CGI Group Inc.: Serge Godin to exercise stock options & dispose of a portion of his shares for estate planning & charitable p...
2014年5月5日 - 9:30PM
Marketwired
CGI Group Inc.: Serge Godin to exercise stock options and dispose
of a portion of his shares for estate planning and charitable
purposes
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 5, 2014) - CGI
(TSX:GIB.A)(NYSE:GIB) today announced that Serge Godin, Founder and
Executive Chairman of the Board, filed a notice of intention to
dispose of, on or after May 13, 2014, up to 2,102,230 Class A
subordinate voting shares of the Company, including up to 1,238,230
Class A subordinate voting shares acquired pursuant to the exercise
of stock options. Mr. Godin intends to exercise stock options
granted to him between 2004 and 2007 and that are nearing their
expiry dates due to pre-determined quarterly and other blackout
periods prescribed by the Company and that limit periods during
which stock options can be exercised before their expiry and
cancellation.
The transaction is made for estate planning purposes and a
portion of the shares will be donated to Fondation Jeunesse-Vie, a
foundation established by Mr. Godin in 2000 with a mission to
alleviate poverty, advance education and improve the health of
disadvantaged children and teens in Canada.
As a result of the transaction, Mr. Godin's voting rights in the
Company will go from 47.1% to 46.8%. The maximum number of Class A
subordinate voting shares to be disposed of represents 6.4% of his
total number of securities in the Company. Mr. Godin will continue
to own, either directly or through corporations controlled by him,
28,577,089 Class B shares (multiple voting) of the Company.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent
information technology and business process services firm in the
world. Approximately 68,000 professionals serve thousands of global
clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas,
Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of
services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems
integration, application development and maintenance,
infrastructure management as well as a wide range of proprietary
solutions. With annual revenue in excess of C$10 billion and an
order backlog exceeding C$19 billion, CGI shares are listed on the
TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). 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,
and are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
Canadian securities laws. These statements and this information
represent CGI'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 or forward-looking information. These factors include
but are not restricted to: the timing and size of new contracts;
acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to
attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the
rapidly evolving IT industry; general economic and business
conditions; foreign exchange and other risks identified in the
press release, in CGI's annual and quarterly Management's
Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), in CGI's Annual Report, in
CGI's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), and in the
Company's Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian
securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), 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 or forward-looking information,
which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In
particular, statements relating to future performance are
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. CGI
disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this
forward-looking information.
www.cgi.com/newsroom
Lorne GorberSenior Vice-President, Global Communicationsand
Investor Relationslorne.gorber@cgi.com+1 514-841-3355
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