Computer services company Capgemini (CAP.FR) expects like-for-like revenue to decline about 2% in 2009, Chief Executive Paul Hermelin said Thursday.

"After posting like-for-like growth down 0.3% in the first quarter, we should see a decline of about 3% to 4% in the second quarter, mainly due to negative calendar effects," Hermelin said.

The second quarter should experience a similar trend to the first-quarter, where the group expects revenue to decline 2%, Hermelin added.

Hermelin said visibility on the last quarter of the year, which is a very important one for the company, remains low.

The group has also started a second wave of restructuring in the first quarter as market conditions have deteriorated.

Company Web site: www.capgemini.com

-By Ruth Bender, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 40 17 17 40; ruth.bender@dowjones.com