COMPUTERSHARE ANNUAL REPORT 2008

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Details of the amounts paid to the auditor for both audit and non-audit services are provided in the table below.During the year the following amounts were incurred in relation to services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Group auditor,and its related practices.Consolidated2008$2007$1. Audit servicesRemuneration received or due & receivable by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia for:> Audit & review of the financial statements & other audit work 830,666 624,534> Audit & review of the financial statements & other audit work by related practices of PricewaterhouseCoopersAustralia 1,996,797 1,377,7482,827,463 2,002,2822. Other assurance services (a)> Other services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia 18,263 32,817> Other services performed by related practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia 2,452,505 218,1332,470,768 250,950Total Remuneration for assurance services 5,298,231 2,253,23202-13Overview14-36Governance(a) Other assurance services provided relate primarily to regulatory and compliance reviews.ROUNDING OF AMOUNTSThe Group is of a kind referred to in class order 98/0100, issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, relatingto the “rounding off” of amounts in the Directors’ Report. Amounts in the Directors’ Report have been rounded off in accordancewith that Class order to the nearest thousand dollars unless specifically stated to be otherwise.Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors.37-88FinancialsC.J. MORRISExecutive Chairman10 September 2008W.S. CROSBYDirector89-92Reports93-96Further InformationPAGE 35
Auditor’s Independence DeclarationPricewaterhouseCoopersABN 52 780 433 757Freshwater Place2 Southbank BoulevardSOUTHBANK VIC 3006GPO Box 1331LMELBOURNE VIC 3001DX 77Website: www.pwc.com/auTelephone +61 3 8603 1000Facsimile + 61 3 8603 1999As lead auditor for the audit of Computershare Limited for the year ended 30 June 2008, I declare that, to the best of myknowledge and belief, there have been:a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; andb) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.This declaration is in respect of Computershare Limited and the entities it controlled during the period.Simon GrayPartnerMelbournePricewaterhouseCoopers 10 September 2008Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards LegislationPAGE 36 Computershare Annual Report 2008
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