For the month of October 2003
Commission File Number 1-14858
CGI Group Inc.
(Translation of
Registrant’s Name Into English)
1130 Sherbrooke Street West
5th Floor
Montréal, Québec
Canada H3A 2M8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: Press Release dated November 10, 2003.
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| PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION |
London, UK — November 10, 2003 – CGI Group (Europe) Limited (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) has signed a 10-year, £multi-million contract to implement its leading insurance administration system, GIOS (Global Insurance Open Solution), with FirstAssist, a major player within the healthcare and assistance markets.
FirstAssist, formerly the healthcare division of RSA, relies on disparate legacy applications, which are difficult to maintain and manage effectively. The company decided it required a more technologically advanced insurance system, which would help drive down administration costs across the organisation and provide it with the ability to offer exceptional customer service. Following a thorough evaluation of all the leading solutions available on the market, FirstAssist chose CGI’s revolutionary insurance administration system, GIOS.
GIOS is a highly flexible, modular solution, which is capable of fully supporting the administration function for all forms of insurance products. Through the use of CGI’s GIOS Healthcare template as a starting point, FirstAssist gains access to the specialist healthcare insurance functionality that is readily available within GIOS.
FirstAssist has already begun working with CGI in the design phase of the implementation and, following extensive testing, is scheduled to go-live in the UK in October 2004.
Steve Wood, managing director of FirstAssist, comments: “CGI will help FirstAssist benefit from having one of the most functionality rich solutions available on the market. GIOS will enable us to have a completely integrated system and the benefits in terms of time and cost savings will be immense.”
Wood adds: “GIOS will also be integrated into VEDA, the leading-edge Internet-based billing and coding technology from Healthcode. This will enable FirstAssist to monitor invoicing procedures and working practices more effectively, and we are working closely with CGI in pioneering this important insurance industry standard for billing and coding.”
Gavin Chapman, managing director at CGI Group Europe, said: “Healthcare insurance organisations must streamline their operations if they are to remain cost effective and consistent in meeting the
industry’s increasing business volumes. Currently, many insurers have a large number of disparate legacy IT systems, none of which communicate with each other very well, if at all. FirstAssist’s new single operational platform will provide real flexibility for the company’s future expansion and result in superior customer service and real competitive edge.”
Chapman adds: “CGI will work closely with FirstAssist to produce an intuitive solution, tailored to the organisation’s specific needs. We look forward to building this successful relationship in the years to come.”
About FirstAssist
Established in April 2003 as a result
of a management buy-out from Royal & SunAlliance, FirstAssist handles health and
wellbeing services worth £300m. FirstAssist employs employment experts,
lawyers, counsellors and health insurance specialists supported by extensive quality
controlled networks for provision of medical services. Operating 24/7, the company employs
over 1100 staff with offices in Bournemouth, Halifax, Hinckley, Plymouth, Purley and
Sutton. For further information please visit www.firstassist.co.uk
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
annualized revenue run-rate is CDN$2.8 billion (US$2.1 billion) and at July 29, 2003,
CGI’s order backlog was CDN$12.5 billion (US$ 9.1 billion). CGI provides end-to-end
IT and business process services to 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 S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped
Information Technology and 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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For more information:
FirstAssist
Susan Abbot or Justine
Russell
020 8977 9132
Anna Waddington-Feather
01952 221002
CGI
UK press enquiries:
Geraldine Grewal/Lisa
Carter
Portfolio Communications Ltd.
020 7240 6959
Investor relations
Julie Creed
Vice-president, investor relations
(312) 201-4803
Ronald White
Director, investor relations
(514) 841-3230
Media Relations
Eileen Murphy
Director, Media Relations
(514) 841-3430
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
| CGI GROUP INC. (Registrant) | |
| Date: November 10, 2003 |
By /s/ Paule Doré Name: Paule Doré Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary |