TORONTO and CALGARY, Alberta, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Computershare, Ltd. announced today that it has acquired Post-Tech Direct Marketing Services Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta. Computershare is a leading provider of end-to-end solutions to the global equity and employee plans markets. Computershare continues its effort to deliver its broad offering more effectively and efficiently to local markets through strategic acquisitions and delivery of innovative products.

"This acquisition will allow Computershare Document Services to provide Western Canada corporations with a unique solution -- right in their own backyard," said Wayne Newling, President, Equity Services, Canada. "We are dedicated to finding new and innovative ways to serve our clients and the Post-Tech purchase demonstrates this commitment."

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Post-Tech specializes in paper-based communication solutions, boasting a client base which includes Dominos Pizza, Safeway Canada Inc, AdFarm, Canadian Cancer Society, United Way, Canadian Pacific Railway, Banff Centre, Calgary Opera, Credit Union Central, and First Calgary Savings and Credit Union. Following the acquisition, Post-Tech will be re-branded under the Computershare Document Services name.

About Computershare

Computershare 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 management 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 http://www.computershare.com/ .

CONTACT: Juli Bark, EVP, Marketing and Strategic Development of
Computershare, North America, +1-312-588-4249, Fax, +1-312-601-4351, or
juli.bark@computershare.com

Web site: http://www.computershare.com/