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 23, 2018
Alithya and Edgewater Announce Filing of Supplement to Definitive Prospectus/Proxy
Statement for Proposed Business Combination
Montreal, Québec and Wakefield, Massachusetts
October
23, 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 that (i) Alithya Group inc. (f/k/a 9374-8572 Québec Inc.), a
newly-formed holding company (New Alithya), and Edgewater have each filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a supplement dated October 23, 2018 (the Supplement) to the prospectus/proxy
statement dated September 28, 2018 (the Prospectus/Proxy Statement) of New Alithya, which also serves as an Edgewater proxy statement for the special meeting of Edgewater stockholders that has been called to be held on
October 29, 2018 (the Special Meeting). At the Special Meeting, the Edgewater stockholders will be requested to approve a proposed business combination under which each of Edgewater and Alithya will become a wholly owned subsidiary
of New Alithya.
New Alithya previously filed with the SEC the Prospectus/Proxy Statement under New Alithyas Registration Statement on Form
F-4
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (File
No. 333-227310),
which was declared effective by the SEC on September 27, 2018, and Edgewater previously filed
with the SEC the Prospectus/Proxy Statement as a definitive proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended (File No.
000-20971).
The Supplement supplements and updates certain information in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement which New Alithya and Edgewater previously mailed to the
Edgewater stockholders commencing on September 28, 2018. The Supplement is available free of charge through the SECs Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at
http://www.sec.gov
or on Edgewaters
website at www.edgewater.com under the tab Investor Relations and then through the link titled SEC Filings or by contacting
by e-mail at
ir@edgewater.com, or by phone
at (781) 246-3343.
About Alithya
Alithya Group Inc. is one of the most prominent private strategy and digital technology consulting firms in Canada and the largest in Québec. 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 finance, insurance, telecommunications, energy, transportation, health, retail and government services sectors. Alithya has more than 1,600 professionals across Canada, the United States and France.
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).