2008 Third Quarter Revenues up by 6.1%

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(1)Press Relations: Christel Lerouge Tel: + 33 1 47 54 50 76 Investor Relations: Manuel Chaves d’Oliveira Tel: + 33 1 47 54 50 87. 2008 Third Quarter Revenues up by 6.1%. Paris, November 13, 2008 – The Capgemini Group has published consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2008 of €2,098 million: y At constant rates and perimeter, this figure shows sustained growth of 6.1% on that of the third quarter 2007. y At current rates and perimeter, the comparison with revenues published for the third quarter of 2007 (€2,088 million) is again skewed by the depreciation of the dollar against the euro and the even stronger depreciation of the pound sterling.. Variation. €2,098 M. at current rates and perimeter at constant rates and perimeter. Q3 2007 Revenues. Q3 2008/ Q3 2007. €2,088 M. + 0.5% + 6.1%. This organic growth can be broken down as follows: y By discipline, Consulting and Technology Services have recorded moderate growth (+1.6% and +3.0% respectively), while Outsourcing Services has seen a sustained progression of 8.6% and Local Professional Services has shown the best performance with +10.0%. y By region, revenue figures for North America are up by 1.1%. In Europe, all geographies recorded revenue growth: up 14.2% for Benelux, 6.3% in France and 4.3% in the United Kingdom. Bookings recorded for the third quarter of 2008 came to €1,991 million, compared to €1,926 million for the third quarter of 2007, notably growing at a rate of 6.6% in the Consulting, Technology and Local Professional Services disciplines. For these activities, the book-to-bill ratio is similar to that of the third quarter of 2007. With this level of sustained activity, and despite hardening market conditions, Capgemini can confirm its objectives for full-year 2008 of like-for-like revenue growth of between 4 and 5% and an operating margin of 8.5%.. o0o. WorldReginfo - 75e0e869-0b10-4def-9eef-f6996e7b49b3. Q3 2008 Revenues.

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