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CGI Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results; Year-to-date Revenue Up 16.7%, Second Quarter EBITDA Up 9.9%.


Business Editors & High Tech Writers

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2000

CGI Group CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A, NYSE: GIB) is a Canadian-based information technology (IT) management and business process services (BPS) company. Founded in 1976 as Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique  Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

TSE

1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:GIB See NIST binary. .A) (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:GIB) today announced results for the six months and three months ended March 31, 2000. All amounts are in Canadian dollars Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin"
loonie

dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
. For the first six months of fiscal 2000, revenue increased 16.7% to $785.2 million, from $673.1 million in the first half of fiscal 1999. The increase reflects the acquisition of a U.S.-based systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment.  in July July: see month.  1999 and new contracts.

EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  increased 16.5% to $118.0 million, from $101.3 million in the first half of fiscal 1999. Earnings before amortization of goodwill were ahead 17.2% to $55.1 million or $0.20 per share, from $47.1 million or $0.18 per share the previous year. Net earnings increased 17.4% to $46.4 million or $0.17 per share, fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
, from $39.5 million or $0.15 per share fully diluted the same period a year ago. The net margin was 5.9%, compared with 5.9% for the first half of fiscal 1999. Operating cash flow Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 increased by 29.7% to $82.6 million ($0.31 per share) from $63.7 million ($0.24 per share) in the first half of fiscal 1999.

For the three months ended March 31, 2000, revenue increased 12.3% to $380.5 million from $338.8 million. EBITDA increased 9.9% to $57.9 million from $52.7 million. Earnings before amortization of goodwill increased 10.8% to $27.8 million ($0.10 per share) from $25.1 million ($0.09 per share) in the second quarter of fiscal 1999. Net earnings increased 10.2% to $23.4 million or $0.09 per share fully diluted, from $21.3 million or $0.08 per share fully diluted the previous year. The net margin was 6.2%, compared with 6.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 1999.

The company's balance sheet remains strong with $37.4 million of cash, $172.9 million of working capital and a debt to equity ratio The debt to equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. It is equal to total debt divided by shareholders' equity.  of 0.09:1.

"After devoting significant time and financial resources to ensuring their Year 2000 preparedness pre·par·ed·ness  
n.
The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.

Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them
, our clients have reviewed their IT plans in the first months of calendar 2000," said Serge serge 1  
n.
A twilled cloth of worsted or worsted and wool, often used for suits.



[Middle English sarge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *s
 Godin Godin is a French surname, one that is especially common in French Canada. People with the surname Godin
  • Carel Godin de Beaufort, racing driver
  • Dave Godin
  • Diego Godín, Uruguayan football player
  • Eddy Godin
, CGI's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are now noticing an acceleration acceleration, change in the velocity of a body with respect to time. Since velocity is a vector quantity, involving both magnitude and direction, acceleration is also a vector. In order to produce an acceleration, a force must be applied to the body.  in the launch of new projects and our clients' immediate focus is to invest in achieving the Web-enabling of their organization and realizing their e-business (Electronic-BUSINESS) Doing business online. The term is often used synonymously with e-commerce, but e-business is more of an umbrella term for having a presence on the Web.  vision. Over the mid-term, we expect companies to make significant investments to overhaul their legacy systems."

Since the first quarter of fiscal 2000, there have been a number of initiatives:

-- In January January: see month. , CGI CGI
 in full Common Gateway Interface.

Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program.
 announced agreements with the federal

government for the implementation of several thousand

installations of records, documents and information management

systems (RDIMS RDIMS Records, Document and Information Management System (Canadian federal government) ) software amounting to $8 million in licences

and services. Initially awarded by the Treasury Board in 1998,

the contract has a potential value of up to $109 million.

-- In February February: see month. , CGI announced a $50 million investment over two

years to consolidate Consolidate

To combine the assets, liabilities, and other financial items of two or more entities into one.

Notes:
This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements.
 its position in the e-business sector.

The company is investing in its web-enabling capabilities and

related intellectual property, including developing its

portfolio of solutions and extending its network of centres of

expertise.

-- In March, CGI announced the creation of a joint venture with

Loto-Quebec to offer solutions and services to the gaming

industry around the world, including the development and sale

of IT solutions, consulting and management services. CGI and

Loto-Quebec estimate that the venture will generate revenue of

approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $100 million over five years.

-- In March, CGI, known in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000).  as Certis, announced a $7.5

million five-year agreement to provide eircom eircom Group plc is the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland.

As Bord Telecom Éireann plc, the company was (until 1999) a state monopoly; as a private company it continues to dominate many telecommunications areas, its main competitors being ntl:
, an Irish

telecommunications company See telecom company. , with training and other support

services related to eircom's call centre offering.

-- In March, CGI announced a strategic agreement whereby Nordic-

based property and casualty insurance company If P&C has

selected CGI's web-enabled insurance solution GIOS GIOS Generalized Infinite Order Sudden  to become

the foundation for its overall product offering. GIOS is a

highly flexible component-based solution for all aspects of

administration for all forms of insurance products. It is

adaptable a·dapt·a·ble  
adj.
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.



a·dapta·bil
 to any market with multi-language, multi-currency

capability for multiple distribution channels.

Subsequent events

-- Earlier this month, after the end of the second quarter, CGI

announced an application service provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ) alliance

agreement with SAP sap, fluid in plants consisting of water and dissolved substances. Cell sap refers to this fluid present in the large vacuole, or cell cavity, that occupies most of the central portion of mature plant cells.  Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  for medium and large-sized

enterprises in Canada. The partnership makes CGI one of SAP

Canada's key business solution services providers for clients

who wish to acquire enterprise resource planning See ERP.

(application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses.
 (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. )

solutions through a hosted, ASP model. This partnership is

another step in CGI's overall e-business strategy.

-- CGI recently announced the signing of a $100 million, five-year

renewable contract with The Co-operators General Insurance

Company. The agreement represents the expansion of an IT

services contract initially signed in 1997. As part of the new

agreement, The Co-operators General Insurance Company has

committed to acquiring IT services from CGI with a total value

of at least CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. $100 million. CGI also becomes a preferred IT

services supplier for The Co-operators General Insurance

Company, which ranks as Canada's third largest property &

casualty insurance company.

CGI is the largest Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma.  information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives.  firm and the fifth largest independent IT consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , based on its revenue run rate of CDN$1.5 billion. Its order backlog Backlog

The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled.

Notes:
This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings.
 totals CDN$7.2 billion. CGI has 10,000 professionals and provides end-to-end end-to-end

a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine.
 IT services and business solutions to 2,500 clients in Canada, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and more than 23 countries around the world. CGI's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 (GIB), as well as on the Toronto Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing  exchange (GIB.A). They are included in the Toronto Stock Exchange's TSE 300 Composite composite, alternate common name for Asteraceae or Compositae, the aster family.

composite - aggregate
 and TSE 100 indexes. Web site:www.cgi.ca.

All statements contained in this or any other press release of CGI Group Inc., or in any document filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or in any other written or oral communication by or on behalf of the Company, that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts, constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 Report Act of 1995. These statements represent the Company's expectations and beliefs, and no assurance can be given that the results described in such statements will be achieved.

This press release may contain forward looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the outlook for the company's business and results of operations. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Such factors include, without limitation, the various factors set forth in the Company's annual report or Form 40F filed with the SEC and its Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities commissions, which important factors are included here by reference.

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CGI GROUP INC.
Consolidated statements of earnings
(in thousands of dollars, except earnings per share) (unaudited)
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Three months ended March 31
                                            2000          1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                               $             $

Revenue                                  380,533       338,790
---------------------------------------------------------------

Operating expenses
 Costs of services, selling
  and administrative expenses            319,973       283,809
 Research and development                  2,650         2,296
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                         322,623       286,105
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA) before:       57,910        52,685
---------------------------------------------------------------

 Depreciation and amortization of
  fixed assets                             6,727         6,741
 Amortization of costs related to
  outsourcing contracts                    5,155         3,993
 Amortization of software and
  development costs                            -           468
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                          11,882        11,202
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before the following items       46,028        41,483
---------------------------------------------------------------

Interest
 Long-term debt                            (944)         (291)
 Other                                         -             -
 Income                                    1,287         1,977
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                             343         1,686
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before income taxes, amortization
 of goodwill and entity
 subject to significant influence         46,371        43,169

Income taxes                              18,600        18,108
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before amortization of goodwill
 and entity
 subject to significant influence         27,771        25,061

Entity subject to significant influence       15            18
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before amortization of goodwill  27,786        25,079

Amortization of goodwill, net of
 income taxes                              4,374         3,826
---------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                              23,412        21,253
---------------------------------------------------------------

Weighted average number of outstanding
 Class A subordinate shares and
 Class B shares                      270,154,613   268,069,188
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings per share before amortization
 of goodwill                                0.10          0.09
---------------------------------------------------------------

Basic and fully diluted earnings per share  0.09          0.08
---------------------------------------------------------------


CGI GROUP INC.
Consolidated statements of earnings
(in thousands of dollars, except earnings per share)(unaudited)

---------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Six months ended March 31
                                            2000           1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                               $             $

Revenue                                  785,206       673,138
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating expenses
 Costs of services, selling and
 administrative expenses                 661,783       567,497
 Research and development                  5,410         4,368
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                         667,193       571,865
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA) before:      118,013       101,273
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Depreciation and amortization of
  fixed assets                            13,794        13,659
 Amortization of costs related to
  outsourcing contracts                   11,496         8,071
 Amortization of software and
  development costs                            -           937
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                          25,290        22,667
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before the following items       92,723        78,606
---------------------------------------------------------------
Interest
 Long-term debt                          (1,879)         (470)
 Other                                     (182)             -
 Income                                    2,503         3,479
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                             442         3,009
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes, amortization
 of goodwill and entity subject to
 significant influence                    93,165        81,615
Income taxes                              38,079        34,600
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before amortization of goodwill
 and entity subject to significant
 influence                                55,086        47,015
---------------------------------------------------------------

Entity subject to significant influence       51            37
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before amortization of goodwill  55,137        47,052

Amortization of goodwill, net of
 income taxes                              8,766         7,562
---------------------------------------------------------------

Net earnings                              46,371        39,490
---------------------------------------------------------------

Weighted average number of outstanding
 Class A subordinate shares and
 Class B shares                      269,709,197   267,463,686
---------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings per share before amortization
 of goodwill                                0.20          0.18
---------------------------------------------------------------


Basic and fully diluted earnings per share  0.17          0.15
---------------------------------------------------------------

CGI GROUP INC.
Consolidated statements of retained earnings
(in thousands of dollars) (unaudited)

---------------------------------------------------------------
                         Three months ended    Six months ended
                                   March 31            March 31
                             2000      1999      2000     1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $

Retained earnings at
 beginning                150,449    73,501   139,080   55,264

Prior year adjustment            -        -   (11,590)       -
---------------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted retained
 earnings                 150,449    73,501   127,490   55,264

Net earnings               23,412    21,253    46,371   39,490
---------------------------------------------------------------
Retained earnings at end  173,861    94,754   173,861   94,754
---------------------------------------------------------------


CGI GROUP INC.
Consolidated balance sheets as at March 31
(in thousands of dollars) (unaudited)

---------------------------------------------------------------
                                              2000        1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 $           $

Assets
Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents                  37,396     107,044
 Accounts receivable                       213,018     216,961
 Future income taxes                         3,476           -
 Work in progress                           91,483      18,926
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets  28,484       9,312
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           373,857     352,243

Investment in an entity subject to
 significant influence                       1,248         658
Fixed assets                                59,886      58,202
Costs related to outsourcing contracts      98,948      65,934
Software and development costs                   -         937
Future income taxes                         18,630           -
Deferred income taxes                            -      15,287
Goodwill                                   340,754     298,963
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           893,323     792,224
---------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities
Current liabilities
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  169,224     235,915
 Income taxes                                7,211      15,003
 Deferred revenue                           13,988       4,533
 Future income taxes                         5,779           -
 Deferred income taxes                           -       5,967
 Current portion of long-term debt           4,754       6,800
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           200,956     268,218

Future income taxes                         25,185           -
Deferred income taxes                            -           -
Long-term debt                              52,851       5,984
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           278,992     274,202
---------------------------------------------------------------

Shareholders' equity
 Capital stock                             440,337     423,057
 Contributed surplus                           211         211
 Retained earnings                         173,861      94,754
 Cumulative translation adjustment (Note 1)   (78)           -
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           614,331     518,022
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           893,323     792,224
---------------------------------------------------------------

CGI GROUP INC.
      Consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods
ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars) (unaudited)

---------------------------------------------------------------
                                              2000        1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 $           $
Operating activities
 Net earnings                               46,371      39,490
 Adjustments for:
 Depreciation and amortization of fixed
 assets                                     13,794      13,659
 Loss on disposal of fixed assets              131           -
 Amortization of costs related to
 outsourcing contracts                      11,496       8,071
 Amortization of software and development
  costs                                          -         937
 Amortization of goodwill                    9,433       7,643
 Future income taxes                         1,532           -
 Deferred income taxes                           -      (4,701)
 Foreign exchange gain                        (99)      (1,467)
 Entity subject to significant influence      (51)         (37)
 Other                                           -          96
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating cash flow                         82,607      63,691
---------------------------------------------------------------
   Changes in non-cash operating working capital items:
 Accounts receivable                       (2,188)     (30,761)
 Work in progress                         (11,584)      (6,717)
 Prepaid expenses and other current
  assets                                  (14,812)       2,476
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (37,254)      22,003
 Income taxes                                2,111     (11,392)
 Deferred revenue                          (7,363)      (6,780)
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                          (71,090)     (31,171)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cash provided by operating activities       11,517      32,520
---------------------------------------------------------------

Financing activities
 Addition of long-term debt                    591       5,899
 Reduction of long-term debt               (3,385)      (4,406)
 Issuance of shares                         10,148       4,285
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cash provided by financing activities        7,354       5,778
---------------------------------------------------------------

Investing activities
 Business acquisitions                     (2,892)     (23,182)
 Entity subject to significant influence     (514)           -
 Purchase of fixed assets                  (9,682)     (15,114)
 Proceeds from sale of fixed assets            297           -
 Costs related to outsourcing contracts   (10,446)     (14,113)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cash used for investing activities        (23,237)     (52,409)
---------------------------------------------------------------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 and cash equivalents                        (467)        (263)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Net decrease in cash position              (4,833)     (14,374)
Cash position at beginning                  42,229     121,418
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cash position at end                        37,396     107,044
---------------------------------------------------------------

Interest paid                                2,061         470
Income taxes paid                           38,847      50,612
---------------------------------------------------------------

CGI GROUP INC.

      Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the six-month
periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (in thousands of dollars)
(unaudited)

Note 1 - Change in accounting policy

      Effective January 1, 2000, the Company reclassified its U.S.
subsidiary companies from integrated foreign operations to
self-sustaining foreign operations as a result of changes in the
economic facts and circumstances. Accordingly, translation gains and
losses resulting from the translation of the financial statements of
these operations using the current rate method are accumulated and
reported as foreign currency translation adjustments in shareholders'
equity. This change has been applied prospectively.

CGI GROUP INC.
      Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the six-month
periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (in thousands of dollars)
(unaudited)

      Note 2 - Segmented information.
      The Company provides information technology services. The
following presents information on the Company's operations based on
its internal organizational structure.

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2000
                                  Ontario,    Telecom-
                                  Atlantic  munications
                          Quebec  Provinces   Quebec &    U.S.
                                              Ontario
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                    69,026    86,710   122,677   53,073
Operating expenses         54,512    72,898   105,259   48,773
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                   14,514    13,812    17,418    4,300
Depreciation and
 amortization               2,897     3,652     1,484    1,261
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                  11,617    10,160    15,934    3,039
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets               93,923   162,745   228,609  169,302
---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Ontario,   Telecom-
                                  Atlantic  munications
                           Quebec Provinces   Quebec &     U.S.
                                              Ontario

---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                    76,137    85,758   120,665   28,435
Operating expenses         61,919    70,494   101,015   25,342
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                   14,218    15,264    19,650    3,093
Depreciation and
 amortization               3,279     3,261     2,295      891
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                  10,939    12,003    17,355    2,202
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              121,027   143,183   189,541   82,130
---------------------------------------------------------------

CGI GROUP INC.
      Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the six-month
periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (in thousands of dollars)
(unaudited)

      Note 2 - Segmented information.
      The Company provides information technology services. The
following presents information on the Company's operations based on
its internal organizational structure.

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2000
---------------------------------------------------------------

                                            Intersegment
                            Other  Corporate  elimi-    Total
                                              nation
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                    65,546         0  (16,499)  380,533
Operating expenses         56,226     1,454  (16,499)  322,623
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                    9,320   (1,454)         0   57,910
Depreciation and
 amortization               1,425     1,163         0   11,882
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                   7,895   (2,617)         0   46,028
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              178,882    60,462         0  893,323
---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999
---------------------------------------------------------------

                                           Intersegment
                            Other  Corporate  elimi-     Total
                                              nation
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                    39,029         0  (11,234)  338,790
Operating expenses         36,540     2,029  (11,234)  286,105
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                    2,489   (2,029)         0   52,685
Depreciation and
 amortization               1,476         0         0   11,202
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes,
 entity subject to significant
 influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                   1,013   (2,029)         0   41,483
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              137,534   118,809         0  792,224
---------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the six-month period ended March 31, 2000
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Ontario,  Telecom-
                                  Atlantic  munications
                           Quebec Provinces  Quebec &      U.S.
                                             Ontario
---------------------------------------------------------------

                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                   135,471   178,957   262,900  105,990
Operating expenses        107,786   148,166   226,866   97,193
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                   27,685    30,791    36,034    8,797
Depreciation and
 amortization               6,447     7,590     3,411    2,382
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes,
 entity subject to significant
 influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                  21,238    23,201    32,623    6,415
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets               93,923   162,745   228,609  169,302
---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the six-month period ended March 31, 1999
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Ontario,  Telecom-
                                  Atlantic  munications
                           Quebec Provinces  Quebec &      U.S.
                                             Ontario
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                   136,278   161,100   266,401   56,238
Operating expenses        110,950   135,625   220,439   48,901
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                   25,328    25,475    45,962    7,337
Depreciation and
 amortization               6,018     6,520     5,070    2,052
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                  19,310    18,955    40,892    5,285
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              121,027   143,183   189,541   82,130
---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------
As of and for the six-month period ended March 31, 2000
---------------------------------------------------------------

                                           Intersegment
                            Other  Corporate  elimi-      Total
                                              nation
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                   145,059         0  (43,171)  785,206
Operating expenses        127,715     2,638  (43,171)  667,193
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                   17,344   (2,638)         0  118,013
Depreciation and
 amortization               3,126     2,334         0   25,290
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                  14,218   (4,972)         0   92,723
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              178,882    60,462         0  893,323
---------------------------------------------------------------

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As of and for the six-month period ended March 31, 1999
---------------------------------------------------------------

                                           Intersegment
                            Other  Corporate   elimi-     Total
                                               nation
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                $         $         $        $
Revenue                    78,019         0  (24,898)  673,138
Operating expenses         72,421     8,427  (24,898)  571,865
---------------------------------------------------------------
Operating earnings (EBITDA)
 before:                    5,598   (8,427)         0  101,273
Depreciation and
 amortization               3,007         0         0   22,667
---------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, entity subject
 to significant influence
 and amortization of
 goodwill                   2,591   (8,427)         0   78,606
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets              137,534   118,809         0  792,224
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