Capgemini Press Release // Capgemini Announces Proposal to Acquire Australian Digital Services Consulting Provider RXP Services

Hello there

Please find the following in the press release issued today at 9 am Sydney time.

Best wishes,

Sam Connery
Director of Global Public Relations | Group Marketing and Communications

Capgemini Group | London
Phone: +44 (0)3709043601-Mobile: +44 (0)7811 486517
Email: [email protected]
t: @SamConnatty
_________________________

Press contact:
Sam Connery
Phone: +44 370 904 3601
e-mail: [email protected]

Investor Relations Contact:
Vincent Biraud
Phone: +33 1 47 54 50 87
e-mail: [email protected]

Capgemini Announces Proposal to Acquire Australian Digital Services Consulting Provider RXP Services
This acquisition will mark a major change in Capgemini’s footprint in Australia

Paris, November 10, 2020 – Capgemini It was announced today that it has signed a plan implementation deed (Scheme Implementation Deed) with RXP Services (ASX: RXP) to acquire RXP Services in accordance with the procedures (Scheme) approved by Australian statutory shareholders. The acquisition will have more than 550 professionals in four regions of Australia, which will enhance Capgemini’s capabilities in the country’s digital, data and cloud fields. This development supports Capgemini’s strong growth ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region.

RXP Services is headquartered in Melbourne, with offices in Sydney, Canberra and Hobart (revenues of A$127 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020), providing key customers with a cohesive end to design, build and support digital solutions End-to-end functionality across all industries in Australia.

RXP Services has established dynamic partnerships with market-leading platform and technology providers to deliver and manage its digital solutions. As a high complement to Capgemini’s series of digital expertise successfully developed locally, RXP Services will bring Capgemini a complete professional consultant team spanning Microsoft, Salesforce and ServiceNow technologies. The acquisition of RXP Services will enhance Capgemini’s digital capabilities in Australia and New Zealand, while strengthening its customer portfolio in key industries. For RXP services, Capgemini’s service scope and global scale will help meet the growing needs of customers and expand career opportunities for its team members. In addition, RXP Services also owns the leading brand, design and customer experience agency “The Works”, which will open a new chapter in Capgemini’s local capabilities to realize, design and provide end-to-end amazing and differentiated digital experiences.

“Acquisition RXP service It will make Capgemini a leader in Australia’s digital, data and cloud markets, thereby enhancing our ability to provide customers with value, scale and world-class expertise. “ Capgemini Asia Pacific and Middle East executive chairman Luc-Francois Salvador (Luc-Francois Salvador) said. “This transaction will be a huge shift for Capgemini in Australia and illustrates Capgemini’s growth ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region. The two companies share similar values ​​and have a strong appreciation for the role of technology and humans in successfully transforming business and society. Be visionary. Our strengths will enable us to use insight, design and technology to create an inclusive and sustainable future for our customers.”

“At RXP Services, we believe that digital consulting companies must focus on the personnel aspect of technical support solutions. This is very important. Therefore, Capgemini firmly believes that the value of technology comes from between people, which is very complementary to our belief.” Commented by Ross Fielding, CEO of RXP Services. “In addition to the natural fit, joining Capgemini will also provide our RXP with greater scale and capabilities service The team provides end-to-end solutions that customers need and want, and can choose to expand them globally. The board of directors of RXP Services and I have unanimously recommended that in the absence of higher recommendations, RXP Services shareholders should vote for the plan, and independent experts should conclude (and continue to draw conclusions) that the plan is in line with RXP Services shareholders’ maximum profit. . “

Capgemini currently has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland and Wellington. Capgemini has been accelerating the digital transformation of its local customers from all walks of life, providing strategies and transformation, applications and technology, and operations and engineering capabilities. Earlier this year, Capgemini announced the acquisition of WhiteSky Labs, an Australian MuleSoft professional.

The proposed total consideration for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of RXP Services (on a fully diluted basis) is A$95.5 million^{1 piece}. The implementation of the plan is still subject to certain conditions, including RXP Services shareholder approval, court approval, regulatory approval and other customary conditions for such transactions. Capgemini’s acquisition of RXP Services is expected to be completed in early 2021.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. The group is at the forefront of innovation and can respond to all customer opportunities in the ever-evolving cloud, digital and platform world. With its 50-year long history and deep industry expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through a range of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is a responsible multicultural company with 265,000 employees in nearly 50 countries. Its mission is to release human energy through technology to achieve an inclusive and sustainable future. The total global revenue of the Group and Altran in 2019 was 17 billion euros.

Please visit us www.capgemini.com.

---

^{1 piece} Based on 173,119,378 shares and 453,806 performance rights.

• Capgemini _-_ 2020-11-10 _-_ RXP_Services_acquisition_project (1)