NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Computershare
Limited (ASX: CPU), a leading financial services provider for the
global securities industry, announced today it has finalized the
acquisition of the Shareowner Services business of The Bank of New
York Mellon Corporation. This landmark acquisition brings together
two industry leaders, adding approximately 1,060 issuer clients to
Computershare's customer base.
This acquisition supports Computershare's commitment to its core
business by adding the deep operational experience, strong industry
expertise and highly skilled workforce of the Shareowner Services
organization. It also brings added momentum to Computershare's
position as the thought-leader and pioneer in shareholder
communications.
"This is strategically the most significant acquisition
Computershare has made, and we have made many," said Stuart Crosby, CEO and President of
Computershare Limited. "It goes directly toward our goal of
remaining the global leader in shareholder servicing."
"With our standing as the premier provider of shareholder
services in the U.S., with the most experienced employees, we
intend to continue our campaign to improve the quality and
transparency of communications between corporations and their
shareholders," added Steven
Rothbloom, CEO and President of Computershare's US
region.
The combined organization will cover more markets with greater
breadth and depth, and bring clients even greater advantages and
opportunities. Adding to this, Computershare reinvests about 10
percent of global revenues annually into service-improving
technologies.
The primary focus of Computershare's growth and solution
development has centered on issuers, their shareholders, and their
employee plan participants — striving always to remove barriers to
efficient servicing of these important stakeholder groups. Whether
a small regional company or a large global corporation with
multiple stock exchange listings, clients benefit from direct
access to Computershare's wide choice of interconnected services
that can fit any organization's needs.
About Computershare
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer
agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy
solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in
corporate trust services, tax voucher solutions, bankruptcy
administration and a range of other diversified financial and
governance services.
Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in
data management, high volume transaction processing, payments and
stakeholder engagement. Many of the world's leading organizations
use these core competencies to help maximize the value of
relationships with their investors, employees, creditors, members
and customers.
Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and
has over 10,000 employees worldwide.
For more information, visit www.computershare.com.
Contacts:
Juli Bark
EVP, Marketing
Tel: 1 312 588 4249
juli.bark@computershare.com
Jeff Stein
Media Relations
Tel: 1 212 805 7271
jeff.stein@computershare.com
SOURCE Computershare Limited