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Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ)
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Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep 2025 | $0.1485 | 0.00% | Final | 23 Sep 2025 |
| 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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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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| 16 Jan 2026 | $4.80 | $0.04 | 0.84% | 23,764 | $4.76 | $4.80 | $4.74 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | $4.76 | $-0.08 | -1.65% | 33,248 | $4.77 | $4.86 | $4.75 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | $4.84 | $-0.01 | -0.21% | 25,193 | $4.85 | $4.85 | $4.74 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | $4.85 | $0.01 | 0.21% | 40,089 | $4.83 | $4.85 | $4.76 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | $4.84 | $-0.04 | -0.82% | 43,922 | $4.87 | $4.87 | $4.74 |
| 09 Jan 2026 | $4.88 | $0.08 | 1.67% | 3,640 | $4.81 | $4.89 | $4.80 |
| 08 Jan 2026 | $4.80 | $0.01 | 0.21% | 36,006 | $4.79 | $4.86 | $4.75 |
| 07 Jan 2026 | $4.79 | $-0.08 | -1.64% | 8,178 | $4.80 | $4.81 | $4.77 |
| 06 Jan 2026 | $4.87 | $-0.03 | -0.61% | 30,454 | $4.88 | $4.88 | $4.79 |
| 05 Jan 2026 | $4.90 | $0.01 | 0.20% | 25,126 | $4.88 | $4.90 | $4.77 |
| 02 Jan 2026 | $4.89 | $-0.01 | -0.20% | 1,768 | $4.89 | $4.89 | $4.81 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $4.90 | $0.07 | 1.45% | 4,076 | $4.83 | $4.90 | $4.80 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | $4.83 | $0.07 | 1.47% | 2,643 | $4.74 | $4.83 | $4.74 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | $4.76 | $-0.06 | -1.24% | 9,228 | $4.83 | $4.83 | $4.76 |
| 24 Dec 2025 | $4.82 | $-0.11 | -2.23% | 6,409 | $4.93 | $4.93 | $4.82 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | $4.93 | $0.13 | 2.71% | 23,335 | $4.81 | $4.94 | $4.81 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | $4.80 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 33,373 | $4.80 | $4.85 | $4.77 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | $4.80 | $-0.02 | -0.41% | 6,620 | $4.82 | $4.83 | $4.77 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | $4.82 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 41,370 | $4.81 | $4.88 | $4.76 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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| 31 Oct 2025 | David Carter | Issued | 83,500 | $428,355 |
As advised by the company. Shares held by BGLIR Trustee
Limited prior to David starting as a Director of Meridian. |
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 an experienced company director, currently also serving as the Chair of Summerset Group Holdings Limited, and as a director of ASB Bank Limited (effective 1 October 2025). He is also currently a member of the Fonterra Independent Assessment Panel, and a member ff the Chapter Zero NZ Steering Committee. Mark was a senior corporate partner of the national law firm Simpson Grierson for several years before joining the senior executive team at Telecom NZ. Aside from being Group General Counsel and leading several corporate groups at Telecom, he was also executive lead for the International and cable, and Yellow Pages businesses. Mark is also a former Chair of Freightways Limited, Spark New Zealand Limited, Willis Bond Capital Limited and Transpower New Zealand Limited. He serves on the Risk Committee and the People, and Culture Committee
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| Ms Tania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2021 |
Ms Simpson is currently a director at Auckland International Airport Limited and Waste Management NZ Limited. Tania is also the Chair of the Waitangi National Trust. Tania 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. Tania is Chair of the People and Culture Committee and serves on the Safety and Sustainability Committee
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| Ms Julia Cecile Hoare | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2019 |
Mr Hoare has governance, financial, and commercial expertise. She is currently, Chair of Port of Tauranga and Chair of Auckland International Airport. She is also a member of the Chapter Zero New Zealand Steering Committee. During her executive career, Julia was a partner at PwC for two decades where she got 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. Julia is Chair of the Risk Committee
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| Mrs Nagaja Tharanginee Sanatkumar | Non-Executive Director | Jan 2020 |
Ms Sanatkumar has 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, including initiatives and processes to ensure information security, fraud protection and customer data privacy compliance. Nagaja led the establishment of the board's Cyber Security Committee, which governs initiatives to prevent, assure, and protect Meridian against the threats of cyber-attacks and loss of critical data. Nagaja has over 25 years of global executive and leadership experience. She is also a Director for Southern Cross Healthcare Limited, Southern Cross Medical Care Society and Tuatahi First Fibre Limited. Nagaja is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and serves on the People and Culture Committee is also Chair of the Cyber Security Committee.
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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 heavy industry sector. Michelle is currently on the board on Cycling New Zealand Incorporated and South Port NZ Limited. Michelle is a former executive of Rio Tinto, both in New Zealand and Australia. She previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer of PowerNet, an electricity distribution company. Michelle has experience in health and safety, infrastructure and risk management. Michelle serves on the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Risk Committee
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| Mr Graham John Cockroft | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2022 |
Mr Cockroft and the Cyber Security Committee. Graham 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. During his executive career Graham served as Group CFO at SGX-listed Sembcorp Industries Limited, Singapore, CFO and COO at Contact Energy Limited, New Zealand, and in various senior executive roles for close to two decades at the UK energy company BG Group (now part of Shell plc), primarily in the UK and South America. He serves on the Risk Committee, the People and Culture Committee.
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| Mr David Carter | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2023 |
Mr Carter has been with the Beca group of companies for 30 plus years during which time he has held a range of people, project and governance positions within the group. Since 2017 David has served as Beca Group's Executive Chair. David has worked across a range of sectors within New Zealand and offshore, from airports to ports, and wastewater treatment plants to heavy duty pavements. Such projects include remediation of the Larona hydro canal and foundations for various high-rise structures. Delivery mechanisms have ranged from conventional design and construct to design build, culminating in the $3 plus billion Victorian (Australia) Desalination plant as a board member of the design JV. He serves on the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Cyber Security 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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| Helen Peters | Acting Chief Financial Officer |
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| Lisa Hannifin | Chief Customer Officer |
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| Nicola Kennedy | Chief Executive |
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| Neal Anthony Barclay | Chief Executive Officer |
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| Mike Roan | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Rush Bhatt | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Bharat Ratanpal | Chief Information Officer and Interim Chief Executive of Flux Federation Limited |
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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 Sustainability |
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| Tania Palmer | General Manager Generation |
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| Rory Blundel | General Manager Strategy and Portfolio |
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| Guy Waipara | GM Development |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereign In Right Of NZ, & Through Minister Of Finance & Minister For State Owned Enterprises | 1,335,576,835 | 51.00% |
| HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited Nzcsd | 162,430,020 | 6.20% |
| HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited A/C State Street Nzcsd | 141,851,316 | 5.40% |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank Na Nz Branch Segregated Clients Acct Nzcsd | 115,458,129 | 4.40% |
| Custodial Services Limited | 86,931,013 | 3.30% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees (Nz) Limited Nzcsd | 82,473,103 | 3.10% |
| Citibank Nominees (New Zealand) Limited Nzcsd | 73,703,752 | 2.80% |
| Accident Compensation Corporation Nzcsd | 46,722,927 | 1.80% |
| HSBC Nominees A/C Nz Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited Nzcsd | 35,386,673 | 1.40% |
| Tea Custodians Limited Client Property Trust Account Nzcsd | 34,087,755 | 1.30% |
| Jbwere (Nz) Nominees Limited | 27,387,227 | 1.00% |
| Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited | 23,514,977 | 0.90% |
| New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited | 23,031,979 | 0.90% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees (Nz) Limited Nzcsd i | 19,063,516 | 0.70% |
| Anz Wholesale Australasian Share Fund Nzcsd | 14,935,699 | 0.60% |
| Simplicity Nominees Limited Nzcsd | 14,457,870 | 0.60% |
| FNZ Custodians Limited | 12,557,500 | 0.50% |
| Generate Kiwisaver Public Trust Nominees Limited Nzcsd | 12,063,904 | 0.50% |
| PT (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited | 10,591,949 | 0.40% |
| Jbwere (Nz) Nominees Limited i | 7,877,445 | 0.30% |