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Lake Success, NY
– November 23, 2007 - Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR)
has announced that
Independence Group
NL (ASX:IGO) in Australia
is the latest member of its
International Shareholder Communications Programme.
Under the
new service agreement, Independence Group
will use
Broadridge’s programme to distribute its general meeting information, corporate
news and investor relations (IR) materials to its Australian and
non-Australian shareholders
electronically and on a timely basis.
The company will also
monitor the collection and execution of voting instructions completed through
Broadridge’s proprietary voting platform, the ProxyEdge® suite of products.
ProxyEdge is used by more than 3,300 institutions and high-net
worth investors located in over 50 countries. ProxyEdge
users’ account details and share positions are updated daily by brokerage firms
and custodians linked to
Broadridge.
The
International Shareholder Communications Programme
is utilised by issuing companies in a multitude of countries.
Independence Group is in the nickel mining and gold and base metals exploration
business. The company is focused on
the discovery of large, high-grade gold and nickel deposits.
In 2002, the company
acquired the Long Nickel Mine and
became a nickel producer.
The company also has a 30% interest in the Tropicana
Gold Project.
“We joined the International Shareholder Communications Programme in order to
provide our shareholders with the means to contribute to the decisions made by
our company. We also hope to promote our corporate image and increase the
general level of participation at our shareholders’ meetings,” said Kelly Ross,
Executive Director/Company Secretary, Independence Group NL.
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About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., formerly ADP
Brokerage Services Group, with over $2.0 billion in revenues and more than 40
years of experience, is a leading global provider of technology-based
outsourcing solutions to the financial services industry. Our systems and
services include investor communication, securities processing, and clearing and
outsourcing solutions. Broadridge offers a broad, integrated suite of innovative
global solutions across the investment lifecycle and provides a wide range of
cost-effective and scalable solutions to the financial industry. Our systems
help reduce the need for clients to make significant capital investments in
operations infrastructure, thereby allowing them to increase their focus on core
business activities. For more information about Broadridge, please visit
www.broadridge.com.
Contact:
Media:
Mike West
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
London
T: +44
(0)20 7551 3224
E:
mike.west@broadridge.com
