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COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. Capital/Financing Update 2008

Mar 18, 2008

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Computershare Limited

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

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

Date: wWednesday, 19th March 2008 ww
To: Australian Securities Exchange
Subject: Notice of variation of offer – extension of offer period

Please refer to the attached Notice of Variation of Offer issued pursuant to section 650D of the Corporations Act 2001.

Computershare Limited confirms that in relation to the off-market takeover bid by its wholly owned subsidiary Computershare Communication Services Limited ( Computershare ) for all of the ordinary shares in QM Technologies Limited, the offer period has been extended by two weeks from 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 to 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 9 April 2008.

As at 22 February 2008 (being the date that the first of the offers was made), Computershare and its associates had a relevant interest in 2.21% of QM Technologies Limited shares. As at 9.00am (Melbourne time) on 19 March 2008, Computershare and its associates have a relevant interest in 84.97% of QM Technologies Limited shares.

Computershare Limited confirms that:

(a) as announced on 3 March 2008, the condition in clause 8.7(b) of Computershare’s Bidder’s Statement dated 20 February 2008 relating to ACCC clearance was fulfilled on 3 March 2008;

  • (b) all other conditions set out in Computershare’s Bidder’s Statement remain unfulfilled; and

(c) a notice under section 630(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 will be given later today to QM Technologies Limited and the Australian Securities Exchange.

For further information contact:

Mr Dominic Horsley Company Secretary Ph: +61-3-9415-5162 Email: [email protected]

About Computershare Limited

Computershare ( ASX: CPU ) is a global leader in share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and other specialised financial, governance 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

NOTICE OF VARIATION OF OFFER – EXTENSION OF OFFER PERIOD

Date: Wednesday, 19th March 2008
To: QM Technologies Limited and everyone to whom an offer was sentunder the bid
Subject: Notice of variation of offer – extension of offer period

Computershare Communication Services Limited ABN 76 007 153 184 ( Computershare ), gives notice under section 650D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that:

  • (a) it varies the offers dated 22 February 2008 under its off-market takeover bid for all of the ordinary shares in QM Technologies Limited ( Offers ) to which its bidder’s statement dated 20 February 2008 ( Bidder’s Statement )* relates by extending the Offer Period by two weeks so that it now ends at 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 9 April 2008 (unless further extended); and

  • (b) the terms of the variation are as follows:

    • (i) replace the date ‘26 March 2008’ wherever appearing in the Bidder’s Statement (including without limitation inside the front cover, the ‘Chairman’s Letter’, ‘Key Questions’ and ‘Key Features of the Computershare Offer’) with the date ‘9 April 2008’; and

    • (ii) replace the date ‘19 March 2008’ where it appears in clause 8.10 of the Bidder’s Statement with the date ‘2 April 2008’.

A copy of this notice was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 19 March 2008. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission takes no responsibility for the contents of this notice.

  • Terms used in this notice (unless otherwise defined) have the meanings given in the Bidder’s Statement.

DATED: 19 March 2008

SIGNED by no fewer than two of the directors of Computershare Communication Services Limited authorised to sign this notice by a resolution passed at a directors’ meeting.

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……………………………………………….. …………………………………………… Mark Davis Tony Ristevski Director Director Computershare Communication Services Limited Computershare Communication Services Limited