EASi Launches EASiRate Tax Subscription Service

EASi Partners with Rutlen Associates LLC to Launch EASiRate Tax Rate Subscription Service

Helps Clients Keep Track of Tax Rates and Rules in More Than 150 Countries

Austin, TX - March 6, 2012 - Equity Administration Solutions, Inc. (EASi), the largest independent stock plan software technology company in the world, today announced it has launched EASiRate, a subscription service that delivers the tax withholding rates in more than 150 countries and 50 states for equity compensation transactions on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.

EASiRate is designed to support busy stock plan professionals who are responsible for ensuring tax withholding rates are up to date to prevent costly errors that can impact their company and employees. "Keeping tax rates straight is a big job, especially when you have operations in places like Switzerland where rates can vary by canton or in Canada where they differ by province," said Carine Schneider, CEO of EASi. "That's why we went to the experts at Rutlen Associates LLC who know the rules to provide a first-of-its-kind solution in the industry for our clients."

Tax professionals from Rutlen Associates determine the appropriate withholding rates based on a company's stock plans, corporate structure, plan procedures, and employee demographics. Information is gathered through a comprehensive questionnaire and follow-up discussion. Rates are provided for each tax jurisdiction which can be a country, state, province, canton, county, or city. Rutlen Associates delivers the information in an easy-to-use format designed to facilitate updating the EASi stock plan management platform.

"As a member of EASi's Advisory Board and tax professional, I have a keen appreciation of the challenges global companies face," said Marlene Zobayan, Partner with Rutlen Associates. "We are delighted to leverage our expertise to offer a subscription service that offloads the burden of keeping track of tax withholding rates and provides timely updates."

Equity Administration Solutions, Inc. www.easiadmin.com is the largest independent stock plan software technology company in the world. Unlike other technology providers, EASi works with any brokerage firm and does not derive any revenue from wealth management fees or trading commissions. A SaaS company, EASi set the standard in stock plan solutions with its comprehensive industrial strength platform that handles all the accounting, tax, administration, participant services and compliance needs of companies that grant equity awards. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, EASi serves more than 700 companies on five continents in over 20 countries with participants based in 70 countries and continues to lead the industry with second-to-none solutions in areas including FAS123R, IFRS2, Performance Awards, material modifications and WorkStream process automation. In 2011, EASi was ranked 174th on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. In 2010 Inc. Magazine ranked EASi 35th in the Financial Services industry segment and in the top 12% on its annual list of fastest growing private companies in America.

Rutlen Associates LLC www.rutlen.com offers practical solutions to companies with global stock plans and companies with mobile employees. Rutlen Associates focuses on a wide range of problems related to risk management for global stock plans, compliance of global stock plans and expatriate management. Services incorporate best practices regarding policies, processes, and procedures and addresses the diverse global needs of Tax, Human Resource, Finance, Legal and Payroll. The Rutlen team consists of former Big 4 partners and directors with significant experience with assisting global companies.