CSC Finalizes Bass & Company Acquisition

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSC (NYSE:CSC) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Bass & Company, a strategy and operations consulting firm providing services to electric, gas and water utilities.

The acquisition will enable CSC to better serve global utility clients and supports CSC's strategic industry growth plan to expand the company's presence in the chemical, energy and natural resources markets. The deal between CSC and Bass & Company was announced in early August, and financial terms were not disclosed.

Under the agreement, Bass & Company’s talented group of senior industry consultants accomplished in the fields of ‘smart utility,’ revenue cycle management/utility billing and collections, energy efficiency, and distribution processes and technology will stay on as CSC employees. Bass & Company’s CEO, Mike Bassignani, will lead CSC’s Global Utilities Division reporting to Bob Welch, president of CSC’s Chemical, Energy, and Natural Resources Group.

CSC's Chemical, Energy and Natural Resources Group — which serves utility, chemical, petroleum and natural resources companies worldwide — is a global leader in helping companies achieve strategic business objectives through the application of industry-relevant business solutions and services.

To learn more about CSC’s Utilities industry solutions, visit http://www.csc.com/utilities.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC’s advanced capabilities include system design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 95,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended July 2, 2010. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.csc.com.

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