Smart appoints Jon Raby as Director

15 October 2025 Smart appoints Jon Raby as director Jon Raby has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Smartshares Limited (Smart), effective 1 October 2025. Jon retired as CFO of New Zealand’s second largest bank in August 2023 and has over 25 years’ experience on the executive leadership teams of major financial services companies in New Zealand and Australia. He has experience in large, complex, and highly regulated businesses and has executive director’s experience in banking, funds management, securities broking, property management and insurance. About Smart Established in 1996, Smartshares Limited (trading as “Smart”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NZX Limited with more than $12 billion in funds under management, serving a wide range of investors, including individual investors, financial adviser customers, businesses, iwi and Pacific nation groups. Smart’s new brand is based on the belief ‘the wise invest Smart’, and that the wisest way to build wealth is to invest in market-tracking products over time. Through Smart ETFs, Kiwis can diversify their portfolios across over 40 ETFs providing access to global, high-performing and special interest markets. Smart is the manager and issuer of the Smart Exchange Traded Funds. The product disclosure statements are available at www.smartinvest.co.nz. For further information please contact: Smartshares Limited 0800 80 87 80 contactus@smartinvest.co.nz