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Computershare Ltd.

(CPU:Australian Stock Exchange - SEATS)

LAST A$10.71 AUD
CHANGE TODAY +0.12 1.13%
VOLUME 272.7K
As of 10:31 AM 11/24/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 20 minutes).

Snapshot of Computershare Ltd. (CPU)

OPEN
A$10.65
PREVIOUS CLOSE
A$10.59
DAY HIGH
A$10.74
DAY LOW
A$10.65
52 WEEK HIGH
09/29/09 - A$11.32
52 WEEK LOW
12/2/08 - A$6.11
MARKET CAP
6.0B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
1.9M
DILUTED EPS TTM
A$0.62
SHARES OUTSTANDING
555.7M
EX-DATE
02/17/09
P/E TTM
17.3x
DIVIDEND
A$0.22
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.05%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

CPU Details

Computershare Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides investor services, such as share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation, and other specialized financial, governance, and stakeholder communication services in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. Its services include registry and stakeholder servicing, including registry management, fixed interest and diversified registries, stakeholder communications, stakeholder relationship management, and self service and online reporting; corporate actions and solicitation; employee and executive share plan solutions; communication solutions; fund services; meeting and related services; and a range of cross-border advisory services and solutions to attract, retain, and connect with potential investors. Computershare Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Abbotsford, Australia.

11,681 Employees
Founded in 1978

CPU Top Compensated Officers

Chief Executive Officer, President, Managing ...
Age: 53
Total Annual Compensation: A$1.4M
Executive Chairman, Chairman of Nomination Co...
Age: 61
Total Annual Compensation: A$536.4K
Chief Executive Officer and President of Comp...
Total Annual Compensation: A$1.4M
Chief Information Officer of Computershare Te...
Total Annual Compensation: A$672.6K
Managing Director of Global Analytics Divisio...
Total Annual Compensation: A$641.0K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Computershare Ltd. (CPU)

Computershare Ltd. Announces Board Changes

Computershare Ltd. announced the retirement of director Markus Kerber effective at the general meeting to be held on November 11, 2009, following his appointment as head of the Planning Department in the German Treasury.

Computershare Ltd. expected to Report First-Half, 2010 Results on February 10, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on September 29, 2009).

Computershare Ltd. expected to Report First-Half, 2010 Results on February 10, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on September 29, 2009).

Computershare Ltd. Reports Earnings Results for the Year Ended June 30, 2009

Computershare Ltd. reported earnings results for the year ended June 30, 2009. Total revenue for the year was AUD 1,500.3 million compared to AUD 1,571.6 million of previous year. EPS was down 8% from AUD 0.4989 to AUD 0.4578. EBIT was AUD 395.7 million against AUD 432.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2008. Pre tax profit was AUD 359.9 million compared to AUD 390.7 million of 2008. Operating cash flow was AUD 341.5 million against AUD 347.3 million of previous year. Return on equity was 28.8% compared to 37.5% of 2008. Return on assets was 10.4% against 12.9% of previous year.

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Merger/Acquisition
August 25, 2009
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August 3, 2009
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