Accenture to Expand Its Advanced Analytics Capabilities With Acquisition of i4c Analytics

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Accenture to Expand its Advanced Analytics Capabilities with Acquisition of i4C Analytics

Accenture to tap i4Cs innovative advanced analytics application development platform to help clientsimprove decision making

MILAN; April 30, 2014 Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire i4C Analytics,an advanced analytics software platform provider based in Italy that specializes in helping clients solvecomplex business problems through easy to use analytics applications. The acquisition will strengthenAccentures capabilities to quickly offer tailored, industry- and function-specific analytics applications thatclients can use to drive business decisions and deliver positive outcomes. i4C Analytics will be integratedinto Accenture Analytics, part of Accenture Digital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. i4Cs unique Application Configuration Environment (ACE) will enhance Accentures existing advancedanalytics solutions. ACE offers a scalable platform that enables the agile development of AdvancedAnalytics Applications (AAAs), turn-key industry- and function-specific solutions that enable acceleratedtime to insight, action and achieving business outcomes. The applications can be designed and built in ashort amount of time, and integrate fully with clients workflow processes to shorten the time from dataintake to decision output. The applications are flexible, easily-tailored and agile, providing clients with immediate access to the toolsthey need to make timely analytics-based decisions to solve their complex business problems, improvingcustomer interactions and enterprise operations along their journey towards digital transformation.Accenture will use the mature platform to start building new, advanced analytics apps across the differentindustries and business functions the company serves. In a market where apps are everything, our analytics-savvy clients are looking to Accenture to help themget from data to decisions as quickly as possible. The acquisition of i4C Analytics is designed to help themdo this in a fast, flexible and targeted manner, said Narendra Mulani, senior managing director ofAccenture Analytics, part of Accenture Digital. The days of bulky advanced analytics solutions that taketime to create and are expensive to maintain are gone. With i4C, we will be able to build apps quickly andensure they are as easy as possible for clients to access, understand and action insights based onrelevant, timely data.

Founded in 2002 and based in Italy, i4C utilizes industry and business process-specific predictive analyticsapplications to provide insights to multiple users throughout an organization. It currently provides industry-specific optimization and predictive solutions in vertical industries including Power & Gas, FinancialServices, Retail, Manufacturing and Communications. i4C is a privately held company with over 70employees. It is headquartered in Milan, Italy, with offices in Bologna and Rome and a presence in the UK. Im incredibly proud of the work weve done and the team weve built at i4C over the last 12 years, saidFabio Nalucci, co-owner and chief executive officer of i4C. We believe that what weve built offers auniquely accessible analytics solution for clients, and are incredibly excited that Accenture has recognizedthat and is investing in it. We have seen Accentures focus on helping its clients become digital businesses.Together, we will be able to reach more industries in more countries with an advanced analytics solutionthat will change the way business processes operate, and speed up powerful decision making to help ourclients thrive. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. About AccentureAccenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, withapproximately 289,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleledexperience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive



research on the worlds most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help thembecome high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues ofUS$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. Its home page is www.accenture.com. Accenture Digital, comprised of Accenture Analytics, Accenture Interactive and Accenture Mobility, offersa comprehensive portfolio of business and technology services across digital marketing, mobility andanalytics. From developing digital strategies to implementing digital technologies and running digitalprocesses on their behalf, Accenture Digital helps clients leverage connected and mobile devices; extractinsights from data using analytics; and enrich end-customer experiences and interactions, deliveringtangible results from the virtual world and driving growth. Learn more about Accenture Digital atwww.accenture.com/digital. Accenture Analytics, part of Accenture Digital, delivers insight-driven outcomes at scale to helporganizations improve their performance. With deep industry, functional, business process and technicalexperience, Accenture Analytics develops innovative consulting and outsourcing services for clients to helpensure they receive returns on their analytics investments. For more information follow us@ISpeakAnalytics and visit www.accenture.com/analytics. About i4C i4C is a privately held Analytics software vendor with more than 70 employees and 60 clients in the energy,finance, retail, communications and manufacturing industries across Europe. It is headquartered in Milan,Italy, with offices in Bologna and Rome and a presence in the UK. Founded in 2002, i4C is focused onAdvanced Analytics. Using our Application Configuration Environment (ACE) and a series of industry-specific Advanced Analytics Applications (AAAs), i4C helps organizations solve complex problems andachieve objectives such as reducing costs, increasing revenues and maximizing margins. For moreinformation, please visit www.i4canalytics.com.

Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements in this news release mayconstitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995. Words such as may, will, should, likely, anticipates, expects, intends, plans, projects,believes, estimates, positioned, outlook and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that couldcause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These include, without limitation,risks that: the company and i4C will not be able to close the transaction in the time period anticipated, or atall, which is dependent on the parties ability to satisfy certain closing conditions; the transaction might notachieve the anticipated benefits for the company; the companys results of operations could be adverselyaffected by volatile, negative or uncertain economic conditions and the effects of these conditions on thecompanys clients businesses and levels of business activity; the companys business depends ongenerating and maintaining ongoing, profitable client demand for the companys services and solutions,and a significant reduction in such demand could materially affect the companys results of operations; ifthe company is unable to keep its supply of skills and resources in balance with client demand around theworld and attract and retain professionals with strong leadership skills, the companys business, theutilization rate of the companys professionals and the companys results of operations may be materiallyadversely affected; the markets in which the company competes are highly competitive, and the companymight not be able to compete effectively; the companys profitability could suffer if its cost-managementstrategies are unsuccessful, and the company may not be able to improve its profitability throughimprovements to cost-management to the degree it has done in the past; the companys results ofoperations could materially suffer if the company is not able to obtain sufficient pricing to enable it to meetits profitability expectations; if the companys pricing estimates do not accurately anticipate the cost, riskand complexity of the company performing its work or third parties upon whom it relies do not meet theircommitments, then the companys contracts could have delivery inefficiencies and be unprofitable; thecompany could have liability or the companys reputation could be damaged if the company fails to protect



client and/or company data or information systems as obligated by law or contract or if the companysinformation systems are breached; the companys results of operations and ability to grow could bematerially negatively affected if the company cannot adapt and expand its services and solutions inresponse to ongoing changes in technology and offerings by new entrants; as a result of the companysgeographically diverse operations and its growth strategy to continue geographic expansion, the companyis more susceptible to certain risks; the companys Global Delivery Network is increasingly concentrated inIndia and the Philippines, which may expose it to operational risks; the company might not be successful atidentifying, acquiring or integrating businesses or entering into joint ventures; the companys work withgovernment clients exposes the company to additional risks inherent in the government contractingenvironment; the companys business could be materially adversely affected if the company incurs legalliability; the companys results of operations could be materially adversely affected by fluctuations in foreigncurrency exchange rates; the companys alliance relationships may not be successful or may change, whichcould adversely affect the companys results of operations; outsourcing services and the continuedexpansion of the companys other services and solutions into new areas subject the company to differentoperational risks than its consulting and systems integration services; the companys services or solutionscould infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others or the company might lose its ability to utilizethe intellectual property of others; if the company is unable to protect its intellectual property rights fromunauthorized use or infringement by third parties, its business could be adversely affected; the companysability to attract and retain business and employees may depend on its reputation in the marketplace; manyof the companys contracts include payments that link some of its fees to the attainment of performance orbusiness targets and/or require the company to meet specific service levels, which could increase thevariability of the companys revenues and impact its margins; changes in the companys level of taxes, andaudits, investigations and tax proceedings, or changes in the companys treatment as an Irish company,could have a material adverse effect on the companys results of operations and financial condition; if thecompany is unable to manage the organizational challenges associated with its size, the company might beunable to achieve its business objectives; if the company is unable to collect its receivables or unbilledservices, the companys results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be adverselyaffected; the companys share price and results of operations could fluctuate and be difficult to predict; thecompanys results of operations and share price could be adversely affected if it is unable to maintaineffective internal controls; any changes to the estimates and assumptions that the company makes inconnection with the preparation of its consolidated financial statements could adversely affect its financialresults; the company may be subject to criticism and negative publicity related to its incorporation in Ireland;as well as the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed under the Risk Factors heading inAccenture plcs most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other documents filed with or furnished to theSecurities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this news release speak only as of the date they weremade, and Accenture undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made in this newsrelease or to conform such statements to actual results or changes in Accentures expectations.

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