Smart Appoints Hishaam Mirza as Director

18 September 2026 Smart appoints Hishaam Mirza as director Hishaam Mirza has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Smartshares Limited (Smart), effective 18 September 2026. As announced by NZX Limited (Smart’s parent company) on 19 August 2026, Mr Mirza has also been appointed as NZX Chief Executive Officer with effect from 14 September 2026. Mr Mirza is a highly regarded financial services executive with a successful career in investments and corporate development. He has worked both in New Zealand and overseas with IBM, BP, Lazard, EDF Energy, and NZ Super. About Smart Established in 1996, Smartshares Limited (trading as “Smart”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NZX Limited with more than $18 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