Accenture to Host Conference Call to Discuss Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2002 Results

NEW YORK; October 9, 2002 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call at 7:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 10, to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the call.

To participate, please dial +1 (888) 276-0010 [+1 (612) 332-7515 outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada] approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available online at www.accenture.com and via telephone by dialing +1 (800) 475-6701 [+1 (320) 365-3844 outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada] and entering the passcode 651897 from 12:15 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10 through 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 24.

Accenture is the world’s leading management consulting and technology services organization. Through its network of businesses approach -- in which the company enhances its consulting and outsourcing expertise through alliances, affiliated companies and other capabilities -- Accenture delivers innovations that help clients across all industries quickly realize their visions. With approximately 75,000 people in 47 countries, the company generated net revenues of $11.44 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

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Roxanne Taylor

+1 (917) 452 5106

roxanne.taylor@accenture.com