Livestock Improvement Corporation
Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (LIC) is a farmer-owned dairy breeding and genetics co-operative that provides a range of services and solutions to improve the productivity and prosperity of farmers. This includes dairy genetics, information and automation technology, herd testing and DNA parentage verification. Subsidiary business LIC Automation also provide integrated automation systems and unique milk testing sensors that present real-time data while a cow is being milked.
With origins dating back to 1909, LIC has a long history of world-leading innovations for the dairy industry. Today the New Zealand-based co-op employs more than 800 permanent staff, swelling to 2000 during the peak dairy mating season. LIC also has offices in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and Brazil.
Company Details
Registered Office:
85 Dukeson Road, Rd 2, Putaruru
Postal Address:
Private Bag 3016, Hamilton 3240
Telephone:
+64-27-488-4615
Facsimile:
n/a
Website:
http://www.lic.co.nz/
First Listed:
19/04/2004
Balance Date:
31 May
AGM:
17/09/2025
Directors and Executives
David Chin
Chief Executive Officer
Antony Coltman
Independent Director
Duncan Coull
Independent Director
Ben Dickie
Independent Director
Timothy Dunlop Gibson Independent Director
Sophie Haslem
Independent Director
Brent Mealings
Chief Financial Officer
Michael O’Connor
Independent Director
Blair O'Keeffe
Independent Director
Hamish Rumbold
Independent Director
Corrigan Sowman
Chairman
Victoria Trayner
Independent Director
Announcements
| Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NZX Notice pursuant to Listing Rule 3.13.1 | Mon, Nov 03 2025 08:30 am | SECISSUE |
| Ongoing D&O Disclosure - multiple | Tue, Oct 28 2025 11:28 am | SHINTR |
| Director & Senior Manager Ongoing Disclosure - MJ O'Connor | Wed, Oct 08 2025 03:27 pm | SHINTR |
| Initial D & O Disclosure - DL Chin | Wed, Oct 01 2025 04:23 pm | SHINTR |
| NZX Notice pursuant to Listing Rule 3.13.1 | Wed, Oct 01 2025 08:30 am | SECISSUE |
| Determination of Director's Independence | Mon, Sep 29 2025 10:51 am | GENERAL |
| Initial D&O Disclsosure - NM Shadbolt | Tue, Sep 23 2025 08:30 am | SHINTR |
| LIC Annual Meeting Results | Thu, Sep 18 2025 08:30 am | MEETING |
| LIC Annual Meeting Presentation | Wed, Sep 17 2025 10:01 am | MEETING |
| LIC 2024/25 Sustainability Report | Tue, Sep 16 2025 08:30 am | GENERAL |
Major Holdings Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/09/24 | Peter James McBride | 8,800 | 5.94 | 0.01 |
| 17/09/24 | David Gregory Turner | 7,313,073 | - | 5.17 |
| 19/09/19 | Trinity Lands Limited | 7,328,983 | - | 5.94 |
Director’s Interests Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Details | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/25 | Brent Denis Mealings | 11,552 | - | - | - |
| 20/08/25 | Duncan James Bruce Coul | 8,100 | - | - | - |
| 05/11/24 | Benjamin John Dickie | 61,190 | - | - | - |
| 25/09/24 | Antony Paul Coltman | 123,820 | - | - | - |
| 25/09/24 | Michael John O'Connor | 273,144 | - | - | - |
| 27/02/24 | Matthew Fraser Ross | 94,544 | - | - | - |
| 27/02/24 | Murray Grant King | 139,904 | - | - | - |
| 27/02/24 | Victoria Jean Trayner | 5,600 | - | - | - |
| 23/08/23 | Alison Watters | 33,576 | - | - | - |
| 23/08/23 | Kenneth Charles Hames | 4,000 | - | - | - |
| 23/08/23 | Corrigan George Sowman | 80,488 | - | - | - |
| 24/08/22 | Gray Walter Baldwin | 9,094 | - | - | - |
| 29/09/20 | David Philip Jensen | 14,262 | - | - | - |
| 23/08/18 | Steven Poole | 78,695 | - | - | - |
| 23/08/18 | Murray Jagger | 89,632 | - | - | - |
| 25/07/18 | Simon Wayne McNee | 40,000 | - | - | - |
| 25/07/18 | Linda Mary Cooper | 39,724 | - | - | - |
Analysts’ Forecasts
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Updated: 04/09/2025
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