Chorus
Chorus was formed in 2008 and the company was listed on the NZX in 2011. Chorus is a telecommunications infrastructure company operating New Zealand’s largest fixed line fibre optic and copper cable communications networks.
The company provides an open access network which broadband providers can use to provide customers with communications products and services.
Chorus is one of the larger companies on the NZX with a market capitalisation of almost $4 billion in 2020 and is dual listed on both the NZX and ASX. The company appointed JB Rousselot as CEO in 2019.
Company Details
Registered Office:
Level 10, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011
Postal Address:
Level 10, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011
Telephone:
+64 4 896 4004
Facsimile:
n/a
Website:
www.chorus.co.nz
First Listed:
23/11/2011
Balance Date:
30 June
AGM:
05/11/2025
Directors and Executives
Mark Aue
Chief Executive Officer
Sue Bailey
Independent Non-Executive Director
Neal Barclay
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark Cross
Independent Chairman
Drew Davies
Chief Operating Officer
Miriam Dean
Independent Non-Executive Director
Will Irving
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kate Jorgensen
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jack Matthews
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kristel McMeekin
General Counsel / Company Secretary
Announcements
| Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| S&P affirms Chorus' BBB rating - outlook raised to positive | Wed, Nov 12 2025 08:30 am | CREDIT |
| Chorus announces EMTN debt investor roadshow & tender offer | Wed, Nov 12 2025 08:30 am | GENERAL |
| Results of Chorus Limited's annual shareholders' meeting | Wed, Nov 05 2025 02:03 pm | MEETING |
| Chorus’ annual shareholders’ meeting | Wed, Nov 05 2025 09:48 am | MEETING |
| Notification of issue of NIFF/CIP warrants | Tue, Nov 04 2025 08:30 am | SECISSUE |
| Q1 FY26 Connections Update | Wed, Oct 15 2025 08:30 am | MKTUPDTE |
| Government considering selling Chorus UFB securities | Fri, Oct 10 2025 09:08 am | GENERAL |
| Notice of annual meeting and proxy/voting form | Wed, Oct 01 2025 08:30 am | MEETING |
| SPH Notice - The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Thu, Sep 25 2025 08:33 am | SHINTR |
| SPH Notice – L1 Capital Pty Ltd | Wed, Sep 24 2025 08:30 am | SHINTR |
Major Holdings Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/25 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc | 18,713,505 | 5.00 | 4.31 |
| 18/07/25 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc | 21,789,106 | - | 5.02 |
| 07/05/25 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc | 21,676,235 | 5.01 | 5.00 |
| 21/03/24 | The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 12,628,855 | 5.01 | 2.91 |
| 06/06/23 | L1 Capital Pty Limited | 36,463,390 | 8.16 | 8.34 |
| 23/02/23 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc | 22,196,561 | 5.00 | 5.01 |
| 15/12/22 | UniSuper Limited as trustee for Uni | 37,948,874 | 7.51 | 8.53 |
| 08/09/21 | BNP PARIBAS SA (“BNPP SA”) and its | 856,064 | 5.95 | 0.19 |
| 30/08/21 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 22,330,536 | 5.05 | 5.00 |
| 25/03/20 | Morgan Stanley and its Subsidiaries | 19,276,728 | 5.20 | 4.34 |
| 09/03/20 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc | 23,235,432 | 4.85 | 5.24 |
| 18/10/19 | Accident Compensation Corporation | 22,010,905 | 5.01 | 4.96 |
| 19/11/18 | Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd and it | 21,539,771 | 5.56 | 4.94 |
| 29/11/17 | Macquarie Group Limited | 20,997,201 | 5.65 | 4.94 |
Director’s Interests Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Details | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/25 | Neal Anthony Barclay | 24,320 | - | - | - |
| 04/03/25 | William Alexander King | 45,000 | - | - | - |
| 26/03/24 | Andrew Mark Cross | 50,711 | - | - | - |
| 01/11/23 | Susan Michelle Bailey | 50,000 | - | - | - |
| 28/09/23 | Miriam Rose Dean | 10,000 | - | - | - |
| 03/11/22 | Andrew Carroll | 109,011 | - | - | - |
| 03/11/22 | Jean-Baptiste Rousselot | 41,968 | - | - | - |
| 13/10/22 | Jack Matthews | 19,881 | - | - | - |
| 13/10/22 | Murray Peter Jordan | 124,010 | - | - | - |
| 13/10/22 | Elaine Campbell | 15,205 | - | - | - |
| 14/10/21 | Prudence Mary Flacks | 44,234 | - | - | - |
| 14/10/21 | Kate Louise Jorgensen | 12,975 | - | - | - |
| 15/12/20 | Dr Patrick Clifford Str | 51,000 | - | - | - |
| 25/10/19 | Kathryn McKenzie | 65,862 | - | - | - |
| 11/10/19 | Anne June Urlwin | 20,394 | - | - | - |
| 06/03/19 | Lyndal Jane York | 1,000 | - | - | - |
| 24/10/17 | Keith Sharman Turner | 6,616 | - | - | - |
| 06/10/17 | Vanessa Oakley | 27,666 | - | - | - |
| 07/10/16 | Mark Adrian Ratcliffe | 152,467 | 0.04 | - | - |
| 07/10/16 | Clayton Wakefield | 21,752 | 0.01 | - | - |
Analysts’ Forecasts
No forecasts available
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