Sodexho Alliance: Press Release.Business EditorsPARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2003 --Sodexho Alliance (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SDX (1) See AIT. (2) (Storage Data Acceleration) An earlier technique from Western Digital that improved performance of IDE CD-ROM drives. SDX-compliant drives used a special 10-pin cable, but the method never took off. )(REUTERS:EXHO.PA)(SICOVAM SICOVAM Société Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation des Valeurs Mobilières :13122)-- In March 2001, ten current and former employees of Marriott Management Services, Inc., which later became Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. and is now Sodexho, Inc. filed a lawsuit alleging that they and other African-American salaried employees were discriminated against on the basis of their race. The plaintiffs' complaint alleges unspecified damages on behalf of a class of over 2,600 current and former employees of Sodexho, Inc. relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the period commencing March 27, 1998. This lawsuit is not new and Sodexho informed the financial community of it in a timely manner. In June 2002, the district court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). certified the case as a class action. Yesterday the Supreme Court declined to review the technical standards for certification of the class. This was not a decision about the merits of the case. Sodexho firmly denies the plaintiffs' allegations of racial discrimination and considers this case is entirely without merit. Since its creation, Sodexho has never tolerated any form of discrimination and has always been vigilant in offering each of its employees an equal opportunity. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning 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. 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. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding anticipated future events and financial performance with respect to our operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimated", "project", "plan", "pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma ," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," or "may." Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to, those set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 20-F, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the competitive environment in which we operate, changes in general economic conditions and changes in the French, American and/or global financial and/or capital markets. Forward-looking statements represent management's views as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for actual events occurring after that date. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. |
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