Rua Bioscience

Rua is a New Zealand cannabis pharmaceutical company that is aiming to be a leading producer of cannabinoid derived medicines. The Company was established in 2017 in part to support local economic development in the Tairawhiti (East Coast) region, and is a pioneer in the New Zealand medicinal cannabis sector. It was the first company in New Zealand to obtain a licence to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. Rua will operate in the research, cultivation, extraction and manufacturing parts of the medicinal cannabis supply chain.


Company Details

Registered Office: 1 Commerce Place, Awapuni, Gisborne 4071
Postal Address: 1 Commerce Place, Awapuni, Gisborne 4071
Telephone: +64-6-390-6938
Facsimile: n/a
Website: www.ruabio.com
First Listed: 22/10/2020
Balance Date: 30 June
AGM: 12/10/2022

Directors and Executives

Tony Barclay
Independent Director
Panapa Ehau
Executive Director
Teresa Farac-Ciprian Independent Non-Executive Director
Brett Gamble
Non-Executive Director
Paul Naske
Chief Executive Officer
Anna Stove
Chair
Hamish White
Chief Financial Officer

Announcements

Title Date Type
Rua launches product into Czechia in major EU milestone Mon, Sep 01 2025 09:31 am MKTUPDTE
Preliminary Unaudited Annual Results Mon, Sep 01 2025 08:30 am FLLYR
Ongoing Disclosure Notice- Antony Barclay Wed, Aug 20 2025 03:38 pm SHINTR
Change of Registered Office and Address for Service Wed, Aug 20 2025 03:12 pm ADMIN
New Zealand grown products support Rua’s global strategy Tue, Aug 19 2025 11:33 am MKTUPDTE
Capital Change Notice Mon, Aug 18 2025 08:30 am SECISSUE
Capital Change Notice Mon, Aug 18 2025 08:30 am SECISSUE
2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and Director Nominations Fri, Aug 15 2025 09:41 am GENERAL
Capital Change Notice Thu, Aug 14 2025 12:19 pm SECISSUE
Capital Change Notice Tue, Aug 12 2025 10:13 am SECISSUE

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
22/12/22 Michael John Wilding 8,509,556 - 5.39
18/03/22 Hikurangi Enterprises Limited 8,132,620 - 5.43
17/03/22 Hikurangi Bioactives Limited Partne 4,000,000 12.58 2.67
22/10/20 Tailorspace Capital Limited, Tailor 11,129,375 - 7.95
22/10/20 Fang Group Investment Limited and F 23,584,939 - 16.85
22/10/20 Andrew Charles Williams 7,756,838 - 5.54

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
31/05/23 Hamish White 80,895 - - -
17/05/23 Antony George Barclay 50,000 - - -
02/11/21 Paul Naske 159,872 - - -
02/11/21 Rob Mitchell 288,251 - - -
02/11/21 Panapa Ehau 474,224 - - -
02/11/21 Trevor Burt 958,002 - - -
22/10/20 Martin Smith 2,544,732 - - -
22/10/20 Brett Gamble 1,805,914 - - -
22/10/20 Anna Stove 763,896 - - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

No forecasts available

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 06/06/2023


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