For the month of January 2005
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 January 7, 2005
This Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-13350, 333-66044, 333-74932 and 333-112021.
| PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Montreal, January 7, 2005 – CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.SV.A), a leading provider of end-to-end information technology and business process services, will host its Annual General Meeting for fiscal 2004 and release its fiscal 2005 first quarter results on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal at 11 a.m. (ET). For those who are unable to attend in person, the Company will simultaneously webcast the meeting, which will be followed by a 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 13, 2004 will be entitled to vote on matters considered at the meeting. The Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Management Proxy Circular, and the Annual Report for fiscal 2004 were sent to CGI’s shareholders on or about December 30, 2004. These documents are also available on the Company’s website. Shareholders are invited to read the proxy statement.
CGI will release its fiscal 2005 first quarter results on February 1, 2005 and hold its first quarter conference call at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on that day. 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 results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2004. Participants may listen to the call by dialing (800) 564-3880 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 among the
largest independent information technology and business process services firms in North
America. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI
provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in
Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in
Canada, the US, Europe and India. CGI’s annualized revenue run-rate is currently
CDN$3.8 billion (US$3.2 billion) and at September 30, 2004, CGI’s order backlog was
CDN$13.0 billion (US$10.8 billion). CGI’s shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.SV.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.
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For more information:
CGI
Investor relations
Jane Watson, vice-president, investor relations
(416) 945-3616
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: January 7, 2005 |
By /s/ Paule Doré Name: Paule Doré Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary |