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Takeover of GFT Technologies' Annual General Meeting service expands portfolio and client base Computershare expands its german operations With effect from January 1, 2005 Computershare is to acquire emagine HV-Service, the Annual General Meeting service (AGM service) of GFT Technologies, thus expanding its operations and strengthening its market position in Germany. The world's leading provider of share registry services - which provides support for roughly 50 per cent of all issuers of registered shares in Germany - will expand its local portfolio and its client base through this acquisition. Its takeover of emagine HV-Service - an established specialist for the preparation, implementation and post-processing of Annual General Meetings - will allow the globally active Computershare to offer an integrated range of services relating to share registry, investor relations and the implementation of AGMs in Germany. Particularly in the field of AGMs - the highpoint of shareholder communication each year where a smooth flow of data is crucial - synergies between the two business activities are vital. These activities include the dispatch of invitations, the registration of applications and attendance, the proxy solicitation, shareholder structure analyses and predictions of voting patterns based on previous years' results. The large number of joint clients testifies to the demand for this combined service. It will also bring benefits for the clients of emagine HV-Service. The experts for Annual General Meetings have over ten years' experience which a large number of medium-sized companies in Germany and Switzerland and some of the major German public corporations have profited from. "Through the addition of emagine's AGM services Computershare will position itself in Germany as a credible full service provider who combines a global presence with local expertise," says Dr. Florian Schütz, Managing Director of Computershare GmbH. "As part of our growth strategy we will be paying special attention to this market as a strategic bridgehead to other countries in continental Europe." "The decision to hand over our AGM service to Computershare is the result of our strategy to focus in greater depth on GFT's core competences," says Ulrich Dietz, CEO of GFT Technologies AG. "Computershare's specialization and global presence offer fresh perspectives for the clients, partners and employees of the emagine HV-Service." A further milestone on the road to entering the German market The acquisition of emagine HV-Service marks a further milestone in Computershare's entering of the German market. At the end of 2003, the company group headquartered in Australia had completely taken over the Deutsche Börse's share registry business, it introduced the share registry system CARE in the German market in May 2004. By end of July approximately 50 per cent of all issuers of registered shares in Germany have been transferred from Deutsche Börse's Integriertes Aktienbuch (IAB) to this new system. In February 2004, Computershare acquired the Munich-based pepper technologies AG - the specialist for Stakeholder Relationship Management, which supports companies in their management and maintenance of shareholder, client and employee relations. About Computershare Limited (CPU) Computershare (ASX: CPU) is the world's leading financial services and technology provider to the global securities industry in its provision of services and solutions to listed companies, investors, employees, exchanges and other financial institutions. With a unique range of integrated services, Computershare provides specialized records managements for company share registers and employee share and stock option plans, document design and communication, strategic investor relations and market intelligence, and a variety of sophisticated trading technologies for financial markets. Computershare is the largest and only provider of global shareholder and employee management services - administering more than 70 million shareholder accounts for over 13,000 corporations across twelve countries on five continents. Founded in Australia in 1978, Computershare today employs almost 8,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.computershare.com. About GFT Technologies (GFT) GFT Technologies AG (GFT) is one of the leading technology companies for integrated e-Business solutions in Europe. As partner of long-term and established clients, GFT implements intelligent business models and innovative IT solutions - from Design to Application Management - that are based on most advanced technologies. GFT achieved revenues of € 138.1m. in 2003. The GFT Group, headquartered in St. Georgen, Germany, has been founded in 1987 and employs around 1,050 professionals at locations in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. GFT stock (ISIN DE 000 580 060 1) is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange. Kontaktinformationen: Computershare GmbH GFT Technologies AG Dr. Florian Schütz Kerstin Sur Managing Director Manager Corporate Communications Cuvilliésstraße 14a Düsseldorfer Straße 13 D-81679 Munich D-65760 Eschborn Tel.: +49 89 4177 69-0 Tel.: +49 6196 969-2634 Fax: +49 89 4177 69-69 Fax: +49 6196 969-1002 E-Mail: florian.schuetz@computershare.de E-Mail: kerstin.sur@gft.com
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