Dec 7 (Reuters) - Shareholder registry firm Link Administration Holdings LNK.AX said on Monday it had received a A$3.02 billion ($2.24 billion) buyout proposal from software provider SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc SSNC.O .
SS&C's non-binding offer of A$5.65 a share was higher than the sweetened A$5.40 per share offer Link received from private equity firms Carlyle Group CG.O and Pacific Equity Partners in October. = 1.3492 Australian dollars)