Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to rebalance its investment portfolio in selling 9.96 million CGI shares

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“la Caisse”) and CGI (TSX: GIB.A, NYSE: GIB) announced today that la Caisse will reduce its holding in CGI by 9,962,660 shares. This action is consistent with the portfolio rebalancing policy of la Caisse. Once completed, la Caisse will hold approximately 18.7% of the outstanding shares of CGI.

As part of the transaction, CGI will purchase 25% of the shares sold by la Caisse at a price per share of $40.15 corresponding to the net price that la Caisse obtained from the broker who acquired the remaining 75% of the shares. This represents a discount of 1.40% to the November 25, 2013 closing price of CGI’s shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

A favorable decision was obtained from the Autorité des marchés financiers du Québec to exempt CGI from the issuer bid requirements under applicable securities legislation in connection with the transaction.

“CGI's solid performance and flawless integration of Logica have generated an exceptional return on our investment. The timing is right to capture a small portion of it for our depositors," said Michael Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer of la Caisse. "After this transaction, la Caisse remains a large shareholder of the company – we invested in CGI with a long-term view and we intend to remain a large shareholder. A world leader in information technology, CGI is well positioned for continued success in markets across the world."

“La Caisse has been a key partner of CGI’s for more than three decades,” said Michael E. Roach, President and CEO, CGI. “We are confident that, as a major shareholder and client, our partnership will continue to grow for years to come.”

In accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange rules, the repurchase of the 2,490,660 shares held by la Caisse will be taken into account when calculating the 20.7 million share annual aggregate limit that CGI may repurchase by February, 2014 under its Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB). Prior to the transaction, which is expected to close on or about November 29, 2013, CGI had repurchased 718,100 shares under the current NCIB.

About La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is a financial institution that manages funds primarily for public and private pension and insurance plans. As at June 30, 2013, it held $185.9 billion in net assets. As one of Canada’s leading institutional fund managers, la Caisse invests in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate globally. For more information: www.cdpq.com

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. Approximately 68,000 professionals serve thousands of global clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. With annual revenue in excess of C$10 billion and an order backlog exceeding C$18 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Website: www.cgi.com.

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