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Market Cap $12.99 billion
P/E Ratio 27.40
Dividend Yield 3.08%
Shares Outstanding 2.58 billion
Earnings per share 0.197
Dividend per share 0.15
Year To Date Return 0.68%
Earnings Yield 3.65%
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  • Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ)
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    Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Ex-Date Amount Franking Type Payable
    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.

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    About Meridian Energy Ltd

    Meridian is New Zealand's largest electricity generator, operating hydro stations and wind farms in New Zealand. Nearly 90% of its electricity is generated from low-cost hydro power plants, with wind making up the rest. The company's main competitors are vertically integrated firms, such as Mercury NZ, Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, and Trustpower.

    MEZ Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Date Close Change % Change Volume Open High Low
    10 Aug 2023 $5.03 $0.03 0.60% 38,088 $5.24 $5.24 $4.94
    09 Aug 2023 $5.00 $-0.19 -3.66% 20,706 $5.19 $5.19 $5.00
    08 Aug 2023 $5.19 $0.10 1.96% 26,345 $5.19 $5.19 $5.06
    07 Aug 2023 $5.09 $-0.09 -1.74% 38,017 $5.18 $5.18 $5.09
    04 Aug 2023 $5.18 $0.01 0.19% 13,529 $5.23 $5.23 $5.12
    03 Aug 2023 $5.17 $-0.01 -0.19% 15,096 $5.23 $5.23 $5.12
    02 Aug 2023 $5.18 $-0.06 -1.15% 27,936 $5.13 $5.18 $5.11
    01 Aug 2023 $5.24 $0.03 0.58% 6,198 $5.21 $5.24 $5.11
    31 Jul 2023 $5.21 $0.22 4.41% 65,658 $5.10 $5.26 $5.02
    28 Jul 2023 $4.99 $-0.15 -2.92% 16,938 $5.09 $5.14 $4.99
    27 Jul 2023 $5.14 $0.04 0.78% 8,806 $5.10 $5.14 $4.97
    26 Jul 2023 $5.10 $-0.01 -0.20% 30,916 $5.10 $5.10 $5.00
    25 Jul 2023 $5.11 $0.00 0.00% 2,675 $5.11 $5.11 $5.02
    24 Jul 2023 $5.11 $0.06 1.19% 42,197 $4.96 $5.11 $4.95
    21 Jul 2023 $5.05 $-0.03 -0.59% 14,429 $5.06 $5.06 $4.89
    20 Jul 2023 $5.08 $0.17 3.46% 16,846 $5.01 $5.08 $4.96
    19 Jul 2023 $4.91 $-0.24 -4.66% 7,363 $5.15 $5.15 $4.91
    18 Jul 2023 $5.15 $-0.01 -0.19% 4,233 $5.15 $5.15 $5.01
    17 Jul 2023 $5.16 $-0.02 -0.39% 26,252 $5.18 $5.18 $5.00
    14 Jul 2023 $5.18 $0.23 4.65% 6,696 $5.14 $5.18 $5.02
    13 Jul 2023 $4.95 $-0.16 -3.13% 57,191 $5.11 $5.27 $4.95
    12 Jul 2023 $5.11 $-0.10 -1.92% 44,915 $5.18 $5.18 $5.00
    11 Jul 2023 $5.21 $0.11 2.16% 14,225 $5.10 $5.21 $5.10

    Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Date Director Type Amount Value Notes
    16 Mar 2023 Julia Hoare Buy 4 $20,200
    On-market trade. NZD$
    30 Sep 2022 Tania Simpson Buy 626 $2,986
    On-market trade. NZD$
    23 Sep 2022 Julia Hoare Buy 81 $403
    Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). As per announcement on 14-10-2022 in nzd$
    23 Sep 2022 Mark Verbiest Buy 1 $5,377
    Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). in nzd$
    23 Sep 2022 Janice (Jan) Dawson Buy 1 $5,302
    Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). As per announcement on 14-10-2022
    in nzd$
    25 Aug 2022 Graham Cockroft Buy 20 $101,908
    On-market trade.

    Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Name Title Start Date Profile
    Mr Mark Verbiest Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman Mar 2017
    Mr Verbiest is an experienced company director, currently serving on the boards of companies and organisations 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.
    Mr Mark Cooper Cairns Non-Executive Director Jul 2012
    Mr Cairns has experience in infrastructure, port operations and transportation. He has been Chief Executive of Port of Tauranga Limited since 2005. Prior, he was Chief Executive of C 3 Limited (formerly Toll Owens Limited) for five years, following his role as General Manager (Central) at Fulton Hogan Limited. He is Chair of Quality Marshalling (Mount Maunganui) Limited and is a director of Northport Limited and Port of Tauranga Trustee Company Limited. He has also previously held director roles in PrimePort Timaru Limited, C 3 Limited and Tapper Transport Limited. He is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
    Ms Janice (Jan) Amelia Dawson Non-Executive Director Nov 2012
    Ms Dawson is Chair of Westpac New Zealand, Deputy Chair of Air New Zealand Limited, Director of AIG Insurance New Zealand Limited and Beca Group. She was previously the Chair and Chief Executive of KPMG New Zealand with a career spanning 30 years specialising in audit and accounting services in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. She is a Vice President of World Sailing a Councillor of the University of Auckland. She was previously President of Yachting New Zealand and a director of Goodman Fielder Limited and Counties Manukau District Health Board. She is Chair of the People Committee and a member of Risk Committee.
    Ms Tania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson Non-Executive Director Aug 2021
    No Profile Reported in Last Annual Report
    Ms Julia Cecile Hoare Non-Executive Director Sep 2019
    Ms Hoare has governance, financial, accounting and auditing expertise. Her executive career at PWC includes experience in sustainability and risk management. She has a governance pedigree and is currently a Director of New Zealand companies which includes Auckland International Airport, Port of Tauranga, a2 Milk, Watercare Services and AWF Madison. In addition to financial experience in both the private and public sectors, her skills also span infrastructure, logistics, utilities and business practices. She is Chair of Risk Committee.
    Mrs Nagaja Tharanginee Sanatkumar Non-Executive Director Jan 2020
    Mrs Sanatkumar has over 20 years global executive and leadership experience. She has an international career which includes senior roles at both Amazon and Expedia. While at Amazon, she led facets of Online Grocery, Trade In and Rentals, which build her expertise across retail, customer experience innovation, P&L ownership and digital technology. She took consultancy role with Deloitte. She is also a Director for New Zealand Post. Previously she held the position of General Manager Global Digital at Icebreaker. She is a Member of the People Committee.
    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.
    Mr Graham John Cockroft Non-Executive Director Jul 2022
    Mr Cockroft has finance and energy industry experience. He has over 30 years of experience in the international energy industry, with executive roles in the UK, South America, New Zealand and Asia. Mr Cockroft has experience across the energy chain and under different political, economic and regulatory regimes. He has experience in strategy and business development. During his executive career Mr Cockroft has served as Group CFO at a Singapore-based energy and urban solutions provider with operations in Asia, Middle East and UK, CFO and COO at Contact Energy, and in various senior executive roles for close to two decades at BG Group (formerly British Gas), primarily in the UK and South America.
    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 major 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.
    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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    Nic Kennedy Chief Executive Flux Federation Limited
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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 and Sustainabillity
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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.

    Data provided by Morningstar.
    Name Shares Capital
    Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand 1,315,682,395 51.02%
    HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited 129,141,409 5.01%
    HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited A/C State Street 112,222,628 4.35%
    JP Morgan Chase Bank NA NZ Branch-Segregated Clients Acct 102,789,338 3.99%
    Custodial Services Limited 96,673,134 3.75%
    Citibank Nominees (New Zealand) Limited 94,463,688 3.66%
    BNP Paribas Nominees (NZ) Limited 43,215,464 1.68%
    Accident Compensation Corporation 42,303,557 1.64%
    National Nominees Limited 29,902,174 1.16%
    JBWere (NZ) Nominees Limited 28,372,519 1.10%
    HSBC Nominees A/C NZ Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited 26,830,722 1.04%
    BNP Paribas Nominees (NZ) Limited (i) 22,818,260 0.89%
    New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited 20,091,710 0.78%
    TEA Custodians Limited Client Property Trust Account 19,112,923 0.74%
    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 18,787,763 0.73%
    ANZ Wholesale Australasian Share Fund 17,737,193 0.69%
    FNZ Custodians Limited 15,476,357 0.60%
    Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 13,733,271 0.53%
    Simplicity Nominees Limited - NZCSD 9,290,231 0.36%
    PT (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited 8,132,516 0.32%

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