BRISTOL, England, February 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is pleased to announce that its
appointment to administer the Government Stock Registers (Gilts) on
behalf of Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) has been renewed for 10
years, subject to contract.
This is the second time that Computershare has successfully been
appointed to provide the service; after a public tender process
conducted by HMT and the Debt Management Office, alongside
independent consultants.
Naz Sarkar, CEO of Computershare
UK said: "We are delighted to have again been awarded this contract
to deliver mission critical services to HMT. This is testament to
the hard work, expert knowledge and sheer dedication of the team -
and helps to secure employment opportunities in south Bristol in the coming years."
Until 2004 when Computershare took over the running of the
Gilts, the Bank of England had
administered the registers for more than 300 years. Today, there is
1.3 trillion pounds worth of stock in issue, looked after by
Computershare's dedicated Gilts team, up from 230 billion pounds in
2004.
For more information on Computershare's Gilts service, visit
http://www.computershare.com and click on "Gilts" on the right hand
side.
About Computershare Limited (CPU)
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer
agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy
solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialise in
corporate trust, mortgage, bankruptcy, class action, utility and
tax voucher administration, and a range of other diversified
financial and governance services.
Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in
high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing
and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of
the world's leading organisations use us to streamline and maximise
the value of relationships with their investors, employees,
creditors and customers.
Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and
has over 14,000 employees worldwide.
For more information, visit http://www.computershare.com