Kofax & Its CEO Named as Finalists for TechAmerica?s High-Tech Innovation Awards

Kofax Recognized in the Outstanding Public Company Reynolds C. Bish in the Outstanding CEO Categories

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kofax plc (LSE:KFX), the leading provider of Intelligent Capture Exchange solutions, today announced the company and its Chief Executive Officer have been recognized as finalists in two major categories of the 2009 TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards. Kofax was named as a finalist in the Outstanding Public Company category and Reynolds C. Bish, its Chief Executive Officer, was named as a finalist in the Outstanding Public Company CEO category.

?We?re honored that TechAmerica has recognized Kofax as a technology leader and innovator, and I?m personally honored to have been recognized as a finalist in the Outstanding Public Company CEO category,? said Bish. ?Earning two finalist nominations is especially rewarding as it validates the wisdom of all the strategic initiatives we?ve implemented over the last year and a half, and highlights the continuing efforts of our employees and the many achievements they?ve realized during that period.?

Presented by TechAmerica?s Orange County and Inland Empire councils, the 16th Annual 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, the technology hub of Orange County, CA.

?We wish to thank all of the companies that prepared nominations for this year?s awards, and we congratulate Kofax for being named a finalist,? said Don Hicks, executive director, TechAmerica Orange County. ?This region boasts many noteworthy companies like Kofax that continue to influence technology development throughout the rest of the world, and we?re excited to help highlight them.?

Winners will be announced at the TechAmerica dinner and awards ceremony, which will take place on May 14 at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa, CA.

About Kofax
Kofax plc (LSE: KFX) is the leading provider of Intelligent Capture Exchange solutions. For more than 20 years, Kofax has provided award-winning solutions that automate document-driven business processes by managing the transformation and exchange of business-critical information arising in paper, fax and electronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. These solutions provide a verifiable return on investment to thousands of customers in financial services, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, business process outsourcing and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organizations, and a global network of more than 1,200 authorized partners in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.kofax.com .

About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry?s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members? top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry-s only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at www.techamerica.org .

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Contacts:
Kofax plc
Investor Contact:
Stefan Gaiser, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0) 800 6520 616
stefan.gaiser@kofax.com
or
Media Contact:
Michael Troncale, Director, Corporate Communications
+1 949-727-1733, x434
michael.troncale@kofax.com