COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. — Regulatory Filings 2007

Nov 18, 2007

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Computershare Limited

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

ABN 71 005 485 825 Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia PO Box 103 Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia Telephone 61 3 9415 5000 Facsimile 61 3 9473 2500 www.computershare.com

Date:	Monday, 19th November 2007
To:	Australian Stock Exchange
Subject:	COMPUTERSHARE ACQUIRES STRATEGIC STAKE IN VEM AKTIENBANK AG

Computershare Limited ( ASX:CPU ) today announces the purchase of a strategic 30.2% stake in VEM Aktienbank AG (VEM) with the acquisition of the shares held by the founders and Managing Directors of VEM, Andreas Beyer and Erich Pfaffenberger. Consideration is EUR 6.25 (approximately USD9.15) per share.

In addition, Computershare has received irrevocable undertakings from shareholders holding approximately 8.6% of VEM to sell their shares at the same price. VEM holds or has options to acquire approximately 3.2% of its own shares, which Computershare will also seek to acquire. Computershare itself holds just over 8% of VEM already.

Once the above transactions complete, Computershare will have a controlling stake in VEM.

Computershare will make a voluntary public takeover offer to the remaining shareholders of VEM for their shareholdings, for the same consideration. The offer values 100% of VEM at approximately EUR 60m (USD88m). VEM Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortisation (EBITDA) for 2006 was EUR8.6m (USD12.6m).

VEM Aktienbank AG is a corporate actions bank listed on the regulated market of the Munich Securities Exchange and traded on the open market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Founded in Munich in 1997 and currently employing 37 people, its activities include the execution of initial public offerings and other corporate actions as well as designated sponsoring mandates.

This acquisition is an important step in transforming Computershare’s German operation into a fully integrated issuer services business which is better aligned with Computershare’s operations in other markets around the world. The acquisition will also enhance significantly Computershare’s ability to provide access to the Clearstream clearing and settlement infrastructure, enabling the Company to offer clients seamless global fulfilment of their corporate actions and access to the European market infrastructure for their financial products.

The voluntary takeover offer and the acquisition of the shares of the founders are subject to competition law approval and to the completion of banking supervisory proceedings. Conference Call – 19th November 2007

To respond to any questions with respect to the VEM acquisition, Stuart Crosby, Chief Executive Officer - Computershare Limited, will hold an investor conference call at 10:30am (AEST) today, 19th November 2007.

Australia dial-in: 1800 148 258 International dial-in: +61 2 8524 6650 Please quote ID number 24959362 to join.

A recording of the conference call will be available on the Computershare website after 2pm today.

For Investor Relations contact:

Mr Darren Murphy Head of Treasury and Investor Relations Computershare Limited Ph +61-3-9415-5102 Mobile 0418 392 687 darren.murphy@computershare.com.au

About Computershare Limited (CPU)

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global leader in share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and other specialised financial and communication services. Many of the world's largest companies employ our innovative solutions to maximise the value of their relationships with investors, employees, customers and members.

Computershare has approximately 10,000 employees across the world and serves 14,000 corporations and 100 million shareholders and employee accounts in 17 countries across five continents.

For more information, visit www.computershare.com

About VEM Aktienbank AG (VEM)

VEM is an independent, publicly listed corporate actions bank. VEM works mainly in the area of equity financing for publicly listed small and medium sized companies. Since its foundation in 1997, VEM has managed more than 300 IPOs and corporate actions. With this track record, VEM is one of the most active corporate actions banks in Germany. VEM’s shares are traded on the Regulated Market of Munich stock exchange (market segment M:Access). In addition the shares are traded on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) of Frankfurt stock exchange and via XETRA, the electronic trading platform of Deutsche Boerse.