First Consulting Group Prevails at Court Hearing
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Special Meeting of Stockholders to Proceed as Scheduled on January
10, 2008
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--First Consulting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCGI) today announced that
the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles
has denied a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin FCG's
special meeting of stockholders to vote on its proposed merger with
Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC). The motion and ruling were
made as part of the class action lawsuit In Re First Consulting Group,
Inc. Shareholder Litigation, which was consolidated from two
previously announced lawsuits titled Teitelbaum v. First Consulting
Group, Inc., et al., and Discovery Partners v. Aprahamian, et al.
As a result of the ruling, FCG's special meeting will proceed as
scheduled on January 10, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., Pacific time, at the
Hilton Long Beach and Executive Meeting Center, 701 West Ocean
Boulevard, Long Beach, California.
About FCG
FCG is a leading provider of outsourcing, consulting, systems
implementation and integration services and proprietary software
products for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and other life sciences
organizations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Through
combinations of onsite, offsite and offshore outsourced services, FCG
provides low-cost, high-quality offerings to improve its clients'
performance. The firm's consulting and integration services and
proprietary software products increase clients' operations
effectiveness with and through information technology, resulting in
reduced costs, improved customer service, enhanced quality of patient
care, and more rapid introduction of new pharmaceutical compounds. For
more information about FCG, visit www.fcg.com or call 800-345-0957.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including those
regarding the expected merger with CSC. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks which may cause actual
results and performance to be materially different from the future
results and performance stated or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Some of the risks that should be considered include
whether the merger with CSC will be consummated and other factors
referenced in FCG's most recent Forms 10-K, 10-Q and other periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of
the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
information included in this release, the inclusion of such
information should not be regarded as a representation by FCG or any
other person that FCG's objectives or plans will be achieved. FCG
undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Proxy Solicitation Disclosure
A special meeting of FCG stockholders will be held on January 10,
2008 to obtain stockholder approval of the proposed merger with CSC.
FCG has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
distributed to its stockholders a definitive proxy statement and other
relevant documents in connection with the special stockholder meeting
for the proposed merger. FCG stockholders are urged to read the
definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials because they
contain important information about FCG, CSC and the proposed
transaction. Investors may obtain a free copy of these materials and
other documents filed by FCG with the Securities and Exchange
Commission at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, at FCG's website at
www.fcg.com or by sending a written request to FCG at First Consulting
Group, Inc., 111 West Ocean Boulevard, 4th Floor, Long Beach,
California 90802, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
FCG and its directors, executive officers and certain other
members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants
in soliciting proxies from its stockholders in favor of the proposed
merger. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of
the SEC, be considered to be participants in the solicitation of FCG's
stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction will be set
forth in FCG's proxy statement for its special meeting. Additional
information regarding these individuals and any interest they have in
the proposed transaction will be set forth in the definitive proxy
statement when it is filed with the SEC.
First Consulting Group, Inc.
Michael Zuercher, 562-624-5369
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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