assistant having comparable qualifications. Greenberg shall not be an employee of Sapient but shall be an independent contractor.
          5.      Compensation.
                   (a)      Annual Retainer; Responsibility for Taxes. During the Term, Sapient shall pay to Greenberg, as compensation for the Services, a consulting fee of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD $200,000) per year (the “Annual Retainer”), payable in equal monthly installments on the monthly anniversary of the Effective Date. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the Annual Retainer shall be prorated through the date of such termination. As an independent contractor, Greenberg shall be responsible for payment of all taxes for remuneration received under this Agreement, including Federal and State income tax, Social Security tax, Unemployment Insurance tax, and any other taxes or business license fees as required.
                   (b)      Business Expenses. Sapient shall reimburse Greenberg at actual cost for all business expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with his performance of the Services..
                   (c)      Group Medical Benefits. Greenberg shall be entitled to continue any existing group medical benefits he may have elected under Section 5(c) of the Initial Consulting Agreement, subject to the terms thereof.
          6.      Confidential Information/Documents.
                   (a)      Greenberg agrees that any material nonpublic information concerning the business and affairs of Sapient (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated by Greenberg in full confidence and shall not be revealed to any other individual, partnership, company or other organization except: (i) to those third parties who have independently been granted lawful possession of such Confidential Information by the Company (through no wrongdoing on the part of such third party or any agent of Sapient); (ii) to those legal, financial and tax advisers to Greenberg who have a “need to know” such Confidential Information in the performance of their duties to Greenberg, provided that such advisers hold such Confidential Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement; or (iii) as may be required by law, as directed by any regulatory authority or by order of any court. Prior to disclosing any Confidential Information to a court or other governmental authority, Greenberg shall notify Sapient so that Sapient may protect any rights it may have, including by seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy or relief.
                   (b)      Greenberg shall comply with the policies and procedures of Sapient for protecting Confidential Information, including but not limited policies and procedures therefor stated in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy (General), and shall not use any Confidential Information for his own benefit or gain. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that Greenberg’s entry into this Agreement shall not cause him to become subject to the Sapient Trading “Blackout” Policy.
                   (c)      All documents, records, tapes and other media of every kind and description relating to the business, present or otherwise, of Sapient and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof, which Greenberg possesses or controls during any portion of the Term in connection with the Services (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by Greenberg, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Sapient. Greenberg shall safeguard all Documents and shall surrender to Sapient at the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or at such earlier time or times as the Chief Executive Officer or his designee may specify, all Documents then in Greenberg’s possession or control. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that personal files and documents unrelated to the business of

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Sapient are not Documents, even if such files and documents may have been transmitted via the e-mail address provided to Greenberg as an independent contractor to the Company.
                   (d)      The provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement shall continue to apply after the Term of this Agreement (regardless of the reason for the Term’s expiration or termination).
          7.      Restrictive Covenants. Greenberg shall not, during the Term, without the prior written approval of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, directly or indirectly become an officer, employee, agent, partner or director of, or serve as a consultant for any other business that competes with Sapient and shall not undertake any planning for any business competitive with Sapient.
          8.      Successors; Binding Agreement.
                   (a)      This Agreement shall be binding on Sapient’s successors, and Sapient shall require any successor to all or substantially all of the business or assets of Sapient to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Sapient would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Except pursuant to the foregoing sentence, neither Greenberg nor Sapient shall be permitted to assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.
                   (b)      This Agreement and all rights of Greenberg hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Greenberg’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. This Agreement is personal to and may not be assigned by Greenberg.
          9.      Termination. Greenberg’s engagement as a consultant hereunder and the Term may be terminated by either Sapient or Greenberg at any time upon at least 30 days’ written notice to the other party hereto. The Term shall terminate automatically on the death or Disability of Greenberg. “Disability” shall mean an illness, injury or other incapacitating condition as a result of which, in the Company’s sole determination, Greenberg is unable to perform the Services required to be performed during the Term for a continuous period of forty-five (45) days. The Company shall reimburse Greenberg for expenses that are reimbursable hereunder, within thirty (30) days after such termination date.
          10.     Modification; Waiver; Discharge. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the parties hereto. No waiver by a party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
          11.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
          12.     Headings. The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
          13.     Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement and any disputes between the parties relating to this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

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          14.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter, including, without limitation, the Initial Consulting Agreement, except for the following obligations thereunder, which shall survive the termination of the Initial Consulting Agreement: :(a) Greenberg’s obligations with respect to Confidential Information thereunder; and (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to any consulting fees or expenses due thereunder that remain unpaid on the Effective Date of this Agreement.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and year first above written.
         
  SAPIENT CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Alan J. Herrick    
    Alan J. Herrick   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
     
  /s/ Jerry A. Greenberg    
  Jerry A. Greenberg   
     
 

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EX-21 3 b68147scexv21.htm EX-21 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES exv21
 

EXHIBIT 21
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Sapient Australia Pty. Ltd. (Australian company, wholly-owned)
Sapient Canada Inc. (Ontario corporation, wholly-owned)
Sapient Corporation Private Limited (India company, wholly-owned)
Sapient GmbH (German company, wholly-owned)
Sapient Government Services, Inc. (Delaware corporation, wholly-owned)
Sapient Limited (UK limited liability company, wholly-owned)
Sapient Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands company, wholly-owned)
Sapient Sweden AB (Sweden company, wholly-owned)
Sapient Securities Corporation (Massachusetts corporation, wholly-owned)
Sapient Switzerland AG (Swedish company, wholly-owned)

EX-23 4 b68147scexv23.htm EX-23 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP exv23
 

Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-90946, 333-07561, 333-07565, 333-44998, 333-53769, 333-64830, 333-64838, 333-77031 and 333-125384) of Sapient Corporation of our report dated February 29, 2008 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 29, 2008

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EXHIBIT 31.1
I, Alan J. Herrick, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sapient Corporation;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
 
       
SIGNATURE
  TITLE   DATE
 
       
 
       
/s/ Alan J. Herrick
  Chief Executive Officer   February 28, 2008
  Alan J. Herrick
  (Principal Executive Officer)     

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2
I, Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr., certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sapient Corporation;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
         
 
         
SIGNATURE
  TITLE   DATE
 
       
 
         
/s/ Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr.
  Chief Financial Officer   February 28, 2008
  Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr.
  (Principal Financial Officer)    
 
       

 

EX-32.1 7 b68147scexv32w1.htm EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE C.E.O. exv32w1
 

EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Sapient Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Alan J. Herrick, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.
         
     
  /s/ ALAN J. HERRICK    
  ALAN J. HERRICK   
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER   
 
Dated: February 28, 2008
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Sapient Corporation and will be retained by Sapient Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Sapient Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr., the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.
         
     
  /s/ JOSEPH S. TIBBETTS, JR.    
  JOSEPH S. TIBBETTS, JR.   
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER   
 
Dated: February 28, 2008
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Sapient Corporation and will be retained by Sapient Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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