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PRESS RELEASE
EXHIBIT 99.A
FOR RELEASE March 4, 2002
Contact: Jim Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
972-869-3400
jtaylor@thomasgroup.com
o THOMAS GROUP INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL
We would like to invite you to participate in a conference call with Senior
Management of Thomas Group, Inc.
NASDAQ/NMS SYMBOL: TGIS
FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2002
8:00 A.M. CST, 9:00 A.M. EST
We will discuss the earnings for the fourth quarter of 2001, and the outlook
for the year 2001. Following Management's statement, there will be a
question and answer session for callers.
To participate in the Conference Call, please call 800-450-0788 from the U.S.
or 612-332-1213 from outside the U.S., on Friday, March 8th, 2002 at 7:55
a.m. CST/8:55 a.m. EST. You will need to know the name of:
The call: Thomas Group Fourth Quarter Earnings Release
Conference Call
The company contact: Jim Taylor
Although interactive participation in the call will be limited to investment
professionals, any interested party may listen to a live broadcast of the
call via the Internet by logging on to www.vcall.com. Interested persons are
encouraged to log on to the vcall approximately 15 minutes prior to the
designated start time in case they need to download any software. For those
unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available at the
same web site beginning immediately after the conclusion of the call and
continuing through midnight on Thursday, March 14th, 2002.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT JIM TAYLOR AT 972-869-3400. THANK
YOU.
FOR PLAYBACK OF THE CONFERENCE CALL, BEGINNING 12:30 P.M. 03/08/02 AND ENDING
11:59 P.M. ON 03/14/02, U.S. CALLERS MAY CALL 800-475-6701 AND INTERNATIONAL
CALLERS MAY CALL 320-365-3844. THE CONFERENCE CALL REPLAY ID# IS 630384.
THOMAS GROUP
5221 North O'Connor Boulevard Suite 500 Irving, TX 75039-3753 -
Telephone (972) 869 3400, FAX 972-443-1701 - www.thomasgroup.com