John Prendiville

Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Smartgroup Corporation Limited. I am John Prendiville, Chair of the Smartgroup Board.

I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting today, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. I recognize their continuing connection to the land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to the elders, past and present.

It's now 11:00 a.m., the nominated time for the meeting. I've been advised by the company secretary that a quorum is present, and so I am pleased to declare the meeting open.

This year's AGM is being held as a physical meeting with a live video webcast available for shareholders who prefer to follow the meeting remotely. I warmly welcome those shareholders who are joining us online. We did consider a hybrid meeting, a format after asking shareholders for feedback at last year's AGM. However, given limited shareholder demand and the additional cost involved, the Board decided to continue with a physical-only meeting, consistent with recent years and which I am advised by our registry is common practice across companies of our size.

The notice of meeting was made available to shareholders and lodged with the ASX on the 15th of April 2026. I propose to take the notice as read.

Joining me here in Sydney today are Anne McDonald, Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee; Carolyn Colley, Non-executive Director and Chair of the IT and Innovation Committee; Deborah Homewood, Non-executive Director and Chair of the Human Resources and Rem Committee; Ian