LCH.Clearnet is regulated or overseen by the national securities regulatorand/or central bank in each jurisdiction from which it operates. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http:// BATS:Media/Analysts:Randy Williams, +1-212-378-8522 or +orTo Connect in Europe:Alex Dalley, +orTo Connect in U.S.:Jon Schneider, +arnetAndrea Schlaepfer/Rachael Harper, +44 (0) 20 7426 7463 / 7175Corporate Communications Copyright Business Wire 2009. Kofax Recognized in the Outstanding Public Company & Reynolds C. Bish in theOutstanding CEO CategoriesIRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Kofax plc (LSE:KFX), the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchangesolutions, today announced the company and its Chief Executive Officer have beenrecognized as finalists in two major categories of the 2009 TechAmericaHigh-Tech Innovation Awards. Kofax was named as a finalist in the OutstandingPublic Company category and Reynolds C.

Bish, its Chief Executive Officer, wasnamed as a finalist in the Outstanding Public Company CEO category. "We`re honored that TechAmerica has recognized Kofax as a technology leader andinnovator, and I`m personally honored to have been recognized as a finalist inthe Outstanding Public Company CEO category," said Bish. "Earning two finalistnominations is especially rewarding as it validates the wisdom of all thestrategic initiatives we`ve implemented over the last year and a half, andhighlights the continuing efforts of our employees and the many achievementsthey`ve realized during that period." Presented by TechAmerica`s Orange County and Inland Empire councils, the 16thAnnual High-Tech Innovation Awards recognize local technology companies,individuals and products in the two regions that drive innovation regionally,nationally and globally. Kofax, which has earned previous TechAmerica honors,including the High-Tech Innovation Award, is headquartered in Irvine, thetechnology hub of Orange County, CA. "We wish to thank all of the companies that prepared nominations for this year`sawards, and we congratulate Kofax for being named a finalist," said Don Hicks,executive director, TechAmerica Orange County.

"This region boasts manynoteworthy companies like Kofax that continue to influence technologydevelopment throughout the rest of the world, and we`re excited to helphighlight them." Winners will be announced at the TechAmerica dinner and awards ceremony, whichwill take place on May 14 at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa, CA. About KofaxKofax plc (LSE: KFX) is the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchangesolutions. For more than 20 years, Kofax has provided award-winning solutionsthat automate document-driven business processes by managing the transformationand exchange of business-critical information arising in paper, fax andelectronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. Thesesolutions provide a verifiable return on investment to thousands of customers infinancial services, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, businessprocess outsourcing and other markets.

Kofax delivers these solutions throughits own sales and service organizations, and a global network of more than 1,200authorized partners in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA andAsia Pacific. For more information, visit About TechAmericaTechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is thedriving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United Statesand the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors ofthe economy, it is the industry`s largest advocacy organization and is dedicatedto helping members` top and bottom lines.

It is also the technology industry'sonly grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitalsaround the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia(Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the AmericanElectronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), theInformation Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the GovernmentElectronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA) Learn more at. "Kofax" is a registered trademark in the US, the EU and other countries. Allother trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.