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UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 11, 2005 COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) NEW YORK (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-9410 16-0912632 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 800 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (716) 882-8000 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On August 11, 2005, Computer Task
Group, Incorporated (CTG) received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. (NYSE) advising it that the NYSE considered it to be "below criteria" with
respect to a continued listing requirement. The applicable standard provides
that a company is below criteria if its average market capitalization is
less than $75 million over a 30 trading-day period and its stockholders' equity
is less than $75 million. The NYSE has advised CTG that 5 business days
following CTG's receipt of its notice it will append the indicator ".BC" to the
consolidated tape information concerning CTG's common stock. Prior to an amendment to NYSE
rules that was approved by the SEC on June 9, 2005, the applicable standards
provided that a company was below criteria if its average market capitalization
was less than $50 million over a 30 trading-day period and its stockholder's
equity was less than $50 million. Notwithstanding this change in standard, the
failure of CTG to meet the criteria resulted from a determination by the NYSE
that, for purposes of calculating market capitalization (i.e., total number of
shares outstanding times market price per share), it would not consider
approximately 4 million shares of common stock held by the CTG Stock Employee
Compensation Trust (SECT) as outstanding. If the SECT shares are deducted from
the approximately 20,780,000 shares of common stock outstanding, there was a 30
trading-day period after the amendment during which CTG's average market
capitalization was less than $75 million. For purposes of the stockholders'
equity aspect of the standard, at July 1, 2005 CTG's stockholders' equity was
approximately $56 million. As provided under the NYSE's
continued listing criteria (Section 802.01 of the NYSE Company Manual), when
applying its market capitalization test, the NYSE "generally looks to total
stock outstanding (excluding treasury shares)." The shares held by CTG's SECT
are legally outstanding and are not treasury shares. They have voting rights and
dividend rights, and they are held by a trust and not CTG. The NYSE has not
provided to CTG, either in its written notice or in oral discussions between CTG
and its representatives, citation to any rule, order, or precedent
distinguishing shares held by a SECT from other outstanding shares for purposes
of applying the market capitalization test. Under the policies and procedures
of the NYSE, CTG must respond within 45 days after the NYSE's notice by
providing a plan (the "Plan") advising the NYSE of the definitive action that
CTG has taken, or is taking, that would bring it into conformity with the
continued listing standards within 18 months of the date of receipt of the NYSE
notice. If the NYSE does not accept the Plan, then the NYSE will promptly
initiate suspension and delisting procedures and issue a press release
disclosing the forthcoming suspension and delisting application to the SEC to
delist the company's common stock. If the NYSE accepts the Plan, it will review
the status of compliance with the Plan on a quarterly basis with CTG. CTG believes that the NYSE
determination is contrary to its rules, and it intends to continue to pursue
having the NYSE reconsider its interpretation. CTG also intends to
prepare and submit a Plan for achieving compliance. If CTG is unable to develop a Plan that is acceptable to it and to the NYSE, CTG intends to apply for
listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits: 99
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. EXHIBIT INDEX Description N E W S R E L E A S E CONTACT: CTG AFFECTED BY CHANGES IN NYSE LISTING REQUIREMENTS BUFFALO, N.Y. - August 17, 2005 - CTG (Computer Task Group) (NYSE: CTG), an
international information technology (IT) staffing, solutions, and application
management company, today announced it received a notice on August 11, 2005 from
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) advising that it considered CTG to be "below
criteria" with respect to a continued listing requirement for average market capitalization.
On June 9, 2005, the
SEC approved an amendment to NYSE rules providing that a
company is below criteria if its average market capitalization and shareholder's
equity is less than $75 million over a 30 trading-day period and its
stockholders' equity is less than $75 million. Prior to the amendment,
the applicable NYSE standard was that a company was below
criteria if its average market capitalization was less than $50 million over a
30 trading-day period and its stockholder's equity was less than $50 million.
The NYSE has informed CTG that five business days following CTG's receipt
of its notice, it will add the indicator ".BC" to the Company's ticker symbol
disseminated over the consolidated tape to indicate that the Company currently
does not meet certain of its continued listing requirements. The NYSE made the determination that CTG does not meet the amended criteria
based on the NYSE excluding approximately 4.0 million issued and outstanding
shares owned by the CTG Stock Employee Compensation Trust (SECT) from the NYSE's
calculation of the Company's average market capitalization for listing
requirements. If the SECT shares are excluded from the approximately 20.8
million shares of CTG common stock issued and outstanding, there was a 30-day
period following the amendment where CTG's average market
capitalization was less than $75 million. For the purposes of the stockholders
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Item 3.01
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued
Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Press Release dated August 17, 2005, concerning failure to
satisfy a continued listing rule of the NYSE.
COMPUTER TASK GROUP,
INCORPORATED
Date: August 17, 2005
By:
/s/
James R. Boldt
Name: James R. Boldt
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit
Number
99
Press Release dated August 17, 2005, concerning
failure to satisfy a continued listing rule of the NYSE.
Gregory M. Dearlove
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(716) 887-7262
Under NYSE policy, CTG must file within 45 days of receiving the NYSE notice a plan to meet continued listing standards within 18 months of the date of its receipt of the NYSE notice. CTG intends to submit a plan to the NYSE to comply with the amended listing requirements within the required time period. It will also request that the NYSE reconsider its exclusion of the SECT shares in its calculation of market capitalization for listing requirements.
CTG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James R. Boldt commented, "The recent changes in NYSE listing requirements are affecting a number of smaller capitalization companies listed on the Exchange. We are confident that CTG will be able to resolve this issue by either meeting the new requirements within the NYSE's 18-month timeframe or by applying to list our common shares on the Nasdaq."
Mr. Boldt added, "Based on the significant growth we are seeing in our revenues this year, we remain optimistic about CTG's prospects for further improving our performance and valuation. We also continue to believe CTG's shares are attractively valued and plan to continue the active repurchase of our shares."
Backed by 39 years' experience, CTG provides IT staffing, application management outsourcing, consulting, and software development and integration solutions to help Global 2000 clients focus on their core businesses and use IT as a competitive advantage to excel in their markets. CTG combines in-depth understanding of our clients' businesses with a full range of integrated services and proprietary ISO 9001:2000-certified service methodologies. Our IT professionals based in an international network of offices in North America and Europe have a proven track record of delivering solutions that work. More information about CTG is available on the Web at www.ctg.com.
This document contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's current expectations as to future growth. These statements are based upon a review of industry reports, current business conditions in the areas where the Company does business, the availability of qualified professional staff, the demand for the Company's services, and other factors that involve risk and uncertainty. As such, actual results may differ materially in response to a change in such factors. Such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's disclosures set forth in the Company's 2004 Form 10-K and Management's Discussion and Analysis section of the Company's 2004 annual report, which are incorporated by reference. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this release.
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Today's news release, along with CTG news releases for the past year, is available on the Web at www.ctg.com.
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