Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge) is a provider of technology-based solutions to the financial services industry. The Company operates in three business segments: Investor Communication Solutions, Securities Processing Solutions, and Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions. Broadridge serves the clients in the financial services industry, including retail and institutional brokerage firms, global banks, mutual funds, annuity companies, institutional investors, specialty trading firms, and clearing firms. The Company also provide services to the corporate issuers. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company distributed over one billion investor communications, including proxy materials, investor account statements, trade confirmations, tax statements and prospectuses; processed an average over 1.6 million equity trades, and served over 100 correspondents through the securities clearing services.