Accenture Statement

NEW YORK; Aug. 18, 2004 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) said today that the company remains comfortable with its previously stated expectation for fiscal 2004 net revenue growth in the range of 15 percent to 16 percent and GAAP earnings per share to be between $1.18 and $1.20. Accenture’s 2004 fiscal year ends on Aug. 31, 2004.

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