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COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. AGM Information 2022

Nov 9, 2022

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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

Computershare Limited ABN 71 005 485 825 Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia

Date: 10 November 2022
To: Australian Securities Exchange
Subject: 2022 AGM Presentations and FY23 Guidance upgrade

Attached are the presentations to be delivered by the Chairman, Simon Jones, and CEO, Stuart Irving, at Computershare’s AGM to be held at 10am on Thursday, 10 November 2022.

Computershare advises that the presentation includes an update on year to date trading and FY23 margin income outlook as well an upgrade to FY23 guidance as set out on slides 13 to 15.

The meeting will be webcast at https://meetnow.global/CPU2022.

This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the CEO.

For further information contact: Michael Brown Investor Relations Ph +61 (0) 400 24 8080 [email protected]

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Thursday 10 November

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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Chairman’s address

Simon Jones Chairman

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FY22 Results

Results ahead of expectations, margin income beginning to rise

Management Revenue $2.6bn Up 12.2%

Management EBIT ex. MI Margin Income (MI) $344.4m $186.5m Up 1.6% Up 74.3%

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) 12.2% Up 130bps

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Management EPS Final dividend per share (AUD)
58.03 cps
30.0 cps [3]
Legacy Total Group
Up 2.1% [1] Up 10.6% [2] Up 30% [4]
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Notes: All figures in this presentation are presented in USD millions and in constant currency, unless otherwise stated.

1 The Legacy business for FY22 is defined as Computershare excluding the Computershare Corporate Trust (CCT) contribution. The +2.1% is the change between FY22 Legacy Management EPS of 53.57 cps and FY21 Management EPS of 52.46 cps. This growth is calculated on a pre-rights issue basis. The weighted average number of shares (WANOS) for this calculation was 540,879,593.

2 The +10.6% is the change between FY22 Management EPS (including CCT) of 58.03 cps assuming a WANOS of 603,729,336 vs FY21 Management EPS of 52.46 cps assuming a WANOS of 540,879,593.

3 Unfranked; 4 Compared to FY21 final dividend per share of 23.0 cps.

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Long term shareholder returns

Management EBIT ex. Margin Income

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FY13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 FY22
USD m
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Dividend per share AU$2.1bn distributions paid

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Numbers at actual fx rates.

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Increasing our disclosure with a standalone ESG report in 2022

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We believe in:

  • Creating a sustainable and equitable future with shared value for employees, clients, suppliers, shareholders, the community and the environment.

  • Focusing on identifying ESG risks and opportunities as part of our core strategic priorities and company values.

  • Aligning with recognised global disclosure standards and frameworks.

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We’ve made good progress on ESG in FY22

Environmental

Morgan Stanley Capital International upgraded Computershare to a AAA rating, putting us in the top 6% of companies.

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Carbon footprint for 2021 across Scopes 1, 2, 3: 124,445.9 tonnes of CO2. We’re carbon neutral and offset 100% of our carbon emissions.

We are aiming to attain Net Zero status, as defined by SBTi, by 2042 and will be firming up the actions necessary to achieve this over the following 12 months.

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Purchased Renewable Energy Certificates to account for 100% of electricity consumed across our global locations.

Social

Committed to 40% female/40% male/20% other targets for our senior management teams (CEO -2), which we are working towards.

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Change A Life donated AU$610,067 to our projects in FY22. Opened the Change A Life Boarding Centre in Nepal.

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Launched our next multi-year diversity and inclusion strategy. Employee Survey D&I index is 80%.

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Continued support for our people (including mental health, wellbeing, flexible working). Employee Survey Wellbeing index is 59%.

Governance

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Company Board Females executive 38% reporting to 31% female CEO 24% female Continued to invest in information security through training and simulations, creating a high level of security awareness across the company.

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Linked 5% of the CEO and CFO’s objectives to ESG-rated targets in FY22 onwards. Our short-term incentive schemes for senior management have ESG metrics from FY23 onwards.

Adopted an ESG Governance structure. Aligned to externally recognised sustainability/ESG related disclosures and frameworks.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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CEO’s address

Stuart Irving Chief Executive Officer and President

Computershare at a glance

A technology-enabled administrator of financial assets

Issuer Services Employee Share Plans Corporate Trust Mortgage Services Business Services Communication Services

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Note: Canadian Corporate Trust remains part of Business Services.

FY22 key priorities – execution scorecard

Issuer Services Employee Share Business Services Mortgage CCT Plans Services Growth Ongoing momentum in New client wins driving Bankruptcy and Class Prior period refinancing and Results ahead of Governance Services growth in client fees; Units Actions impacted by weaker origination impacted expectations. Trust fee Under Administration ongoing low case filing US earnings CAGR 4.5% over last 10 +4.5% levels years Execution Increased client wins and EquatePlus Europe upgrade Strong mandate renewal Portfolio shift to capital light Integration underway and global roll out of complete, Australia is 85% rates in Canadian Corporate in US; returned to on track; first synergies virtual/hybrid meeting complete. NA rollout Trust profitability in UK delivered offering starting

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FY22 cash flow and leverage

Leverage ratio of 1.64x, below target range

Cashflow waterfall

Net Debt / EBITDA[1] (x)

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Free cash flow
438.4
$322.6m
-42.8
-73.0 -206.3
-621.4
-737.7
Net operating Capex Net MSR spend Net acquisitions Dividends Net cash flow
cash flow and disposals

(ex SLS advances)
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2.25x
Leverage
target range
1.75x
2.24x
2.02x
1.64x
1.07x
1H21 FY21 1H22 FY22
1,316.6 673.7 [^] 1,342.2 1,180.3
Net Debt (USD m)
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1 Excludes non-recourse SLS Advance debt.

  • Net cash payments for MSR purchases of $73.0m in FY22 (purchases of $251.3m and sales of $178.3m). **Includes CCT acquisition and disposal of Private Capital Solutions and Milestone.

The FY21 leverage ratio of 1.07x includes proceeds of rights issue which was deployed on the CCT acquisition in 1H22.[^] $620.2m of gross proceeds received for rights issue.

FY22 leverage ratio of 1.64x assumes 8 months EBITDA contribution from CCT. If we were to include 4 months pre acquisition EBITDA of $16.7m, the leverage ratio would have been 1.60x. The net debt calculation of $1,180.3m includes $29.9m of cash classified as an “asset held for sale”.

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CCT acquisition update

8.9x EBITDA acquisition multiple improved to 2x including synergies.

March 2021 acquisition announced. Completed November 2021

$1bn capital deployed. Raised $634m via Entitlement Offer + $237m debt, to fund

$84m EBITDA CY 2020, including $84m MI. $61bn client balances including Money Market Funds

6% pre acquisition ROIC, identified $80m synergies by 2027

Expected to be EPS neutral pre synergies; 15% accretive post. 15% ROIC target by 2025

February 2022 – first two months’ annualised EBITDA $58m, including $45m MI. Guidance upgraded – assumed 25bps US rate rise April 1st

August 2022 – 2H annualised EBITDA $180m, Group debt leverage improved below target range ahead of plan

Expected FY23 EBITDA circa $450m. $80m synergies affirmed with upside. ROIC over 30%

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CCT acquisition update

Synergy and transition value target of $80m affirmed

Where we started

$80m net synergy

  • Needed to validate value creation hypotheses and develop programmes

What we did

  • Analysed multiple value creation programmes

  • Developed program charters and roadmap

  • Built bottoms-up value creation model

Where we are now

  • Mobilised resources and project owners

  • Year 1 synergies delivered

  • On track to deliver $80m target

  • Developed Value Creation Management Office (VCMO) governance structure with reporting cadence and communications

  • Validated $80m target

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Benefits estimates vs. diligence ($m)

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Value Creation
80
72
Actual Benefit
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FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27
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FY23 year to date trading update Group performance ahead of expectations, driven by Margin Income

For the first four months of FY23:

Better than we expected in August In line with August’s expectations In line with August’s expectations Behind August’s expectations
Global interest rate rises faster
and larger than expected; offsets
some softness in client balances
Re-negotiation of rates with key
banks enhancing recapture rate
CCT performance continues to
exceed expectations including
and excluding Margin Income
Issuer Services trading in line;
Corporate Actions volumes
consistent with prior
corresponding period
Bankruptcy and Class Action
volumes continue to face
subdued markets; 2H pick-up
anticipated
UK Mortgage Servicing
performance on track. Sale
delayed due to market volatility;
talks ongoing
US Mortgage Servicing impacted
by rising rates, driving fees
associated with origination and
re-financing lower. Cost-out
programme in place.
Employee share plans’
transactional fees impacted by
weaker equity markets; revenue
deferred
Inflationary pressures continue
to be experienced around the
global Group

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FY23 Margin Income outlook

Margin Income expected to be around $800m, up $280m vs. August guidance

Margin Income bridge ($m)

FY23 Avg
Client
Balances
($bn)
FY23 Avg
Weighted
Yield (%)
FY23 Avg
Weighted
Yield (%)
At Aug 22
FY23 MI
outlook
($m)
Exposed: Non-hedged
14.9
3.24% 2.02%
485
Exposed: Non–hedged (Legacy)
8.6
3.33% 1.77%
285
Exposed: Non–hedged (CCT)
6.3
3.12% 2.30%
198
Exposed: Hedged
8.4
2.32% 2.40%
195
Exposed
23.3
2.91% 2.11%
678
Non-Exposed
13.3
0.92% 0.38%
122
Total
36.6
2.19% 1.37%
800

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13 800
197
96
520
187
FY22A MI FY23E MI Impact of Impact of Impact of FY23E MI
(Aug guidance) Rate Rate rises residual balance (Updated
recapture post August movement Guidance)
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Margin Income - Actual and Projection ($m)

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MI +0.25%
MI -0.25%
1,010
800
187
FY22A FY23E FY24E
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Cash rate assumptions FY23 Exposed
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 non-hedged
Balances ($bn)
USD 2.37% 3.79% 4.61% 5.00% 10.6
AUD 1.79% 2.83% 3.29% 3.74% 0.3
GBP 1.65% 2.71% 3.85% 4.39% 2.1 F
CAD 2.57% 3.68% 4.18% 4.25% 1.2
Other 0.58% 1.79% 2.21% 2.54% 0.7
Weighted Avg 2.24% 3.57% 4.42% 4.81% 14.9

FY24 Margin Income Projection

Assumes balances for FY24 are $35.2bn of which the exposed non-hedged component is $15.0bn. Non-exposed balances to decrease to $11.7bn in FY24.

If rates moved by 25bps (+/-), the delta to Margin Income is roughly $40m per annum vs. Base case (pink and blue lines). This assumes movements in short term floating rates impact entire non-hedged exposed balances and no impact to payout rates or other factors.

Margin Income and balances translated at FY22 June average FX rates. Assumes no change to hedging.

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  • = estimated

Quarterly average of daily rates. Source: Bloomberg – World Interest Rate Probability as at 31st October 2022.

FY23 Outlook

Management EPS guidance upgraded to be up around 90%

Guidance

FY23 Tailwinds

  • › In constant currency, for FY23 we expect:

  • Management EPS to be up around 90%[1]

Key assumptions

  • › Margin Income revenue to be around $800m. Please refer to slide 14 for interest rate and balance assumptions

  • › FY23 EBIT ex. MI (ex. CCT) expected to be lower vs pcp due to subdued transaction volumes, event-based activities, and anticipated higher costs. Margin Income strongly offsetting impacts

  • › Ability to portfolio price across key revenue drivers optimises earnings

  • › Significant growth in margin income, driven by global rising rate environment

  • › Full year contribution of CCT, including delivery of Year 2 expected synergies and improved Money Market Fund fees

  • › Growing contribution from Governance Services businesses

  • › 2H recovery in Bankruptcy volumes

  • › Ongoing focus on cost-out

FY23 Risks

  • › Equity markets in line with current market conditions

  • › Challenging macro environment expected to continue:

  • › Group tax rate to be around 28.0%

  • › For constant currency comparisons, FY22 average exchange rates are used to translate the FY23 earnings to USD. Please reference slide 63 of the FY22 Market Presentation

  • › Weighted average number of shares (WANOS) unchanged at 603,729,336

  • › Corporate Action volumes anticipated to be lower

  • › Employee Share Plan transaction volumes to remain volatile

  • › Cost pressures across all our business lines

  • › Mortgage origination volumes subdued

  • › Timing and extent of rate rises may differ to our assumptions

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Notes:[1 ] For comparative purposes FY22 Management EPS is 57.95 cents per share in FY22 constant currency.

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Computershare’s commitments

Increase leverage to structural growth trends

Strong free cash flow supports growth strategies and shareholder distributions

Build scale in new Issuer Services growth markets

Develop new products and innovations supported by ongoing efficiency programmes

Integrate US Corporate Trust, deliver synergies and build new recurring revenue streams

Conservative debt leverage with consistent dividend history

Protect our company, communities and customers

High levels of recurring revenue with leverage to equity markets and interest rates

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Important notice

Summary information

  • › This announcement contains summary information about Computershare and its activities current as at the date of this announcement.

  • › This announcement is for information purposes only and is not a prospectus or product disclosure statement, financial product or investment advice or a recommendation to acquire Computershare’s shares or other securities. It has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of a particular investor or a potential investor. Before making an investment decision, a prospective investor should consider the appropriateness of this information having regard to his or her own objectives, financial situation and needs and seek specialist professional advice.

Financial data

  • › Management results are used, along with other measures, to assess operating business performance. The company believes that exclusion of certain items permits better analysis of the Group’s performance on a comparative basis and provides a better measure of underlying operating performance.

  • › Management adjustments are made on the same basis as in prior years.

  • › The non-IFRS financial information contained within this document has not been reviewed or audited in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

  • › All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Past performance

  • › Computershare’s past performance, including past share price performance and financial information given in this announcement is given for illustrative purposes only and does not give an indication or guarantee of future performance.

Future performance and forward-looking statements

  • › This announcement may contain forward-looking statements regarding Computershare’s intent, belief or current expectations with respect to Computershare’s business and operations, market conditions, results of operations and financial condition, specific provisions and risk management practices.

  • › When used in this announcement, the words ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘continue’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘objectives’, ‘outlook’, ‘guidance’ and similar expressions, are intended to identify forwardlooking statements. Indications of, and guidance on, plans, strategies, management objectives, sales, future earnings and financial performance are also forward-looking statements.

  • › Forward-looking statements are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied upon as a guarantee of future performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, assumptions and other important factors that are outside the control of Computershare.

  • › Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements and any projections and assumptions on which these statements are based. Computershare makes no representation or undertaking that it will update or revise such statements.

Disclaimer

  • › No representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this announcement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of Computershare or its related bodies corporate, or their respective directors, employees or agents, nor any other person accepts liability for any loss arising from the use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with it, including, without limitation, any liability from fault or negligence.

Not intended for foreign recipients

  • › No part of this announcement is intended for recipients outside Australia. Accordingly, recipients represent and warrant that they are able to receive this announcement without contravention of any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions in the jurisdiction in which they reside or conduct business.

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