Computershare Ltd (ASX: CPU) Share Price and News
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Market Cap
$9.71 billion
P/E Ratio
35.71
Dividend Yield
2.83%
Shares Outstanding
603.73 million
Earnings per share
0.331
Dividend per share
0.46
Year To Date Return
12.88%
Earnings Yield
2.80%
Franking
100%
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Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
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| 16 Feb 2021 | $0.2300 | 100.00% | Interim | 18 Mar 2021 |
| 18 Aug 2020 | $0.2300 | 30.00% | Final | 14 Sep 2020 |
| 18 Feb 2020 | $0.2300 | 30.00% | Interim | 19 Mar 2020 |
| 20 Aug 2019 | $0.2300 | 30.00% | Final | 16 Sep 2019 |
| 19 Feb 2019 | $0.2100 | 30.00% | Interim | 15 Mar 2019 |
| 21 Aug 2018 | $0.2100 | 100.00% | Final | 17 Sep 2018 |
| 20 Feb 2018 | $0.1900 | 0.00% | Interim | 16 Mar 2018 |
| 22 Aug 2017 | $0.1900 | 0.00% | Final | 18 Sep 2017 |
| 24 Feb 2017 | $0.1700 | 30.00% | Interim | 22 Mar 2017 |
| 16 Aug 2016 | $0.1700 | 20.00% | Final | 13 Sep 2016 |
| 18 Feb 2016 | $0.1600 | 100.00% | Interim | 16 Mar 2016 |
| 18 Aug 2015 | $0.1600 | 25.00% | 15 Sep 2015 | |
| 19 Feb 2015 | $0.1500 | 20.00% | 18 Mar 2015 | |
| 19 Aug 2014 | $0.1500 | 20.00% | Final | 16 Sep 2014 |
| 18 Feb 2014 | $0.1400 | 20.00% | Interim | 18 Mar 2014 |
| 20 Aug 2013 | $0.1400 | 20.00% | Final | 17 Sep 2013 |
| 19 Feb 2013 | $0.1400 | 20.00% | Interim | 19 Mar 2013 |
| 16 Feb 2010 | $0.1400 | 50.00% | Interim | 16 Mar 2010 |
| 01 Sep 2008 | $0.1100 | 30.00% | Final | 19 Sep 2008 |
| 26 Feb 2008 | $0.1000 | 20.00% | Interim | 25 Mar 2008 |
| 02 Mar 2005 | $0.0500 | 10.00% | 01 Apr 2005 |
CPU ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
| Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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About Computershare Ltd
Computershare Limited (CPU) is the largest share registry business in the world. The company also specialises in employee equity plans, corporate trust, mortgage, bankruptcy, and a range of other financial and governance services.
Computershare was founded as one of Melbourne’s first start-up technology companies in 1978 with the ambition to provide computer services to businesses that needed to automate processes. However, the company eventually progressed to share registry, and today manages over 75 million customer records with 12,000 staff across all of the major financial markets.
Computershare is the most common share registry used by Australian companies listed on the ASX. Therefore, many Aussie investors hold an account with Computershare to manage information and preferences, access distribution statements, and carry out several other functions.
CPU Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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| 23 Jul 2021 | $16.08 | $-0.19 | -1.17% | 561,945 | $16.19 | $16.26 | $16.04 |
| 22 Jul 2021 | $16.27 | $0.67 | 4.29% | 3,118,501 | $15.92 | $16.44 | $15.92 |
| 21 Jul 2021 | $15.60 | $0.05 | 0.32% | 945,618 | $15.71 | $15.84 | $15.56 |
| 20 Jul 2021 | $15.55 | $-0.31 | -1.95% | 1,448,628 | $15.54 | $15.64 | $15.26 |
| 19 Jul 2021 | $15.86 | $-0.28 | -1.73% | 694,372 | $15.99 | $16.04 | $15.76 |
| 16 Jul 2021 | $16.14 | $-0.20 | -1.22% | 1,276,658 | $16.24 | $16.26 | $16.02 |
| 15 Jul 2021 | $16.34 | $0.08 | 0.49% | 1,152,202 | $16.30 | $16.64 | $16.29 |
| 14 Jul 2021 | $16.26 | $0.15 | 0.93% | 840,664 | $16.18 | $16.44 | $16.18 |
| 13 Jul 2021 | $16.11 | $0.02 | 0.12% | 1,275,816 | $16.09 | $16.25 | $16.02 |
| 12 Jul 2021 | $16.09 | $0.09 | 0.56% | 1,084,573 | $16.05 | $16.19 | $15.92 |
| 09 Jul 2021 | $16.00 | $-0.13 | -0.81% | 1,032,998 | $16.00 | $16.16 | $15.88 |
| 08 Jul 2021 | $16.13 | $-0.12 | -0.74% | 1,787,653 | $16.21 | $16.30 | $16.05 |
| 07 Jul 2021 | $16.25 | $-0.15 | -0.91% | 3,244,428 | $16.41 | $16.56 | $16.21 |
| 06 Jul 2021 | $16.40 | $-0.26 | -1.56% | 724,324 | $16.70 | $16.71 | $16.37 |
| 05 Jul 2021 | $16.66 | $-0.04 | -0.24% | 940,375 | $16.73 | $16.86 | $16.61 |
| 02 Jul 2021 | $16.70 | $-0.07 | -0.42% | 1,373,651 | $16.86 | $16.89 | $16.51 |
| 01 Jul 2021 | $16.77 | $-0.13 | -0.77% | 1,249,159 | $16.89 | $16.95 | $16.72 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | $16.90 | $-0.08 | -0.47% | 1,510,047 | $16.92 | $17.15 | $16.85 |
| 29 Jun 2021 | $16.98 | $-0.03 | -0.18% | 591,479 | $16.76 | $17.07 | $16.76 |
| 28 Jun 2021 | $17.01 | $-0.06 | -0.35% | 566,340 | $17.06 | $17.12 | $16.95 |
| 25 Jun 2021 | $17.07 | $0.05 | 0.29% | 797,357 | $17.14 | $17.18 | $16.99 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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| 28 Apr 2021 | Lisa Gay | Issued | 2 | $30,338 |
Rights issue.
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| 28 Apr 2021 | Christopher Morris | Issued | 1 | $14,170,359 |
Rights issue.
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| 28 Apr 2021 | Simon Jones | Issued | 5 | $71,787 |
Rights issue.
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| 28 Apr 2021 | Tiffany Fuller | Issued | 1 | $22,330 |
Rights issue.
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| 28 Apr 2021 | Abigail (Abi) Cleland | Issued | 1 | $19,322 |
Rights issue.
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| 18 Mar 2021 | Abigail (Abi) Cleland | Issued | 208 | $2,839 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 07 Dec 2020 | Stuart Irving | Issued | 48 | $699,771 |
Issue of securities.
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| 07 Dec 2020 | Stuart Irving | Issued | 471 | $6,780,783 |
Issue of securities. 791,365 - share appreciation rights & performance rights
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| 17 Sep 2020 | Stuart Irving | Expiry | 90 | $1,096,586 |
As advised by the company. The lapsing of 90,627 performance rights.
320,150 - performance rights |
| 14 Sep 2020 | Abigail (Abi) Cleland | Issued | 209 | $2,785 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 14 Aug 2020 | Christopher Morris | Sell | 50 | $708,107 |
On-market trade.
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| 13 Aug 2020 | Simon Jones | Buy | 20 | $260,575 |
On-market trade.
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| 13 Aug 2020 | Tiffany Fuller | Buy | 4 | $52,454 |
On-market trade.
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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| Ms Lisa Mary Gay | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2018 |
Ms Gay is a business leader with financial services experience in funds management, investment banking, and stockbroking. She was formerly Chair of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's Markets Disciplinary Panel and Deputy Chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation. From 1990-2010 she was general counsel and managing director of Goldman Sachs Group Australia. She is a Non-executive Director of Victoria Funds Management Corporation, Koda Capital and Member of the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria. She is a member of the Risk and Human Resources Committee.
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| Mr Christopher John Morris | Non-Executive Director | Oct 1978 |
Mr Morris has worked across the securities industry for more than 30 years. He is a Non-Executive Chairman of Smart Parking Limited and was a Non-Executive Chairman of DTI Limited.
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| Mr Simon David Jones | Non-Executive ChairmanNon-Executive Director | Nov 2005 |
Mr Jones has experience in investment advisory, valuations, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, audit and venture capital. He was previously a Managing Director of N.M. Rothschild and Sons (Australia) and Head of Audit and Business Advisory (Australia & New Zealand) and Corporate Finance (Melbourne) at Arthur Andersen. He is a Director of Canterbury Partners and Chairman of the Advisory Board of MAB Corporation Pty Ltd. He is a member of the Risk Committee and Human Resources Committee.
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| Dr Paul Joseph Reynolds | Non-Executive Director | Oct 2018 |
Dr Reynolds has gained leadership skills from his previous experience in CEO and Chairman positions with infrastructure enterprises. He was a Member of the board at British Telecom from 2001-2007 and CEO of one of its businesses, BT Wholesale, where he led the technology divisions and its transformation programs. From 2007-2012, he was CEO of Telecom New Zealand, during the world's separation into retail and network companies. He is a Non-Executive Chairman of 9 Spokes Limited, Talk Talk Telecom Group Plc. He is a Member of the Risk Committee.
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| Ms Tiffany Lee Fuller | Non-Executive Director | Oct 2014 |
Ms Fuller has experience in chartered accounting, corporate finance, investment banking, funds management and management consulting in Australia and globally. Her skills include finance and accounting, strategy, M&A, risk and governance. Her career includes roles at Arthur Andersen and Rothschild and spans industry sectors which includes financial services, technology, retail, resources and telecommunications. She is a Non-Executive Director of Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Company Limited, Smart Parking Limited and was a Non-Executive Director of Costa Group Holdings Limited She serves as a Chair of the Risk Committee.
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| Ms Abigail (Abi) Pip Cleland | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2018 |
Ms Cleland has experience in strategy, M&A, digital and business growth. She has held senior executive roles in the industrial, retail, agriculture and financial services sectors at companies including ANZ, Amcor, Incitec Pivot, Caltex after starting her career at BHP. Between 2012 and 2017, he set up and ran an management business, Absolute Partners which has had a focus on strategy, M&A and building businesses leveraging changes. He is a Non-Executive Director of Orora Limited, Sydney Airport Limited, Coles Group Limited, Swimming Australia and was a Non-Executive Director of BWX Limited. He is a member of the Human Resources Committee.
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| Mr Stuart Irving | Chief Executive OfficerExecutive Director | Jul 2014 |
Mr Irving held a number of roles at The Royal Bank of Scotland.
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| Mr Joseph Mark Velli | Non-Executive Director | Oct 2014 |
Mr Velli is a retired financial services and technology executive with securities servicing, M&A and public board experience. He served as Senior Executive Vice President of The Bank of New York and as a Member of the Bank's Senior Policy Committee. During his 22-year tenure with the Bank, his responsibilities had include heading Issuer Services, Custody and related Investor Services, Liquidity Services, Pension and 401k Services, Consumer and Retail Banking, Correspondent Clearing and Securities Services. Recently he served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Convergex Group. He is a Non-Executive Director of Paychex, Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation. He is a Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.
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| Mr Dominic Matthew Horsley | Company Secretary | Jun 2006 |
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| Nick Oldfield | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Dominic Matthew Horsley | Company Secretary |
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| Mark L McDougall | Global Chief Information Officer |
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| Naz Sarkar | Global Head of Issuer Services |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
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| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 148,186,752 | 27.40% |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited | 124,835,414 | 23.08% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 48,725,055 | 9.01% |
| Mr Chris Morris | 31,045,300 | 5.74% |
| National Nominees Limited | 19,363,169 | 3.58% |
| Welas Pty Ltd | 18,950,000 | 3.50% |
| Penelope Maclagan | 10,758,868 | 1.99% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Agency Lending Drp A/C> | 10,215,177 | 1.89% |
| BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <DRP> | 7,975,450 | 1.47% |
| Argo Investments Limited | 4,901,166 | 0.91% |
| Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | 4,380,000 | 0.81% |
| CPU Share Plans Pty Limited | 3,905,097 | 0.72% |
| Computershare Clearing Pty Ltd | 3,840,502 | 0.71% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <Nt Comnwlth Super Corp A/C> | 2,318,200 | 0.43% |
| Netwealth Investments Limited <Wrap Services A/C> | 2,275,975 | 0.42% |
| Ms Michele Jean O'Halloran | 2,010,000 | 0.37% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited <Colonial First State Inv A/C> | 1,402,209 | 0.26% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Gsco Eca | 1,375,916 | 0.25% |
| Avanteos Investments Limited <Encircle IMA A/C> | 1,068,927 | 0.20% |
| Diversified United Investment Limited | 1,000,000 | 0.18% |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Computershare has paid twice yearly dividends every year since late 1997. This was three years after the company first listed on the ASX. Computershare paid a partially franked, interim dividend of 23 cents per share in March 2020 and is scheduled to pay its final dividend in mid-September. Throughout the company’s history, Computershare, has paid unfranked, fully franked and partially franked dividends. Its earlier dividend payments tended to be fully franked whereas more recently, they have more commonly been issued with 20% to 30% franking.
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Yes. Computershare offers all its shareholders residing in Australia and New Zealand the option of participating in its dividend reinvestment plan. Shareholders may elect either full or partial participation.