Spheria Emerging Companies Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Matthew Booker as a director effective immediately. Mr. Booker is a co-founder of Spheria Asset Management Pty Limited (Manager) and a portfolio manager with research responsibilities. He has managed small company portfolios through volatile market cycles for over 16 years and has established a significant track record for generating returns that have exceeded portfolio benchmarks. Prior to co-founding the Manager, Mr. Booker worked at Concord Capital and then Schroders, managing the smaller companies fund as well as the micro-cap product at Schroders. Mr. Booker is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, a Fellow of FINSIA and has over 25 years of financial markets experience. Mr. Adrian Whittingham has informed the Company that he will not be standing for re-election as a director at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on 30 November 2021. Mr. Whittingham will retire as a director by rotation at the AGM in accordance with rule 6.7(b) of the Company's Constitution.