Filed by Alithya Canada inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
And deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Commission File No. 000-20971)
October 29, 2018
Edgewater and Alithya Stockholders Approve
Business Combination
Montreal,
Québec and Wakefield, Massachusetts
October
29, 2018
Alithya Group Inc. (Alithya), a Québec private corporation, and Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Edgewater), a Delaware
corporation listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: EDGW), announce the approval of the previously announced Alithya-Edgewater business combination by Edgewaters stockholders by approximately 97.82 percent of votes, representing
approximately 74.93 percent of all outstanding Edgewater shares.
At its special shareholders meeting held on October 25, 2018, Alithyas
shareholders voted to approve the business combination by 100 percent of votes.
Pursuant to the business combination, each of Alithya and Edgewater
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Alithya Group inc., a newly-formed company. Subject to certain customary closing conditions, Alithya and Edgewater now anticipate that the combination will close on November 1, 2018.
The final voting results of Edgewaters stockholders will be disclosed in a Current Report on Form
8-K
to be
filed by Edgewater with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as practicable.
About Alithya
Alithya Group Inc. is one of the most prominent private strategy and digital technology consulting firms in Canada. Founded in 1992, the firm advises, guides
and assists its clients in their pursuit of innovation and excellence. Alithya prioritizes the achievement of business objectives on every project through the optimal use of digital technologies. Its clients mainly operate in the financial services,
telecommunications, energy, transportation, health care and government services sectors. With more than 1,600 professionals across Canada, the United States and France, Alithya is an advocate for workforce diversity. As such, the firm is a member of
the 30% Club, which encourages the participation of women in management roles, and is implementing immigrant-friendly recruiting initiatives.
About
Edgewater
Edgewater (NASDAQ: EDGW) helps business leaders drive transformational change through its unique selection of business and technology
services and specialized product-based solutions.
Classic consulting disciplines (such as business advisory, process improvement, organizational change
management, and domain expertise) are blended with technical services (such as digital transformation, technical roadmaps, data and analytics services, custom development, and system integration) to help organizations get the most out of their
existing IT assets while creating new digital business models.
Delivering both on premise and in the cloud, Edgewater partners with Oracle and Microsoft
to offer Business Analytics, BI, ERP, EPM and CRM solutions. Edgewater Ranzal, an Oracle Platinum Consulting Partner, provides Business Analytics solutions leveraging Oracle EPM, BI, and Big Data technologies. Edgewater Fullscope delivers innovative
Microsoft ERP, CRM and BI solutions. The award-winning company is one of the largest resellers of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Dynamics AX and CRM).