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Computershare Wins ETERNE Award From The Tree Canada Foundation – But The Real Winner Is Our Environment
Computershare’s successful eTree program recognized; past ETERNE winners include Shell Canada, Roots and IKEA

Eterne AwardToronto, Canada – February 22, 2006 – Computershare (ASX: CPU), a global leader in transfer agency, employee investment plans, proxy solicitation and other specialized financial and communication services, has won the 2005 ETERNE Award from The Tree Canada Foundation for its eTree Program.

eTreeeTree (www.eTree.ca) is an initiative between Computershare and Tree Canada, a national conservation organization, which assists companies in increasing stakeholder acceptance of electronic communications. Each time a shareholder registers for electronic report or statement delivery through a sponsored eTree program, a tree is planted on his/her behalf in various regions throughout Canada.

"The ETERNE Award is given to those corporations whose sponsorship of the Tree Canada Foundation exemplifies the very best in environmental stewardship. It is called ETERNE to acknowledge the dynamism and eternal nature of trees and forests. The prize has been awarded since 1993", said Jeffrey L. Monty, President of the Tree Canada Foundation.

The Award is made from a section of an ancient tree found in the Salomon Creek valley in Alberta outside of Jasper National Park. It was from a spruce tree growing in the valley in 2240-2400 B.C. The tree was 180 years old when a cataclysmic landslide buried it until it was unearthed again in 1980 by a flood. More information about the ETERNE Award including a photo can be found at www.tcf-fca.ca.

"We are very pleased to accept the ETERNE award. Since Computershare launched its first eTree program in Australia, shareholders around the globe have embraced electronic communications and more than 1 million trees have been planted," said Wayne Newling, President, Computershare Canada.

The formal presentation of the Award will occur this month in Calgary.

About Computershare
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global leader in transfer agency, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and other specialized financial and communication services. Many of the world's largest companies employ our innovative solutions to maximize 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 90 million shareholders and employee accounts in 21 countries across five continents.

For more information, visit www.computershare.com.

About Tree Canada
Tree Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural environments. To date Tree Canada has engaged more than 60 top Canadian companies and government agencies to support the planting of over 75 million trees, the regreening of over 300 schoolyards, six national urban forestry conferences and other efforts to sensitize Canadians to the benefits of planting and maintaining trees.

For more information, visit: www.tcf-fca.ca.

Press Contacts:
Juli Bark, Computershare 1-312-588-4249
Michael Rosen , Tree Canada 1-613-567-5545 ext. 222




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