NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BISYS, a leading provider of
outsourcing solutions for the financial services sector, today reported that
it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Education Services
business to Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., one of the
world's leading providers of lifelong education with operations around the
globe. The transaction is subject to usual and customary closing conditions,
and is expected to close in the next several weeks.
The adoption of a formal plan of disposition for BISYS Education Services
was previously announced on March 31, 2005.
About BISYS
The BISYS Group, Inc. (NYSE: BSG) provides outsourcing solutions that
enable investment firms, insurance companies, and banks to more efficiently
serve their customers, grow their businesses, and respond to evolving
regulatory requirements. Its Investment Services group provides
administration and distribution services for mutual funds, hedge funds,
private equity funds, retirement plans and other investment products. Through
its Insurance Services group, BISYS is the nation's largest independent
wholesale distributor of life insurance and a leading independent wholesale
distributor of commercial property/casualty insurance, long-term care,
disability, and annuity products. BISYS' Information Services group provides
industry-leading information processing, imaging, and back-office services to
banks, insurance companies and corporate clients. Headquartered in New York,
BISYS generates more than $1 billion in annual revenues worldwide. Additional
information is available at http://www.bisys.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in the press release are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including
but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological
factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, services and related
products, prices and other factors discussed in the Company's periodic filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE The BISYS Group, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Daniel Briggs, Vice President, Finance and
Investor Relations, +1-212-907-6134, for The BISYS Group, Inc.
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