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COGNICASE Reports Higher Revenues, Ebitda and Cash Net Earnings in Q2.


MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2001

- Recurring re·cur  
intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.

2. To return to one's attention or memory.

3. To return in thought or discourse.
 revenues increase to 50% of total revenues

- Over $65 million in new contracts signed

- E-solutions business units continue to grow

COGNICASE Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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:COGI COGI Coalition on Government Information (also known as the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information, or MNCOGI; promotes open access to public records) )(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:COG.), a leading 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.  services provider specializing in secure and scaleable real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example.  transactional solutions, today announced its results for the second quarter and first six months ended March 31, 2001. Effective with the publication of these results, the Company has changed its reporting currency Reporting Currency

The currency used in published reports and financial documents.

Notes:
All annual and quarterly reports state the currency in which their results are listed.
 to 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
 from US dollars. The Company will continue to present US dollar reporting for comparison purposes with past results and such information will be available on its Web site (cognicase.com).

Revenues increased 55% to $104.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $67.8 million in the corresponding period in fiscal 2000. This increase is a result of both internal and external growth. On a sequential One after the other in some consecutive order such as by name or number.  basis, revenues increased 13% compared to $93.1 million in the first quarter ended December December: see month.  31, 2000.

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  (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
:EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other Revenue
) increased to $6.6 million compared to EBITDA of $5.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. On a sequential basis, EBITDA improved 100% from $3.3 million in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Cash net earnings increased to $2.9 million from $2.7 million in the same period last year and were up 142% sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
 compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of the current year.

For the first six months, revenues increased 48% to $198 million compared to $134 million in the same period in fiscal 2000. EBITDA remained the same for both periods at $10 million. Cash net earnings were $4.1 million compared to $5.3 million a year ago.

"We have achieved strong progress in all of our key financial and operating metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM.  in the first half of fiscal 2001 and we are well positioned for continued improvement for the rest of the year," stated Ronald Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer. "These results validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct.

For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data
 our focused approach on transactional solutions and recurring revenue streams. The Watch4me platform is proving to be an important competitive differentiator Dif`fer`en´ti`a`tor

n. 1. One who, or that which, differentiates.

Noun 1. differentiator - a person who (or that which) differentiates
discriminator
 in the transactional solutions market and we are continuing to develop its capabilities internally and by acquiring value-added val·ue-add·ed
adj.
Of or relating to the estimated value that is added to a product or material at each stage of its manufacture or distribution:
 components."

New contracts valued at over $65 million

COGNICASE was awarded a dozen new contracts in the second quarter, with a total value of over $65 million. The majority of the new awards are outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management.  and long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 contracts extending beyond one year, bringing the recurring portion of the Company's current revenue stream to over 50% of consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 revenues. The Company is pursuing its strategy of increasing its transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time.

Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly.
 business that will further increase its recurring revenue base.

Last week, the Company announced the acquisition of United Systems Solutions, a Toronto-based IT consultancy with a leading Customer Relationship Management product. The Company is currently in negotiation with several companies as it continues to seek to increase its presence in certain geographic geographic /geo·graph·ic/ (je?o-graf´ik) in pathology, of or referring to a pattern that is well demarcated, resembling outlines on a map.

geographic

pertaining to geography.
 markets with a focus on solutions that address the Company's principal vertical markets.

"In the second half of fiscal 2001, we expect to maintain our revenue growth while continuing to improve profitability. Our confidence is based on the strength of our solutions and the fact that activity in our three largest vertical markets - financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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, public sector and utilities - remains strong," added Mr. Brisebois.

Financial Highlights
(In thousands of Canadian dollars except EPS)

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                           Three months ended March 31, 2001
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                  Outsourcing
                       &                                    Consoli-
                  Integration      E-solutions        Adj.    dated
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                                 W/W       E-
                               Integra-  Commerce
                                 tion
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Revenues              68,204    9,906    26,699         -    104,809
Earnings from
 Operations (1)        5,019        5     1,654       (43)     6,635
Cash Net
 Earnings (Loss) (2)  1,292      168       (38)    1,459      2,881
Cash EPS (3)            0.05     0.01      0.00      0.05       0.11
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                           Three months ended March 31, 2000
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                  Outsourcing
                       &                                     Consoli-
                  Integration      E-solutions       Adj.     dated
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                                 W/W       E-
                               Integra-  Commerce
                                 tion
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Revenues              56,927    1,877     9,032         -     67,836
Earnings from
 Operations (1)        7,098     (278)     (838)     (600)     5,382
Cash Net
 Earnings (Loss) (2)   5,377     (254)   (1,096)   (1,303)     2,724
Cash EPS (3)            0.32    (0.01)    (0.07)    (0.08)      0.16
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(1) Earnings (loss) from operations before amortization of capital
     assets.
(2) Earnings (loss) before amortization of goodwill.
(3) In Canadian dollars, fully diluted.


About COGNICASE

COGNICASE (TSE: "COG", Nasdaq: "COGI") is an innovative company specializing in the development and integration of real time transactional solutions. Relying on its results-driven approach, its software and technology and its international Internet engineering A person responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure that supports the public Web site, intranet and associated LANs and WANs. May be involved in developing transaction-based applications for e-commerce. See e-commerce engineer.  and hosting center, COGNICASE offers secure and scalable solutions that contribute to its customers success in the age of the new economy. The Company is active in several countries, including 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 , 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. , France, Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. , Belgium Belgium (bĕl`jəm), Du. België, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (2005 est. pop. 10,364,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe. , the Netherlands Netherlands (nĕth`ərləndz), Du. Nederland or Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, officially Kingdom of the Netherlands, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 16,407,000), 15,963 sq mi (41,344 sq km), NW Europe.  and Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. .

Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995 (US), which involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of a number of factors, including factors that the Company may not currently foresee fore·see  
tr.v. fore·saw , fore·seen , fore·see·ing, fore·sees
To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment.
, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Certain other factors that might cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the Company's ability to (i) successfully develop additional products and services and new applications for its existing products and services and otherwise respond to rapid changes in technology, (ii) successfully compete in its industry for customers and developers and other personnel with expertise in information technology, (iii) successfully identify and consummate To carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish.

A Common-Law Marriage is consummated when the parties live in a manner intended to bring about public recognition of their relationship as Husband and Wife.
 acquisitions on favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 terms and integrate acquired businesses, (iv) successfully manage its growth and ch anging business, (v) be awarded contracts under its IS/IT and Preferred Supplier Agreement with the National Bank of Canada This article is about a commercial bank. For Canada's central bank, see Bank of Canada.

National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada) TSX: NA is the sixth largest bank in Canada, and so is one of the Big Six banks.
, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth under the heading "Risk and Risk Management" in its 2000 annual report.

                            COGNICASE Inc.
                  Consolidated Statements of Earnings
 (In thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)

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                             Six         Six       Three       Three
                          Months      Months      Months      Months
                           Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended
                        March 31    March 31    March 31    March 31
                            2001        2000        2001        2000
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                      (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)


Revenues                $197,953    $134,027    $104,809     $67,836
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Operating expenses
  Cost of revenues       138,926      96,961      71,522      48,336
  Selling and
   administrative
   expenses               42,575      20,638      23,380      10,785
  Research and
   development - net
   of tax credits          6,481       6,441       3,272       3,333
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                         187,982     124,040      98,174      62,454
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Earnings from
 operations before
 the undernoted            9,971       9,987       6,635       5,382
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Financial expenses           219         134          69           5
Loss (gain)
 on foreign exchange        (244)      1,225          24         828
Other expenses (income)     (186)         20           -          19
Amortization of capital
 and other assets          3,952       2,112       2,120       1,139
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                           3,741       3,491       2,213       1,991
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Earnings before income
 taxes and amortization
 of goodwill               6,230       6,496       4,422       3,391
Provision for
 income taxes              2,170       1,156       1,541         667
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Earnings before
 amortization of goodwill  4,060       5,340       2,881       2,724

Amortization of goodwill
 (net of future income
 taxes of 363;
 359 in 2000)             13,945       3,820       7,132       1,925
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Net earnings (loss)      $(9,885)     $1,520     $(4,251)       $799
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Earnings per share,
 excluding amortization
 of goodwill
  Basic                    $0.15       $0.34       $0.11       $0.17
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  Diluted                  $0.15       $0.33       $0.11       $0.16
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Net earnings (loss)
 per share
Basic                     $(0.37)      $0.10      $(0.16)      $0.05
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Diluted                   $(0.37)      $0.09      $(0.16)      $0.05
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Weighted average number
 of shares outstanding
Basic                 26,683,381  15,928,074  27,234,397  15,931,331
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Diluted               26,814,792  16,347,374  27,274,531  16,546,474
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                            COGNICASE Inc.
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   (In thousands of Canadian dollars)

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                                    March 31            September 30
                                        2001                    2000
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                                  (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents          $11,066                 $17,286
  Accounts receivable                 92,508                  70,932
  Work in process                     18,423                  14,859
  Income taxes recoverable            15,398                  15,770
  Tax credits receivable              13,457                   5,148
  Prepaid expenses                     4,860                   3,105
  Future income taxes                  3,216                   1,194
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                                     158,928                 128,294

Capital assets                        36,838                  21,320
Investments, at cost                  14,427                  12,976
Goodwill                             358,969                 349,916
Other assets                           8,164                   7,277
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                                    $577,326                $519,783
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
  Bank advances                      $17,303                  $1,296
  Accounts payable and
   accrued liabilities                66,809                  56,465
  Deferred revenue                    13,850                   6,090
  Current portion of long-term debt    3,289                   2,347
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                                     101,251                  66,198

Long-term debt                         3,308                   1,108
Future income taxes                      470                     198
Non-controlling interests                757                   1,176
Capital stock to be issued             5,000                       -
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                                     110,786                  68,680
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock                        460,938                 442,732
Retained earnings                     14,132                  24,017
Cumulative translation adjustment     (8,530)                (15,646)
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                                     466,540                 451,103
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                                    $577,326                $519,783
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                            COGNICASE Inc.
                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                   (In thousands of Canadian dollars)

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                             Six         Six       Three       Three
                          months      months      months      months
                           Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended
                        March 31    March 31    March 31    March 31
                            2001        2000        2001        2000
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                      (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)

CASH FLOWS FROM
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings (loss)      $(9,885)     $1,520     $(4,251)       $799
Adjustments for:
  Loss on disposal of
   capital assets             14          20          14          19
  Amortization of capital
   and other assets        3,952       2,112       2,120       1,139
  Amortization
   of goodwill            14,307       4,180       7,315       2,135
  Future income taxes     (1,750)      1,246      (1,837)        106
  Non-controlling
   interests                (200)          -         (21)          -
  Decrease (increase)
   in assets:
    Accounts receivable  (13,196)        804      (3,675)       (277)
    Income tax
     recoverable             986      (7,123)      3,397      (4,374)
    Tax credits
     receivable           (7,954)       (400)     (4,860)       (837)
    Work in process and
     prepaid expenses     (4,737)       (679)     (5,760)     (2,263)
  Increase (decrease)
   in liabilities:
    Accounts payable and
     accrued liabilities   4,088      (1,680)     (2,325)      1,467
    Income taxes payable       -        (473)          -          64
    Deferred revenue       6,032         554       4,702          79
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Net cash flows from
 (used in) operating
 activities               (8,343)         81      (5,181)     (1,943)
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CASH FLOWS FROM
 INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of
 capital assets          (16,247)     (3,051)     (8,543)     (1,928)
Proceeds on disposal
 of capital assets            50          13          31           4
Business acquisitions
 - net of cash and cash
   equivalents acquired       62      (1,965)         75           -
Investments                 (726)     (1,252)       (506)     (1,252)
Other                       (673)         48        (652)        (51)
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Net cash flows used in
 investing activities    (17,534)     (6,207)     (9,595)     (3,227)
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CASH FLOWS FROM
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Bank advances             16,005           -      16,023           -
Increase in
 long-term debt            2,748           -       2,748           -
Repayment of
 long-term debt           (1,562)     (1,084)       (753)       (220)
Issuance of
 capital stock             1,693       6,935         826       6,670
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Net cash flows from
 financing activities     18,884       5,851      18,844       6,450
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Increase (decrease)
 in cash and
 cash equivalents         (6,993)       (275)      4,068       1,280
Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash and
 cash equivalents            773        (394)        812         342
Cash and cash equivalents
 - beginning of period    17,286      12,418       6,186      10,127
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Cash and cash equivalents
 - end of period         $11,066     $11,749     $11,066     $11,749
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                             COGNICASE Inc.
               Notes to consolidated financial statements
                              (Unaudited)
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Note 1:  Outstanding shares data
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      As of April 25, 2001, the Company had 27,312,213 common shares and
2,868,545 options outstanding. As of March 31, 2001, the company has
completed two acquisitions under which capital stock, valued to
$5,000,000 will be issued from six to thirty months after the
acquisition dates. As of March 31, 2001, there were 618,153 common
shares to be issued related to these acquisitions.


Note 2:  Foreign currency translation
---------------------------------------------------------------------
      The financial statements of the company were presented in U.S.
dollars up to December 31, 2000. Effective January 1, 2001, the
Canadian dollar has been adopted as the reporting currency. The
functional currency of the company and each of its subsidiaries
continues to be the local currency. The financial statements for all
periods prior to January 1, 2001 have been presented in Canadian
dollars in accordance with a translation of convenience method using
the representative exchange rate at January 1, 2001 of Cdn$1.00 =
U.S.0,6676. The translated amount for non-monetary items at January 1,
2001 became the historical basis for subsequent periods.


Note 3:  Foreign operations
---------------------------------------------------------------------
      The companies foreign operations are considered to be
self-sustaining. Accordingly, the accounts of the company's foreign
operations are translated into Canadian dollars using the current rate
method. Under this method, assets and liabilities are translated at
the exchange rate in effect at the end of the reporting period and
revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for
the reporting period. Gains and losses on translation of these foreign
operations into Canadian dollars are included in the cumulative
translation adjustment in shareholders' equity. Changes in the
cumulative translation adjustment result solely from the application
of this translation method.


Note 4:  Change in accounting policy
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      During the second quarter of fiscal 2001, the company adopted the
new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
with respect to the calculation of earnings per share. These new
recommendations do not result in any changes to the way in which basic
net earnings per share is calculated. However, the new recommendations
do affect the calculation of diluted net earnings per share.

      Diluted net earnings per share is now calculated based on the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period, plus the effects of dilutive potential common shares, such as
options and warrants, outstanding during the period. This method
requires that diluted net earnings per share be calculated using the
treasury stock method, as if all dilutive potential common shares had
been exercised at the later of the beginning of the reporting period
or date of issuance, and that the funds obtained thereby were used to
purchase common shares of the company at the average trading price of
the common shares during the period.

      This change, which has been applied retroactively, did not result
in any change in diluted net earnings per share for the three months
ended March 31, 2000. However, the diluted earnings per share for the
six months ended March 31, 2000 decreased by $0.01 form $0,10 to
$0,09.


Note 5:  Commitments
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      On March 9, 2001, the company rented an additional space under an
operating lease contract beginning June 1, 2001 and ending on December
31, 2010. The minimum lease obligation is $7,165,000.


Note 6:  Segmented information
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(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data)

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                      Six months ended March 31, 2001
                              (Unaudited)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
        Outsourcing &            e-Solutions       Consoli-
          Integration  W/W Integration  e-commerce   dation  Consoli-
                    *               **         ***  Entries     dated
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenues
 from external
 customers    129,180           20,693      48,080        -   197,953
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Earnings
 (loss) from
 Operations(1)  9,113             (741)      2,424     (825)    9,971
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Earnings
 (loss)
 before amort.
 of goodwill    3,592             (667)        162      973     4,060
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash EPS
 diluted(2)      0.13            (0.03)       0.01     0.04      0.15
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                      Six months ended March 31, 2000
                                 (Unaudited)
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        Outsourcing &            e-Solutions       Consoli-
          Integration  W/W Integration  e-commerce   dation  Consoli-
                    *               **         ***  Entries     dated
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Revenues
 from external
 customers    113,298            4,197      16,532        -   134,027
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Earnings
 (loss) from
 Operations(1) 13,999             (612)     (2,417)    (983)    9,987
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings
 (loss)
 before amort.
 of goodwill   10,535             (550)     (2,871)  (1,774)    5,340
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash EPS
 diluted(2)      0.65            (0.03)      (0.18)   (0.11)     0.33
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                   Three months ended March 31, 2001
                              (Unaudited)
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        Outsourcing &            e-Solutions       Consoli-
          Integration  W/W Integration  e-commerce   dation  Consoli-
                    *               **         ***  Entries     dated
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenues
 from external
 customers     68,204            9,906      26,699        -   104,809
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Earnings
 (loss) from
 Operations(1)  5,019                5       1,654      (43)    6,635
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings
 (loss)
 before amort.
 of goodwill    1,292              168         (38)   1,459     2,881
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Cash EPS
 diluted(2)      0.05             0.01       (0.00)    0.04      0.10
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                   Three months ended March 31, 2000
                              (Unaudited)
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        Outsourcing &            e-Solutions       Consoli-
          Integration  W/W Integration  e-commerce   dation  Consoli-
                    *               **         ***  Entries     dated
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenues
 from external
 customers     56,927            1,877       9,032        -    67,836
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Earnings
 (loss) from
 Operations(1)  7,098             (278)       (838)    (600)    5,382
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Earnings
 (loss)
 before amort.
 of goodwill    5,377             (254)     (1,096)  (1,303)    2,724
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Cash EPS
 diluted(2)      0.32            (0.01)      (0.07)   (0.08)     0.16
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(1) Earnings (loss) from operations before amortization of capital
    assets.

(2) Net earnings per share, excluding amortization of goodwill



- Outsourcing & Integration includes project management and consulting
  services in the areas of business process improvement,
  re-engineering, systems integration, as well as IT outsourcing and
  training.

-- W/W Integration is an e-Business unit which focuses on providing
   Web and Wireless solutions and services as well as creating and
   promoting new Internet companies. It includes interactive
   integration, portal hosting and security and portal performance
   management.

--- E-commerce is an e-Business unit which comprises COGNICASE's
    e-commerce business and solutions related to the Internet and
    artificial intelligence. It includes electronic transaction
    processing solutions and services, personalized software, Internet
    catalog software and e-services Internet applications.


Note 7:  Comparative figures
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      Certain comparative figures have been reclassified in order to
comply with the new basis of presentation.
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