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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;10, 2001</FONT>
  
  <P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</FONT>
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SAPIENT CORPORATION</B><BR>
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT>
  
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          <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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  Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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  (I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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          <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>02142</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
  (Full Title of the Plan)</FONT>
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Jerry A. Greenberg<BR>
  J. Stuart Moore<BR>
  Co-Chief Executive Officers<BR>
  Sapient Corporation<BR>
  One Memorial Drive<BR>
  Cambridge, MA 02142</B><BR>
  (Name and Address of Agent For Service)<BR>
  <B>(617)&nbsp;621-0200</B><BR>
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT>
  
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          <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Offering Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Share</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Price</B></FONT></TD>
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          <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01
  par value per share</FONT></TD>
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          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">960,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.415</FONT></TD>
          <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,078,400</FONT></TD>
          <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,020</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
  July&nbsp;6, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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  STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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  STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</FONT>
  
  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 incorporates by reference the
  contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-05155) filed
  by the Registrant on June&nbsp;4, 1996, relating to the Registrant&#146;s 1996 Employee
  Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT>
  
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>
  
  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on this 10th day of July, 2001.</FONT>
  
  
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          <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">SAPIENT CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ Jerry A. Greenberg</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">Jerry A. Greenberg<BR>
  Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Sapient Corporation, hereby
  severally constitute and appoint Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore
  and Jane E. Owens, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power
  to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
  capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed
  herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement,
  and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our
  capacities as officers and directors to enable Sapient Corporation to comply
  with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all
  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
  confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
  of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.</FONT>
  
  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.</FONT>
  
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jerry A. Greenberg<BR>Jerry A. Greenberg</FONT></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Co-Chairman and
  Co-Chief Executive
  Officer (principal
  executive officer)</FONT>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Stuart Moore<br>J. Stuart Moore</FONT></TD>
          <TD></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Co-Chairman and
  Co-Chief Executive
  Officer (principal
  executive officer)</FONT>
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          <TD></TD>
          <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Edward G. Goldfinger<br>Edward G. Goldfinger</FONT></TD>
          <TD></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Chief Financial
  Officer and
  Treasurer
  (principal
  financial and
  accounting officer)</FONT>
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          <TD></TD>
          <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ R. Stephen Cheheyl<br>R. Stephen Cheheyl</FONT></TD>
          <TD></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
  </TD>
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          <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Darius W. Gaskins<br>Darius W. Gaskins, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bruce D. Parker<br>Bruce D. Parker</FONT></TD>
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  <FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Carl S. Sloane<br>Carl S. Sloane</FONT></TD>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jurgen Weber<br>Jurgen Weber</FONT></TD>
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  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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  Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
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  Second Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated
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  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
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  Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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  Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP
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  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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  Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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  Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this
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text: s-8
  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2001
  Registration No. 333-_____
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  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.)
  One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
  02142
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Jerry A. Greenberg
  J. Stuart Moore
  Co-Chief Executive Officers
  Sapient Corporation
  One Memorial Drive
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  (Name and Address of Agent For Service)
  (617) 621-0200
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed Maximum
  Proposed Maximum
  Title of Securities
  Amount to be
  Offering Price Per
  Aggregate Offering
  Amount of
  to be Registered
  Registered
  Share
  Price
  Registration Fee
  Common Stock, $0.01
  par value per share
  960,000 shares
  $
  8.415
  (1)
  $
  8,078,400
  (1)
  $
  2,020
  (1)
  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
  July 6, 2001.
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
  SIGNATURES
  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  EX-5.1 OPINION AND CONSENT OF HALE AND DORR LLP
  EX-23.2 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
  EX-23.3 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
  Table of Contents
  STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
  This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the
  contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-05155) filed
  by the Registrant on June 4, 1996, relating to the Registrant's 1996 Employee
  Stock Purchase Plan.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on this 10th day of July, 2001.
  SAPIENT CORPORATION
  By: /s/ Jerry A. Greenberg
  Jerry A. Greenberg
  Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
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  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  We, the undersigned officers and directors of Sapient Corporation, hereby
  severally constitute and appoint Jerry A. Greenberg, J. Stuart Moore
  and Jane E. Owens, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power
  to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
  capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed
  herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement,
  and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our
  capacities as officers and directors to enable Sapient Corporation to comply
  with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all
  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
  confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
  of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Jerry A. Greenberg
  Jerry A. Greenberg
  Co-Chairman and
  Co-Chief Executive
  Officer (principal
  executive officer)
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ J. Stuart Moore
  J. Stuart Moore
  Co-Chairman and
  Co-Chief Executive
  Officer (principal
  executive officer)
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ Edward G. Goldfinger
  Edward G. Goldfinger
  Chief Financial
  Officer and
  Treasurer
  (principal
  financial and
  accounting officer)
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ R. Stephen Cheheyl
  R. Stephen Cheheyl
  Director
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ Darius W. Gaskins
  Darius W. Gaskins, Jr.
  Director
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ Bruce D. Parker
  Bruce D. Parker
  Director
  July 10, 2001
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  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Carl S. Sloane
  Carl S. Sloane
  Director
  July 10, 2001
  /s/ Jurgen Weber
  Jurgen Weber
  Director
  July 10, 2001
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  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Number
  Description
  4.1(1)
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
  4.2(2)
  Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation
  4.2(3)
  Second Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated
  Certificate of Incorporation
  4.4(1)
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant
  5.1
  Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant
  23.1
  Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP
  (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.2
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  23.3
  Consent of KPMG LLP
  24.1
  Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this
  registration statement)
  (1)
  Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an
  Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
  333-1586) and incorporated herein by reference.
  (2)
  Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an
  Exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 000-28074) and incorporated herein by
  reference.
  (3)
  Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an
  Exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 28074) and incorporated herein by
  reference.