Accenture Primary and Secondary Offering Priced at $20.00 Per Share.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) today announced that its primary and secondary offering of 93.5 million Class A common shares has been priced at $20.00 per share. After giving effect to the transaction and the use of proceeds, approximately 27 percent of the company's equity will be publicly traded. An underwriting syndicate Underwriting syndicate A group of investment banks that work together to sell new security offerings to investors. The underwriting syndicate is led by the lead underwriter. See also: Lead underwriter. underwriting syndicate See syndicate. led by Morgan Stanley is offering Accenture's shares. The co-managers for the offering are Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, JPMorgan, Salomon Smith Barney, UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System Warburg, Banc of America Securities LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Lehman Brothers, ABN Amro Rothschild LLC, SG Cowen, and Wachovia Securities. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 14 million shares to cover over-allotments. A prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by calling Accenture Investor Relations at 1-877-ACN-5659 (1-877-226-5659) or 1-703-797-1711 or by sending a written request to Accenture Investor Relations at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 18th floor, New York, NY 10105. About Accenture Accenture is the world's leading management consulting and technology services organization. Through its network of businesses approach -- in which the company enhances its consulting and outsourcing expertise through alliances, affiliated companies and other capabilities -- Accenture delivers innovations that help clients across all industries quickly realize their visions. With more than 75,000 people in 47 countries, the company generated net revenues of $11.44 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001. Its home page is www.accenture.com. This announcement appears as a matter of record only and should not be taken as an inducement or solicitation to subscribe for any shares. |
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