Discover the Computershare difference

A high-performing culture of employee ownership

Employee equity plans remain one of the most powerful tools for South African companies to attract, retain, and motivate top talent. But designing and managing an effective plan requires deep expertise, especially within South Africa’s evolving regulatory landscape.

With our experience in local market practices, governance requirements, and participant needs, we partner with you to build equity solutions that support your business strategy while remaining compliant and competitive.

We help you navigate the complexities of employee ownership with clear guidance, seamless administration, and tailored plan structures, ensuring real value for both your organisation and your participants.

The global employee equity service with local expertise

Wherever your employees are based, you can offer engaging, compliant, and easy-to-administer employee equity plans, all supported by one seamless global platform.

With a network of more than 1,000 employee equity specialists across major markets, we combine global capability with deep South African market expertise. You benefit from world-class solutions backed by local guidance that aligns with South African regulations, tax requirements, and employee expectations.

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“You’ll be the first to see analysis on regulatory change or receive an invite to an event on an industry topic. I love to hear how our products are solving problems as it means we are investing our efforts in the areas most valued by clients.”

Leigh Thomson

Director of Client Relations, ANZ

“We understand the challenges our clients face when attracting, retaining, and engaging with employees. Leveraging our global expertise, innovative digital solutions, and experienced team, we see how employee share plans can help our clients navigate these challenges.”

Francis Catterall

Global CEO, Employee Share Plans

“We work closely with our clients to identify their unique needs and goals, allowing us to develop employee equity solutions that align with their specific culture and vision.”

Adrian Wyss

Global Head of Product Innovation

The Computershare difference

We understand the importance of successful employee share plans and how to make them better appreciated, so they deliver more. It's what makes us a key partner in creating employee-centric, high-performing cultures for some of the world's largest and most complex businesses.

Stronger employee engagement

We use insights from working with several participants in the South African market to make employee share plans simpler to understand and easier to access.

Technology

Our digital platform is straightforward, intuitive, and easy to navigate.

International expertise

We help businesses achieve their employee share plan goals and manage challenges that come with growth and expansion.

Navigate complexity with confidence

With over 30 years’ experience, we help you navigate different cultures, regulatory jurisdictions and reporting requirements, so that you stay compliant while meeting your strategic goals.

Collaborative partnership

We know the success of your employee share plan is a key priority and you need a partner who understands your objectives and can deliver a share plan that aligns to your goals.

Innovative solutions for you and your organisation

For more than 30 years, we’ve managed employee equity plans across all major markets and global indices. We are committed to investing in the intuitive technology that makes it easy for your entire workforce to engage with their holdings and simplifies employee equity plan management for those in your organisation who oversee it.

5.25.2 M

plan participants

170170

countries

1,0001,000 +

equity experts

500500 +

Support agents around the globe