Computershare Acquires World's Leading Supplier of Entity Management Solutions


BRISTOL, England, July 5 /PRNewswire/ --     Computershare Limited (ASX:CPU) has today completed the acquisition of
the Datacare Software Group (Datacare); the world's leading supplier of
entity management and subsidiary governance solutions.

Founded in Ireland in 1983, Datacare has 63 employees in 5 countries,
delivering corporate entity management software solutions to over 500 clients
worldwide. The purchase continues Computershare's commitment to continually
seek value-add products and services for its client base and complements our
existing World Records business; which is the largest entity management
software provider in the USA. The acquisition of Datacare will help us drive
consolidation in the US market and position Computershare as the global
leader in the industry.

With increased focus on corporate governance affecting companies all over
the world, Computershare aims to offer all of its 14,000 clients around the
globe access to the very best in data management solutions; and our
acquisition of Datacare makes this possible.

Stuart Crosby, Computershare's CEO said: 'We're really excited to be
taking Datacare's product global. Every single one of Computershare's clients
around the globe stands to benefit from access to the very best in corporate
entity management solutions in the very near future.'

Computershare is practiced at the integration of acquisitions, having
successfully undertaken 66 globally in the past 12 years. Existing clients of
both Datacare and World Records can expect service to continue as usual.

About Computershare Limited (CPU)

Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a global leader in share registration,
employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and other specialised financial and
communication services. Many of the world's largest companies employ our
innovative solutions to maximise the value of their relationships with
investors, employees, customers and members.

Computershare has approximately 10,000 employees across the world and
serves 14,000 corporations and 100 million shareholders and employee accounts
in 17 countries across five continents.

For more information, visit www.computershare.com

About Datacare

Datacare Software Group (Datacare) is the world's leading supplier of
entity management and subsidiary governance solutions. Today over 250,000
legal entities are administered, governed and kept compliant using our
software.

Founded in Ireland in 1985, Datacare entered the global stage in 2000
with the first true web-based global entity management software solution:
Global Corporate Manager. GCM was the first solution to truly globalize the
work performed by Corporate Secretaries. We further expanded the scope
recognizing the increasing interest in legal entities within an enterprise -
entity management was born.

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