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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2024 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>The
  Securities Act of 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERENCE INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">83-4177087</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>25 Mall Road, Suite 416 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(857) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">362-7300</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian Krzanich </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
  Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cerence Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>25 Mall Road, Suite 416 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(857) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">362-7300</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jennifer Salinas </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General
  Counsel </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cerence Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>25 Mall Road, Suite 416 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(857) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">362-7300</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
  the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
  filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed to register an additional 2,400,000 shares of
  common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Cerence Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), to be issuable pursuant to equity awards granted pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2024 Inducement Plan (the &#147;Inducement
  Plan&#148;). On October&nbsp;6, 2024, pursuant to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Inducement Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Inducement Plan increased by 2,400,000 shares. This Registration
  Statement registers these additional 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The additional shares described above are of the same class as
  other securities relating to the Inducement Plan for which the Registrant&#146;s registration statement filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312524057960/d751807ds8.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> File
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-277635</FONT></A> (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;4, 2024) is effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the Registrant&#146;s prior registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312524057960/d751807ds8.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> File
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-277635</FONT></A> (filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;4, 2024), relating to the Inducement Plan, are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent supplemented or amended or superseded by the
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>Exhibits.</I></B></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the Exhibit Index below for a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit Document</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312519260136/d750594dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cerence Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2019 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39030))</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312523135881/d295917dex31.htm">Second Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> of Cerence Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current
   Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;4, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39030))</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d712983dex51.htm">Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d712983dex51.htm">Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this Registration Statement) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312524057960/d751807dex991.htm">Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan and form of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement
   on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on March<U></U>&nbsp;4, 2024 (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-277635))</FONT></A><U>&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d712983dex992.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan</A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Burlington,
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on October 10, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Brian Krzanich</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brian Krzanich and Jennifer
  Salinas, jointly and severally, as such person&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> each with the power of substitution, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any
  amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by
  virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Interim Chief Financial Officer</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal&nbsp;Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Vice President and Corporate Controller</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">October 10, 2024</TD></TR>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2024
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Under
  The
  Securities Act of 1933
  CERENCE INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  83-4177087
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  25 Mall Road, Suite 416
  Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
  (857)
  362-7300
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
  Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  Brian Krzanich
  Chief
  Executive Officer
  Cerence Inc.
  25 Mall Road, Suite 416
  Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
  (857)
  362-7300
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copies to:
  Jennifer Salinas
  General
  Counsel
  Cerence Inc.
  25 Mall Road, Suite 416
  Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
  (857)
  362-7300
  Indicate by check mark whether
  the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
  filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  is being filed to register an additional 2,400,000 shares of
  common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Cerence Inc. (the "Registrant"), to be issuable pursuant to equity awards granted pursuant to the Registrant's 2024 Inducement Plan (the "Inducement
  Plan"). On October 6, 2024, pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the Inducement Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Inducement Plan increased by 2,400,000 shares. This Registration
  Statement registers these additional 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock.
  The additional shares described above are of the same class as
  other securities relating to the Inducement Plan for which the Registrant's registration statement filed on
  Form
  S-8,
  File
  No. 333-277635
  (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 4, 2024) is effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
  S-8,
  the contents of the Registrant's prior registration statement on
  Form
  S-8,
  File
  No. 333-277635
  (filed with the SEC on March 4, 2024), relating to the Inducement Plan, are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent supplemented or amended or superseded by the
  information set forth herein.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 8.
  Exhibits.
  See the Exhibit Index below for a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form
  S-8,
  which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Exhibit Document
  4.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cerence Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on October 2, 2019 (File
  No. 001-39030))
  4.2
  Second Amended and Restated
  By-Laws
  of Cerence Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current
   Report on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on May 4, 2023 (File
  No. 001-39030))
  5.1*
  Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP
  23.1*
  Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.2*
  Consent of BDO USA, P.C.
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this Registration Statement)
  99.1
  Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan and form of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement
   on Form
  S-8
  filed with the Commission on March
  4, 2024 (File No.
  333-277635))
  99.2*
  Amendment No. 1 to the Cerence Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan
  107*
  Filing Fee Table
  *
  Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are filed herewith.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Burlington,
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on October 10, 2024.
  Cerence Inc.
  By:
  /s/ Brian Krzanich
  Brian Krzanich
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brian Krzanich and Jennifer
  Salinas, jointly and severally, as such person's
  attorneys-in-fact,
  each with the power of substitution, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any
  amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form
  S-8,
  and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
  attorneys-in-fact,
  or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by
  virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
  following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Brian Krzanich
  Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
  October 10, 2024
  Brian Krzanich
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  /s/ Tony Rodriquez
  Interim Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  October 10, 2024
  Tony Rodriquez
  /s/ Katherine Roman
  Katherine Roman
  Vice President and Corporate Controller
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
  October 10, 2024
  /s/ Arun Sarin
  Chairman of the Board
  October 10, 2024
  Arun Sarin
  /s/ Thomas Beaudoin
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Thomas Beaudoin
  /s/ Marianne Budnik
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Marianne Budnik
  /s/ Doug Davis
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Doug Davis
  /s/ Sanjay Jha
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Sanjay Jha
  /s/ Marcy Klevorn
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Marcy Klevorn
  /s/ Kristi Ann Matus
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Kristi Ann Matus
  /s/ Alfred Nietzel
  Director
  October 10, 2024
  Alfred Nietzel