SFE Board Considers Offer By COMPUTERSHARE

Following the 21 May Board meeting of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), Chairman Mr Rick H Smith has issued the following statement: "The SFE Board believes the Computershare Limited (CPU) offer is one that should be considered seriously. The Board will communicate with CPU and the Australian Stock Exchange during the next week and will not make any further statement until next Friday, 28 May, at the earliest."