Global Shares welcomes Laura Verri and expands in Europe

Clonakilty, Ireland - Global Shares, the independent share plan administration company, is pleased to announce that Laura Verri CEP has joined Global Shares in Milan to support our business development activities in Italy. Laura, who has recently returned to her native Italy, attained the Certified Equity Professional accreditation while working in the US where she was on both the client and service provider sides.

In addition, Jessica Dolan CEP, Director Client Solutions, who has been based in Boulder, Colorado, is relocating to Stuttgart effective from September 29th. Jessica will be continuing her work in supporting the Business Development team from her new base in Germany.

Maoiliosa O'Culachain, Head of Business Development, said "We're delighted to welcome Laura to Global Shares. Laura, who is a seasoned share plan professional, will be helping Global Shares to build on its existing presence in the Italian market. This appointment and Jessica's move to Central Europe, along with the recent opening of our new office in New York, continues the implementation of our growth strategy globally."

ABOUT GLOBAL SHARES

Global Shares is a leading independent provider of outsourced share plan administration and related services to companies globally. Established in December 2005 and based in West Cork, Ireland, Global Shares also has operations in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, the United States and China.

Focusing solely on equity plans; Global Shares' mission is to optimize the benefits of share plans for both companies and their employees globally. We constantly strive to achieve this through excellence in administration, communications and client service, by applying world-class expertise and by leveraging leading-edge technology with a client-centred approach.

With over 150 clients globally (86 of which are administration clients) with head offices in 18 different countries on 4 continents, over 300,000 eligible employees across 70 or so countries, Global Shares administers plans for companies listed on NYSE or NASDAQ; London; EuroNext Amsterdam; Helsinki; Milan; Oslo; Taipei; and Tokyo. Global Shares provides administration services for the largest private company in the US, a Fortune 100 company, 4 EuroStoxx 50 companies, and a number of FTSE 250 companies.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Please contact:

Maoiliosa O'Culachain at moculachain@globalshares.com or at +353 87-222-0266;

Laura Verri at lverri@globalshares.com or at +39 340 656 0937; or

Jessica Dolan at jdolan@globalshares.com.