CPU on Australian Securities Exchange

Computershare

Australian financial services company

Computershare Limited is an Australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust, stock transfer, and employee share plan services in many countries. The company currently has offices in 20 countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, the Channel Islands, South Africa, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Germany, and Denmark.2 Its shares trade on Australian Securities Exchange under the symbol CPU.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerCPU on Australian Securities Exchange1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersMelbourne1
  • Websitewww.computershare.com
  • Legal formpublic company limited by shares1
  • Listed onOTC Markets Group (CMSQY), Australian Securities Exchange (CPU)1
  • LEI21380085HOKTMGLV9G933
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address452 JOHNSTON STREET, YARRA FALLS, 3067 Melbourne, Australia3
  • Registered withThe Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 005 485 8253
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Image: computershare.com5

Computershare Limited is an Australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust, stock transfer, and employee share plan services in many countries.2

Corporate structure

Computershare sits at the top of its group. 22 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Computershare Melbourne, Australia
    • COMPUTERSHARE FINANCE COMPANY PTY LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Melbourne, Australia
    • COMPUTERSHARE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • COMPUTERSHARE ENTITY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED Subsidiary · St Peter Port, Guernsey
    • COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES (JERSEY) LIMITED Subsidiary · St. Helier, Jersey
    • Computershare Investor Services Inc. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • Computershare Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PLC Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • COMPUTERSHARE NOMINEES (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LIMITED Subsidiary · St Helier, Jersey
    • COMPUTERSHARE NOMINEES (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • COMPUTERSHARE S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • COMPUTERSHARE SERVICES NOMINEES (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • COMPUTERSHARE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LIMITED Subsidiary · St Helier, Jersey
    • COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • DPS TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • EES CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • EES TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
      • THE CONOCOPHILLIPS OVERSEAS STOCK SAVINGS PLAN Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom

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The story

Computershare Limited was founded in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia, and has grown largely through overseas acquisitions.

In 1997, the Australian-based Computershare expanded its registry business to include financial markets in New Zealand and the United Kingdom and acquired the Royal Bank of Scotland's registrar department. In subsequent years, it expanded its business into Ireland, India, South Africa, and Hong Kong.

Computershare and the firm SETL began collaborating on a blockchain project in 2016. The Louisville office of Computershare had 650 employees in May 2018. In Nov. 2018, the chairman of Computershare was Simon Jones. Stuart Irving was CEO.

In February 2023, Computershare called for an investigation into the exchange ASX for an alleged conflict of interest concerning the CHESS project, which had collapsed in November 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Computershare, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

In 2004, Computershare acquired the stock transfer sectors of Harris Bank and Montreal Trust and purchased the German-based Pepper Technologies AG. Since 2004, Computershare has acquired registry companies in Russia and India.

In 2005, the company acquired Equiserve.

In 2006 the company bought the shareholder management services from National Bank of Canada.

In July 2007, Computershare acquired Datacare Software Group and its products GCM and Boardworks. Currently known as Computershare Governance Services and its main product GEMS.

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In February 2008, Computershare announced a cash takeover offer for Australian mailhouse group QM Technologies Limited.

In September 2008, Computershare bought Lichfield based Childcare Voucher Services business called Busy Bees. The name has been re-branded to Computershare Voucher Services or CVS.

In February 2010, Computershare acquired HBOS Employee Equity Solutions from Lloyds Banking Group for a sum of around £40m.

In January 2012, Computershare acquired Shareowner Services (Stock Transfer Sector) from Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) for a sum of around $550 Million.

In June 2013, Computershare Limited completed the acquisition of the EMEA–based portion of Morgan Stanley's Global Stock Plan Services business.

On 12 November 2018, it completed acquisition of Equatex Group Holding AG, formerly European shares plan business of UBS. The deal had been announced on 16 May 2018.

On March 23, 2021, Computershare acquired Wells Fargo Corporate Trust business for $750 million in the United States.

The company acquired SunDoc Filings in Sacramento, California in May 2023. Computershare Governance Services at that time was a subsidiary of Computershare Ltd., which was based in Melbourne, and was still traded on the Australian Securities Exchange and had 14,000 employees. It also had operations in around 20 countries after various acquisitions. In October 2023, the company sold its mortgage services unit to Rithm Capital in the U.S. for US$ 720 mln.

On April 25, 2024, Computershare announced that it had agreed to acquire BNY Trust Company of Canada, the Canadian corporate trust division of BNY Mellon.

From Wikipedia’s article on Computershare, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. May 27, 1994Went public Listed on Australian Securities Exchange1
  2. 1978Founded Founded1

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