SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2001.
CGI Group Inc.
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
1130 Sherbrooke Street West
5th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 2M8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___.
Enclosure: Press Release dated August 7, 2001
This Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-9106, 333-13350 and 333-66044.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
CGI expands operations in Portugal
Acquires CRM specialist - LoyalTech
Lisbon, Portugal, August 7, 2001 - CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSE: GIB.A) (CGI)
and LoyalTech today announced the signing of an agreement whereby CGI has
acquired privately-held Portugal based LoyalTech - a consultant and integrator
specialising in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and e-business
strategies.
LoyalTech, established in 1996, focuses on providing consulting, maintenance and
integration of high caliber CRM solutions to clients within the banking,
telecommunications and automobile sectors in Portugal and Brazil. A
highly-trained and experienced team of 30 professionals will join CGI, the
majority of whom work in the consulting and solutions development arm of
LoyalTech.
Two years ago, LoyalTech was tagged the second fastest growing privately-held
company in the IT sector in Portugal by ComputerWorld Magazine, and currently
generates annual sales at a run-rate of over 3 million Euros (US $2.64 million,
CDN $4.02 million).
According to Mentor, CRM is said to be one of the highest growth areas in both
Portugal and Europe, with a predicted annual growth rate of 30% over the next
two years.
Luc Pinard, president of European operations at CGI said: "CRM is one of the
critical areas for the market particularly the financial and telecom services
industries. We see this acquisition as an opportunity to better serve our
clients, following them in their expanding markets, while at the same time
increasing CGI's capacity in the growing sector of CRM. LoyalTech is a
recognized player in a market with one of the highest growth potentials in the
IT industry."
Joao Cunha Rosa, president of LoyalTech added: "We are all very pleased about
this move as being part of a large established company with global reach will
facilitate our market penetration. We bring CGI deep knowledge of CRM solutions
and of the Portuguese market plus a solid reputation for providing quality
service to an impressive roster of clients."
CRM is changing the way companies build relationships with their customers. It
means knowing each customer individually in how they want to be treated and
marketing to each and every individual uniquely.
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About LoyalTech
Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal and with offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
LoyalTech has pioneered the implementation of CRM solutions in Portugal since
1996, and has now extended to the Internet environment as well as to one-to-one
Marketing. The experience of thousands of users enabled LoyalTech to acquire the
know-how, which assures its leadership in the CRM market in Portugal. The CRM
solutions deployed by LoyalTech enable its client companies to manage
collaborative relationships between customers, business partners and employees;
guide intelligent commerce transactions across multiple channels and seamlessly
integrate the demand chain with the supply chain. The largest players in each
industry - mainly banking, telco, automobile and media - have partnered with
LoyalTech in successful, true multi-channel CRM implementations. Web site:
www.loyaltech.com
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is the fourth largest independent information technology
services firm in North America, based on its headcount of more than 13,000
professionals. CGI's annualized revenue run-rate totals US$1.3 billion (CDN$2.0
billion). CGI's order backlog currently totals US$5.7 billion (CDN$8.8 billion).
CGI provides end-to-end IT services and business solutions to more than 3,000
clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, India, Japan,
and Australia from more than 60 offices in more than 20 countries. CGI's shares
are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSE (GIB.A). They are included in the TSE
300 Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology and
Canadian MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.ca.
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 the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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
commissions, on the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed with the SEC in
connection with the acquisition of IMRglobal and with the Forms 10-K and 10-Q of
IMRglobal filed with the SEC for the periods ended December 31, 2000 and March
31, 2001 respectively. All of the risk factors included in these filed documents
are included here by reference. CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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For more information:
Investor Relations
CGI
Julie Creed
Vice-president, investor relations
(312) 201-1911
Media Relations
CGI
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: August 7, 2001 By /s/ Paule Dore
Name: Paule Dore
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Corporate Officer
and Secretary