Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ) Share Price and News
Price
$5.16
Movement
0.29 (-5.32%)
as at 28 Apr - Closed (20 mins delayed)
52 Week Range
$4.76 - $6.24
1 Year Return
-4.97%
Meridian Energy Ltd Chart and Price Data
Fundamentals Data provided by Morningstar.
Data provided by Morningstar.Share Price
$5.16
Day Change
0.29 (-5.32%)
52 Week Range
$4.76 - $6.24
Yesterday's Close
$5.45
Today's Open
$5.45
Days Range
$5.13 - $5.45
Volume
82,668
Avg. Volume (1 month)
37,407
Turnover
$430,225
as at 28 Apr - Closed
Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ)
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Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
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06 Mar 2025 | $0.0548 | 0.00% | Interim | 25 Mar 2025 |
04 Sep 2024 | $0.1325 | 0.00% | Final | 20 Sep 2024 |
08 Mar 2024 | $0.0615 | 0.00% | Interim | 26 Mar 2024 |
06 Sep 2023 | $0.0168 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 22 Sep 2023 |
06 Sep 2023 | $0.1060 | 0.00% | Final | 22 Sep 2023 |
07 Mar 2023 | $0.0085 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 23 Mar 2023 |
07 Mar 2023 | $0.0541 | 0.00% | Interim | 23 Mar 2023 |
07 Sep 2022 | $0.0155 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 23 Sep 2022 |
07 Sep 2022 | $0.0992 | 0.00% | Final | 23 Sep 2022 |
17 Mar 2022 | $0.0089 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 08 Apr 2022 |
17 Mar 2022 | $0.0527 | 0.00% | Interim | 08 Apr 2022 |
29 Sep 2021 | $0.0170 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 15 Oct 2021 |
29 Sep 2021 | $0.1046 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Oct 2021 |
30 Mar 2021 | $0.0087 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 16 Apr 2021 |
30 Mar 2021 | $0.0515 | 0.00% | Interim | 16 Apr 2021 |
29 Sep 2020 | $0.0170 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 16 Oct 2020 |
29 Sep 2020 | $0.1016 | 0.00% | Final | 16 Oct 2020 |
30 Mar 2020 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special Cash | 16 Apr 2020 |
30 Mar 2020 | $0.0087 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 16 Apr 2020 |
30 Mar 2020 | $0.0743 | 0.00% | Interim | 16 Apr 2020 |
27 Sep 2019 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special Cash | 16 Oct 2019 |
27 Sep 2019 | $0.0163 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 16 Oct 2019 |
27 Sep 2019 | $0.1170 | 0.00% | Final | 16 Oct 2019 |
28 Mar 2019 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special Cash | 17 Apr 2019 |
27 Sep 2018 | $0.0136 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 17 Oct 2018 |
27 Sep 2018 | $0.0989 | 0.00% | Final | 17 Oct 2018 |
28 Mar 2018 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special Cash | 17 Apr 2018 |
28 Mar 2018 | $0.0084 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 17 Apr 2018 |
28 Mar 2018 | $0.0695 | 0.00% | Interim | 17 Apr 2018 |
28 Sep 2017 | $0.0135 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 17 Oct 2017 |
28 Sep 2017 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special | 17 Oct 2017 |
28 Sep 2017 | $0.0974 | 0.00% | Final | 17 Oct 2017 |
30 Mar 2017 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special | 13 Apr 2017 |
30 Mar 2017 | $0.0673 | 0.00% | Interim | 13 Apr 2017 |
29 Sep 2016 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special | 14 Oct 2016 |
29 Sep 2016 | $0.0133 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 14 Oct 2016 |
30 Mar 2016 | $0.0244 | 0.00% | Special | 15 Apr 2016 |
30 Mar 2016 | $0.0637 | 0.00% | Interim | 15 Apr 2016 |
28 Sep 2015 | $0.0990 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Oct 2015 |
MEZ ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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28th Apr 2025 2025-04-28T07:30:29 | New CFO and Executive Changes | YesNo | 7:30am | 2 | 191k |
17th Apr 2025 2025-04-17T13:01:09 | D&O Ongoing Disclosure Notice - multiple | YesNo | 1:01pm | 7 | 250k |
16th Apr 2025 2025-04-16T07:30:06 | Meridian Energy monthly operating report for March 2025 | YesNo | 7:30am | 16 | 418k |
4th Apr 2025 2025-04-04T14:18:00 | Ongoing D&O Disclosure Notice | YesNo | 2:18pm | 3 | 177k |
31st Mar 2025 2025-03-31T13:44:34 | Ongoing D&O Disclosure - multiple | YesNo | 1:44pm | 10 | 314k |
26th Mar 2025 2025-03-26T08:56:49 | Ongoing Disclosure Notice - multiple | YesNo | 8:56am | 7 | 299k |
26th Mar 2025 2025-03-26T07:30:13 | Capital Change Notice Relating to the DRP | YesNo | 7:30am | 3 | 108k |
25th Mar 2025 2025-03-25T07:30:17 | Meridian to proceed with $227m Ruakaka Solar Farm 25 March | YesNo | 7:30am | 7 | 534k |
20th Mar 2025 2025-03-20T12:17:59 | Update - Dividend/Distribution - MEZ | YesNo | 12:17pm | 5 | 18k |
17th Mar 2025 2025-03-17T07:30:58 | Meridian Energy monthly operating report for February 2025 | YesNo | 7:30am | 14 | 370k |
About Meridian Energy Ltd
Meridian Energy is one of New Zealand's leading utilities. It is the largest electricity producer in the nation, with a third of the market, and the fourth-largest energy retailer, with about 15% of the market by customer numbers. It generates 100% renewable electricity, mainly from large hydroelectric schemes in the South Island. It also owns a geographically diversified portfolio of wind farms.
MEZ Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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24 Apr 2025 | $5.45 | $0.30 | 5.83% | 25,187 | $5.28 | $5.45 | $5.26 |
23 Apr 2025 | $5.15 | $-0.15 | -2.83% | 17,376 | $5.30 | $5.30 | $5.15 |
22 Apr 2025 | $5.30 | $-0.10 | -1.85% | 43,142 | $5.40 | $5.40 | $5.17 |
17 Apr 2025 | $5.40 | $0.11 | 2.08% | 33,883 | $5.30 | $5.40 | $5.26 |
16 Apr 2025 | $5.29 | $-0.20 | -3.64% | 39,938 | $5.49 | $5.49 | $5.29 |
15 Apr 2025 | $5.49 | $0.18 | 3.39% | 13,454 | $5.31 | $5.57 | $5.31 |
14 Apr 2025 | $5.31 | $-0.12 | -2.21% | 46,439 | $5.43 | $5.59 | $5.31 |
11 Apr 2025 | $5.43 | $-0.01 | -0.18% | 32,827 | $5.43 | $5.43 | $5.32 |
10 Apr 2025 | $5.44 | $0.07 | 1.30% | 74,138 | $5.37 | $5.44 | $5.30 |
09 Apr 2025 | $5.37 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 35,331 | $5.32 | $5.37 | $5.26 |
08 Apr 2025 | $5.37 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 26,694 | $5.37 | $5.37 | $5.25 |
07 Apr 2025 | $5.37 | $0.15 | 2.87% | 29,405 | $5.22 | $5.37 | $5.19 |
04 Apr 2025 | $5.22 | $-0.11 | -2.06% | 31,894 | $5.36 | $5.36 | $5.22 |
03 Apr 2025 | $5.33 | $0.18 | 3.50% | 43,541 | $5.27 | $5.33 | $5.13 |
02 Apr 2025 | $5.15 | $-0.15 | -2.83% | 36,416 | $5.21 | $5.36 | $5.15 |
01 Apr 2025 | $5.30 | $0.30 | 6.00% | 40,025 | $5.04 | $5.30 | $5.04 |
31 Mar 2025 | $5.00 | $-0.26 | -4.94% | 41,606 | $5.29 | $5.29 | $5.00 |
28 Mar 2025 | $5.26 | $0.22 | 4.37% | 62,035 | $5.22 | $5.28 | $5.07 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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04 Sep 2024 | Tania Simpson | Buy | 2,148 | $12,973 |
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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Mr Mark Verbiest | Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman | Mar 2017 |
Mr Verbiest is a company director, currently serving on the boards of companies and organizations which includes ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (Director), Freightways Limited (Chairman)and the Advisory Board to New Zealand Treasury Advisory (Member). He is also a former board member of the Financial Markets Authority and former Chairman of both Spark New Zealand Limited and Transpower New Zealand Limited.
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Ms Tania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2021 |
Ms Simpson is member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee. She has experience in corporate governance, policy development and business having served as a director of Mighty River Power Limited for 13 years from 2001. She also holds the distinction of being the first Maori director on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board where she was the Deputy Chair.
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Ms Julia Cecile Hoare | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2019 |
Ms Hoare is Chair of the Risk Committee. Julia has governance, financial, and commercial expertise. She has governance pedigree and is currently President and Chair of the Institute of Directors, Chair of Port of Tauranga, and a Director of Auckland International Airport, a2 Milk and Comvita Limited. During her executive career, Julia was a partner at PwC for two decades where she gained sustainability, financial and tax experience. In addition to commercial and financial experience in both the private and public sectors, Julia's skills also span infrastructure, logistics, utilities, and sustainable business practices.
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Mrs Nagaja Tharanginee Sanatkumar | Non-Executive Director | Jan 2020 |
Mrs Sanatkumar serves as Chair of Safety and Sustainability Committees. She has had an international career with a focus on software information technology at scale, including senior roles at Amazon and Expedia. She has led digital information technology solutions and customer experience innovation for eCommerce retail, travel, and financial services products. Nagaja has over 23 years of global executive and leadership experience. She is also a Director for Foodstuffs North Island, NZ Post, Tuatahi First Fibre, Cawthron Institute and Groov.
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Ms Michelle Henderson | Non-Executive Director | Oct 2019 |
Ms Henderson has engineering and industrial expertise with more than 20 years of experience in the Australasian industry sector. Based in Invercargill, she is a former executive of Rio Tinto, both in New Zealand and Australia. Ms Henderson previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer of PowerNet, an electricity distribution company and has lead employees across risk management, health and safety, infrastructure, and operations. She has experience in business delivery, process innovation, and ensuring people safety. She is a member of the Safety & Sustainability Committee and Risk Committee.
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Mr Graham John Cockroft | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2022 |
Mr Cockroft has over 30 years of experience in the international energy industry, with executive roles in the UK, South America, New Zealand, and Asia. His experiences have been across the energy chain and under different political, economic, and regulatory regimes. He has a financial background and experience in strategy and business development. He is also member of Risk Committee.
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Mr David Carter | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2023 |
Mr Carter has 30 plus years of experience has held various positions within the group. David has worked across a range of sectors both within New Zealand and offshore, from airports to ports, and wastewater treatment plants to heavy duty pavements. He has worked on remediation of the Larona hydro canal and on foundations for high rise structures. During his career he has worked on a range of projects including the Victorian (Australia) Desalination plant as a board member of the design JV. He was also a technical reviewer of the resource consent for the Kioreweku Hydroelectric project. He is also a member of the Safety & Sustainability Committee.
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Mr Neal Anthony Barclay | Chief Executive Officer | Dec 2017 |
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Mr Jason Woolley | Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel | Dec 2019 |
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Lisa Hannifin | Chief Customer Officer |
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Neal Anthony Barclay | Chief Executive Officer |
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Mike Roan | Chief Financial Officer |
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Bharat Ratanpal | Chief Information Officer |
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Jason Stein | Chief People Officer |
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Jason Woolley | Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel |
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Claire Shaw | General Manager Corporate Affairs & Sustainability |
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Guy Waipara | General Manager Development |
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Tania Palmer | General Manager Generation |
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Chris Ewers | General Manager Wholesale |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Shares | Capital |
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The Sovereign in right of New Zealand acting by & through Minister of Finance & Minister | 1,321,595,587 | 51.01% |
HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited NZCSD | 158,571,794 | 6.12% |
HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited A/C State Street - NZCSD | 123,650,989 | 4.77% |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NZ Branch Segregated Clients Account | 114,327,875 | 4.41% |
Citibank Nominees (New Zealand) Limited NZCSD | 94,186,838 | 3.63% |
Custodial Services Limited | 87,947,496 | 3.39% |
BBP Paribas Nominees (NZ) Limited | 81,708,735 | 3.15% |
Accident Compensation Corporation - NZCSD | 46,643,610 | 1.80% |
HSBC Nominees A/C NZ Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited - NZCSD | 30,481,228 | 1.17% |
TEA Custodians Limited Client Property Trust Account - NZCSD | 26,686,005 | 1.03% |
JBWere (NZ) Nominees Limited | 26,597,522 | 1.02% |
New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited | 18,696,224 | 0.72% |
ANZ Wholesale Australasian Share Fund - NZCSD | 17,843,344 | 0.68% |
BNP Paribas Nominees (Nz) Limited - NZCSD | 16,668,854 | 0.64% |
Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited | 16,334,246 | 0.63% |
FNZ Custodians Limited | 15,044,700 | 0.58% |
Simplicity Nominees Limited - Nzcsd | 12,452,897 | 0.48% |
PT (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited | 9,894,449 | 0.38% |
ANZ Custodial Services New Zealand Limited - NZCSD | 7,754,447 | 0.29% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 7,471,777 | 0.28% |