ARBITRATOR APPOINTED FOR THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS REGARDING REDEMPTION OF AFFECTO PLC’S MINORITY SHARES


Affecto Plc – Stock Exchange Release 13 December 2017 at 9.30, Helsinki

ARBITRATOR APPOINTED FOR THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS REGARDING REDEMPTION OF AFFECTO PLC’S MINORITY SHARES

The Redemption Board of the Finland Chamber of Commerce has on 4 December 2017 appointed an arbitral tribunal consisting of one arbitrator for the arbitration proceedings concerning the redemption of Affecto Plc’s (“Affecto”) shares that are not held by CGI Nordic Investments Limited (“CGI Nordic”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI Group Inc.

The appointed arbitrator is attorney Tarja Wist.

Affecto announced on 10 October 2017 that CGI Nordic has submitted an application to initiate statutory squeeze-out proceedings to the Redemption Board of the Finland Chamber of Commerce in order to complete the redemption of the shares held by any other remaining shareholders in Affecto.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Heikki Nikku
Managing Director
heikki.nikku@cgi.com
tel. +358 400 500 782

Jarkko Virtanen
Director, Marketing and Communications
jarkko.virtanen@cgi.com
tel. +358 40 759 3603

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