Accenture Estimates Preliminary Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2003 Results

Accenture Estimates Preliminary Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2003 Results -- Company Expects 2 Percent Revenue Growth for Fiscal Year 2003; 12 Percent Revenue Growth for Fourth Quarter -- NEW YORK; Sept. 17, 2003 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today provided a preliminary estimate of results for the full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended August 31, 2003. Fiscal Year 2003 Revenues before reimbursements ("net revenues") for the full fiscal year 2003 are expected to be $11.82 billion, compared with $11.57 billion for the full fiscal year 2002, an increase of 2 percent in U.S. dollars and a