CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of end-to-end information technology and business processing services, will host its fiscal 2003 Annual General Meeting and release its fiscal 2004 first quarter results on Monday, February 2, 2004. The Annual General Meeting, to conduct formal business, including the election of directors and the appointment of auditors, will be held at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal at 11 a.m.(ET). For those who are unable to attend in person, the Company will simultaneously webcast the meeting and management presentation in a live video format from its website at www.cgi.com.
CGI shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2003, will receive notice of the Annual General Meeting and will be entitled to vote upon matters considered at the meeting. The Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Management Proxy Circular, and the Annual Report for fiscal 2003 will be sent to CGI's shareholders on or about January 8, 2004. All of these documents will be available on the Company's website by January 9, 2004. Shareholders are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available.
CGI also confirmed that it will release its fiscal 2004 first quarter results and hold its first quarter conference call at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on February 2, 2004. During the call, Serge Godin, chairman & CEO, André Imbeau, executive vice-president & CFO, and Paule Doré, executive vice president & chief corporate officer, will discuss CGI's financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2003. Participants may listen to the call by dialing (888) 575-8230 or through the Internet at www.cgi.com. Supporting slides for the call will also be available at www.cgi.com.
For those unable to participate on the live conference call or the live videocast of the annual general meeting, both webcasts will be archived at www.cgi.com.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is the fifth largest independent information technology services firm in North America, based on its headcount. CGI and its affiliated companies employ 20,000 professionals. CGI's annualised revenue run-rate is currently CDN$2.8 billion (US$1.9 billion) and at September 30, 2003, CGI's order backlog was CDN$12.3 billion (US$9.1 billion). CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services clients worldwide from offices in Canada, United States and Europe. CGI's shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the TSX 100 Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology and Canadian MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements represent CGI Group Inc.'s intentions, plans, expectations, and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, of which many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees; market competition in the rapidly-evolving information technology industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) in CGI Group Inc.'s Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the SEC, the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities, as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "foresee", "plan", and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future revenue from outsourcing contracts are forward-looking statements. CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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