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FORM 10-K
PERFICIENT INC - PRFT

Filed: March 04, 2010 (period: December 31, 2009)

Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year

    
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 001-15169

PERFICIENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization)

 No. 74-2853258
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

520 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 400
Saint Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address of principal executive offices)

(314) 529-3600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value

Name of each exchange on which registered:
The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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
�   No���

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes �
No���

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 ���    No���

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  �   No �

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) 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.   �

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer � Accelerated filer �
Non-accelerated filer � Smaller reporting company �

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes � No �

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Company was approximately $195.5 million based on the
last reported sale price of the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30, 2009.

As of February 26, 2010, there were 30,155,617 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

Portions of the definitive proxy statement in connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2010, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Business.
Risk Factors.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
Properties.
Legal Proceedings.
Reserved.

PART I

PART II

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
Selected Financial Data.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
Controls and Procedures.
Other Information.

PART III

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Executive Compensation.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

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Item 1. Business.

Overview

PART I

We  are  an  information  technology  consulting  firm  serving  Forbes  Global  2000  (“Global  2000”)  and  other  large  enterprise
companies  with  a  primary  focus  on  the  United  States.  We  help  our  clients  gain  competitive  advantage  by  using  Internet-based
technologies  to  make  their  businesses  more  responsive  to  market  opportunities  and  threats,  strengthen  relationships  with  their
customers,  suppliers  and  partners,  improve  productivity,  and  reduce  information  technology  costs.  We  design,  build  and  deliver
business-driven  technology  solutions  using  third  party  software  products.  Our  solutions  include  custom  applications,  portals  and
collaboration, eCommerce, online customer management, enterprise content management, business intelligence, business integration,
mobile  technology,  technology  platform  implementations,  and  service  oriented  architectures.  Our  solutions  enable  our  clients  to
operate  a  real-time  enterprise  that  dynamically  adapts  business  processes  and  the  systems  that  support  them  to  meet  the  changing
demands of an increasingly global, Internet-driven and competitive marketplace.

Through our experience in developing and delivering business-driven technology solutions for a large number of Global 2000
clients, we have acquired domain expertise that we believe differentiates our firm. We use expert project teams that we believe deliver
high-value, measurable results by working collaboratively with clients and their partners through a user-centered, technology-based
and business-driven solutions methodology. We believe this approach enhances return-on-investment for our clients by significantly
reducing the time and risk associated with designing and implementing technology solutions.

Our goal is to continue to build one of the leading independent information technology consulting firms in North America by
expanding  our  relationships  with  existing  and  new  clients  and  through  the  resumption  of  our  disciplined  acquisition  strategy.  We
believe  that  information  technology  consulting  is  a  fragmented  industry  and  that  there  are  a  substantial  number  of  privately  held
information technology consulting firms in our target markets that, if acquired, can be strategically beneficial and accretive to earnings
over time. We have a track record of identifying, executing and integrating acquisitions that add strategic value to our business.  From
April  2004  through  November  2007,  we  acquired  and  integrated  12  information  technology  consulting  firms.  Given  the  economic
conditions during 2008 and 2009, we suspended acquisition activity, pending improved visibility into the health of the economy.

We serve our customers from locations in 17 markets throughout North America. In addition, as of December 31, 2009, we
had 423 colleagues (defined as billable employees and subcontractors) who are part of “national” business units and travel extensively
to serve clients throughout North America and Europe. Our future growth plan includes expanding our business both organically and
through acquisitions, with a primary focus on the United States. We also intend to further leverage our existing offshore capabilities to
support our future growth and provide our clients flexible options for project delivery.  In 2009, 96% of our revenues were derived
from clients in the United States while 4% of our revenues were derived from clients in Canada and Europe.  In 2008 and 2007, 97%
and 99%, respectively, of our revenues were derived from clients in the United States while 3% and 1%, respectively, of our revenues
were derived from clients in Canada and Europe. Over 97% and 98% of our total assets were located in the United States in 2009 and
2008, respectively, with the remainder located in Canada, China, and India.

We place strong emphasis on building lasting relationships with clients. Over the past three years ending December 31, 2009,
an  average  of  86%  of  revenues  were  derived  from  clients  who  continued  to  utilize  our  services  from  the  prior  year,  excluding  any
revenues  from  acquisitions  completed  in  that  year.  We  have  also  built  meaningful  relationships  with  software  providers  whose
products we use to design and implement solutions for our clients. These relationships enable us to reduce our cost of sales and sales
cycle times and increase success rates through leveraging our partners' marketing efforts and endorsements.

 Industry Background

A  number  of  factors  are  shaping  the  information  technology  industry  and,  in  particular,  the  market  for  our  information

technology consulting services:

United States Economy. In 2008 and 2009, the United States economy experienced a slowdown in growth.  It is clear that the
slowdown had an effect on the information technology consulting industry in general and on demand for our services in particular in
2009.  We are expecting a return to organic growth in 2010. According to the most recent forecast from independent market research
firm Forrester Research, the United States information technology market will grow by 6.6% in 2010, with computer equipment and
software leading the way, and information technology consulting services following.  We have provided services revenue guidance for
2010  of  $190  million  to  $210  million  which  would  represent  an  increase  from  2009  services  revenue,  including  reimbursable
expenses, of 9% to 20%.

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Need  to  Rationalize  Complex,  Heterogeneous  Enterprise  Technology  Environments .  Over  the  past  two  decades,  the
information systems of many Global 2000 and large enterprise companies have evolved from traditional mainframe-based systems to
include  distributed  computing  environments.  This  evolution  has  been  driven  by  the  benefits  offered  by  distributed  computing,
including  lower  incremental  technology  costs,  faster  application  development  and  deployment,  increased  flexibility,  and  improved
access  to  business  information.  Organizations  have  also  widely  installed  enterprise  resource  planning  (ERP),  supply  chain
management (SCM), and customer relationship management (CRM) applications in order to streamline internal processes and enable
communication and collaboration.

As  a  result  of  investment  in  these  different  technologies,  organizations  now  have  complex  enterprise  technology
environments with, in some cases, incompatible technologies and high costs of integration. These increases in complexity, cost and
risk, combined with the business and technology transformation caused by the commercialization of the Internet, have created demand
for  information  technology  consultants  with  experience  in  enabling  the  integration  of  disparate  platforms  and  leveraging
Internet-based technologies to support business and technology goals.

Increased Competitive Pressures . The marketplace continues to become increasingly global, Internet-driven and competitive.
To gain and maintain a competitive advantage in this environment, Global 2000 and large enterprise companies seek real-time access
to  critical  business  applications  and  information  that  enables  quality  business  decisions  based  on  the  latest  possible  information,
flexible business processes and systems that respond quickly to market opportunities, improved quality and lower cost customer care
through  online  customer  self-service  and  provisioning,  reduced  supply  chain  costs  and  improved  logistics  through  processes  and
systems integrated online to suppliers, partners and distributors, and increased employee productivity through better information flow
and collaboration.

Enabling  these  business  goals  requires  integrating,  automating  and  extending  business  processes,  technology  infrastructure
and software applications end-to-end within an organization and with key partners, suppliers and customers. This requires the ability
not  only  to  integrate  the  disparate  information  resource  types,  databases,  legacy  mainframe  applications,  packaged  application
software, custom applications, trading partners, people, and Web services, but also to manage the business processes that govern the
interactions between these resources so that organizations can engage in real-time business.

These factors continue to drive spending on software and related consulting services in the areas of application integration,
middleware  and  portals  (AIMP),  as  these  segments  play  critical  roles  in  the  integration  between  new  and  existing  systems  and  the
extension  of  those  systems  to  customers,  suppliers  and  partners  via  the  Internet.  Companies  are  expected  to  continue  to  spend  on
integration  broker  suites,  enterprise  portal  services,  application  platform  suites,  and  message-oriented  middleware.  As  companies
continue to spend on software and related consulting services, their spending on services will also continue, often by a multiplier of
each dollar spent on software.

Quarterly Fluctuations. Our quarterly operating results are subject to seasonal fluctuations. The fourth quarter is impacted by
fewer billable days as a result of professional staff vacation and holidays. Our results will also fluctuate, in part, based on whether we
succeed in counterbalancing periodic declines in services revenues when a project or engagement is completed or canceled by entering
into arrangements to provide additional services to the same or other clients. Software sales are seasonal as well, with generally higher
software demand during the fourth quarter as procurement policies of our clients may result in higher technology spending towards the
end of budget cycles. These and other seasonal factors may contribute to fluctuations in our operating results from quarter-to-quarter.

Competitive Strengths

    We believe our competitive strengths include:

•  Domain Expertise. We have acquired significant domain expertise in a core set of technology solutions and software
platforms.  These  solutions  include,  among  others,  custom  applications,  portals  and  collaboration,  eCommerce,
CRM,  enterprise  content  management,  business  intelligence,  business  integration,  mobile  technology  solutions,
technology platform implementations and service oriented architectures, and enterprise service bus. The platforms in
which we have significant domain expertise and on which these solutions are built include IBM WebSphere, Lotus,
Information  Management  and  Rational,  TIBCO  BusinessWorks,  Microsoft.NET,  Oracle,  Cognos  (acquired  by
IBM), and Documentum, among others.

•  Delivery Model and Methodology. We believe our significant domain expertise enables us to provide high-value solutions
through expert project teams that deliver measurable results by working collaboratively with clients through a user-centered,
technology-based and business-driven solutions methodology. Our methodology includes a proven execution process map we
developed, which allows for repeatable, high quality services delivery. The methodology leverages the thought leadership of
our  senior  strategists  and  practitioners  to  support  the  client  project  team  and  focuses  on  transforming  our  clients'  business
processes to provide enhanced customer value and operating efficiency, enabled by web technology. As a result, we believe
we  are  able  to  offer  our  clients  the  dedicated  attention  that  small  firms  usually  provide  and  the  delivery  and  project
management that larger firms usually offer.

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•  Client Relationships. We have built a track record of quality solutions and client satisfaction through the timely, efficient and
successful  completion  of  numerous  projects  for  our  clients. As  a  result,  we  have  established  long-term  relationships  with
many of our clients who continue to engage us for additional projects and serve as references for us. Over the past three years
ending December 31, 2009, an average of 86% of revenues were derived from clients who continued to utilize our services
from the prior year, excluding any revenues from acquisitions completed in that year.

•  Vendor Relationship and Endorsements . We have built meaningful relationships with software providers, whose products we
use to design and implement solutions for our clients. These relationships enable us to reduce our cost of sales and sales cycle
times and increase win rates by leveraging our partners' marketing efforts and endorsements. We also serve as a sales channel
for  our  partners,  helping  them  market  and  sell  their  software  products.  We  are  a  Premier  IBM  business  partner,  a
TeamTIBCO  partner,  a  Microsoft  Gold  Certified  Partner,  a  Certified  Oracle  Partner,  and  an  EMC  Documentum  Select
Services Team Partner.  Our vendors have recognized our relationships with several awards.  Most recently, we were named
IBM's 2009 Information Agenda Partner of the Year. The honor marked the fourth consecutive year that we have received a
major business partner award from IBM.  Also in 2009, we ranked #11 on Healthcare Informatics magazine's 2009 list of the
largest healthcare consulting firms and were selected by the readership of CGT Magazine as one of the Top 10 Consulting
Partners for consumer goods companies in North America.

•  Geographic Focus. We believe we have built one of the leading independent information technology consulting firms in the
United States. We serve our clients from locations in 17 markets throughout North America. In addition, as of December 31,
2009,  we  had  423  colleagues  who  are  part  of  “national”  business  units  and  travel  extensively  to  serve  clients  primarily  in
North  America  and  Europe.  Our  future  growth  plan  includes  expanding  our  business  both  organically  and  through
acquisitions, with a primary focus on the United States.

•  Offshore Capability. We own and operate a CMMI Level 5 certified global development center in Hangzhou, China. This
facility  is  staffed  with  colleagues  who  provide  offshore  custom  application  development,  quality  assurance  and  testing
services. Additionally,  we  have  a  relationship  with  an  offshore  development  facility  in  Bitola,  Macedonia.  Through  these
facilities  we  contract  with  a  team  of  professionals  with  expertise  in  IBM,  TIBCO  and  Microsoft  technologies  and  with
specializations  that  include  application  development,  adapter  and  interface  development,  quality  assurance  and  testing,
monitoring  and  support,  product  development,  platform  migration,  and  portal  development.  In  addition  to  our  offshore
capabilities, we employ a substantial number of foreign nationals in the United States on H1-B visas.  We also maintain a
recruiting facility in Chennai, India, to continue to grow our base of H1-B foreign national colleagues.  As of December 31,
2009, we had 136 colleagues at the Hangzhou, China facility and 198 colleagues with H1-B visas.  We intend to continue to
leverage our existing offshore capabilities to support our growth and provide our clients flexible options for project delivery.

Our Solutions

We help clients gain competitive advantage by using Internet-based technologies to make their businesses more responsive to
market  opportunities  and  threats,  strengthen  relationships  with  customers,  suppliers  and  partners,  improve  productivity,  and  reduce
information technology costs. Our business-driven technology solutions enable these benefits by developing, integrating, automating,
and extending business processes, technology infrastructure and software applications end-to-end within an organization and with key
partners,  suppliers  and  customers.  This  provides  real-time  access  to  critical  business  applications  and  information  and  a  scalable,
reliable, secure, and cost-effective technology infrastructure that enables clients to:

•  give managers and executives the information they need to make quality business decisions and dynamically adapt their

business processes and systems to respond to client demands, market opportunities or business problems;

•  improve  the  quality  and  lower  the  cost  of  customer  acquisition  and  care  through  web-based  customer  self-service  and

provisioning;

•  reduce supply chain costs and improve logistics by flexibly and quickly integrating processes and systems and making

relevant real-time information and applications available online to suppliers, partners and distributors;

•  increase  the  effectiveness  and  value  of  legacy  enterprise  technology  infrastructure  investments  by  enabling  faster

application development and deployment, increased flexibility and lower management costs; and

•  increase employee productivity through better information flow and collaboration capabilities and by automating routine

processes to enable focus on unique problems and opportunities.

Our business-driven technology solutions include the following:

•  Business  Analysis.  We  design,  develop  and  implement  business  strategy  solutions,  technology  roadmaps,  competitor
benchmarks,  and  current-state  assessments.  Our  business  consultants  analyze  existing  initiatives,  infrastructure  and
investments, and counsel our clients on how to leverage technology to achieve maximum return-on-investment and business
impact.

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•  Enterprise portals and collaboration. We design, develop, implement, and integrate secure and scalable enterprise portals for
our clients and their customers, suppliers and partners that include searchable data systems, collaborative systems for process
improvement, transaction processing, unified and extended reporting, and content management and personalization.

•  Business integration. We design, develop and implement business integration solutions that allow our clients to integrate all
of their business processes end-to-end and across the enterprise. Truly innovative companies are extending those processes,
and eliminating functional friction, between the enterprise, core customers, and partners. Our business integration solutions
can  extend  and  extract  core  applications,  reduce  infrastructure  strains  and  cost,  web-enable  legacy  applications,  provide
real-time insight into business metrics, and introduce efficiencies for customers, suppliers and partners.

•  Enterprise content management (ECM). We design, develop and implement ECM solutions that enable the management of
all unstructured information regardless of file type or format. Our ECM solutions can facilitate the creation of new content
and/or  provide  easy  access  and  retrieval  of  existing  digital  assets  from  other  enterprise  tools  such  as  enterprise  resource
planning (ERP), customer relationship management or legacy applications. Our ECM solutions include Enterprise Imaging
and  Document  Management,  Web  Content  Management,  Digital  Asset  Management,  Enterprise  Records  Management,
Compliance and Control, Business Process Management and Collaboration, and Enterprise Search.

•  Customer  relationship  management  (CRM).  We  design,  develop  and  implement  advanced  CRM  solutions  that  facilitate
customer acquisition, service and support, sales, and marketing by understanding our customers' needs through interviews,
requirement gathering sessions and call center analysis, developing an iterative, prototype driven solution, and integrating the
solution to legacy processes and applications.

•  Service oriented architectures (SOA) and enterprise service bus (ESB). We design, develop and implement SOA and ESB
solutions  that  allow  our  clients  to  quickly  adapt  their  business  processes  to  respond  to  new  market  opportunities  or
competitive  threats  by  taking  advantage  of  business  strategies  supported  by  flexible  business  applications  and  IT
infrastructures.

•  Business  intelligence. We  design,  develop  and  implement  business  intelligence  solutions  that  allow  companies  to  interpret
and act upon accurate, timely and integrated information. By classifying, aggregating and correlating data into meaningful
business information, business intelligence solutions help our clients make more informed business decisions. Our business
intelligence  solutions  allow  our  clients  to  transform  data  into  knowledge  for  quick  and  effective  decision  making  and  can
include information strategy, data warehousing, and business analytics and reporting.

•  eCommerce. We  design,  develop  and  implement  secure  and  reliable  eCommerce  infrastructures  that  dynamically  integrate
with  back-end  systems  and  complementary  applications  that  provide  for  transaction  volume  scalability  and  sophisticated
content management.

•  Mobile  technology  solutions.  We  design,  develop  and  implement  mobile  technology  solutions  that  deliver  wireless
capabilities  to  carriers,  Mobile  Virtual  Network  Operators  (MVNO),  Mobile  Virtual  Network  Enablers  (MVNE),  and  the
enterprise.  Our  expertise  with  wireless  technologies  such  as  SIP,  MMS,  WAP,  and  GPRS  is  coupled  with  our  extensive
knowledge  in  mobile  content  delivery.  Our  secure  and  scalable  solutions  can  include  mobile  content  delivery  systems,
wireless value-added services, custom developed applications to pervasive devices, and customer care solutions.

•  Technology platform implementations. We design, develop and implement technology platform implementations that allow
our  clients  to  establish  a  robust,  reliable  Internet-based  infrastructure  for  integrated  business  applications  which  extend
enterprise  technology  assets  to  employees,  customers,  suppliers,  and  partners.  Our  platform  services  include  application
server selection, architecture planning, installation and configuration, clustering for availability, performance assessment and
issue remediation, security services, and technology migrations.

•  Custom  applications.  We  design,  develop,  implement,  and  integrate  custom  application  solutions  that  deliver

enterprise-specific  functionality  to  meet  the  unique  requirements  and  needs  of  our  clients.  Our  substantial  experience  with
platforms  including  J2EE,  .Net  and  Open-source  enables  enterprises  of  all  types  to  leverage  cutting-edge  technologies  to
meet business-driven needs.

We  conceive,  build  and  implement  these  solutions  through  a  comprehensive  set  of  services  including  business  strategy,
user-centered  design,  systems  architecture,  custom  application  development,  technology  integration,  package  implementation,  and
managed services.

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In  addition  to  our  technology  solution  services,  we  offer  education  and  mentoring  services  to  our  clients.  We  operate  an
IBM-certified advanced training facility in the Chicago, Illinois area, where we provide our clients both a customized and established
curriculum of courses and other education services. We also leverage our education practice and training facility to provide continuing
education and professional development opportunities for our colleagues.

Our Solutions Methodology

Our approach to solutions design and delivery is:

•  iterative and results oriented;
•  centered around a flexible and repeatable framework;
•  collaborative  and  customer-centered  in  that  we  work  with  not  only  our  clients  but  with  our  clients'  customers  in

developing our solutions;

•  focused on delivering high value, measurable results; and
•  grounded by industry leading project management.

Our methodology allows for repeatable, high quality services delivery through a unique and proven execution process map. It
is  grounded  in  a  thorough  understanding  of  our  clients'  overall  business  strategy  and  competitive  environment.  Our  methodology
leverages the thought leadership of our senior strategists and practitioners and focuses on transforming our clients' business processes,
applications  and  technology  infrastructure.  It  focuses  on  business  value  or  return-on-investment,  with  specific  objectives  and
benchmarks established at the outset.

Our Strategy

Our goal is to be the premier technology management consulting firm in North America. To achieve our goal, our strategy is

to: 

•  Grow Relationships with Existing and New Clients. We intend to continue to solidify and expand enduring relationships with
our existing clients and to develop long-term relationships with new clients by providing them with solutions that generate a
demonstrable, positive return-on-investment. Our incentive plan rewards our project managers to work in conjunction with
our sales people to expand the nature and scope of our engagements with existing clients.

•  Resume Making Disciplined Acquisitions. Given the economic conditions during 2008 and 2009, we suspended acquisition
activity, pending improved visibility into the health of the economy.  With the expected return to growth in 2010, we plan to
resume our disciplined acquisition strategy.  The information technology consulting market is a fragmented industry and we
believe there are a substantial number of smaller privately held information technology consulting firms that can be acquired
and  be  accretive  to  our  financial  results.  We  have  a  track  record  of  successfully  identifying,  executing  and  integrating
acquisitions that add strategic value to our business. Our established culture and infrastructure positions us to successfully
integrate each acquired company, while continuing to offer effective solutions to our clients.

•  Expand Geographic Base. We believe we have built one of the leading independent information technology consulting firms
in  the  United  States.  We  serve  our  customers  from  locations  in  17  markets  throughout  North America.  In  addition,  as  of
December 31, 2009, we had 423 colleagues who are part of “national” business units and travel extensively to serve clients
primarily  in  North  America  and  Europe.  Our  future  growth  plan  includes  expanding  our  business  both  organically  and
through acquisitions, with a primary focus on the United States.

•  Continue Repurchasing Our Equity Securities.  In an ongoing effort to provide the most value to our stockholders, the Board
of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $40.0 million of our common stock as part of a program that expires at the
end of June 2011.  As of December 31, 2009, we had repurchased approximately $27.5 million, or 4.5 million shares, of our
outstanding  common  stock.  We  believe,  at  certain  price  levels,  our  stock  is  undervalued  and  the  repurchase  program
provides the best way to return the value to our stockholders.  We will continually re-evaluate the position of our stock price
and will seek additional authorization to repurchase our common stock as necessary.

•  Enhance  Brand  Visibility.   Our  focus  on  a  core  set  of  technology  solutions,  applications  and  software  platforms,  and  a
targeted  customer  and  geographic  market  has  given  us  brand  visibility.  In  addition,  we  believe  we  have  achieved  the  size
necessary to enhance our visibility among prospective clients, employees and software vendors. As we continue to grow our
business,  we  intend  to  highlight  to  current  and  prospective  customers  our  leadership  in  technology  solutions  and
infrastructure software technology platforms.

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•  Leverage  Offshore  Capabilities.  Our  solutions  and  services  are  primarily  delivered  at  the  customer  site  and  require  a
significant degree of customer participation, interaction and specialized technology expertise.  We can compliment this with
lower cost offshore technology professionals to perform less specialized roles on our solution engagements, enabling us to
fully leverage our United States colleagues while offering our clients a highly competitive blended average rate. We own and
operate a CMMI Level 5 certified global development center in Hangzhou, China that is staffed with colleagues who provide
offshore custom application development, quality assurance and testing services and we have a relationship with an offshore
development facility in Bitola, Macedonia. In addition to our offshore capabilities, we employ a substantial number of H1-B
foreign nationals in the United States.  We also maintain a recruiting facility in Chennai, India, to continue to grow our base
of H1-B foreign national colleagues.  As of December 31, 2009 we had 136 colleagues at the Hangzhou, China facility and
198 colleagues with H1-B visas.  We intend to continue to leverage our existing offshore capabilities to support our growth
and provide our clients flexible options for project delivery.

•  Invest  in  Our  People  and  Culture.  We  have  developed  a  culture  built  on  teamwork,  a  passion  for  technology  and  client
service,  and  a  focus  on  cost  control  and  the  bottom  line.  As  a  people-based  business,  we  continue  to  invest  in  the
development  of  our  professionals  and  to  provide  them  with  entrepreneurial  opportunities,  and  career  development  and
advancement. Our technology, business consulting and project management ensure that client team best practices are being
developed across the company and our recognition program rewards teams for implementing those practices. We believe this
results in a team of motivated professionals with the ability to deliver high-quality and high-value services for our clients.

•  Leverage Existing and Pursue New Strategic Alliances. We intend to continue to develop alliances that complement our core
competencies. Our alliance strategy is targeted at leading business advisory companies and technology providers and allows
us  to  take  advantage  of  compelling  technologies  in  a  mutually  beneficial  and  cost-competitive  manner.  Many  of  these
relationships,  and  in  particular  IBM,  result  in  our  partners,  their  clients  or  clients  using  IBM  platforms,  utilizing  us  as  the
services firm of choice.

•  Expand and Enhance Our Industry Vertical Focus .  We have industry focused practices such as healthcare, communications
and  consumer  products.  The  goal  of  these  industry  verticals  is  to  recruit  and  retain  consultants  with  specific  industry
expertise and to ‘mine’ and leverage the intellectual property we have as we serve clients within these industries.  Expanding
these verticals will help us in terms of revenue generation as well as market expansion beyond our geographic and solution
focused business units.  

Sales and Marketing

As  of  December  31,  2009,  we  had  a  46  person  direct  solutions-oriented  sales  force.  Our  sales  team  is  experienced  and
connected through a common services portfolio, sales process and performance management system. Our sales process utilizes project
pursuit  teams  that  include  those  of  our  information  technology  professionals  best  suited  to  address  a  particular  prospective  client's
needs.  We  reward  our  sales  force  for  developing  and  maintaining  relationships  with  our  clients  and  seeking  out  follow-up
engagements  as  well  as  leveraging  those  relationships  to  forge  new  ones  in  different  areas  of  the  business  and  with  our  clients'
business partners.  Approximately 86% of our sales are executed by our direct sales force.  In addition to our direct sales team, we also
have 19 dedicated sales support employees, 15 general managers and three vice-presidents who are engaged in the sales and marketing
efforts.

Our  primary  target  client  base  includes  companies  in  North America  with  annual  revenues  in  excess  of  $500  million. We
believe  this  market  segment  can  generate  the  repeat  business  that  is  a  fundamental  part  of  our  growth  plan.  We  primarily  pursue
solutions opportunities where our domain expertise and delivery track record give us a competitive advantage. We also typically target
engagements of up to $5 million in fees, which we believe to be below the target project range of most large systems integrators and
beyond the delivery capabilities of most local boutiques.

We  have  sales  and  marketing  partnerships  with  software  vendors  including  IBM,  Oracle,  TIBCO,  Microsoft,  and
Documentum. These companies are key vendors of open standards-based software commonly referred to as middleware application
servers,  enterprise  application  integration  platforms,  business  process  management,  business  activity  monitoring  and  business
intelligence applications, and enterprise portal server software. Our direct sales force works in tandem with the sales and marketing
groups of our partners to identify potential new clients and projects. Our partnerships with these companies enable us to reduce our
cost of sales and sales cycle times and increase win rates by leveraging our partners' marketing efforts and endorsements.

As  we  continue  to  grow  our  business,  we  intend  to  highlight  our  leadership  in  solutions  and  infrastructure  software
technology platforms. Our efforts will include technology white papers, by-lined articles by our colleagues in technology and trade
publications, media and industry analyst events, sponsorship of and participation in targeted industry conferences, trade shows, and
social media.

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Clients

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  we  provided  services  to 423  customers.  No  one  customer  provided  more  than

10% of our total revenues in 2009, 2008 or 2007.

Competition

The market for the services we provide is competitive and has low barriers to entry. We believe that our competitors fall into

several categories, including:

•  small local consulting firms that operate in no more than one or two geographic regions;
•  regional consulting firms such as Prolifics and MSI Systems Integrators;
•  national consulting firms, such as Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, Ciber, and Sapient;
•  in-house professional services organizations of software companies; and
•  to a limited extent, offshore providers such as Infosys Technologies Limited and Wipro Limited.

We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting our market include domain expertise, track record and customer
references,  quality  of  proposed  solutions,  service  quality  and  performance,  efficiency,  reliability,  scalability,  and  features  of  the
software platforms upon which the solutions are based, and the ability to implement solutions quickly and respond on a timely basis to
customer needs. In addition, because of the relatively low barriers to entry into this market, we expect to face additional competition
from new entrants. We expect competition from offshore outsourcing and development companies to continue.

Some  of  our  competitors  have  longer  operating  histories,  larger  client  bases,  and  greater  name  recognition,  and  possess
significantly  greater  financial,  technical  and  marketing  resources  than  we  do. As  a  result,  these  competitors  may  be  able  to  attract
customers  to  which  we  market  our  services  and  adapt  more  quickly  to  new  technologies  or  evolving  customer  or  industry
requirements.

Employees

As  of  December  31,  2009,  we  had  1,015  employees,  857  of  which  were  billable  professionals  (excludes  168  billable
subcontractors) and 158 were involved in sales, administration and marketing. None of our employees are represented by a collective
bargaining agreement and we have never experienced a strike or similar work stoppage. We consider our relations with our employees
to be good.

Recruiting.  We  are  dedicated  to  hiring,  developing  and  retaining  experienced,  motivated  technology  professionals  who
combine a depth of understanding of current Internet and legacy technologies with the ability to implement complex and cutting-edge
solutions.

Our  recruiting  efforts  are  an  important  element  of  our  continuing  operations  and  future  growth.  We  generally  target
technology professionals with extensive experience and demonstrated expertise. To attract technology professionals, we use a broad
range  of  sources  including  on-staff  recruiters,  outside  recruiting  firms,  internal  referrals,  other  technology  companies  and  technical
associations,  and  the  Internet.  After  initially  identifying  qualified  candidates,  we  conduct  an  extensive  screening  and  interview
process.

Retention.  We  believe  that  our  focus  on  a  core  set  of  business-driven  technology  solutions,  applications  and  software
platforms,  and  our  commitment  to  career  development  through  continued  training  and  advancement  opportunities  makes  us  an
attractive career choice for experienced professionals. Because our strategic partners are established and emerging market leaders, our
technology professionals have an opportunity to work with cutting-edge information technology. We foster professional development
by  training  our  technology  professionals  in  the  skills  critical  to  successful  consulting  engagements  such  as  implementation
methodology  and  project  management.  We  believe  in  promoting  from  within  whenever  possible.  In  addition  to  an  annual  review
process  that  identifies  near-term  and  longer-term  career  goals,  we  make  a  professional  development  plan  available  to  assist  our
professionals with assessing their skills and developing a detailed action plan for guiding their career development. For the year ended
December 31, 2009, our voluntary attrition rate was approximately 15%. 

Training. To ensure continued development of our technical staff, we place a high priority on training. We offer extensive
training for our professionals around industry-leading technologies. We utilize our education practice to provide continuing education
and professional development opportunities for our colleagues.

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Compensation.  Our  employees  have  a  compensation  model  that  includes  base  salary  and  an  incentive  compensation
component. Our tiered incentive compensation plans help us reach our overall goals by rewarding individuals for their influence on
key  performance  factors.  Key  performance  metrics  include  client  satisfaction,  revenues  generated,  utilization,  profit,  and  personal
skills  growth.  Senior  level  employees  are  eligible  to  receive  restricted  stock  awards,  which  generally  vest  ratably  over  a  five  year
period.

Leadership Councils. Our technology leadership council performs a critical role in maintaining our technology leadership.
Consisting  of  key  employees  from  each  of  our  practice  areas,  the  council  frames  our  new  partner  strategies  and  conducts  regular
Internet  webcasts  with  our  technology  professionals  on  specific  partner  and  general  technology  issues  and  trends. The  council  also
coordinates  thought  leadership  activities,  including  white  paper  authorship  and  publication  and  speaking  engagements  by  our
professionals. Finally, the council identifies services opportunities between and among our strategic partners' products, oversees our
quality assurance programs and assists in acquisition-related technology due diligence.

Culture

The  Perficient  Promise.  We  have  developed  the  “Perficient  Promise,”  which  consists  of  the  following  six  simple

commitments our colleagues make to each other:

•  we  believe  in  long-term  client  and  vendor  relationships  built  on  investment  in  innovative  solutions,  delivering  more

value than the competition and a commitment to excellence;

•  we believe in growth and profitability and building meaningful scale;
•  we believe each of us is ultimately responsible for our own career development and has a commitment to mentor others;
•  we believe that Perficient has an obligation to invest in our consultants' training and education;
•  we believe the best career development comes on the job; and
•  we love challenging new work opportunities.

We take these commitments seriously because we believe that we can succeed only if the Perficient Promise is kept.

General Information

Our  stock  is  traded  on  The  Nasdaq  Global  Select  Market under  the  symbol  “PRFT.”  Our  website  can  be  visited  at
www.perficient.com. We make available free of charge through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act  of  1934  (“Exchange Act”)  as  soon  as  reasonably  practicable  after  we  electronically  file  such  material,  or
furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained or incorporated in our website is not part of this
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

You should carefully consider the following risk factors together with the other information contained in or incorporated by
reference  into  this  annual  report  before  you  decide  to  buy  our  common  stock.  If  any  of  these  risks  actually  occur,  our  business,
financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of
our common stock to decline and you may lose part or all of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

Prolonged  economic  weakness,  particularly  in  the  middleware,  software  and  services  market,  could  adversely  affect  our
business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our results of operations are affected by the levels of business activities of our clients, which can be affected by economic
conditions  in  the  United  States  (“U.S.”)  and  worldwide.  During  periods  of  economic  downturns,  our  clients  may  decrease  their
demand for information technology services. In 2008 and 2009, general worldwide economic conditions experienced a downturn due
to slower economic activity, concerns about inflation and deflation, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits, capital
spending, and adverse business conditions.  If these conditions continue, they may cause our customers to delay or cancel information
technology projects, reduce their overall information technology budgets and/or reduce or cancel orders for our services. This, in turn,
may lead to longer sales cycles, delays in purchase decisions, payment and collection issues, and may also result in price pressures,
causing us to realize lower revenues and operating margins. Additionally, if our clients cancel or delay their business and technology
initiatives or choose to move these initiatives in-house, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially
and adversely affected.

The  market  for  the  information  technology  consulting  services  we  provide  is  competitive,  has  low  barriers  to  entry  and  is
becoming increasingly consolidated, which may adversely affect our market position.

The  market  for  the  information  technology  consulting  services  we  provide  is  competitive,  rapidly  evolving  and  subject  to
rapid  technological  change.  In  addition,  there  are  relatively  low  barriers  to  entry  into  this  market  and  therefore  new  entrants  may
compete with us in the future. For example, due to the rapid changes and volatility in our market, many well-capitalized companies,
including some of our partners, that have focused on sectors of the software and services industry that are not competitive with our
business may refocus their activities and deploy their resources to be competitive with us.

An  increasing  amount  of  information  technology  services  are  being  provided  by  lower-cost  non-domestic  resources.  The
increased utilization of these resources for U.S.-based projects could result in lower revenues and margins for U.S.-based information
technology companies. Our ability to compete utilizing higher-cost domestic resources and/or our ability to procure comparably priced
offshore resources could adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Our future financial performance will depend, in large part, on our ability to establish and maintain an advantageous market
position. We currently compete with regional and national information technology consulting firms, and, to a limited extent, offshore
service providers and in-house information technology departments. Many of the larger regional and national information technology
consulting firms have substantially longer operating histories, more established reputations and potential vendor relationships, greater
financial  resources,  sales  and  marketing  organizations,  market  penetration,  and  research  and  development  capabilities,  as  well  as
broader  product  offerings  and  greater  market  presence  and  name  recognition.  We  may  face  increasing  competitive  pressures  from
these competitors. This may place us at a disadvantage to our competitors, which may harm our ability to grow, maintain revenues or
generate net income.

In  recent  years,  there  has  been  substantial  consolidation  in  our  industry  and  we  expect  that  there  will  be  additional
consolidation in the future. As a result of this increasing consolidation, we expect that we will increasingly compete with larger firms
that  have  broader  product  offerings  and  greater  financial  resources  than  we  have.  We  believe  that  this  competition  could  have  a
negative  effect  on  our  marketing,  distribution  and  reselling  relationships,  pricing  of  services  and  products,  and  our  product
development  budget  and  capabilities.  One  or  more  of  our  competitors  may  develop  and  implement  methodologies  that  result  in
superior  productivity  and  price  reductions  without  adversely  affecting  their  profit  margins.  In  addition,  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. These activities may potentially force us to lower our prices and suffer reduced
operating margins. Any of these negative effects could significantly impair our results of operations and financial condition. We may
not be able to compete successfully against new or existing competitors. 

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Our  business  will  suffer  if  we  do  not  keep  up  with  rapid  technological  change,  evolving  industry  standards  or  changing
customer requirements.

Rapidly  changing  technology,  evolving  industry  standards  and  changing  customer  needs  are  common  in  the  software  and
services  market.  We  expect  technological  developments  to  continue  at  a  rapid  pace  in  our  industry.  Technological  developments,
evolving  industry  standards  and  changing  customer  needs  could  cause  our  business  to  be  rendered  obsolete  or  non-competitive,
especially if the market for the core set of business-driven technology solutions and software platforms in which we have expertise
does  not  grow  or  if  such  growth  is  delayed  due  to  market  acceptance,  economic  uncertainty  or  other  conditions. Accordingly,  our
success will depend, in part, on our ability to:

•  continue to develop our technology expertise;
•  enhance our current services;
•  develop new services that meet changing customer needs;
•  advertise and market our services; and
•  influence and respond to emerging industry standards and other technological changes.

We must accomplish all of these tasks in a timely and cost-effective manner. We might not succeed in effectively doing any
of these tasks, and our failure to succeed could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of
operations, including materially reducing our revenues and operating results.

We may also incur substantial costs to keep up with changes surrounding the Internet. Unresolved critical issues concerning

the commercial use and government regulation of the Internet include the following:

•  security;
•  intellectual property ownership;
•  privacy;
•  taxation; and
•  liability issues.

Any costs we incur because of these factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results

of operations, including reduced net income.

International  operations  subject  us  to  additional  political  and  economic  risks  that  could  have  an  adverse  impact  on  our
business.

We  maintain  a  global  development  center  in  Hangzhou, China  and  a  technology  consulting  recruiting  facility  in  Chennai,
India. Because of our limited experience with facilities outside of the U.S., we are subject to certain risks related to expanding our
presence into non-U.S. regions, including risks related to complying with a wide variety of national and local laws, restrictions on the
import and export of certain technologies, and multiple and possibly overlapping tax structures. In addition, we may face competition
from companies that may have more experience with operations in such countries or with international operations generally. We may
also face difficulties integrating new facilities in different countries into our existing operations, as well as integrating employees that
we hire in different countries into our existing corporate culture.

Furthermore, there are risks inherent in operating in and expanding into non-U.S. regions, including, but not limited to:

•  political and economic instability;
•  global health conditions and potential natural disasters;
•  unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
•  international currency controls and exchange rate fluctuations;
•  reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; and
•  additional vulnerability from terrorist groups targeting American interests abroad.

Any  one  or  more  of  the  factors  set  forth  above  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  international  operations,  and,

consequently, on our business, financial condition and operating results.

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Immigration restrictions related to H1-B visas could hinder our growth and adversely affect our business, financial condition
and results of operations.

Approximately 23% of our billable workforce is comprised of skilled foreign nationals holding H1-B visas.  We also own a
recruiting facility in Chennai, India, to continue to grow our base of H1-B foreign national colleagues.  The H1-B visa classification
enables  us  to  hire  qualified  foreign  workers  in  positions  that  require  the  equivalent  of  at  least  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  the  U.S.  in  a
specialty occupation such as technology systems engineering and analysis.  The H1-B visa generally permits an individual to work and
live in the U.S. for a period of three to six years, with some extensions available.  The number of new H1-B petitions approved in any
federal fiscal year is limited, making the H1-B visas necessary to bring foreign employees to the U.S. unobtainable in years in which
the limit is reached.  If we are unable to obtain all of the H1-B visas for which we apply, our growth may be hindered.

We  may  not  be  able  to  attract  and  retain  information  technology  consulting  professionals,  which  could  affect  our  ability  to
compete effectively.

Our  success  depends  in  large  part  upon  our  ability  to  attract,  train,  retain,  motivate,  manage,  and  effectively  utilize  highly
skilled  information  technology  consulting  professionals.  There  is  often  considerable  competition  for  qualified  personnel  in  the
information  technology  services  industry. Additionally,  our  technology  professionals  are  primarily  at-will  employees.  We  also  use
independent  subcontractors  where  appropriate  to  supplement  our  employee  capacity.  Failure  to  retain  highly  skilled  technology
professionals  or  hire  qualified  independent  subcontractors  would  impair  our  ability  to  adequately  manage  staff  and  implement  our
existing projects and to bid for or obtain new projects, which in turn would adversely affect our operating results.

Our success depends on attracting and retaining senior management and key personnel.

The  information  technology  services  industry  is  highly  specialized  and  the  competition  for  qualified  management  and  key
personnel is intense. We believe that our success depends on retaining our senior management team and key technical and business
consulting personnel. Retention is particularly important in our business as personal relationships are a critical element of obtaining
and  maintaining  strong  relationships  with  our  clients.  In  addition,  as  we  grow  our  business,  our  need  for  senior  experienced
management and implementation personnel increases. If a significant number of these individuals resign, or if we are unable to attract
top  talent,  our  level  of  management,  technical,  marketing,  and  sales  expertise  could  diminish  or  otherwise  be  insufficient  for  our
growth. We may be unable to achieve our revenues and operating performance objectives unless we can attract and retain technically
qualified and highly skilled sales, technical, business consulting, marketing, and management personnel. These individuals would be
difficult to replace, and losing them could seriously harm our business.

A  significant  portion  of  our  revenue  is  dependent  upon  building  long-term  relationships  with  our  clients  and  our  operating
results could suffer if we fail to maintain these relationships.

Our professional services agreements with clients are in most cases terminable on 10 to 30 days notice. A client may choose
at any time to use another consulting firm or choose to perform services we provide through their own internal resources. A sustained
decrease  in  a  client’s  business  activity  could  cause  the  cancellation  of  projects.  Accordingly,  we  rely  on  our  clients'  interests  in
maintaining  the  continuity  of  our  services  rather  than  on  contractual  requirements. Termination  of  a  relationship  with  a  significant
client or with a group of clients that account for a significant portion of our revenues could adversely affect our revenues and results of
operations.

If we fail to meet our clients' performance expectations, our reputation may be harmed.

As a services provider, our ability to attract and retain clients depends to a large extent on our relationships with our clients
and our reputation for high quality services and integrity. We also believe that the importance of reputation and name recognition is
increasing and will continue to increase due to the number of providers of information technology services. As a result, if a client is
not satisfied with our services or does not perceive our solutions to be effective or of high quality, our reputation may be damaged and
we may be unable to attract new, or retain existing, clients and colleagues.

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We could have liability or our reputation could be damaged if we do not protect client data or information systems or if our
information systems are breached.

We are dependent on information technology networks and systems to process, transmit and store electronic information and
to  communicate  among  our  locations  and  with  our  partners  and  clients.  Security  breaches  of  this  infrastructure  could  lead  to
shutdowns  or  disruptions  of  our  systems  and  potential  unauthorized  disclosure  of  confidential  information. We  are  also  required  at
times to manage, utilize and store sensitive or confidential client or employee data. As a result, we are subject to numerous U.S. and
foreign jurisdiction laws and regulations designed to protect this information, such as various U.S. federal and state laws governing the
protection  of  individually  identifiable  information.  If  any  person,  including  any  of  our  employees,  negligently  disregards  or
intentionally  breaches  our  established  controls  with  respect  to  such  data  or  otherwise  mismanages  or  misappropriates  that  data,  we
could be subject to monetary damages, fines and/or criminal prosecution. Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or
employee data, whether through systems failure, employee negligence, fraud or misappropriation, could damage our reputation and
cause  us  to  lose  clients.  Similarly,  unauthorized  access  to  or  through  our  information  systems  or  those  we  develop  for  our  clients,
whether by our employees or third parties, could result in negative publicity, legal liability and damage to our reputation.

We may face potential liability to customers if our customers' systems fail.

Our  technology  solutions  are  often  critical  to  the  operation  of  our  customers'  businesses  and  provide  benefits  that  may  be
difficult  to  quantify.  If  one  of  our  customers'  systems  fails,  the  customer  could  make  a  claim  for  substantial  damages  against  us,
regardless  of  our  responsibility  for  that  failure.  The  limitations  of  liability  set  forth  in  our  contracts  may  not  be  enforceable  in  all
instances and may not otherwise protect us from liability for damages. Our insurance coverage may not continue to be available on
reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims. In addition, a given insurer might disclaim coverage as to
any future claims. Due to the nature of our business, it is possible that we will be sued in the future. If we experience one or more
large  claims  against  us  that  exceed  available  insurance  coverage  or  result  in  changes  in  our  insurance  policies,  including  premium
increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, our business and financial results could suffer.

Our services may infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others.

We  cannot  be  sure  that  our  services  do  not  infringe  on  the  intellectual  property  rights  of  third  parties,  and  we  may  have
infringement claims asserted against us.  These claims may harm our reputation, cause our management to expend significant time in
connection with any defense and cost us money.  We may be required to indemnify clients for any expense or liabilities they incur
resulting  from  claimed  infringement  and  these  expenses  could  exceed  the  amounts  paid  to  us  by  the  client  for  services  we  have
performed.  Any claims in this area, even if won by us, can be costly, time-consuming and harmful to our reputation.

We have only a limited ability to protect our intellectual property rights, which are important to our success.

Our  success  depends,  in  part,  upon  our  ability  to  protect  our  proprietary  methodologies  and  other  intellectual  property.
Existing  laws  of  some  countries  in  which  we  provide  services  or  solutions  might  offer  only  limited  protection  of  our  intellectual
property  rights.  We  rely  upon  a  combination  of  trade  secrets,  confidentiality  policies,  nondisclosure  and  other  contractual
arrangements  to  protect  our  intellectual  property  rights. The  steps  we  take  in  this  regard  might  not  be  adequate  to  prevent  or  deter
infringement or other misappropriation of our intellectual property, and we might not be able to detect unauthorized use of, or take
appropriate and timely steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights.

Depending on the circumstances, we might need to grant a specific client greater rights in intellectual property developed in
connection with a contract than we otherwise generally do. In certain situations, we might forego all rights to the use of intellectual
property we help create, which would limit our ability to reuse that intellectual property for other clients. Any limitation on our ability
to provide a service or solution could cause us to lose revenue-generating opportunities and require us to incur additional expenses to
develop new or modified solutions for future projects.

If our negotiated fees do not accurately anticipate the cost and complexity of performing our work, then our contracts could
be unprofitable.

We  negotiate  fees  with  our  clients  utilizing  a  range  of  pricing  structures  and  conditions,  including  time  and  materials  and
fixed fee contracts. Our fees are highly dependent on our internal forecasts and predictions about our projects and the marketplace,
which might be based on limited data and could turn out to be inaccurate. If we do not accurately estimate the costs and timing for
completing  projects,  our  contracts  could  prove  unprofitable  for  us  or  yield  lower  profit  margins  than  anticipated.  We  could  face
greater risk when negotiating fees for our contracts that involve the coordination of operations and workforces in multiple locations
and/or  utilizing  workforces  with  different  skillsets  and  competencies. There  is  a  risk  that  we  will  under-price  our  contracts,  fail  to
accurately  estimate  the  costs  of  performing  the  work  or  fail  to  accurately  assess  the  risks  associated  with  potential  contracts.  In
particular, any increased or unexpected costs, delays or failures to achieve anticipated cost savings, or unexpected risks we encounter
in connection with the performance of this work, including those caused by factors outside our control, could make these contracts less
profitable or unprofitable, which could have an adverse effect on our profit margin.

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We could be subject to liabilities if our subcontractors or the third parties with whom we partner cannot deliver their project
contributions on time or at all.

Large and complex arrangements often require that we utilize subcontractors or that our services and solutions incorporate or
coordinate with the software, systems or infrastructure requirements of other vendors and service providers. Our ability to serve our
clients and deliver and implement our solutions in a timely manner depends on the ability of these subcontractors, vendors and service
providers to meet their project obligations in a timely manner, as well as on our effective oversight of their performance. The quality
of our services and solutions could suffer if our subcontractors or the third parties with whom we partner do not deliver their products
and services in accordance with project requirements. If our subcontractors or these third parties fail to deliver their contributions on
time  or  at  all  or  if  their  contributions  do  not  meet  project  requirements  or  require  us  to  incur  unanticipated  costs  to  meet  these
requirements, then our ability to perform could be adversely affected and we might be subject to additional liabilities, which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, profitability, or cash flow.

Our profitability could suffer if we are not able to control our costs.

Our ability to control our costs and improve our efficiency affects our profitability. As the continuation of pricing pressures
could  result  in  permanent  changes  in  pricing  policies  and  delivery  capabilities,  we  must  continuously  improve  our  management  of
costs. Our short-term cost reduction initiatives, which focus primarily on reducing variable costs, might not be sufficient to deal with
all  pressures  on  our  pricing.  Our  long-term  cost-reduction  initiatives,  which  focus  on  reductions  in  costs  for  service  delivery  and
infrastructure,  rely  upon  our  successful  introduction  and  coordination  of  multiple  geographic  and  competency  workforces  and  a
growing focus on our offshore capabilities. As we increase the number of our professionals and execute our strategies for growth, we
might not be able to manage significantly larger and more diverse workforces, control our costs or improve our efficiency, and our
profitability could be negatively affected.

We are subject to credit risk related to our accounts receivable.

We provide credit to our customers in the normal course of business and we do not generally obtain collateral or up-front
payments.  Accordingly,  we  are  not  protected  against  accounts  receivable  default  or  bankruptcy  by  our  customers.  Although  we
perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and maintain allowances for potential credit losses, such actions and procedures
may not be effective in reducing our credit risks and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected. During periods of economic decline, our exposure to credit risks related to our accounts receivable increases.

The  loss  of  one  or  more  of  our  significant  software  vendors  would  have  a  material  and  adverse  effect  on  our  business  and
results of operations.

Our  business  relationships  with  software  vendors  enable  us  to  reduce  our  cost  of  sales  and  increase  win  rates  through
leveraging  our  vendors’  marketing  efforts  and  strong  vendor  endorsements.  The  loss  of  one  or  more  of  these  relationships  and
endorsements  could  increase  our  sales  and  marketing  costs,  lead  to  longer  sales  cycles,  harm  our  reputation  and  brand  recognition,
reduce our revenues, and adversely affect our results of operations.

If we do not effectively manage expected future growth, our results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

Our ability to operate profitably with positive cash flows depends partially on how effectively we manage our expected future
growth. In order to create the additional capacity necessary to accommodate an increase in demand for our services, we may need to
implement  new  or  upgraded  operational  and  financial  systems,  procedures  and  controls,  open  new  offices,  and  hire  additional
colleagues. Implementation of these new or upgraded systems, procedures and controls may require substantial management efforts
and  our  efforts  to  do  so  may  not  be  successful.  The  opening  of  new  offices  (including  international  locations)  or  the  hiring  of
additional colleagues may result in idle or underutilized capacity. We continually assess the expected capacity and utilization of our
offices and professionals. We may not be able to achieve or maintain optimal utilization of our offices and professionals. If demand
for our services does not meet our expectations, our revenues and cash flows may not be sufficient to offset these expenses and our
results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

Our quarterly operating results may be volatile and may cause our stock price to fluctuate.

Our quarterly revenues, expenses and operating results have varied in the past and could vary in the future, which could lead

to volatility in our stock price. In addition, many factors affecting our operating results are outside of our control, such as:

•  demand for software and services;
•  customer budget cycles;
•  changes in our customers' desire for our partners' products and our services;
•  pricing changes in our industry; and
•  government regulation and legal developments regarding the use of the Internet. 

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As  a  result,  if  we  experience  unanticipated  changes  in  the  number  or  nature  of  our  projects  or  in  our  employee  utilization

rates, we could experience large variations in quarterly operating results. 

Our services revenues may fluctuate quarterly due to seasonality or timing of completion of projects.

We may experience seasonal fluctuations in our services revenues. We expect that services revenues in the fourth quarter of a
given  year  may  typically  be  lower  as  there  are  fewer  billable  days  as  a  result  of  vacations  and  holidays.  In  addition,  we  generally
perform  services  on  a  project  basis.  While  we  seek  to  counterbalance  periodic  declines  in  services  revenues  when  a  project  or
engagement is completed or canceled by entering into arrangements to provide additional services to the same or other clients, we may
not  be  able  to  avoid  declines  in  services  revenues  when  projects  are  completed.  Our  inability  to  obtain  sufficient  new  projects  to
counterbalance any decreases in work may materially affect our quarter-to-quarter revenues, margins and operating results.

Our software revenues may fluctuate quarterly, leading to volatility in our results of operations.

Our software revenues may fluctuate quarterly and be higher in the fourth quarter of a given year as procurement policies of
our clients may result in higher technology spending towards the end of budget cycles. This seasonal trend may materially affect our
quarter-to-quarter revenues, margins and operating results.

Our services gross margins are subject to fluctuations as a result of variances in utilization and billing rates.

Our services gross margins are affected by trends in the utilization rate of our professionals, defined as the percentage of our
professionals' time billed to customers divided by the total available hours in a period, and in the billing rates we charge our clients.
Our operating expenses, including salary, rent and administrative expenses, are relatively fixed and cannot be reduced on short notice
to compensate for unanticipated variations in the number or size of projects in process. If a project ends earlier than scheduled, we
may need to redeploy our project personnel. Any resulting non-billable time may adversely affect our gross margins.

The  average  billing  rates  for  our  services  may  decline  due  to  rate  pressures  from  significant  customers  and  other  market
factors,  including  innovations  and  average  billing  rates  charged  by  our  competitors.  If  there  is  a  sustained  downturn  in  the  U.S.
economy or in the information technology services industry, rate pressure may increase. Also, our average billing rates will decline if
we acquire companies with lower average billing rates than ours. To sell our products and services at higher prices, we must continue
to develop and introduce new services and products that incorporate new technologies or high-performance features. If we experience
pricing  pressures  or  fail  to  develop  new  services,  our  revenues  and  gross  margins  could  decline,  which  could  harm  our  business,
financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to complete fixed fee contracts within budget and on time, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

In 2009, approximately 11% of our services revenues were earned from engagements performed on a fixed fee basis, rather
than on a time and materials basis. Under these contractual arrangements, we bear the risk of cost overruns, completion delays, wage
inflation  and  other  cost  increases.  If  we  fail  to  accurately  estimate  the  resources  and  time  required  to  complete  a  project  or  fail  to
complete our contractual obligations within the scheduled timeframe, our results of operations could be adversely affected. We cannot
guarantee that we will price these contracts appropriately in the future, which may result in losses.

We may not be able to maintain profitability.

Although we have been profitable for the past six years, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly
or  annual  basis  in  the  future  and  in  fact  could  experience  decreased  profitability.  If  we  fail  to  meet  public  market  analysts'  and
investors' expectations, the price of our common stock will likely fall.

Pursuing  and  completing  potential  acquisitions  could  divert  management's  attention  and  financial  resources  and  may  not
produce the desired business results.

If we pursue any acquisition, our management could spend a significant amount of time and financial resources to pursue and
integrate the acquired business with our existing business. To pay for an acquisition, we might use capital stock, cash or a combination
of both. Alternatively, we may borrow money from a bank or other lender. If we use capital stock, our stockholders will experience
dilution.  If  we  use  cash  or  debt  financing,  our  financial  liquidity  may  be  reduced  and  the  interest  on  any  debt  financing  could
adversely affect our results of operations. From an accounting perspective, an acquisition that does not perform as well as originally
anticipated  may  involve  amortization  or  the  impairment  of  significant  amounts  of  intangible  assets  that  could  adversely  affect  our
results of operations.

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Despite the investment of these management and financial resources, and completion of due diligence with respect to these

efforts, an acquisition may not produce the anticipated revenues, earnings or business synergies for a variety of reasons, including:

•  difficulties in the integration of services and personnel of the acquired business;
•  the failure of management and acquired services personnel to perform as expected;
•  the acquisition of fixed fee customer agreements that require more effort than anticipated to complete;
•  the risks of entering markets in which we have no, or limited, prior experience, including offshore operations in countries

in which we have no prior experience;

•  the failure to identify or adequately assess any undisclosed or potential liabilities or problems of the acquired business

including legal liabilities;

•  the failure of the acquired business to achieve the forecasts we used to determine the purchase price; or
•  the potential loss of key personnel of the acquired business.

These  difficulties  could  disrupt  our  ongoing  business,  distract  our  management  and  colleagues,  increase  our  expenses  and

materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

We may have difficulty in identifying and competing for strategic acquisition and vendor opportunities.

We may acquire or make strategic investments in complementary businesses, technologies, services or products, or enter into
strategic alliances with third parties in the future in order to expand our business. We may be unable to identify suitable acquisition
and vendor opportunities, or if we do identify a suitable opportunity, we may not complete those transactions on terms commercially
favorable  to  us,  or  at  all.  We  have  historically  paid  a  portion  of  the  purchase  price  for  acquisitions  with  shares  of  our  common
stock.  Volatility in our stock prices, or a sustained price decline, could adversely affect our ability to attract acquisition opportunities.
If  we  fail  to  identify  and  successfully  complete  these  transactions,  our  competitive  position  and  our  growth  prospects  could  be
adversely  affected.  In  addition,  we  may  face  competition  from  other  companies  with  significantly  greater  resources  for  acquisition
candidates, making it more difficult for us to acquire suitable companies on favorable terms.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our stock price has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate widely.

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “PRFT.” Our common stock price has
been volatile. Our stock price may continue to fluctuate widely as a result of announcements of new services and products by us or our
competitors, quarterly variations in operating results, the gain or loss of significant customers, and changes in public market analysts'
estimates and market conditions for information technology consulting firms and other technology stocks in general.

We  periodically  review  and  consider  possible  acquisitions  of  companies  that  we  believe  will  contribute  to  our  long-term
objectives.  In  addition,  depending  on  market  conditions,  liquidity  requirements  and  other  factors,  from  time  to  time  we  consider
accessing the capital markets. These events may also affect the market price of our common stock.

Declines in our stock price and/or operating performance could result in a future impairment of our goodwill or long-lived
assets.

We assess potential impairments to goodwill annually and when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances
indicate that an impairment condition may exist. We also assess potential impairments to our long-lived assets, including property and
equipment  and  certain  intangible  assets,  when  there  is  evidence  that  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying
value may not be recoverable. General economic conditions in the U.S. can adversely impact the trading prices of securities of many
companies, including ours, due to concerns regarding recessionary economic conditions, a lending and financial crisis, a substantial
slowdown in economic activity, decreased consumer confidence and other factors.  Our stock price has fluctuated in the past and could
continue to fluctuate in the future in response to these factors.  If the trading price of our common stock were to be adversely affected
due to worsening general economic conditions, significant changes in our financial performance or other factors, these events could
result  in  a  non-cash  impairment  charge  related  to  our  goodwill  or  long-lived  assets.  A  significant  impairment  loss  could  have  a
material adverse effect on our operating results and on the carrying value of our goodwill and/or our long-lived assets on our balance
sheet.

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Our officers, directors, and 5% and greater stockholders own a large percentage of our voting securities and their interests
may differ from other stockholders.

Our  executive  officers,  directors  and  5%  and  greater  stockholders  beneficially  own  or  control  approximately  26%  of  the
voting  power  of  our  common  stock.  This  concentration  of  voting  power  of  our  common  stock  may  make  it  difficult  for  our  other
stockholders  to  successfully  approve  or  defeat  matters  that  may  be  submitted  for  action  by  our  stockholders.  It  may  also  have  the
effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company.

We  may  need  additional  capital  in  the  future,  which  may  not  be  available  to  us. The  raising  of  any  additional  capital  may
dilute your ownership percentage in our stock.

We had unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and investments totaling $28 million and a borrowing capacity of $50 million at
December 31, 2009.  We intend to continue to make investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds if
our capital is insufficient to pursue business opportunities and respond to business challenges. Accordingly, we may need to engage in
equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt
securities, our existing stockholders could suffer dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and
privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. Any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve restrictive
covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us
to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. In addition, we may not be able to
obtain  additional  financing  on  terms  favorable  to  us,  if  at  all.  If  we  are  unable  to  obtain  adequate  financing  or  financing  on  terms
satisfactory to us, if we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could
be significantly limited.

It may be difficult for another company to acquire us, and this could depress our stock price.

In addition to the large percentage of our voting securities held by our officers, directors and 5% and greater stockholders,
provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law could make it difficult for a third party to acquire
us,  even  if  doing  so  would  be  beneficial  to  our  stockholders.  Our  certificate  of  incorporation  and  bylaws  may  discourage,  delay  or
prevent  a  merger  or  acquisition  that  a  stockholder  may  consider  favorable  by  authorizing  the  issuance  of  “blank  check”  preferred
stock.  In  addition,  provisions  of  the  Delaware  General  Corporation  Law  also  restrict  some  business  combinations  with  interested
stockholders. These provisions are intended to encourage potential acquirers to negotiate with us and allow the Board of Directors the
opportunity  to  consider  alternative  proposals  in  the  interest  of  maximizing  stockholder  value.  However,  these  provisions  may  also
discourage acquisition proposals or delay or prevent a change in control, which could harm our stock price.

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Unresolved Staff Comments.

Item
1B.

None.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this annual report that are not purely historical statements discuss future expectations,
contain  projections  of  results  of  operations  or  financial  condition  or  state  other  forward-looking  information.  Those  statements  are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated  by  the  statements.  The  “forward-looking”  information  is  based  on  various  factors  and  was  derived  using  numerous
assumptions.  In  some  cases,  you  can  identify  these  so-called  forward-looking  statements  by  words  like  “may,”  “will,”  “should,”
“expects,”  “plans,”  “anticipates,”  “believes,”  “estimates,”  “predicts,”  “potential”  or  “continue”  or  the  negative  of  those  words  and
other comparable words. You should be aware that those statements only reflect our predictions. Actual events or results may differ
substantially. Important factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statements are
disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this annual report.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this annual report to conform such statements to actual results. 

All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this report and the documents we incorporate by reference
and  attributable  to  Perficient,  Inc.  are  expressly  qualified  in  their  entirety  by  this  cautionary  statement.  This  cautionary  statement
should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that Perficient, Inc. or any
persons acting on our behalf may issue.

Item 2. Properties.

Our principal executive operations are located in St. Louis, Missouri where we have leased approximately 5,100 square feet
for these functions. We lease 22 offices in major cities across North America, China and India. We do not own any real property. We
believe our facilities are adequate to meet our needs in the near future.

Item 3.Legal Proceedings.

Although we may become a party to litigation and claims arising in the course of business, management currently does not

believe the results of these actions will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

Item 4.Reserved.

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PART II

Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “PRFT.” The following table sets forth,
for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices per share of our common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market
since January 1, 2008.

Year Ending December 31, 2009:
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Year Ending December 31, 2008:
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

High

Low

 $

 $

 $

 $

5.71 
7.44 
8.64 
9.50 

17.08 
11.91 
10.94 
6.80 

3.10 
5.12 
6.31 
7.73 

6.43 
7.82 
6.04 
2.31 

On February 26, 2010, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, a tier of The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, was $11.09 per share. There were approximately 345 stockholders of record of our common stock as of
February 26, 2010, including 228 restricted account holders.

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the
foreseeable  future.  Our  credit  facility  currently  prohibits  the  payment  of  cash  dividends  without  the  prior  written  consent  of  the
lenders.

Information on our Equity Compensation Plan has been included at Part III, Item 12, of this Form 10-K.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In  2008,  our  Board  of  Directors  approved  a  share  repurchase  authority  of  up  to  $20.0  million.  In  2009,  our  Board  of
Directors  approved  an  additional  share  repurchase  authority  of  up  to  $20.0  million  for  a  total  repurchase  program  of  $40.0
million.  The  repurchase  program  expires  June  30,  2011.  While  it  is  not  our  intention,  the  program  could  be  suspended  or
discontinued at any time, based on market, economic or business conditions.  The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will
be determined by our management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price and other factors.

Since the program’s inception in 2008, we have repurchased approximately $27.5 million of our outstanding common stock

through December 31, 2009.  

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Period

Beginning Balance as of October 1, 2009
October 1-31, 2009
November 1-30, 2009
December 1-31, 2009
   Ending Balance as of December 31, 2009

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased

Average
Price Paid
Per
Share (1)

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs

Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs (2)

3,872,730   $
245,790     
260,000     
160,000     
4,538,520    $

 5.66   
8.42     
8.48     
8.39     
 6.07     

3,872,730   $
245,790   $
260,000   $
160,000   $
4,538,520     

8,079,423 
6,018,392 
13,813,900 
12,471,648 

(1)  Average price paid per share includes commission.
(2)  The  additional  program  to  repurchase  up  to  $10.0  million  of  our  outstanding  common  stock  was  approved  by  our

Board of Directors on November 3, 2009.   The repurchase program expires June 30, 2011.

Item 6.Selected Financial Data.

The selected financial data presented for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31,
2009, has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The financial data presented
is not directly comparable between periods as a result of the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (As Amended),  Share Based Payment) in
2006, and four acquisitions in 2007, three acquisitions in 2006, and two acquisitions in 2005.

The following data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements appearing in Part II, Item 8, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations appearing in Part II, Item 7.

Income Statement Data:
Revenues 
Gross margin 
Selling, general and administrative 
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment of intangible assets
Income from operations 
Net interest income (expense)
Net other income (expense) 
Income before income taxes 
Net income

2009

  Year Ended December 31,
2007

2008

2006

2005

 $
 $
 $
 $
  $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

188,150   $
48,333   $
40,042   $
5,750   $
--    $
2,541   $
209   $
260   $
3,010   $
1,463   $

 $
231,488 
 $
73,502 
 $
47,242 
6,949 
 $
1,633    $
 $
17,678 
 $
528 
(915)   $
 $
 $

17,291 
10,000 

(In thousands)    
218,148   $
75,690   $
41,963   $
6,265   $
--    $
27,462   $
172   $
20   $
27,654   $
16,230   $

160,926   $
53,756   $
32,268   $
4,406   $
--    $
17,082   $
(407)  $
174   $
16,849   $
9,567   $

96,997 
32,418 
17,917 
2,226 
-- 
12,275 
(643)
43 
11,675 
7,177 

Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments  $
 $
Working capital 
  $
Long-term investments
 $
Property and equipment, net 
 $
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 
Total assets 
 $
Current portion of long term debt and line of
credit 
Long-term debt and line of credit, less current
portion
Total stockholders' equity 

 $
 $

 $

2009

2008

As of December 31,
2007
(In thousands)
8,070 
 $
41,368 
 $
--    $
 $
 $
 $

 $
 $
--    $
 $
 $
 $

3,226 
121,339 
189,992 

22,909 
56,176 

2,345 
115,634 
194,247 

2006

2005

4,549 
24,859 

1,806 
81,056 
131,000 

 $
 $
--    $
 $
 $
 $

5,096 
17,078 
-- 
960 
52,031 
84,935 

 $
24,302 
 $
50,205 
3,652    $
 $
1,278 
 $
111,773 
 $
184,810 

-- 

 $

-- 

 $

-- 

 $

1,201 

 $

1,581 

-- 
168,348 

 $
 $

-- 
174,818 

 $
 $

-- 
165,562 

 $
 $

137 
107,352 

 $
 $

5,338 
65,911 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item
7.

You  should  read  the  following  summary  together  with  the  more  detailed  business  information  and  consolidated  financial
statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this annual report and in the documents that we incorporate by reference into
this  annual  report.  This  annual  report  may  contain  certain  “forward-looking”  information  within  the  meaning  of  the  Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially
from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited
to, those discussed in “Risk Factors.”

Overview

We  are  an  information  technology  consulting  firm  serving  Forbes  Global  2000  (“Global  2000”)  and  other  large  enterprise
companies  with  a  primary  focus  on  the  United  States.  We  help  our  clients  gain  competitive  advantage  by  using  Internet-based
technologies  to  make  their  businesses  more  responsive  to  market  opportunities  and  threats,  strengthen  relationships  with  their
customers,  suppliers  and  partners,  improve  productivity,  and  reduce  information  technology  costs.  We  design,  build  and  deliver
business-driven  technology  solutions  using  third-party  software  products.  Our  solutions  include  custom  applications,  portals  and
collaboration,  eCommerce,  customer  relationship  management,  enterprise  content  management,  business  intelligence,  business
integration,  mobile  technology,  technology  platform  implementations,  and  service  oriented  architectures.  Our  solutions  enable  our
clients  to  operate  a  real-time  enterprise  that  dynamically  adapts  business  processes  and  the  systems  that  support  them  to  meet  the
changing demands of an increasingly global, Internet-driven and competitive marketplace.

Services Revenues

Services revenues are derived from professional services that include developing, implementing, integrating, automating and
extending business processes, technology infrastructure, and software applications. Most of our projects are performed on a time and
materials  basis,  while  a  smaller  portion  of  our  revenues  are  derived  from  projects  performed  on  a  fixed  fee  basis.  Fixed  fee
engagements represented approximately 11% of our services revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 13% for the
year ended December 31, 2008. For time and material projects, revenues are recognized and billed by multiplying the number of hours
our  professionals  expend  in  the  performance  of  the  project  by  the  established  billing  rates.  For  fixed  fee  projects,  revenues  are
generally  recognized  using  the  input  method  based  on  the  ratio  of  hours  expended  to  total  estimated  hours. Amounts  invoiced  and
collected  in  excess  of  revenues  recognized  are  classified  as  deferred  revenues.  On  most  projects,  we  are  also  reimbursed  for
out-of-pocket  expenses  such  as  airfare,  lodging  and  meals.  These  reimbursements  are  included  as  a  component  of  revenues.  The
aggregate amount of reimbursed expenses will fluctuate depending on the location of our customers, the total number of our projects
that require travel, and whether our arrangements with our clients provide for the reimbursement of travel and other project related
expenses.

Software and Hardware Revenues

Software  and  hardware  revenues  are  derived  from  sales  of  third-party  software  and  hardware.  Revenues  from  sales  of
third-party software and hardware are generally recorded on a gross basis provided we act as a principal in the transaction. On rare
occasions, we  do  not  meet  the  requirements  to  be  considered  a  principal  in  the  transaction  and  act  as  an  agent.   In  these
cases, revenues are recorded on a net basis. Software and hardware revenues are expected to fluctuate depending on our customers’
demand for these products.

If we enter into contracts for the sale of services and software or hardware, management evaluates whether the services are
essential to the functionality of the software or hardware and whether objective fair value evidence exists for each deliverable in the
transaction.  If management concludes the services to be provided are not essential to the functionality of the software or hardware and
can determine objective fair value evidence exists for each deliverable of the transaction, then we account for each deliverable in the
transaction  separately,  based  on  the  relevant  revenue  recognition  policies.  Generally,  all  deliverables  of  our  multiple  element
arrangements meet these separation criteria.

Cost of revenues

Cost  of  revenues  consists  primarily  of  cash  and  non-cash  compensation  and  benefits,  including  bonuses  and  non-cash
compensation  related  to  equity  awards,  associated  with  our  technology  professionals.  Cost  of  revenues  also  includes  the  costs
associated  with  subcontractors.   Third-party  software  and  hardware  costs,  reimbursable  expenses  and  other  unreimbursed  project
related expenses are also included in cost of revenues. Project related expenses will fluctuate generally depending on outside factors
including the cost and frequency of travel and the location of our customers. Cost of revenues does not include depreciation of assets
used  in  the  production  of  revenues  which  are  primarily  personal  computers,  servers  and  other  information  technology  related
equipment.

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Gross Margins

Our  gross  margins  for  services  are  affected  by  the  utilization  rates  of  our  professionals  (defined  as  the  percentage  of  our
professionals’ time billed to customers divided by the total available hours in the respective period), the salaries we pay our consulting
professionals  and  the  average  billing  rate  we  receive  from  our  customers.  If  a  project  ends  earlier  than  scheduled,  we  retain
professionals in advance of receiving project assignments, or if demand for our services declines, our utilization rate will decline and
adversely affect our gross margins. Gross margin percentages of third-party software and hardware sales are typically lower than gross
margin percentages for services, and the mix of services and software and hardware for a particular period can significantly impact our
total combined gross margin percentage for such period. In addition, gross margin for software and hardware sales can fluctuate due to
pricing and other competitive pressures.    

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  (“SG&A”)  are  primarily  composed  of  sales  related  costs,  general  and
administrative salaries, office costs, stock compensation expense, bad debts, and other miscellaneous expenses.  We work to minimize
selling costs by focusing on repeat business with existing customers and by accessing sales leads generated by our software vendors,
most  notably  IBM,  Oracle  and  Microsoft,  whose  products  we  use  to  design  and  implement  solutions  for  our  clients.  These
relationships  enable  us  to  reduce  our  selling  costs  and  sales  cycle  times  and  increase  win  rates  through  leveraging  our  partners'
marketing efforts and endorsements.

Plans for Growth and Acquisitions

Our goal is to continue to build one of the leading independent information technology consulting firms in North America by
expanding  our  relationships  with  existing  and  new  clients  and  through  the  resumption  of  our  disciplined  acquisition  strategy.  Our
future  growth  plan  includes  expanding  our  business  with  a  primary  focus  on  the  United  States,  both  organically  and  through
acquisitions.  Given  the  economic  conditions  during  2008  and  2009,  we  suspended  acquisition  activity  pending  improved  visibility
into  the  health  of  the  economy.  With  the  expected  return  to  growth  in  2010,  we  plan  to  resume  our  disciplined  acquisition
strategy.  We  also  intend  to  further  leverage  our  existing  offshore  capabilities  to  support  our  future  growth  and  provide  our  clients
flexible options for project delivery.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes our results of operations as a percentage of total revenues:

Revenues: 
   Services revenues 
   Software and hardware revenues
   Reimbursable expenses
Total revenues
Cost of revenues (depreciation and amortization, shown separately below):
   Project personnel costs
   Software and hardware costs
   Reimbursable expenses
   Other project related expenses
Total cost of revenues
Services gross margin
Software and hardware gross margin
Total gross margin
Selling, general and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment of intangible assets
Income from operations
Net interest income
Net other income (expense)
Income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income

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2008

2007

88.4%    
6.9 
4.7 
100.0 

89.6%    
4.6 
5.8 
100.0 

87.8% 
6.5 
5.7 
100.0 

61.0 
6.2 
4.7 
2.4 
74.3 
28.2 
10.2 
25.7 
21.3 
3.0 
0.0 
1.4 
0.1 
0.1 
1.6 
0.8 
0.8%   

56.6 
3.7 
5.7 
2.2 
68.2 
34.4 
19.4 
31.8 
20.4 
3.0 
0.7 
7.7 
0.2 
(0.4) 
7.5 
3.2 
4.3%   

52.6 
5.5 
5.7 
1.5 
65.3 
38.4 
15.9 
34.7 
19.2 
2.9 
0.0 
12.6 
0.1 
0.0 
12.7 
5.2 
7.5%

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Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008

Revenues. Total revenues decreased 19% to $188.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $231.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2008.  Services revenues decreased 20% to $166.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from
$207.5 million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008.  Revenue  contraction  during  the  year  is  due  to  the  decreased  demand  for
information  technology  services  market  wide  and  delays  in  information  technology  spending  by  customers,  which  we  believe  is
related to the general economic slowdown.

Software and hardware revenues increased 21% to $13.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $10.7 million
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  due  mainly  to  the  renewal  of  several  larger  software  licenses  and  an  overall  increase  in
software sales during the first and third quarters of 2009. Reimbursable expenses decreased 34% to $8.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 2009 from $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 as a result of the decline in services revenue. We do not
realize any profit on reimbursable expenses.

Cost  of  Revenues.  Cost  of  revenues  decreased  12%  to  $139.8 million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  from
$158.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease in cost of revenues is directly related to the decrease in revenues
and  management’s  efforts  in  managing  costs,  primarily  headcount.  The  average  number  of  professionals  performing  services,
including  subcontractors,  decreased  to  1,028  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  from  1,165  for  the  year  ended  December  31,
2008.  Management will continue to manage the cost structure to match demand.

Gross Margin. Gross margin decreased 34% to $48.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $73.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2008. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues decreased to 25.7% for the year ended December 31,
2009 from 31.8% for the year ended December 31, 2008 primarily due to a decrease in services gross margin. Services gross margin,
excluding reimbursable expenses, decreased to 28.2% or $47.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 34.4% or $71.4
million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease in services gross margin is primarily a result of lower utilization due to
the  decreased  demand  for  information  technology  services.  The  average  utilization  rate  of  our  professionals,  excluding
subcontractors, decreased to 75% for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 79% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The
average bill rate for our professionals, excluding subcontractors, decreased to $106 per hour for the year ended December 31, 2009
from $109 per hour for the year ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to competition in the marketplace and increased usage of
China offshore resources.   Software and hardware gross margin decreased to 10.2% or $1.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2009 from 19.4% or $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Software revenues have increased while margin is down
primarily due to the competition in the marketplace causing lower margin software sales.

Selling, General and Administrative. SG&A expenses decreased 15% to $40.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009

from $47.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 due primarily to fluctuations in expenses as detailed in the following table:

Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Stock compensation expense
Bonus expense
Office and technology-related costs
Salary expense
Sales-related costs
Bad debt expense
Other
Net decrease

Increase /
(Decrease)
(in millions)

  $ 

  $

0.7 
(0.1)
(0.5) 
(0.6) 
(1.7) 
(3.1) 
(1.9) 
(7.2) 

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased to 21.3% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 20.4% for the
year ended December 31, 2008.  Stock compensation expense, salary expense, office and technology-related costs, and sales-related
costs all increased as a percentage of revenues compared to the prior year period.  Stock compensation expense, as a percentage of
revenues, increased due to lower revenues and the restricted stock awards granted in 2008 and 2009.  The increase in salary expense,
as a percentage of revenues, was primarily the result of lower revenues and the addition of new marketing roles during 2009.  Office
and  technology-related  costs,  as  a  percentage  of  revenues, increased  primarily  due  to  the  costs  associated  with  the  abandonment  of
office  space  and  lower  revenues  during  2009.  These  increases  were  offset  by  a  decrease  in  bad  debt  expense.  During  2008,  the
allowance for doubtful accounts increased due to additional uncertainties regarding collectibility as a result of the overall economic
downturn  and  its  impact  on  certain  outstanding  receivables.  The  reserve  has  decreased  in  2009  due  to  either  the  collection  of
previously reserved for balances or write-off of such amounts.

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Depreciation. Depreciation expense decreased 31% to $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $2.1 million
for the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in depreciation expense is mainly attributable to various assets becoming fully
depreciated during 2008 and 2009 and lower spending on capital assets during 2009.  Depreciation expense as a percentage of services
revenue, excluding reimbursable expenses, was 0.9% and 1.0% for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Amortization. Amortization expense decreased 11% to $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $4.8 million
for the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in amortization expense reflects the completion of the amortization of certain
acquired intangible assets and the impact of the impairment charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008.  The impairment charge will
also result in lower amortization expense in future periods.

Impairment of Intangible Assets. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we performed an impairment test as of December 31,
2008.  As a result of the test performed, we recorded a $1.6 million impairment charge primarily related to customer relationships we
acquired from e tech solutions, Inc. (“E Tech”).  The value of these relationships was affected primarily by the loss of a key customer
acquired from E Tech, which caused cash flows from the asset group to be lower than originally projected.

Net Interest Income. We had interest income of $0.2 million, net of interest expense, for the year ended December 31, 2009,
compared to interest income of $0.5 million, net of interest expense, for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease in interest
income  in  2009  resulted  from  a  decrease  in  the  interest  earned  on  the  note  receivable  and  the  money  market  account.  The  note
receivable was fully repaid in October 2009 and while our average cash and investments balances increased during 2009, the average
interest rates on our accounts decreased compared to the same prior year period.

Net Other Income or Expense. We had other income of $0.3 million, net of other expense, for the year ended December 31,
2009 compared to other expense of $0.9 million, net of other income, for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Other income for the
year ended December 31, 2009 is primarily related to government incentives received by our China operations.  Additionally, during
the  third  quarter  2008,  we  expensed  $0.9  million  of  previously  capitalized  deferred  offering  costs  related  to  our  shelf  registration
statement.

Provision for Income Taxes . We provide for federal, state and foreign income taxes at the applicable statutory rates adjusted
for non-deductible expenses. Our effective tax rate increased to 51.4% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 42.2% for the year
ended December 31, 2008. The increase in the effective rate is due primarily to the magnified effect of certain state taxes, which are
generally based on gross receipts instead of income, permanent items such as meals and entertainment, and non-deductible executive
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), relative to a smaller income base.

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Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

Revenues. Total revenues increased 6% to $231.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $218.1 million for the

year ended December 31, 2007.

Financial Results
(in thousands)
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2007

For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2008

Services Revenues
Software and Hardware Revenues
Reimbursable Expenses
Total Revenues

 $

 $

207,480 
10,713 
13,295 
231,488 

 $

 $

191,395 
14,243 
12,510 
218,148 

Total Increase/
(Decrease) Over
Prior Year Period 
16,085 
(3,530) 
785 
13,340 

 $

 $

Explanation for Increases/(Decreases)
Over Prior Year Period
(in thousands)

Increase
Attributable to
Acquired
Companies*
 $

29,611 
1,871 
1,372 
32,854 

 $

Increase/
(Decrease)
Attributable to
Base Business**  
(13,526) 
(5,401) 
(587) 
(19,514) 

 $

 $

*Defined as companies acquired during 2007; no companies were acquired in 2008.
**Defined as businesses owned as of January 1, 2007.

Services revenues increased 8% to $207.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $191.4 million for the year
ended  December  31,  2007.  Services  revenues  attributable  to  our  base  business  decreased  $13.5  million  while  services  revenues
attributable to the companies acquired in 2007 increased $29.6 million, resulting in a net increase of $16.1 million.  We experienced a
slowdown in demand during the year related to the deterioration of the U.S. economy.

Software and hardware revenues decreased 25% to $10.7 million in 2008 from $14.2 million in 2007. Software and hardware
revenues  attributable  to  our  base  business  decreased  $5.4  million  while  software  and  hardware  revenues  attributable  to  acquired
companies increased $1.9 million, resulting in a net decrease of $3.5 million. Reimbursable expenses increased 6% to $13.3 million in
2008 from $12.5 million in 2007 due to acquisitions and an increased number of projects requiring consultant travel. We do not realize
any profit on reimbursable expenses.

Cost  of  revenues.  Cost  of  revenues  increased  11%  to  $158.0  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  from  $142.5
million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Cost of revenues attributable to our base business decreased $7.9 million while cost of
revenues  attributable  to  the  companies  acquired  in  2007  increased  $23.4  million,  resulting  in  a  net  increase  of  $15.5  million.  The
average number of professionals performing services, including subcontractors, increased to 1,165 for the year ended December 31,
2008 from 984 for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily related to acquisitions and partially offset with head count reductions
related to lower demand for services.

Costs associated with software and hardware sales decreased 28% to $8.6 million for year ended December 31, 2008 from
$12.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 which directly relates to the decline in software and hardware revenues discussed
above.  Costs  associated  with  software  and  hardware  sales  attributable  to  our  base  business  decreased  $4.9  million,  while  costs
associated with software and hardware sales attributable to acquired companies increased $1.5 million, resulting in a net decrease of
$3.4 million.

Gross Margin. Gross margin decreased 3% to $73.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $75.7 million for the
year ended December 31, 2007. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues decreased to 31.8% for the year ended December 31, 2008
from  34.7%  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2007  due  primarily  to  a  decrease  in  services  gross  margin  offset  by  an  increase  in
margin  from  software  and  hardware.  Services  gross  margin,  excluding  reimbursable  expenses,  decreased  to  34.4%  in  2008  from
38.4% in 2007 primarily as a result of higher labor costs associated with a soft revenue cycle and delays in the start dates of projects.
The average utilization rate of our professionals, excluding subcontractors, decreased to 79% for the year ended December 31, 2008
from  81%  for the  year  ended  December  31,  2007.  Average  hourly  billing  rates  decreased  to  $109  for  2008  from  $118  for  2007,
primarily due to lower rates associated with the acquisition of the China offshore business and the ePairs business in the second half of
2007.  The  average  hourly  bill  rate  for  2008  excluding  China,  ePairs,  and  subcontractors was  $116  compared  to  $119  for  2007.
Software and hardware gross margin increased to 19.4% in 2008 from 15.9% in 2007 primarily as a result of increased sales of our
higher margin internally developed software.

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Selling, General and Administrative. SG&A expenses increased 13% to $47.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008

from $42.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 due primarily to fluctuations in expenses as detailed in the following table:

Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Stock compensation expense
Office and technology-related costs
Salary expense
Sales-related costs
Bad debt expense
Customer dispute settlement
Other
Bonus expense
Net increase

Increase /
(Decrease)
(in millions)

  $ 

  $

1.7 
1.5 
1.4 
1.0 
0.8 
0.8 
0.6 
(2.6)
5.2 

SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues increased slightly to 20% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 19% for
the  year  ended  December  31,  2007,  primarily  driven  by  an  increase  in  stock  compensation  expense,  office  and  technology-related
costs, and salary expense.  Stock compensation expense increased primarily due to additional restricted stock awards granted in 2007
and 2008.  Investments in our technology infrastructure and offshore resources, as well as increases in our facility costs, caused our
office and technology-related costs to rise in 2008.  The increase in salary expense was associated with development of our healthcare
and communications industry verticals.  These increases were offset by a decrease in bonus costs. Bonus costs decreased as a result of
not achieving the company-wide performance goals.

Depreciation. Depreciation expense increased 38% to $2.1 million during 2008 from $1.6 million during 2007. The increase
in  depreciation  expense  is  due  to  both  organic  and  acquisition-related  additions  of  software  programs,  servers,  and  other  computer
equipment  to  enhance  our  technology  infrastructure.  Depreciation  expense  as  a  percentage  of  services  revenue,  excluding
reimbursable expenses, was 1.0% and 0.8% for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Amortization. Amortization increased 2% to $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $4.7 million for the
year ended December 31, 2007. The increase in amortization expense reflects the acquisition of intangibles in 2007, as well as the
amortization of capitalized costs associated with internal use software.  

Impairment  of  Intangible  Assets.  During  the  fourth  quarter  of  2008,  we  determined  that  the  continuous  trading  of  our
common stock below book value and a loss of a key customer were possible indicators of impairment to goodwill or long-lived assets
as defined under ASC Topic 350 (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142,  Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets), and ASC Section 360-10-05 (SFAS No. 144,   Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets), triggering
the necessity of impairment tests as of December 31, 2008.  As a result of the tests performed, we recorded a $1.6 million impairment
primarily related to customer relationships we acquired from E Tech.  The value of these relationships was affected primarily by the
loss of a key customer acquired from E Tech, which caused cash flows from the asset group to be lower than originally projected.

Net Interest Income or Expense. We had interest income, net of interest expense, of $0.5 million for the year ended December
31, 2008 compared to interest income, net of interest expense, of $0.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2007.  The increase
in  interest  income  in  2008  resulted  from  higher  cash  balances  throughout  2008  compared  to  prior  year  and  the  receipt  of  interest
payments in connection with a promissory note entered into with a customer in June 2008.

Other  Expense.  We  expensed  $0.9  million  of  previously  capitalized  deferred  offering  costs  during  the  third  quarter  of
2008.  We  no  longer  intend  to  use  the  current  shelf  registration  statement  associated  with  these  costs  for  an  equity  offering.  As
required, we wrote off the deferred offering costs.

Provision for Income Taxes . We provide for federal, state and foreign income taxes at the applicable statutory rates adjusted
for non-deductible expenses. Our effective tax rate increased to 42.2% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 41.3% for the year
ended  December  31,  2007. The  effective  income  tax  rate  increased  primarily  as  a  result  of  the  decreased  tax  benefit  of  certain
dispositions of incentive stock options by holders.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Selected measures of liquidity and capital resources are as follows (in millions):

Cash, cash equivalents and investments
Working capital (including cash and cash equivalents)
Amounts available under credit facilities

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

As of December 31,
2008

2009

2007

 $
 $
 $

28.0 
50.2 
50.0 

 $
 $
 $

22.9 
56.2 
49.9 

 $
 $
 $

8.1 
41.5 
49.8 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $22.6 million compared to $25.1 million
and  $23.0  million  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2008  and  2007,  respectively.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the
components of operating cash flows were net income of $1.5 million plus non-cash charges of $15.0 million and net working capital
reductions of $6.1 million.  The primary components of operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 were net income
of $10.0 million plus non-cash charges of $15.0 million and net working capital reductions of $0.1 million.  The primary components
of operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 were net income of $16.2 million plus non-cash charges of $5.1 million
and net working capital reductions of $1.7 million.  Our days sales outstanding as of December 31, 2009 increased to 73 days from 71
days at December 31, 2008 and were flat compared to December 31, 2007.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2009, we used $10.0 million in cash to purchase investments and $0.7 million in cash to
purchase  equipment  and  develop  software.   For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  we  used  $0.8  million  in  cash  to  pay  certain
acquisition-related  costs  and  $1.5  million  in  cash  to  purchase  equipment  and  develop  software.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,
2007, we used approximately $26.8 million in cash, net of cash acquired, for acquisitions.  In addition, we used approximately $2.2
million during 2007 to purchase equipment and develop software.

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2009, we received proceeds of $1.0 million from exercises of stock options and sales of
stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and we realized a tax benefit of $0.6 million related to vesting of stock awards and
stock option exercises.  We used $18.4 million to repurchase shares of our common stock through the stock repurchase program.  For
the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  we  made  payments  of  $0.4  million  in  fees  to  establish  our  new  credit  facility.  We  received
proceeds  of  $0.9 million  from  exercises  of  stock  options  and  sales  of  stock  through  our  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  and  we
realized a tax benefit of $0.7 million related to vesting of stock awards and stock option exercises.  We used $9.2 million to repurchase
shares of our common stock through the stock repurchase program.  During the year ended December 31, 2007, we made payments of
$1.3 million on our long-term debt.  We received proceeds of $3.9 million from exercises of stock options and sales of stock through
our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and we realized a tax benefit of $6.9 million related to vesting of stock awards and stock option
exercises.

Availability of Funds from Bank Line of Credit Facilities

In May 2008, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and KeyBank
National  Association  (“KeyBank”).  The  Credit  Agreement  provides  for  revolving  credit  borrowings  up  to  a  maximum  principal
amount of $50 million, subject to a commitment increase of $25 million.  The Credit Agreement also allows for the issuance of letters
of  credit  in  the  aggregate  amount  of  up  to  $500,000  at  any  one  time;  outstanding  letters  of  credit  reduce  the  credit  available  for
revolving credit borrowings.  The credit facility will be used for ongoing, general corporate purposes.  Substantially all of our assets
are  pledged  to  secure  the  credit  facility.  In  July  2009,  U.S.  Bank  National  Association  (“U.S.  Bank”)  assumed  $10  million  of
KeyBank’s commitment.

All outstanding amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement become due and payable no later than the final maturity date
of May 30, 2012.  Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at our option at SVB’s prime rate (4.00% on December 31, 2009)
plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.50% or one-month LIBOR (0.23% on December 31, 2009) plus a margin ranging from 2.50%
to 3.00%.  The additional margin amount is dependent on the amount of outstanding borrowings.  As of December 31, 2009, we had
$50 million of maximum borrowing capacity.  We will incur an annual commitment fee of 0.30% on the unused portion of the line of
credit.

As  of  December  31,  2009,  we  were  in  compliance  with  all  covenants  under  our  credit  facility  and  we  expect  to  be

in compliance during the next twelve months.

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Stock Repurchase Program

In 2008, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $20.0 million of our common stock.  In 2009, the Board of
Directors  authorized  the  repurchase  of  up  to  an  additional  $20.0  million  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  a  total  repurchase
program of $40.0 million.  The program expires on June 30, 2011.

We established a written trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”),  under  which  we  made  a  portion  of  our  stock  repurchases.  Additional  repurchases  will  be  at  times  and  in  amounts  as  the
Company  deems  appropriate  and  will  be  made  through  open  market  transactions  in  compliance  with  Rule  10b-18  of  the  Exchange
Act, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.   

Since the program’s inception in 2008, we have repurchased approximately 4.5 million shares of our outstanding common

stock through December 31, 2009 for a total cost of approximately $27.5 million.

Lease Obligations

During the third quarter of 2009, we vacated certain office space as part of ongoing cost reduction initiatives in response to
our 2009 revenue contraction.  We subleased some of the vacated office space during the fourth quarter of 2009.  The accounting for
costs associated with the abandonment of office space was calculated using the guidance in ASC Subtopic 420-10 (SFAS No. 146,
Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities).  A liability of approximately $0.3 million for lease abandonment
costs was recorded in the third quarter of 2009.  The lease abandonment costs were classified as “Selling, general and administrative”
expense in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009.

There  were  no  other  material  changes  outside  the  ordinary  course  of  business  in  lease  obligations  or  other  contractual

obligations in 2009 as disclosed in Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Shelf Registration Statement

In July 2008, we filed a shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to allow for
offers and sales of our common stock from time to time.  Approximately four million shares of common stock may be sold under this
registration statement if we choose to do so.   We determined that we currently have no intent to use the shelf registration to complete
an offering.  The shelf registration will expire in July 2011.

Contractual Obligations

We have incurred commitments to make future payments under contracts such as leases. Maturities under these contracts are

set forth in the following table as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

Contractual Obligations
Operating lease obligations
Total

Payments Due by Period

Total

Less Than
1 Year

1-3
Years

3-5
Years

More
Than 5
Years

 $
 $

6,255   $
6,255   $

2,303   $
2,303   $

2,852   $
2,852   $

1,078   $
1,078   $

22 
22 

See Note 10, Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to our obligations for

taxes.

Conclusion

If our capital is insufficient to fund our activities in either the short or long-term, we may need to raise additional funds. In
the  ordinary  course  of  business,  we  may  engage  in  discussions  with  various  persons  in  connection  with  additional  financing.  If  we
raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, our existing stockholders' percentage ownership will be diluted. These
equity securities may also have rights superior to our common stock. Additional debt or equity financing may not be available when
needed or on satisfactory terms. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to expand our services,
respond to competition, pursue acquisition opportunities or continue our operations.

We  believe  that  the  currently  available  funds,  access  to  capital  from  our  credit  facility  and  cash  flows  generated  from

operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements and other capital needs for the next twelve months.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial  Statements.  We  believe  our  most  critical  accounting  policies  include  revenue  recognition, accounting  for  goodwill  and
intangible assets, purchase accounting, accounting for stock-based compensation, and income taxes.

Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Revenues  are  primarily  derived  from  professional  services  provided  on  a  time  and  materials  basis.  For  time  and  material
contracts, revenues are recognized and billed by multiplying the number of hours expended in the performance of the contract by the
established billing rates. For fixed fee projects, revenues are generally recognized using the input method based on the ratio of hours
expended  to  total  estimated  hours.  Amounts  invoiced  and  collected  in  excess  of  revenues  recognized  are  classified  as  deferred
revenues.  On  many  projects  we  are  also  reimbursed  for  out-of-pocket  expenses  such  as  airfare,  lodging  and  meals.  These
reimbursements  are  included  as  a  component  of  revenues.  Revenues  from  software  and  hardware  sales  are  generally  recorded  on  a
gross basis based on our role as a principal in the transaction.  On rare occasions, we enter into a transaction where we are not the
principal.  In these cases, revenue is recorded on a net basis.

Unbilled revenues represent the project time and expenses that have been incurred, but not yet billed to the client, prior to the
end of the fiscal period.  For time and materials projects, the client is invoiced for the amount of hours worked times the billing rates
as stated in the contract. For fixed fee arrangements, the client is invoiced according to the agreed-upon schedule detailing amount and
timing of payments in the contract.  Clients are typically billed monthly for services provided during that month, but can be billed on a
more or less frequent basis as determined by the contract.  If the time and expenses are worked/incurred and approved at the end of a
fiscal period and the invoice has not yet been sent to the client, the amount is recorded as unbilled revenue once we verify all other
revenue recognition criteria have been met.

Revenues  are  recognized  when  the  following  criteria  are  met:  (1) persuasive  evidence  of  the  customer  arrangement  exists,
(2) fees are fixed and determinable, (3) delivery and acceptance have occurred, and (4) collectibility is deemed probable. Our policy
for revenue recognition in instances where multiple deliverables are sold contemporaneously to the same counterparty is in accordance
with ASC  Subtopic  985-605  (American  Institute  of  Certified  Public Accountants  (“AICPA”)  Statement  of  Position  (“SOP”)  97-2,
Software  Revenue  Recognition),  ASC  Subtopic  605-25 (Emerging  Issues  Task  Force  (“EITF”)  Issue  No.  00-21,   Revenue
Arrangements  with  Multiple  Deliverables),  and  ASC  Section  605-10-S99  (Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  (“SAB”)  No.  104,   Revenue
Recognition).  Specifically,  if  we  enter  into  contracts  for  the  sale  of  services  and  software  or  hardware,  we  evaluate  whether  the
services  are  essential  to  the  functionality  of  the  software  or  hardware  and  whether  there  is  objective  fair  value  evidence  for  each
deliverable  in  the  transaction.  If  we  conclude  the  services  to  be  provided  are  not  essential  to  the  functionality  of  the  software  or
hardware  and  we  can  determine  objective  fair  value  evidence  for  each  deliverable  of  the  transaction,  then  we  account  for  each
deliverable in the transaction separately, based on the relevant revenue recognition policies. Generally, all deliverables of our multiple
element arrangements meet these criteria. We may provide multiple services under the terms of an arrangement and are required to
assess whether one or more units of accounting are present.  Service fees are typically accounted for as one unit of accounting as fair
value evidence for individual tasks or milestones is not available.  We follow the guidelines discussed above in determining revenues;
however, certain judgments and estimates are made and used to determine revenues recognized in any accounting period. If estimates
are revised, material differences may result in the amount and timing of revenues recognized for a given period.

Revenues  are  presented  net  of  taxes  assessed  by  governmental  authorities.  Sales  taxes  are  generally  collected  and

subsequently remitted on all software and hardware sales and certain services transactions as appropriate.

Allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon specific identification of likely and probable losses. Each accounting period,
accounts receivable is evaluated for risk associated with a client's inability to make contractual payments, historical experience and
other currently available information. Billed and unbilled receivables that are specifically identified as being at risk are provided for
with a charge to revenue or bad debts as appropriate in the period the risk is identified. Considerable judgment is used in assessing the
ultimate realization of these receivables, including reviewing the financial stability of the client, evaluating the successful mitigation
of service delivery disputes, and gauging current market conditions. If the evaluation of service delivery issues or a client's ability to
pay is incorrect, future reductions to revenue or bad debt expense may be incurred.

Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Goodwill  represents  the  excess  purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  net  assets  acquired,  or  net  liabilities  assumed,  in  a
business combination. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, we perform an annual impairment test of goodwill. We evaluate goodwill
as of October 1 each year and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired.  As
required by ASC Topic 350, the impairment test is accomplished using a two-step approach.  The first step screens for impairment
and, when impairment is indicated, a second step is employed to measure the impairment. 

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Our  annual  goodwill  impairment  test  was  performed  as  of  October  1,  2009.  Our  fair  value  as  of  the  annual  testing  date

exceeded our book value and consequently, no impairment was indicated.

Our  fair  value  was  determined  by  weighting  the  results  of  two  valuation  methods:  1)  market  capitalization  based  on  the
average  price  of  our  common  stock,  including  a  control  premium,  for  a  reasonable  period  of  time  prior  to  the  evaluation  date
(generally 15 days) and 2) a discounted cash flow model.  The fair value calculated using our average common stock price (including
a  control  premium)  was  weighted  40%  while  the  value  calculated  by  the  discounted  cash  flow  model  was  weighted  60%  in  our
determination of our overall fair value.  While the use of our average common stock price, plus a control premium, may be considered
the best evidence of fair value in ASC Topic 350, we believe the declines in our stock price over the past two years, and in the market
overall, are not consistently aligned with our financial results or outlook.  The discounted cash flow approach allows us to calculate
our fair value based on operating performance and meaningful financial metrics.

A key assumption used in the calculation of our fair value using our average common stock price was the consideration of a
control premium.  We reviewed industry premium data and determined an appropriate control premium for the analysis based on the
low end of any premium received in transactions over the past several years.

Significant estimates used in the discounted cash flow model included projections of revenue growth, net income margins,
discount  rate,  and  terminal  business  value. The  forecasts  of  revenue  growth  and  net  income  margins  are  based  upon  our  long-term
view of the business and are used by senior management and the Board of Directors to evaluate operating performance. The discount
rate utilized was estimated using the weighted average cost of capital for our industry. The terminal business value was determined by
applying a growth factor to the latest year for which a forecast exists. 

Other intangible assets include customer relationships, non-compete arrangements and internally developed software, which
are being amortized over the assets’ estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives range from three to
eight  years. Amortization  of  customer  relationships,  non-compete  arrangements  and  internally  developed  software  is  considered  an
operating  expense  and  is  included  in  “Amortization”  in  the  accompanying Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations. We  periodically
review the estimated useful lives of our identifiable intangible assets, taking into consideration any events or circumstances that might
result in a lack of recoverability or revised useful life. 

During the fourth quarter of 2009, our stock price continued trading above its book value.  Based on the continued upward
trend  of  our  stock  price  and  positive  business  and  market  outlook  for  the  information  technology  services  industry,  we  did  not
experience a significant adverse change in our business climate and therefore do not believe a triggering event occurred that would
require a detailed test of goodwill for impairment as of December 31, 2009.   We will continue to monitor the trend of our stock price
and other market indicators to determine whether there is a triggering event that may require us to perform an interim impairment test
in the future and record impairment charges to earnings, which could adversely affect our financial results.

Purchase Accounting

We  allocate  the  purchase  price  of  our  acquisitions  to  the  assets  and  liabilities  acquired,  including  identifiable  intangible
assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Such fair market value assessments require significant judgments
and estimates that can change materially as additional information becomes available. The purchase price is allocated to intangibles
based on our estimate and an independent valuation. We finalize the purchase price allocation within twelve months of the acquisition
date as certain initial accounting estimates are resolved.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

We  estimate  the  fair  value  of  stock  option  awards  on  the  date  of  grant  utilizing  a  modified  Black-Scholes  option  pricing
model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of short-term traded options that
have  no  vesting  restrictions  and  are  fully  transferable.  However,  certain  assumptions  used  in  the  Black-Scholes  model,  such  as
expected term, can be adjusted to incorporate the unique characteristics of our stock option awards. Option valuation models require
the input of somewhat subjective assumptions including expected stock price volatility and expected term. We believe it is unlikely
that materially different estimates for the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of stock options granted would be made based
on the conditions suggested by actual historical experience and other data available at the time estimates were made. Restricted stock
awards are valued at the price of our common stock on the date of the grant.

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Income Taxes

To record income tax expense, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate.
In addition, income tax expense at interim reporting dates requires us to estimate our expected effective tax rate for the entire year.
This involves estimating our actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences that result in deferred tax assets
and liabilities and expected future tax rates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Our  recent  accounting  pronouncements  are  fully  described  in  Note  2,  Summary  of  Significant  Accounting  Policies,  in  the

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, except operating lease commitments as disclosed in Note 11,  Commitments and

Contingencies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item
7A.

We  are  exposed  to  market  risks  related  to  changes  in  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  and  interest  rates.   We  believe  our

exposure to market risks is immaterial.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

We are exposed to market risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates because we generate a portion of
our revenues and incur a portion of our expenses in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.  As of December 31, 2009, we were exposed
to  changes  in  exchange  rates  between  the  U.S.  dollar  and  the  Canadian  dollar,  between  the  U.S.  dollar  and  the  Chinese Yuan,  and
between the U.S. dollar and the Indian Rupee.  We have not hedged foreign currency exposures related to transactions denominated in
currencies other than U.S. dollars. Our exposure to foreign currency risk is not significant.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

We had unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and investments totaling $28.0 million and $22.9 million at December 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively.  The cash equivalents consist of money market funds and the investments consist of corporate
bonds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury bills and U.S. agency bonds, which are subject to market risk due to
changes in interest rates.  Fixed interest rate 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.  We believe that we do not have any material
exposure to changes in the market value of our investment portfolio as a result of changes in interest rates. Declines in interest rates,
however, will reduce future interest income.

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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item
8.

PERFICIENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 
Short-term investments
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
Accounts and note receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $315 in 2009 and $1,497 in

 $

2008

Prepaid expenses
Other current assets 
Total current assets 
Long-term investments
Property and equipment, net 
Goodwill 
Intangible assets, net
Other non-current assets 
Total assets

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 
Other current liabilities 
Total current liabilities 
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock ($0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized and 31,621,089 shares
issued and 27,082,569 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2009; 30,350,700 shares
issued and 28,502,400 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2008)  

Additional paid-in capital 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 
Treasury stock, at cost (4,538,520 shares as of December 31, 2009; 1,848,300 shares as of December

31, 2008)

Accumulated deficit 
Total stockholders' equity 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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 $

 $

 $

 $

 $

December 31,

2009

2008

(In thousands, except share
information)

 $
17,975 
6,327     
24,302     

38,244 
1,258 
1,534 
65,338 
3,652     
1,278 
104,168 
7,605 
2,769 
184,810 

 $

 $

3,657 
11,476 
15,133 
1,329     
 $

16,462 

-- 

22,909 
-- 
22,909 

47,584 
1,374 
3,157 
75,024 
-- 
2,345 
104,178 
11,456 
1,244 
194,247 

4,509 
14,339 
18,848 
581 
19,429 

 -- 

 $

32 
208,003 
(273) 

(27,529)     
(11,885) 
168,348 
184,810 

 $

30 
197,653 
(338)

(9,179)
(13,348)
174,818 
194,247 

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PERFICIENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

2009

Year Ended December 31,
2008
(In thousands, except share and per share information)

166,397 

 $

207,480 

 $

2007

12,968 

8,785 
188,150 

114,877 

11,641 

8,785 

4,514 
139,817 

48,333 

40,042 
1,483 
4,267 

-- 
2,541 

209 

260 

3,010 

1,547 

1,463 

0.05 

0.05 

 $

 $

 $

10,713 

13,295 
231,488 

131,019 

8,639 

13,295 

5,033 
157,986 

73,502 

47,242 
2,139 
4,810 

1,633 
17,678 

528 

(915)

17,291 

7,291 

10,000 

0.34 

0.33 

 $

 $

 $

191,395 

14,243 

12,510 
218,148 

114,692 

11,982 

12,510 

3,274 
142,458 

75,690 

41,963 
1,553 
4,712 

-- 
27,462 

172 

20 

27,654 

11,424 

16,230 

0.58 

0.54 

27,538,300 

29,412,329 

27,998,093 

28,558,160 

30,350,616 

30,121,962 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Revenues:

 $

Services
Software and
hardware
Reimbursable
expenses

Total revenues 
Cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation
and amortization, shown
separately below):

Project
personnel
costs
Software and
hardware
costs
Reimbursable
expenses
Other project
related
expenses
Total cost of revenues 

Gross margin

Selling, general and
administrative 
Depreciation 
Amortization
Impairment of intangible
assets
Income from operations 

Net interest income 
Net other income
(expense)
Income before income
taxes 
Provision for income
taxes 

Net income  

 $

Basic net income per share  $
Diluted net income per
share
Shares used in computing
basic net income per share 
Shares used in computing
diluted net income per
share 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007
(In thousands) 

  Common    Common    Additional    

Accumulated
 Other

Total

Stock
  Shares

    Stock    
Paid-in
    Amount     Capital

   Comprehensive    Treasury     Accumulated     Stockholders'  

Loss

Stock

Deficit

Equity

Balance at

December 31, 2006   

26,700   $

27   $

147,028   $

(125)  $

--   $

(39,578)  $

107,352 

Acquisition purchase

accounting
adjustments
Proceeds from the
exercise of stock
options and sales of
stock through the
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
Tax benefit of stock

option exercises and
restricted stock
vesting

Stock compensation

related to restricted
stock vesting 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustment 

Net income 
Total comprehensive

income
Balance at

1,250    

1    

24,975    

--    

--    

--    

24,976 

1,171    

1    

3,902    

--    

--    

--    

3,903 

--    

--    

6,889    

--    

--    

--    

6,889 

302    

--    

6,204    

--    

--    

--    

6,204 

--    
--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

8    
--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    
16,230    

8 
16,230 

--    

16,238 

December 31, 2007   

29,423   $

29   $

188,998   $

(117)  $

--   $

(23,348)  $

165,562 

Acquisition purchase

accounting
adjustments
Proceeds from the
exercise of stock
options and sales of
stock through the
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan

Net tax shortfall from
stock option
exercises and
restricted stock
vesting

Stock compensation

related to restricted
stock vesting and
retirement savings
plan contributions
Purchases of treasury
stock
Foreign currency
translation
adjustment 

Net income 
Total comprehensive

income
Balance at

(19)    

--    

(290)    

--    

--    

--    

(290) 

367    

1    

922    

--    

--    

--    

923 

--    

--    

(922)    

--    

--    

--    

(922) 

579    

(1,848)    

--    
--    

--    

--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

8,945    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    

--    

--    

(9,179)   

--    

--    

8,945 

(9,179)

(221)    
--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    
10,000    

(221) 
10,000 

--    

9,779 

December 31, 2008     

28,502   $

30   $

197,653   $

(338)   $

(9,179)   $

(13,348)   $

174,818 

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exercise of stock
options and sales of
stock through the
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan

Net tax shortfall from

stock option
exercises and
restricted stock
vesting

Stock compensation

related to restricted
stock vesting and
retirement savings
plan contributions
Purchases of treasury
stock
Net unrealized loss on

investments
Foreign currency
translation
adjustment 

Net income 
Total comprehensive

income
Balance at

298    

1    

974    

--    

--    

--    

975 

--    

--    

(459)   

--    

--    

--    

(459)

973    

(2,690)   

--    

--    
--    

--    

1    

--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

9,835    

--    

--    

--    

(18,350)   

(5)   

--    

--    

--    

--    

70    
--    

--    

--    
--    

--    

--    
1,463    

--    

9,836 

(18,350)

(5)

70 
1,463 

1,528 

December 31, 2009     

27,083   $

32   $

208,003   $

(273)   $

(27,529)   $

(11,885)   $

168,348 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:

 $

Depreciation 
Amortization 
Impairment of intangible assets
Deferred income taxes
Non-cash stock compensation and retirement savings plan
contributions
Tax benefit from stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

Accounts and note receivable
Other assets
Accounts payable
Other liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investments
Purchase of property and equipment 
Capitalization of software developed for internal use 
Cash paid for acquisitions and related costs 
Net cash used in investing activities 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Payments on short-term borrowings
Payments on long-term debt 
Payments for credit facility financing fees 
Tax benefit from stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and sales of stock through the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Purchases of treasury stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents 
Change in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

Supplemental disclosures:

Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes 

Non-cash activities:

Stock issued for purchase of businesses (stock reacquired for escrow
claim)

 $

 $
 $

 $

2009

Year Ended December 31,
2008
(In thousands)  
10,000 

 $

 $

1,463 

1,483 
4,267 

--     
(18)    

9,836 
(583)    

9,427 
(342)    
(884)   
(2,086)    
22,563 

(9,984)    
(415)    
(311)    
-- 

(10,710)    

-- 
-- 
-- 
-- 
583 

975 
(18,350)    
(16,792)    

5 
(4,934)    
22,909 
17,975 

 $

2,139 
4,810 
1,633     
(1,769)    

8,945 
(700)    

3,081 
(568)    
399 
(2,824)    
25,146 

-- 
(1,320)    
(185)    
(836)    
(2,341)    

-- 
-- 
-- 
(420)   
700 

923 
(9,179)    
(7,976)    
10 
14,839 
8,070 
22,909 

 $

2007

16,230 

1,553 
4,712 
 -- 
(495) 

6,204 
(6,889) 

(1,589)
10,145 
(1,694) 
(5,126)
23,051 

-- 
(2,035)
(181)
(26,774)
(28,990)

11,900 
(11,900)
(1,338)
-- 
6,889 

3,903 
-- 
9,454 
6 
3,521 
4,549 
8,070 

50 
1,831 

 $
 $

15 
10,206 

 $
 $

40 
3,680 

-- 

 $

(290)  $

24,976 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009

1.   Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

Perficient, Inc.  (the  “Company”)  is  an  information  technology  consulting  firm.  The  Company  helps  its  clients  use
Internet-based  technologies  to  make  their  businesses  more  responsive  to  market  opportunities  and  threats,  strengthen  relationships
with customers, suppliers and partners, improve productivity and reduce information technology costs. The Company designs, builds
and delivers solutions using a core set of middleware software products developed by third party vendors. The Company's solutions
enable its clients to meet the changing demands of an increasingly global, Internet-driven and competitive marketplace.

The Company is incorporated in Delaware. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and

its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States
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. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to the financial statements.

Reclassification

The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period information to conform to the current year presentation.

Changes in Accounting Policy

In  June  2009,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standard
(“SFAS”)  No.  168,  The  FASB Accounting  Standards  Codification  and  the  Hierarchy  of  Generally Accepted Accounting  Principles
(“SFAS 168”).  This statement modifies the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) hierarchy by establishing only two
levels of GAAP, authoritative and non-authoritative. Effective July 1, 2009, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”),
also known collectively as the “Codification,” is considered the single source of authoritative U.S. accounting and reporting standards,
except  for  additional  authoritative  rules  and  interpretive  releases  issued  by  the  U.S  Securities  Exchange  and  Commission
(“SEC”).  The Codification was developed to organize GAAP pronouncements by topic so users can more easily access authoritative
accounting  guidance.  It  is  organized  by  topic,  subtopic,  section,  and  paragraph,  each  of  which  is  identified  by  a  numerical
designation.  This statement applied beginning in the third quarter of 2009.  All accounting references herein have been updated with
ASC references, however, the SFAS references have been included in parenthesis for the reader’s reference.

Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During  the  third  quarter  of  2009,  the  Company  identified  a  cash  flow  presentation  adjustment  related  to  the  reversal  of  a
deferred tax asset resulting from the exercise of stock options or vesting of stock awards.  The Company has determined the impact of
the adjustment is not considered material to the consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2008.  The Company revised the previously issued Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December
31, 2008, as presented in this Form 10-K.

The  revision  decreased  the  “Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities”  and  decreased  the  “Net  cash  used  in  financing
activities” in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 by approximately $1.6 million.  There
was no impact on “Net cash provided by operating activities” or “Net cash used in financing activities” for the year ended December
31, 2007.  The adjustment had no impact on the Consolidated Balance Sheet or the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year
ended December 31, 2008 or on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Revenues  are  primarily  derived  from  professional  services  provided  on  a  time  and  materials  basis.  For  time  and  material
contracts, revenues are recognized and billed by multiplying the number of hours expended in the performance of the contract by the
established billing rates. For fixed fee projects, revenues are generally recognized using the input method based on the ratio of hours
expended  to  total  estimated  hours.  Amounts  invoiced  and  collected  in  excess  of  revenues  recognized  are  classified  as  deferred
revenues.  On  many  projects  the  Company  is  also  reimbursed  for  out-of-pocket  expenses  such  as  airfare,  lodging  and  meals.  These
reimbursements  are  included  as  a  component  of  revenues.  Revenues  from  software  and  hardware  sales  are  generally  recorded  on  a
gross basis based on the Company's role as a principal in the transaction.  On rare occasions, the Company enters into a transaction
where it is not the principal.  In these cases, revenue is recorded on a net basis.

Unbilled revenues represent the project time and expenses that have been incurred, but not yet billed to the client, prior to the
end of the fiscal period.  For time and materials projects, the client is invoiced for the amount of hours worked times the billing rates
as stated in the contract. For fixed fee arrangements, the client is invoiced according to the agreed-upon schedule detailing the amount
and timing of payments in the contract.  Clients are typically billed monthly for services provided during that month, but can be billed
on a more or less frequent basis as determined by the contract.  If the time and expenses are worked/incurred and approved at the end
of a fiscal period and the invoice has not yet been sent to the client, the amount is recorded as unbilled revenue once the Company
verifies all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

Revenues  are  recognized  when  the  following  criteria  are  met:  (1) persuasive  evidence  of  the  customer  arrangement  exists,
(2) fees  are  fixed  and  determinable,  (3) delivery  and  acceptance  have  occurred,  and  (4) collectibility  is  deemed  probable.  The
Company’s  policy  for  revenue  recognition  in  instances  where  multiple  deliverables  are  sold  contemporaneously  to  the  same
counterparty is in accordance with ASC Subtopic 985-605 (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement
of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition), ASC Subtopic 605-25 (Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No.
00-21,  Revenue  Arrangements  with  Multiple  Deliverables),  and ASC  Section  605-10-S99  (Staff Accounting  Bulletin  (“SAB”)  No.
104, Revenue Recognition). Specifically, if the Company enters into contracts for the sale of services and software or hardware, then
the Company evaluates whether the services are essential to the functionality of the software or hardware and whether it has objective
fair  value  evidence  for  each  deliverable  in  the  transaction.  If  the  Company  has  concluded  that  the  services  to  be  provided  are  not
essential to the functionality of the software or hardware and it can determine objective fair value evidence exists for each deliverable
of  the  transaction,  then  it  accounts  for  each  deliverable  in  the  transaction  separately,  based  on  the  relevant  revenue  recognition
policies. Generally, all deliverables of the Company’s multiple element arrangements meet these criteria. The Company may provide
multiple  services  under  the  terms  of  an  arrangement  and  is  required  to  assess  whether  one  or  more  units  of  accounting  are
present.  Service fees are typically accounted for as one unit of accounting as fair value evidence for individual tasks or milestones is
not  available.  The  Company  follows the  guidelines  discussed  above  in  determining  revenues;  however,  certain  judgments  and
estimates are made and used to determine revenues recognized in any accounting period. If estimates are revised, material differences
may result in the amount and timing of revenues recognized for a given period.

Revenues  are  presented  net  of  taxes  assessed  by  governmental  authorities.  Sales  taxes  are  generally  collected  and

subsequently remitted on all software and hardware sales and certain services transactions as appropriate.

Allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon specific identification of likely and probable losses. Each accounting period,
accounts receivable is evaluated for risk associated with a client's inability to make contractual payments, historical experience and
other currently available information.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash  equivalents  consist  primarily  of  cash  deposits  and  investments  with  original  maturities  of  90  days  or  less  when

purchased.

Investments

The  Company  invests  a  portion  of  its  excess  cash  in  short-term  and  long-term  investments.  The  short-term  investments  consist  of
corporate  bonds,  commercial  paper  and  certificates  of  deposit  with  original  maturities  greater  than  three  months  and  remaining
maturities  of  less  than  one  year.  The  long-term  investments  consist  of  U.S.  treasury  bills  and  U.S.  agency  bonds  with  original
maturities of greater than one year.  At December 31, 2009, all of the Company’s investments were classified as available-for-sale and
were  valued  in  accordance  with  the  fair  value  hierarchy  specified  in  ASC  Subtopic  820-10  (SFAS  No.  157,   Fair  Value
Measurements).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

Property and Equipment

Property  and  equipment  are  recorded  at  cost.  Depreciation  of  property  and  equipment  is  computed  using  the  straight-line
method over the useful lives of the assets (generally one to five years). Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the
life of the lease or the estimated useful life of the assets.

Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Goodwill  represents  the  excess  purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  net  assets  acquired,  or  net  liabilities  assumed,  in  a
business  combination.  In  accordance  with ASC  Topic  350  (SFAS  No.  142,   Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets),  the  Company
performs an annual impairment test of goodwill. The Company evaluates goodwill as of October 1 each year and more frequently if
events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired.  As required by ASC Topic 350, the impairment test is
accomplished using a two-step approach.  The first step screens for impairment and, when impairment is indicated, a second step is
employed to measure the impairment.

Other intangible assets include customer relationships, non-compete arrangements and internally developed software, which
are being amortized over the assets’ estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives range from three to
eight  years. Amortization  of  customer  relationships,  non-compete  arrangements  and  internally  developed  software  is  considered  an
operating  expense  and  is  included  in  “Amortization”  in  the  accompanying Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations.  The  Company
periodically  reviews  the  estimated  useful  lives  of  its  identifiable  intangible  assets,  taking  into  consideration  any  events  or
circumstances that might result in a lack of recoverability or revised useful life. 

The  Company  will  continue  to  monitor  the  trend  of  its  stock  price,  other  market  indicators  and  its  operating  results  to
determine whether there is a triggering event that may require the Company to perform an interim impairment test in the future and
record impairment charges to earnings, which could adversely affect the Company’s financial results.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Subtopic 740-10 (SFAS No. 109,  Accounting for Income
Taxes,  and ASC  Section  740-10-25  (Financial Accounting  Standards  Interpretation  No.  48,   Accounting  for  Uncertainty  in  Income
Taxes – an interpretation of SFAS 109). ASC Subtopic 740-10 prescribes the use of the asset and liability method whereby deferred
tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and
liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
Deferred tax assets are subject to tests of recoverability. A valuation allowance is provided for such deferred tax assets to the extent
realization  is  not  judged  to  be  more  likely  than  not.  ASC  Subtopic  740-10-25  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. ASC
Subtopic 740-10-25 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, treatment of interest and penalties, and disclosure of such
positions. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10-25 on January 1, 2007 as required and such adoption did not
have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.

Earnings Per Share

Basic  earnings  per  share  is  computed  by  dividing  net  income  available  to  common  stockholders  by  the  weighted-average
number  of  common  shares  outstanding  during  the  period.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  includes  the  weighted  average  number  of
common  shares  outstanding  and  the  number  of  equivalent  shares  which  would  be  issued  related  to  the  stock  options,  unvested
restricted stock, and warrants using the treasury method, unless such additional equivalent shares are anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based  compensation  is  accounted  for  in  accordance  with  ASC  Topic  718  (SFAS  No. 123R  (As  Amended),   Share
Based  Payment).  Under  this  method,  the  Company  recognizes  share-based  compensation  ratably  using  the  straight-line  attribution
method over the requisite service period. In addition, pursuant to ASC Topic 718, the Company is required to estimate the amount of
expected forfeitures when calculating share-based compensation, instead of accounting for forfeitures as they occur, which was the
Company's practice prior to the adoption of ASC Topic 718.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

Deferred Rent

Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain predetermined fixed escalations of minimum rentals during the original
lease terms. For these leases, the Company recognizes the related rental expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease and
records the difference between the amounts charged to operations and amounts paid as accrued rent expense.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable,  accounts  payable,  other  accrued  liabilities,  and  debt  are  stated  at  amounts  which
approximate fair value due to the near term maturities of these instruments.  Investments are stated at amounts which approximate fair
value based on quoted market prices or other observable inputs.

Treasury Stock

The Company uses the cost method to account for repurchases of its own stock.

Segment Information

The Company operates as one reportable operating segment according to ASC Topic 280 (SFAS No. 131,  Disclosures about
Segments  of  an  Enterprise  and  Related  Information),  which  establishes  standards  for  the  way  that  business  enterprises  report
information about operating segments. The chief operating decision maker formulates decisions about how to allocate resources and
assess  performance  based  on  consolidated  financial  results. The  Company  also  has  one  reporting  unit  for  purposes  of  the  goodwill
impairment analysis discussed above.

Recently Accounting Pronouncements

Effective  January  1,  2009,  the  Company  adopted  ASC  Paragraph  350-30-50-2  (Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board
(“FASB”)  Staff  Position  (“FSP”)  No. 142-3,  Determination  of  the  Useful  Life  of  Intangible  Assets).  ASC  Paragraph  350-30-50-2
requires  companies  estimating  the  useful  life  of  a  recognized  intangible  asset  to  consider  their  historical  experience  in  renewing  or
extending similar arrangements or, in the absence of historical experience, to consider assumptions that market participants would use
about renewal or extension as adjusted for ASC Topic 350’s entity-specific factors. The adoption of ASC Paragraph 350-30-50-2 did
not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective  January  1,  2009,  the  Company  adopted  ASC  Topic  805  (SFAS  No.  141  (revised  2007),   Business
Combinations).  ASC Topic 805 establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial
statements  the  identifiable  assets  acquired,  the  liabilities  assumed  and  any  non-controlling  interest  in  the  acquiree,  recognizes  and
measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase, and determines what information to
disclose  to  enable  users  of  the  financial  statements  to  evaluate  the  nature  and  financial  effects  of  the  business  combination. The
revised statement requires, among other things, that transaction costs be expensed instead of recognized as purchase price. ASC Topic
805 applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009. 

Effective  January  1,  2009,  the  Company  adopted ASC  Subtopic  805-20  (FSP  No.  SFAS  141(R)-1,   Accounting  for  Assets
Acquired  and  Liabilities  Assumed  in  a  Business  Combination  That  Arise  from  Contingencies ),  to  amend  and  clarify  the  initial
recognition  and  measurement,  subsequent  measurement  and  accounting,  and  related  disclosures  arising  from  contingencies  in  a
business  combination  under  ASC  Topic  805.  Under  the  new  guidance,  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed  in  a  business
combination that arise from contingencies should be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date if fair value can be determined
during the measurement period.  If fair value can not be determined, acquired contingencies should be accounted for using existing
guidance.  ASC Subtopic 805-20 applies to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009.

Effective  September  30,  2009,  the  Company  adopted ASC  Subtopic  855-10  (SFAS  No.  165,   Subsequent  Events),  which
establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial
statements  are  issued  or  are  available  to  be  issued.  ASC  Subtopic  855-10  sets  forth  the  period  after  the  balance  sheet  date  during
which  management  should  evaluate  events  or  transactions  that  may  occur  for  potential  recognition  or  disclosure  in  the  financial
statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in
its  financial  statements,  and  the  disclosures  that  an  entity  should  make  about  events  or  transactions  that  occurred  after  the  balance
sheet  date.  The  Company  adopted ASC  Subtopic  855-10  as  required;  adoption  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s
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DECEMBER 31, 2009

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168.  This statement modifies the GAAP hierarchy by establishing only two levels of
GAAP,  authoritative  and  non-authoritative.  Effective  July  1,  2009,  the  ASC  is  considered  the  single  source  of  authoritative  U.S.
accounting  and  reporting  standards,  except  for  additional  authoritative  rules  and  interpretive  releases  issued  by  the  SEC.  The
Codification was developed to organize GAAP pronouncements by topic so that users can more easily access authoritative accounting
guidance.  It  is  organized  by  topic,  subtopic,  section,  and  paragraph,  each  of  which  is  identified  by  a  numerical  designation.  This
statement  was  applied  beginning  in  the  third  quarter  of  2009.  All  accounting  references  herein  have  been  updated  with  ASC
references, however, the SFAS references have been included in parenthesis for the reader’s reference.

On  June  12,  2009,  the  FASB  issued ASC Topic  810,  Amendments  to  FASB  Interpretation  No.  46(R).    This  statement  is  a
revision to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities , and changes how a company determines when
an  entity  that  is  insufficiently  capitalized  or  is  not  controlled  through  voting  (or  similar  rights)  should  be  consolidated.  The
determination  of  whether  a  company  is  required  to  consolidate  an  entity  is  based  on,  among  other  things,  an  entity’s  purpose  and
design  and  a  company’s  ability  to  direct  the  activities  of  the  entity  that  most  significantly  impacts  the  entity’s  economic
performance.  The statement is effective at the start of a company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, or January 1,
2010  for  companies  reporting  on  a  calendar  year  basis.  The  Company  is  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of ASC Topic  810  on  its
financial statements; however, management does not believe that it will have a material impact.

In  October  2009,  the  FASB  issued  ASC  Subtopic  605-25,   Revenue  Recognition  –  Multiple-Element  Arrangements,  an
amendment  to  the  accounting  standards  related  to  the  accounting  for  revenue  in  arrangements  with  multiple  deliverables  including
how the arrangement consideration is allocated among delivered and undelivered items of the arrangement. Among the amendments,
this standard eliminates the use of the residual method for allocating arrangement consideration and requires an entity to allocate the
overall consideration to each deliverable based on an estimated selling price of each individual deliverable in the arrangement in the
absence  of  having  vendor-specific  objective  evidence  or  other  third  party  evidence  of  fair  value  of  the  undelivered  items.  This
standard  also  provides  further  guidance  on  how  to  determine  a  separate  unit  of  accounting  in  a  multiple-deliverable  revenue
arrangement and expands the disclosure requirements about the judgments made in applying the estimated selling price method and
how  those  judgments  affect  the  timing  or  amount  of  revenue  recognition.  This  standard  is  effective  prospectively  for  revenue
arrangements  entered  into  or  materially  modified  in  fiscal  years  beginning  on  or  after  June  15,  2010.  The  Company  is  currently
evaluating the impact of ASC Subtopic 605-25 on its financial statements; however, management does not believe that it will have a
material impact.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASC Subtopic 985-605,  Software-Revenue Recognition, an amendment to the accounting
standards  related  to  certain  revenue  arrangements  that  include  software  elements.  This  standard  clarifies  the  existing  accounting
guidance  such  that  tangible  products  that  contain  both  software  and  non-software  components  that  function  together  to  deliver  the
product’s  essential  functionality,  shall  be  excluded  from  the  scope  of  the  software  revenue  recognition  accounting  standards.
Accordingly,  sales  of  these  products  may  fall  within  the  scope  of  other  revenue  recognition  accounting  standards  or  may  now  be
within the scope of this standard and may require an allocation of the arrangement consideration for each element of the arrangement.
This standard is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or
after June 15, 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASC Subtopic 983-605 on its financial statements; however,
management does not believe that it will have a material impact.

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted ASC Subtopic 825-10 (SFAS No. 159,  The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an amendment of SFAS No. 115 ).  ACS Subtopic 825-10 permits companies to choose to
measure  many  financial  instruments  and  certain  other  items  at  fair  value.  The  adoption  of  ACS  Subtopic  825-10  did  not  have  a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective  January  1,  2008,  the  Company  adopted  ASC  Subtopic  820-10.  In  February  2008,  the  FASB  issued  ASC
Paragraphs  820-10-50-8A,  55-23A,  and  55-23B  (FSP  No.  157-2,  Effective  Date  of  FASB  Statement  No.  157 ),  which  delayed  the
effective date of ASC Subtopic 820-10 for certain non-financial assets and liabilities, including fair value measurements under ASC
Topic  805  and ASC  Topic  350  of  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets,  to  fiscal  years  beginning  after  November  15,  2008.  ASC
Subtopic 820-10 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
expands  disclosures  about  fair  value  measurements.  Fair  value  is  defined  under ASC  Subtopic  820-10  as  the  exchange  price  that
would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  Valuation techniques used to measure fair
value  under ASC  Subtopic  820-10  must  maximize  the  use  of  observable  inputs  and  minimize  the  use  of  unobservable  inputs.  The
standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on the following three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable
and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value:

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 ·  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
·  Level  2  –  Inputs  other  than  Level  1  that  are  observable,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  such  as  quoted  prices  for
similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

·  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair

value of the assets or liabilities.

On January 1, 2009, the Company implemented the previously deferred provisions of ASC Subtopic 820-10 for non-financial

assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, as required.

Refer to Note 4, Investments and Fair Value Measurement , for the Company’s adoption of ASC Subtopic 820-10 as it relates
to assets or liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company did
not hold any non-financial assets or liabilities that were required to be re-measured at fair value, and therefore the adoption of ASC
Paragraph  820-10-50-8A,  55-23A,  and  55-23B  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial
statements.  As  discussed  in  Note  7,  Goodwill  and  Intangible  Assets,  the  Company  performed  its  annual  goodwill  impairment  test
during the fourth quarter of 2009. 

3.   Net Income Per Share

The  following  table  presents  the  calculation  of  basic  and  diluted  net  income  per  share  (in  thousands,  except  per  share

information):

Year Ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

 $

1,463 

 $

10,000 

 $

16,230 

Net income
Basic:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
Weighted-average shares of common stock subject to contingency (i.e. restricted
stock)
Shares used in computing basic net income per share

Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options
Warrants
Restricted stock subject to vesting
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (1)

27,538 

-- 
27,538 

610 
6 
404 
28,558 

29,338 

74 
29,412 

835 
6 
98 
30,351 

Basic net income per share
Diluted net income per share

 $
 $

0.05 
0.05 

 $
 $

0.34 
0.33 

 $
 $

  (1)  As  of  December  31,  2009,  approximately  0.5  million  options  for  shares  and  1.8  million  shares  of  restricted  stock  were
excluded.  These shares were excluded from shares used in computing diluted net income per share because they would have
had an anti-dilutive effect.

4.   Investments and Fair Value Measurement

During  2009,  the  Company  began  investing  a  portion  of  its  excess  cash  in  short-term  and  long-term  investments.  The  short-term
investments consist of corporate bonds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit with original maturities greater than three months
and remaining maturities of less than one year.  The long-term investments consist of U.S. treasury bills and U.S. agency bonds with
original  maturities  of  greater  than  one  year.  At  December  31,  2009,  all  of  the  Company’s  investments  were  classified  as
available-for-sale and were valued in accordance with the fair value hierarchy specified in ASC Subtopic 820-10.  As of December 31,
2009, gross unrealized gains and losses for these investments were immaterial.

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556 
27,998 

1,707 
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30,122 

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ASC Subtopic 820-10 includes a fair value hierarchy that is intended to increase consistency and comparability in fair value
measurements and related disclosures.  The fair value hierarchy is based on inputs to valuation techniques that are used to measure fair
value that are either observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing an
asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect a reporting entity’s pricing
based upon their own market assumptions.  The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:

 ·  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
·  Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar
assets  or  liabilities;  quoted  prices  in  markets  that  are  not  active;  or  other  inputs  that  are  observable  or  can  be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

·  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair

value of the assets or liabilities.

Cash, cash equivalents and investments were classified as the following (in thousands):

As of
December 31,
2009

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)

Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)  

Cash Equivalents:
  Money Market Funds
Short-term Investments:
  Corporate Bonds
  Commercial Paper
  Certificates of Deposit
Long-term Investments:
  U.S. Treasury Bills
  U.S. Agency Bonds

Total Cash Equivalents & Investments

  Cash
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Investments

  $

  $

  $

17,327    $

17,327    $

-    $

3,974     
449     
1,904     

1,609     
2,043     

-     
-     
-     

1,609     
-     

3,974     
449     
1,904     

-     
2,043     

27,306    $

18,936    $

8,370    $

648     
27,954     

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

- 

Investments  are  generally  classified  as  Level  1  or  Level  2  because  they  are  valued  using  quoted  market  prices  in  active
markets, quoted prices in less active markets, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price
transparency.  Money market funds and U.S. treasury bills are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
securities.  The  Company  uses  consensus  pricing,  which  is  based  on  multiple  pricing  sources,  to  value  its  investment  in  corporate
bonds, certificates of deposit, and U.S. agency bonds.

5.   Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

Cash  and  accounts  receivable  potentially  expose  the  Company  to  concentrations  of  credit  risk.  Cash  is  placed  with  highly
rated financial institutions. The Company provides credit, in the normal course of business, to its customers. The Company generally
does not require collateral or up-front payments. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers and maintains
allowances  for  potential  credit  losses.  Customers  can  be  denied  access  to  services  in  the  event  of  non-payment.  During  2009,  a
substantial portion of the services the Company provided were built on IBM, Oracle, TIBCO, and Microsoft platforms, among others,
and  a  significant  number  of  its  clients  are  identified  through  joint  selling  opportunities  conducted  with  and  through  sales  leads
obtained from the relationships with these vendors.  Due to the Company's significant fixed operating expenses, the loss of sales to
any significant customer could result in the Company's inability to generate net income or positive cash flow from operations for some
time in the future.  However, the Company has remained relatively diversified, with no one customer providing more than 10% of our
total revenues during 2009, 2008 or 2007.

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6.   Employee Benefit Plans

The  Company  has  a  qualified  401(k)  profit  sharing  plan  available  to  full-time  employees  who  meet  the  plan's  eligibility
requirements. This defined contribution plan permits employees to make contributions up to maximum limits allowed by the Internal
Revenue  Code  of  1986  (the  “Code”).  The  Company,  at  its  discretion,  matches  a  portion  of  the  employee's  contribution  under  a
predetermined  formula  based  on  the  level  of  contribution  and  years  of  vesting  services.  In  2009  and  2008,  the  Company  made
matching contributions of 50% (25% in cash and 25% in Company stock) of the first 6% of eligible compensation deferred by the
participant.  The  Company  recognized  $1.9  million  and  $2.0  million  of  expense  for  the  matching  cash  and  Company  stock
contribution in 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The Company made matching contributions equal to 25% (in cash) of the first 6% of
employee contributions totaling approximately $0.8 million during 2007.  All matching contributions vest over a three year period of
service.

The Company has a deferred compensation plan for officers, directors, and certain sales personnel. The plan is designed to
allow eligible participants to accumulate additional income through a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that enables them to
make  elective  deferrals  of  compensation  to  which  they  will  become  entitled  in  the  future. As  of  December  31,  2009,  the  deferred
compensation liability balance was $1.1 million compared to $0.6 million as of December 31, 2008.

7.   Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill as of October 1, 2009.  As required by ASC Topic 350, the
impairment test is accomplished using a two-step approach. The first step screens for impairment and, when impairment is indicated, a
second  step  is  employed  to  measure  the  impairment.  The  Company  also  reviews  other  factors  to  determine  the  likelihood  of
impairment.   Based  on  the  test  performed,  the  Company’s  fair  value  as  of  the  annual  testing  date  exceeded  its  book  value  and
consequently, no impairment was indicated.

The Company’s fair value was determined by weighting the results of two valuation methods: 1) market capitalization based
on  the  average  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  including  a  control  premium,  for  a  reasonable  period  of  time  prior  to  the
evaluation  date  (generally  15  days)  and  2)  a  discounted  cash  flow  model.  The  fair  value  calculated  using  the  Company’s  average
common stock price (including a control premium) was weighted 40% while the value calculated by the discounted cash flow model
was weighted 60% in the Company’s determination of its overall fair value.  

During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company determined the continuous trading of its common stock below book value
was  a  possible  indicator  of  impairment  to  goodwill  or  long-lived  assets  as  defined  under ASC  Topic  350  (Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards  (“SFAS”)  No.  142,  Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets),  and  ASC  Section  360-10-05  (SFAS  No.
144,  Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets), triggering the necessity of impairment tests as of December
31, 2008.  Fair values for long-lived asset testing were calculated using a discounted cash flow model for the asset group.  Significant
estimates used in the discounted cash flow model included projections of revenue growth, earnings margins, and discount rate. The
discount rate utilized was estimated using the weighted average cost of capital for the Company’s industry.

The  discounted  cash  flow  model  yielded  a  fair  value  lower  than  the  asset  group’s  carrying  amount  and  consequently,  the
Company recorded a $1.6 million impairment of the customer relationships we acquired from e tech solutions, Inc. (“E Tech”).  The
value of these relationships was affected primarily by the loss of a key customer acquired from E Tech, which caused cash flows from
the asset group to be lower than originally projected.  After recording the impairment of the E Tech customer relationships intangible
asset,  the  Company  performed  the  first  step  of  the  goodwill  impairment  test  and  based  on  the  weighted  average  of  market
capitalization, including a control premium, and discounted cash flow analysis, goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2008.

Goodwill

Activity related to goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands): 

Balance, beginning of year
Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocations for acquisitions
Adjustment to E Tech purchase price allocation for escrow claim
Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards associated with acquisitions
Balance, end of year

 $

 $

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2009

2008

104,178 

 $
(10)    
-- 
-- 
104,168 

 $

103,686 
1,088 
(378) 
(218)
104,178 

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Intangible Assets with Definite Lives

Following is a summary of the Company's intangible assets that are subject to amortization (in thousands):

Year ended December 31,

2009

2008

Accumulated
Amortization  
(9,752)

 $

Net
Carrying
Amount
 $

6,861 

Gross
Carrying
Amount
 $

18,013 

Accumulated
Amortization  
(7,693)

 $

Net
Carrying
Amount
 $

10,320 

(483)

(1,125)
(11,360)

 $

 $

200 

544 
7,605 

 $

2,633 

1,358 
22,004 

(2,098)

535 

(757)
(10,548)

 $

601 
11,456 

 $

Gross
Carrying
Amount
 $

16,613 

683 

1,669 
18,965 

 $

Customer relationships
Non-compete
agreements
Internally developed
software
 Total

The estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:

 Customer relationships
 Non-compete agreements
 Internally developed software

 3 - 8 years
 3 - 5 years
 3 - 5 years

The weighted average amortization periods for customer relationships and non-compete agreements are 6 years and 5 years,
respectively. Total  amortization  expense  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2009,  2008,  and  2007  was  approximately  $4.3  million,
$4.8  million,  and  $4.7  million  respectively.  In  addition,  the  Company  recorded  an  impairment  charge  of  $1.6  million  related  to
customer relationships in 2008.

Estimated annual amortization expense for the next five years ended December 31 is as follows (in thousands):

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Thereafter

8.   Stock-Based Compensation 

Stock Option Plans

  $
  $
  $
  $
  $
  $

3,446 
2,820 
1,080 
141 
109 
9 

The  Company  made  various  stock  option  and  award  grants  under  the  1999  Stock  Option/Stock  Issuance  Plan  (the  “1999
Plan”) prior to May 2009.  In April 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive
Plan”),  which  had  been  previously  approved  by  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors.  The  Incentive  Plan  allows  for  the  granting  of
various types of stock awards, not to exceed a total of 1.5 million shares, to eligible individuals.  The Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors will administer the Incentive Plan and determine the terms of all stock awards made under the Incentive Plan.

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A summary of changes in common stock options during 2009, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in thousands, except exercise

price information): 

Range of
Exercise
Prices

Shares

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value  

Options outstanding at January 1, 2007

Options granted

Options exercised

Options canceled

Options outstanding at December 31, 2007 

Options granted

Options exercised

Options canceled

Options outstanding at December 31, 2008

Options granted

Options exercised

Options canceled

Options outstanding at December 31, 2009

Options vested, December 31, 2007

Options vested, December 31, 2008 

Options vested, December 31, 2009 

3,552   $

9    

(1,160)   

(22)   

2,379   $

--    

(338)   

(11)   

2,030   $

--    

(279)   

(47)   

1,704    $

1,887   $

1,773   $

1,532   $

0.02 –
16.94   $
3.00 –
  3.00    
0.02 –
16.94    

2.28 – 

 7.48    
0.02 –
16.94   $

--    

0.02 –
10.00    
0.50 –
13.25    
0.03 –
16.94   $

--    

0.10 – 

 7.48    

0.03 –
13.25    
0.03 –
16.94   $

0.02 –
16.94   $
0.03 –
16.94   $
0.03 –
16.94   $

4.03     

3.00     

3.18   $

21,055 

3.36     

4.44     

--     

2.15   $

2,726 

7.57     

4.81    

--     

3.04   $

1,043 

5.35     

5.08   $

6,458 

4.03     

4.59     

4.95   $

6,094 

The following is additional information related to stock options outstanding at December 31, 2009:

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Range of
Exercise
Prices
0.03 –   2.28 
2.77 –   3.75 
4.40 –   6.31 
7.48 – 14.69 
15.50 –
16.94 
0.03 – 16.94 

$
$
$
$

$
$

Options

475,039 
384,443 
608,476 
205,561 

30,237 
1,703,756 

 $
 $
 $
 $

 $
 $

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

1.70 
3.57 
6.22 
10.68 

16.68 
5.08 

3.16 
2.14 
4.86 
2.42 

0.26 
3.40 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

1.70 
3.57 
6.18 
10.68 

16.68 
4.95 

Options

475,039 
384,443 
437,047 
205,561 

30,237 
1,532,327 

 $
 $
 $
 $

 $
 $

At  December 31,  2009,  2008  and  2007,  the  weighted-average  remaining  contractual  life  of  outstanding  options  was  3.40,

4.21, and 5.20 years, respectively.  Generally stock option grants have a maximum contractual term of ten years.

Restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows (in thousands, except fair value information):

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Awards canceled or forfeited
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Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

Shares

 $
3,510 
 $
922 
(825)   $
(474)   $
 $
3,133 

9.65 
6.92 
9.94 
9.48 
8.79 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

The total fair value of restricted shares vesting during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $6.7 million,

$2.3 million, and $5.2 million, respectively.

The  Company  recognized  $9.8  million  and  $8.9  million  of  share-based  compensation  expense  during  2009  and  2008,
respectively,  which  included  $0.9  million  and  $1.0  million  of  expense  for  retirement  savings  plan  contributions,  respectively.  For
2007, total share-based compensation was $6.2 million. The associated current and future income tax benefit recognized during 2009,
2008, and 2007 was $3.4 million, $2.9 million, and $2.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, there was $25.5 million of
total  unrecognized  compensation  cost  related  to  non-vested  share-based  awards.  This  cost  is  expected  to  be  recognized  over  a
weighted-average  period  of  4  years.  The  Company’s  average  estimated  forfeiture  rate  for  share  based  awards  for  the  year  ended
December 31, 2009 was 8%, which was calculated using our historical forfeiture experience.  Generally restricted stock awards vest
over a five year requisite service period.

At December 31, 2009, 1.7 million shares were reserved for future issuance upon exercise of outstanding options and 8,075
shares  were  reserved  for  future  issuance  upon  exercise  of  outstanding  warrants. The  majority  of  the  outstanding  warrants  expire  in
December 2011. At December 31, 2009, there were 3.1 million shares of restricted stock outstanding under the 1999 Plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) was initiated January 1, 2006 and is a broadly-based stock purchase plan in
which any eligible employee may elect to participate by authorizing the Company to make payroll deductions in a specific amount or
designated percentage to pay the exercise price of an option. In no event will an employee be granted an ability under the ESPP that
would permit the purchase of common stock with a fair market value in excess of $25,000 in any calendar year and the Compensation
Committee  of  the  Company  has  set  the  current  annual  participation  limit  at  $12,500.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,
approximately 19,000 shares were purchased under the ESPP.

There are four three-month offering periods in each calendar year beginning on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1,
respectively. The purchase price of shares offered under the ESPP is an amount equal to 95% of the fair market value of the common
stock on the date of purchase (occurring on, respectively, March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31). The ESPP is designed
to comply with Section 423 of the Code and thus is eligible for the favorable tax treatment afforded by Section 423.

9.   Line of Credit

In May 2008, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”)
and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”).  The Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit borrowings up to a maximum
principal amount of $50 million, subject to a commitment increase of $25 million.  The Credit Agreement also allows for the issuance
of letters of credit in the aggregate amount of up to $500,000 at any one time; outstanding letters of credit reduce the credit available
for revolving credit borrowings.  Substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged to secure the credit facility.  In July 2009, U.S.
Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) assumed $10 million of KeyBank’s commitment.

All outstanding amounts owed under the Credit Agreement become due and payable no later than the final maturity date of
May 30, 2012.  Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at the Company’s option of SVB’s prime rate (4.00% on December
31, 2009) plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.50% or one-month LIBOR (0.23% on December 31, 2009) plus a margin ranging
from  2.50%  to  3.00%.  The  additional  margin  amount  is  dependent  on  the  amount  of  outstanding  borrowings. As  of  December  31,
2009, the Company had $50 million of maximum borrowing capacity.  The Company will incur an annual commitment fee of 0.30%
on the unused portion of the line of credit.

The Company is required to comply with various financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. Specifically, the Company
is required to maintain a ratio of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) plus stock compensation
and minus income taxes paid and capital expenditures to interest expense and scheduled payments due for borrowings on a trailing
three  months  basis  annualized  of  less  than  2.00  to  1.00  and  a  ratio  of  current  maturities  of  long-term  debt  to  EBITDA  plus  stock
compensation and minus income taxes paid and capital expenditures of not more than 2.75 to 1.00.  As of December 31, 2009, the
Company was in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility and the Company expects to be in compliance during the next
twelve months.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

10.  Income Taxes

The  Company  files  income  tax  returns  in  the  U.S.  federal  jurisdiction,  and  various  states  and  foreign  jurisdictions.  The
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has completed examinations of the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for 2002, 2003 and 2004. As
of December 31, 2009, the IRS has proposed no significant adjustments to any of the Company's tax positions.

The Company adopted the provisions of the ASC Subtopic 740-10-25 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation
of ASC Subtopic 740-10-25, the Company recognized no increases or decreases in the total amount of previously unrecognized tax
benefits.  The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2009 or 2008.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had U.S. Federal tax net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $5.2 million
that will begin to expire in 2020 if not utilized. Utilization of net operating losses may be subject to an annual limitation due to the
“change  in  ownership”  provisions  of  the  Code.  The  annual  limitation  may  result  in  the  expiration  of  net  operating  losses  before
utilization.

Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
Total current 

Tax benefit on acquired net operating loss carryforward 
Tax benefit (expense) from stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting

Deferred:
Federal
State
Total deferred 
Total provision for income taxes 

Year Ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

 $

 $

 $

1,284 
417 
7 
1,708 

316 
(459)    

(16)    
(2)    
(18)    
 $

1,547 

 $

7,639 
1,536 

(9)    

9,166 

488 
(922)    

4,110 
752 
26 
4,888 

385 
6,889 

(1,304)   
(137)   
(1,441)   
 $
7,291 

(668)
(70)
(738)
11,424 

The components of pretax income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

Domestic
Foreign
Total

Year Ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

 $

 $

2,995 
15 
3,010 

 $

 $

16,879 
412 
17,291 

 $

 $

27,640 
14 
27,654 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, foreign operations included Canada, China, and India.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

Deferred  income  taxes  reflect  the  net  tax  effects  of  temporary  differences  between  the  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's
deferred taxes as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows (in thousands):

Deferred tax assets:

Current deferred tax assets:

Accrued liabilities 
Net operating losses 
Bad debt reserve

Valuation allowance

Net current deferred tax assets
Non-current deferred tax assets:

Net operating losses and capital loss
Fixed assets 
Deferred compensation 
Intangibles
Accrued liabilities
Foreign tax credits

Valuation allowance

Net non-current deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:

Current deferred tax liabilities:

Deferred income
Prepaid expenses

    Net current deferred tax liabilities
Non-current deferred tax liabilities:

Deferred income
Deferred compensation
Goodwill and intangibles

Total non-current deferred tax liabilities

Net current deferred tax asset
Net non-current deferred tax asset

December 31,

2009

2008

 $

 $

 $

 $

 $

 $

 $

426 
272 
118 
816 
(13) 
803 

1,773 
599 
1,988 

678     
222     
253     

5,513 
(125) 
5,388 

 $

 $

 $

 $

 $

 $
 $

 $
-- 
367     
 $
367 

82 
258 
4,217 
4,557 

436 
831 

 $

 $

 $
 $

435 
475 
878 
1,788 
(31)
1,757 

1,985 
329 
1,654 
-- 
-- 
-- 
3,968 
(109)
3,859 

302 
419 
721 

84 
244 
3,510 
3,838 

1,036 
21 

The  Company  established  a  valuation  allowance  in  2005  to  offset  a  portion  of  the  Company's  deferred  tax  assets  due  to
uncertainties regarding the realization of deferred tax assets based on the Company's earnings history and limitations on the utilization
of  acquired  net  operating  losses.  During  2007,  the  Company  released  approximately  $1.9  million  of  its  valuation  allowance  after
determining that the acquired net operating losses would be realized.  The remaining valuation allowance as of December 31, 2009
relates mainly to a capital loss carryforward from an acquired entity.  Management regularly assesses the likelihood that deferred tax
assets will be recovered from future taxable income.  To the extent management believes that it is more likely than not that a deferred
tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established.  Management believes it is more likely than not that the Company
will generate sufficient taxable income in future years to realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets, except for those deferred tax
assets for which an allowance has been provided.  The Company’s net non-current deferred tax asset is included in other non-current
assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

Changes to the valuation allowance are summarized as follows for the years presented (in thousands):

Year ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

Balance, beginning of year
Additions (Reductions)
Additions (Reductions) from purchase accounting
Balance, end of year 

 $

 $

140 

 $
(2)    
-- 
138 

 $

130 
9 
1 
140 

 $

 $

2,056 
31 
(1,957)
130 

The federal corporate statutory rate is reconciled to the Company’s effective income tax rate as follows:

Federal corporate statutory rate

State taxes, net of federal benefit
Effect of foreign operations
Stock compensation
Other

 Effective income tax rate

Year Ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

34.0%   
8.4 
-- 
7.4 
1.6 
51.4%   

35.0%   
4.5 
-- 
0.9 
1.7 
42.1%   

34.3%
4.2 
0.1 
1.9 
0.8 
41.3%

The  effective  income  tax  rate  increased  to  51.4%  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  from  42.1%  for  the  year  ended
December 31, 2008 as a result of the magnified effect of certain state taxes, which are generally based on gross receipts instead of
income, permanent items such as meals and entertainment, and non-deductible executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the
Code, relative to a smaller income base.

11.  Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases office space under various operating lease agreements. The Company has the option to extend the term
of certain lease agreements. Future minimum commitments under these lease agreements as of December 31, 2009 are as follows (in
thousands):

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments

Operating
Leases

2,303 
1,941 
911 
649 
429 
22 
6,255 

  $

  $

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company vacated certain office space as part of ongoing cost reduction initiatives in
response  to  the  Company’s  2009  revenue  contraction.  The  Company  subleased  some  of  the  vacated  office  space  during  the  fourth
quarter of 2009.  The accounting for costs associated with the abandonment of office space was calculated using the guidance in ASC
Subtopic 420-10 (SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities).  A liability of approximately $0.3
million  for  lease  abandonment  costs  was  recorded  in  the  third  quarter  of  2009.  The  lease  abandonment  costs  were  classified  as
“Selling, general and administrative” expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December
31, 2009.

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $2.7 million, $2.9 million, and $2.3

million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

12.  Balance Sheet Components

Accounts and note receivable:
Accounts receivable
Unbilled revenues
Note receivable (1)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total

December 31,

2009

2008

(In thousands)

 $

 $

26,632 
11,927 
-- 
(315)
38,244 

 $

 $

30,565 
16,374 
2,142 
(1,497)
47,584 

(1)  In June 2008, the Company entered into a note arrangement with a customer.  The note was fully repaid in October 2009.

Other current assets:
Other current assets
Deferred tax asset, net
Income tax receivable
Total

Other current liabilities:
Accrued variable compensation
Accrued subcontractor fees
Payroll related costs
Deferred revenues
Accrued medical claims expense
Accrued reimbursable expenses
Accrued settlement (2)
Other current liabilities
Total

 $ 

 $

 $

 $

830 
436 
268 
1,534 

4,561 
1,847 
1,375 
898 
703 
522 
-- 
1,570 
11,476 

 $ 

 $

 $

 $

563 
1,036 
1,558 
3,157 

5,644 
1,625 
1,495 
1,575 
654 
671 
800 
1,875 
14,339 

(2)  The Company negotiated the termination of an ongoing fixed fee contract. Management believed the negotiation would result
in a probable loss and accrued its best estimate of the settlement amount as of December 31, 2008. The Company settled with
the customer in February 2009 for an amount approximating the accrual.

Other non-current liabilities:
Deferred compensation liability
Other non-current liabilities
Total

Property and Equipment:
Computer hardware (useful life of 2 years)
Furniture and fixtures (useful life of 5 years)
Leasehold improvements (useful life of 5 years)
Software (useful life of 1 year)
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Total

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 $ 

 $

 $

 $

1,104 
225 
1,329 

 $

581 
-- 
581 

 $

4,724 
1,409 
1,016 
1,002 
(6,873)   
 $
1,278 

6,206 
1,406 
969 
1,216 
(7,452)
2,345 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2009

13.  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is summarized as follows for the years presented (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of year
Charges (reductions) to expense
Additions (reductions) resulting from purchase accounting
Uncollected balances written off, net of recoveries
Balance, end of year 

14.  Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited)

Year ended December 31,
2008

2009

2007

 $

 $

1,497 
 $
(448)    
-- 
(734)   
 $
315 

 $

1,475 
1,822 
(203)    
(1,597)   
 $
1,497 

707 
1,060 
153 
(445)
1,475 

The following tables set forth certain unaudited supplemental quarterly financial information for the years ended December
31, 2009 and 2008. The quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of future results of operations (in thousands except
per share data).

Total revenues
Gross margin
Income (loss) from operations
Income (loss) before income taxes
Net income (loss)
Basic net income (loss) per share
Diluted net income (loss) per share

Total revenues
Gross margin
Income from operations
Income before income taxes
Net income
Basic net income per share
Diluted net income per share

Three Months Ended,

March 31,
2009

June 30,
2009

September 30,
2009

December 31,
2009

51,292   $
13,339   $
1,242   $
1,516   $
915   $
0.03   $
0.03   $

(Unaudited)
 $
44,929 
 $
11,703 
 $
56 
228 
 $
(196)   $
(0.01)   $
(0.01)   $

44,489 
10,857 

 $

(294)   $
(282)   $
 $
115 
 $
-- 
 $
-- 

Three Months Ended,

47,440 
12,434 
1,537 
1,548 
629 
0.02 
0.02 

March 31,
2008

June 30,
2008

September 30,
2008

December 31,
2008

57,323 
17,562 
5,047 
5,203 
3,076 
0.10 
0.10 

 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

(Unaudited)
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

59,100 
20,139 
6,802 
6,793 
3,989 
0.13 
0.13 

58,306 
19,176 
4,402 
3,677 
2,176 
0.07 
0.07 

 $

 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

56,759 
16,625 
1,427 
1,618 
759 
0.03 
0.03 

 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Perficient, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Perficient, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008,
and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  stockholders’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  years  in  the  three-year
period ended December 31, 2009. We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2009, 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  consolidated  financial  statements,  for
maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  and  for  its  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over
financial  reporting,  included  in  the  accompanying  Management’s  Report  on  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting based on our 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 consolidated 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.

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  (1) pertain  to  the
maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the
company; (2) 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  (3) 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.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Perficient, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion,
the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on
criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.

St. Louis, Missouri
March 3, 2010

/s/ KPMG LLP

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Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Controls and Procedures.

Item
9.

Item
9A.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We  have  established  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  Company,
including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  the  officers  who  certify  the  Company's  financial  reports  and  to  other
members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the
Company's reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive
officer  and  principal  financial  officer  of  the  Company,  as  appropriate,  to  allow  timely  decisions  regarding  required  disclosure. The
Company's  management,  with  the  participation  of  the  Company's  principal  executive  officer  and  principal  financial  officer,  has
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers have determined
that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the
expected  benefits  and  related  costs  of  control  procedures.  The  objectives  of  internal  control  include  providing  management  with
reasonable,  but  not  absolute,  assurance  that  assets  are  safeguarded  against  loss  from  unauthorized  use  or  disposition,  and  that
transactions  are  executed  in  accordance  with  management's  authorization  and  recorded  properly  to  permit  the  preparation  of
consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States.  Under  the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we
conducted  an  evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  based  on  the  framework  in  Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our
assessment under those criteria, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as
of December 31, 2009.

KPMG  LLP,  our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  has  audited  our  financial  statements  for  the  year  ended
December  31,  2009  included  in  this  Form  10-K,  and  has  issued  its  report  on  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial
reporting as of December 31, 2009, which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule
13a-15(f) during the quarter ended December 31, 2009, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Other Information.

Item
9B.

None.

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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Item
10.

Executive Officers

PART III

Our executive officers, including their ages as of the date of this filing are as follows:

Name
Jeffrey S.
Davis
Kathryn J.
Henely

Paul E. Martin 
Richard T.
Kalbfleish
John T.
McDonald

Age

Position

  45

  45

  49

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  46

President and Chief Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
Controller and Vice President of
Finance and Administration

Chairman of the Board

Jeffrey S. Davis became the Chief Executive Officer September 1, 2009.  He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer
of the Company upon the closing of the acquisition of Vertecon in April 2002 and was named the Company’s President in 2004. He
served the same role of Chief Operating Officer at Vertecon from October 1999 to its acquisition by Perficient. Prior to Vertecon, Mr.
Davis  was  a  Senior  Manager  and  member  of  the  leadership  team  in  Arthur  Andersen’s  Business  Consulting  Practice  starting  in
January  1999  where  he  was  responsible  for  defining  and  managing  internal  processes,  while  managing  business  development  and
delivery of products, services and solutions to a number of large accounts. Prior to Arthur Andersen, Mr. Davis worked at Ernst &
Young LLP for two years, Mallinckrodt, Inc. for two years, and spent five years at McDonnell Douglas in many different technical
and managerial positions. Mr. Davis has a M.B.A. from Washington University and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Missouri.

Kathryn  J. Henely  was  appointed  as  the  Company’s  Chief  Operating  Officer  November  3,  2009.  Ms.  Henely  joined  the
Company  in  1999  as  a  Director  in  the  St.  Louis  office.  She  was  promoted  to  General  Manager  in  2001  and  to  Vice  President  of
Corporate Operations in 2006.  Ms. Henely has been the Vice President for the Company’s largest business group including several
local and national business units along with our offshore development center in China.  She actively participated in the due diligence
and  integration  of  several  acquisitions  within  her  business  group.  Additionally,  she  led  the  establishment  of  our  Company  Wide
Practices  and  Corporate  Recruiting  organization.  Ms.  Henely  received  her  M.S.  in  Computer  Science  from  the  University  of
Missouri-Rolla and her B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Iowa.

Paul E. Martin joined the Company in August 2006 as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. From August 2004
until  February  2006,  Mr.  Martin  was  the  Interim  co-Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Interim  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  Charter
Communications, Inc. (“Charter”), a publicly traded multi-billion dollar in revenue domestic cable television multi-system operator.
From  April  2002  through  April  2006,  Mr.  Martin  was  the  Senior  Vice  President,  Principal  Accounting  Officer  and  Corporate
Controller of Charter and was Charter’s Vice President and Corporate Controller from March 2000 to April 2002. Prior to Charter,
Mr.  Martin  was  Vice  President  and  Controller  for  Operations  and  Logistics  for  Fort  James  Corporation,  a  manufacturer  of  paper
products  with  multi-billion  dollar  revenues.  From  1995  to  February  1999,  Mr.  Martin  was  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  Rawlings
Sporting  Goods  Company,  Inc.,  a  publicly  traded  multi-million  dollar  revenue  sporting  goods  manufacturer  and  distributor.  Mr.
Martin received a B.S. degree with honors in accounting from the University of Missouri – St. Louis.  Mr. Martin is also a member of
the University of Missouri – St. Louis School of Business Leadership Council.

Richard  T.  Kalbfleish   joined  the  Company  as  Controller  in  November  2004  and  became  Vice  President  of  Finance  and
Administration and Assistant Treasurer in May 2005. In August 2006, Mr. Kalbfleish became the Principal Accounting Officer of the
Company.  Prior  to  joining  the  Company,  Mr.  Kalbfleish  served  as  Vice  President  of  Finance  and  Administration  with
IntelliMark/Technisource,  a  national  IT  staffing  company,  for  11  years.  Mr.  Kalbfleish  has  over  23  years  of  experience  at  the
Controller  level  and  above  in  a  number  of  service  industries  with  an  emphasis  on  acquisition  integration  and  accounting,  human
resources and administrative support. Mr. Kalbfleish has a B.S.B.A. in Accountancy from the University of Missouri - Columbia.

John T. McDonald was elected Chairman of the Board in March 2001.  He served as the Chief Executive Officer from April
1999, when he joined the Company, until August 2009. From April 1996 to October 1998, Mr. McDonald was president of VideoSite,
Inc.,  a  multimedia  software  company  that  was  acquired  by  GTECH  Corporation  in  October  1997,  18 months  after  Mr. McDonald
became VideoSite's president. From May 1995 to April 1996, Mr. McDonald was a Principal with Zilkha & Co., a New York-based
merchant  banking  firm.  From  June  1993  to  April  1996,  Mr. McDonald  served  in  various  positions  at  Blockbuster  Entertainment
Group, including Director of Corporate Development and Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development of NewLeaf
Entertainment Corporation, a joint venture between Blockbuster and IBM. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. McDonald was an attorney with
Skadden, Arps,  Slate,  Meagher &  Flom  in  New York,  focusing  on  mergers  and  acquisitions  and  corporate  finance.  Mr. McDonald
currently  serves  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  a  number  of  privately  held  companies  and  non-profit  organizations.
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Additional information with respect to Directors of the Company is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under
the captions "Directors and Executive Officers." The Proxy Statement will be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the
end of the Company's fiscal year.

Codes of Conduct and Ethics

Information  on  this  subject  is  found  in  the  Proxy  Statement  under  the  captions  "Certain  Relationships  and  Related
Transactions" and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days
of the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

Information on this subject is found in the Proxy Statement under the captions "Compensation and Meetings of the Board of
Directors  and  Committees”  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference. The  Proxy  Statement  will  be  filed  pursuant  to  Regulation  14A
within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Additional information with respect to Directors and Executive Officers of the Company is incorporated by reference to the
Proxy  Statement  under  the  captions  "Directors  and  Executive  Officers",  "Composition  and  Meetings  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and
Committees",  and  "Section  16(a)  Beneficial  Ownership  Reporting  Compliance."  The  Proxy  Statement  will  be  filed  pursuant  to
Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Executive Compensation.

Item
11.

Information on this subject is found in the Proxy Statement under the captions "Compensation of Directors and Executive
Officers” and "Directors and Executive Officers" and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed pursuant
to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item
12.

Information  on  this  subject  is  found  in  the  Proxy  Statement  under  the  captions  "Security  Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial
Owners  and  Management  ",  "Directors  and  Executive  Officers",  and  "Equity  Compensation  Plan  Information"  and  is  incorporated
herein  by  reference. The  Proxy  Statement  will  be  filed  pursuant  to  Regulations  14A  within  120  days  of  the  end  of  the  Company's
fiscal year.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Item
13.

Information  on  this  subject  is  found  in  the  Proxy  Statement  under  the  caption  "Certain  Relationships  and  Related
Transactions" and incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of
the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

Item
14.

Information on this subject is found in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Principal Accounting Firm Fees and Services"
and incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the
Company's fiscal year.

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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Item
15.

1.  Financial Statements

PART IV

    The following consolidated statements are included within Item 8 under the following captions:

Index
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

2.  Financial Statement Schedules

Page 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
51 

    No financial statement schedules are required to be filed by Items 8 and 15(b) because they are not required or are not applicable,
or the required information is set forth in the applicable financial statements or notes thereto.

3.  Exhibits

    See Index to Exhibits starting on page 57.

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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. 

PERFICIENT, INC.

SIGNATURES

Date: March 4, 2010

By:  

/s/ Paul E. Martin
Paul E. Martin
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

KNOW  ALL  MEN  BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that  each  person  whose  signature  appears  below  constitutes  and  appoints
Jeffrey  S.  Davis  and  Paul  E.  Martin,  and  each  of  them  (with  full  power  to  each  of  them  to  act  alone),  his  or  her  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign on his or her behalf individually and in each capacity stated below any and all amendments (including
post-effective  amendments)  to  this  annual  report,  and  to  file  the  same,  with  all  exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents and either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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 capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Jeffrey S. Davis
Jeffrey S. Davis

/s/ Paul E. Martin
Paul E. Martin

/s/ Richard T. Kalbfleish
Richard T. Kalbfleish

/s/ John T. McDonald
John T. McDonald

/s/ Ralph C. Derrickson
Ralph C. Derrickson

/s/ John S. Hamlin
John S. Hamlin

/s/ David S. Lundeen
David S. Lundeen

/s/ David D. May
David D. May

Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Vice President of Finance and Administration  
(Principal Accounting Officer)

March 4, 2010

March 4, 2010

March 4, 2010

Chairman of the Board

March 4, 2010

Director

Director

Director

Director

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Exhibit Number  Description

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.1

4.2

10.1†

10.2†

10.3†

10.4†

10.5†

10.6†

10.7†

Certificate of Incorporation of Perficient, Inc., previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
an  Exhibit  to  our  Registration  Statement  on  Form  SB-2  (File  No.  333-78337)  declared  effective  on  July  28,
1999 by the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated herein by reference

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Perficient, Inc., previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on February 15, 2005 and incorporated herein
by reference

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Perficient, Inc., previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-130624) filed
on December 22, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference

Bylaws of Perficient, Inc., previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 9, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference

Specimen  Certificate  for  shares  of  Perficient,  Inc.  common  stock,  previously  filed  with  the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-15169) filed May 7,
2009 and incorporated herein by reference

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
an Exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.001-15169) filed on January 17, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference

Perficient,  Inc.  Amended  and  Restated  1999  Stock  Option/Stock  Issuance  Plan,  previously  filed  with  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  an  Exhibit  to  our  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended
December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein

Perficient, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an Exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed February 25, 2010 and incorporated herein by
reference

Form of Stock Option Agreement, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit
to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference

Perficient, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as Appendix A to the Registrant's Schedule 14A (File No. 001-15169) on October 13, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference

Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Agreement,  previously  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  an
Exhibit to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference
herein

Form of Indemnity Agreement between Perficient, Inc. and each of our directors and officers, previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File
No.  333-78337)  declared  effective  on  July  28,  1999  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and
incorporated herein by reference

Offer Letter, dated July 20, 2006, by and between Perficient, Inc. and Mr. Paul E. Martin, previously filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  an  Exhibit  to  our  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  July  26,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference

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Exhibit
Number
10.8†

10.9† 

 10.10†

10.11

10.12

10.13

Description
Offer Letter Amendment, dated August 31, 2006, by and between Perficient, Inc. and Mr. Paul E. Martin, previously
filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  an  Exhibit  to  our  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on
September 1, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference

Employment Agreement  between  Perficient,  Inc.  and  John  T.  McDonald  dated  March  3,  2009,  and  effective  as  of
January 1, 2009, previously filed as an Exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008 and incorporated herein by reference

Employment  Agreement  between  Perficient,  Inc.  and  Jeffrey  S.  Davis  dated  March  3,  2009,  and  effective  as  of
January 1, 2009, previously filed as an Exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008 and incorporated herein by reference

Credit  Agreement  by  and  among  Silicon  Valley  Bank,  KeyBank  National  Association,  U.S.  Bank  National
Association, and Perficient, Inc. dated effective as of May 30, 2008, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  as  an  Exhibit  to  our  Current  Report  on  Form 8-K  (File  No.  001-15169)  filed  on  June  3,  2008  and
incorporated herein by reference

First Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreements dated as of June 26, 2002 by and between Perficient, Inc.
and the Investors listed on Exhibits A and B thereto, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
an  Exhibit  to  our  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  (File  No.  001-15169)  filed  on  July  18,  2002  and  incorporated  by
reference herein

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2004, by and among Perficient, Inc., Tate Capital Partners Fund,
LLC,  Pandora  Select  Partners,  LP,  and  Sigma  Opportunity  Fund,  LLC,  previously  filed  with  the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2004 and incorporated by
reference herein

21.1*

Subsidiaries

23.1*

Consent of KPMG LLP

24.1*

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)

31.1*

31.2*

32.1*

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Perficient, Inc. as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Perficient, Inc. as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002

Certification  by  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  Perficient,  Inc.  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  †  Identifies an Exhibit that consists of or includes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*  Filed herewith.

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Subsidiaries
Perficient, Inc.
Perficient Canada Corp.
BoldTech International LLC
Perficient China, Ltd.
Perficient India Private Limited

Subsidiaries

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Province of Ontario, Canada
Colorado
People’s Republic of China
India

Exhibit 21.1

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Exhibit 23.1

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Perficient, Inc.:

We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  registration  statements  (No. 333-89076,  No. 333-42624,  No. 333-100490,
No. 333-116549,  No. 333-117216,  No. 333-123177,  No. 333-129054,  No. 333-138602,  No. 333-142267,  No. 333-145899,
No. 333-147687,  No. 333-148978,  and  No. 333-152274)  on  Form  S-3  and  (No. 333-42626,  No. 333-44854,  No. 333-75666,
No. 333-118839,  No. 333-130624,  No. 333-147730,  No. 333-157799,  and  No. 333-160465)  on  Form  S-8  of  Perficient,  Inc.  (the
Company)  of  our  report  dated  March 3,  2010,  with  respect  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  the  Company  as  of  December 31,
2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period  ended  December 31,  2009,  and  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December 31,
2009, which report appears in the December 31, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of the Company.

St. Louis, Missouri
March 3, 2010

/s/ KPMG LLP

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Jeffrey S. Davis, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Perficient, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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 13(a)-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 report based
on such evaluation; and

(d)  Disclosed  in  this  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  officer(s)  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.

Date: March 4, 2010

By:  

/s/ Jeffrey S. Davis
Jeffrey S. Davis
Chief Executive Officer and President

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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Paul E. Martin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Perficient, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer(s)  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 13(a)-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 report based
on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed  in  this  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 officer(s) 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.

Date: March 4, 2010

By:  

/s/ Paul E. Martin
Paul E. Martin
Chief Financial Officer

Source: PERFICIENT INC, 10-K, March 04, 2010

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CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Exhibit 32.1

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350 and in connection with the accompanying report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31,  2009  that  contains  financial  statements  for  such  period  and  that  is  being  filed  concurrently  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of Perficient, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies
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 Company.

Date: March 4, 2010

Date: March 4, 2010

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By:  

By:  

/s/ Jeffrey S. Davis
Jeffrey S. Davis
Chief Executive Officer and President

/s/ Paul E. Martin
Paul E. Martin
Chief Financial Officer

Source: PERFICIENT INC, 10-K, March 04, 2010

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