Computershare Completes Acquisition of HBOS Employee Equity Solutions From Lloyds Banking Group

LONDON, February 8 - Computershare Limited (ASX:CPU) has today completed the acquisition of
HBOS Employee Equity Solutions (HBOS EES) from Lloyds Banking Group.

The acquisition means Computershare is the global leader in employee
plans administration, providing a full range of employee share plan
administration solutions in more than 130 countries for over 500
clients, covering around 1.4 million employee shareholders.

Stuart Crosby, Computershare's President and CEO said: "We're pleased
that the acquisition has closed as planned and that we can get on with
integrating the two businesses. We have a proven track record of
successful integrations and I am confident that clients on both sides
will see benefits in the near future. Computershare Plan Managers should
be the first point of call for any business looking to review or launch
an employee share plan."

The integration of HBOS EES with Computershare's business is being
managed by Martyn Drake, Managing Director of the UK Employee Share Plan
business, using a dedicated integration team that includes existing
senior staff from Computershare UK and HBOS EES, augmented by specialist
Computershare staff drawn from around the globe.

About Computershare Limited (CPU)

Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and
share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and
stakeholder communications. We also specialise 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 organisations use these core
competencies to help maximise 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.

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Contact details: media only - For more information, please contact Lucy Newcombe, Marketing Director, Computershare. Lucy.newcombe at computershare.co.uk or +44(0)870-703-0041