Spark

Spark is New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company employing over 5,000 people. They operate a large fibre network, fifteen data centres and over 60 retail stores across NZ, servicing 2.5 million mobile and 0.7 million broadband connections.

The company also generates revenue from IT infrastructure, cloud services, big-data analytics and sports streaming services. Spark is currently working on rolling out their new 5G infrastructure in NZ which began in 2019.   

Shares are dual listed on the NZX and ASX, Jolie Hodson took over leadership of the company as CEO in 2019.    


Company Details

Registered Office: Level 2, Spark City, 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland 1010
Postal Address: Private Bag 92028, Auckland 1142
Telephone: +64 9 359 6413
Facsimile: +64 9 303 3430
Website: www.sparknz.co.nz
First Listed: 18/07/1991
Balance Date: 30 June
AGM: 03/11/2023

Directors and Executives

Alison Barrass
Independent Non-Executive Director
Warwick Bray
Independent Non-Executive Director
Sheridan Broadbent
Independent Non-Executive Director
David Havercroft
Non-Executive Director
Jolie Hodson
Chief Executive Officer
Paige Howard-Smith
Company Secretary
Stefan Knight
Chief Financial Officer
Gordon MacLeod
Independent Non-Executive Director
Justine Smyth
Independent Non-Executive Director

Announcements

Title Date Type
Spark notes further media speculation regarding DC sale Mon, Aug 11 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
Spark announces Director changes as part of Board renewal Mon, Jul 28 2025 08:30 am ADMIN
Spark New Zealand FY25 Results Announcement Date Fri, Jul 25 2025 03:04 pm GENERAL
Spark accepts offer for HTAL shareholding Mon, Jun 23 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
Spark announces strategic network partnership with Nokia Mon, May 19 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
Spark notes media regarding data centre sale Thu, May 01 2025 09:46 am GENERAL
Spark Finance extends standby facility Thu, Apr 24 2025 10:58 am GENERAL
Spark announces strategic IT collaboration with Infosys Wed, Apr 16 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
Ongoing Disclosure Notice Thu, Apr 10 2025 12:48 pm SHINTR
Ongoing Disclosure Notice Mon, Apr 07 2025 10:32 am SHINTR

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
07/06/22 BlackRock Inc. and related bodies c 161,169,532 - 8.61
03/08/21 The Vanguard Group, Inc. 66,009,791 5.21 3.54
12/02/19 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 90,885,210 5.95 4.95
20/03/18 BlackRock Inc 137,946,771 6.32 7.52
14/07/17 The Bank of New York Mellon Corpora 90,977,258 6.14 4.96

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
05/12/23 Sheridan Adelene Broadb 30,000 - - -
29/09/23 Mellissa Anastaslou 66,565 - - -
22/08/23 Gordon MacLeod 10,000 - - -
04/10/22 Jolie Hodson 704,655 - - -
04/10/22 Stefan Knight 75,941 - - -
16/09/22 Justine Bronwyn Gay Smy 500,201 - - -
05/09/22 Harry Mark Beder 199,439 - - -
11/11/21 Philippa Greenwood - - - -
29/10/21 Charles Sitch 39,350 - - -
01/10/21 David Thomas Havercroft 100,086 - - -
31/03/21 Warwick Bray 31,230 - - -
21/09/20 Paul Berriman 43,000 - - -
06/03/20 Ido Leffler 32,000 - - -
24/02/20 Alison Barrass 37,716 - - -
27/09/19 David Chalmers - - - -
26/09/18 Simon Moutter 1,831,564 - - -
01/09/17 Alison Gerry 25,000 - - -
31/08/17 Mark Verbiest 15,000 - - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

profit2021 profit2022 eps2021 dps2021 sales2021 ebit2021 ebitda2021
mean 450.2 24.6 27.5 4,017.8 707.3 1,240.1
high 450.2 24.6 27.5 4,017.8 707.3 1,240.1
low 450.2 24.6 27.5 4,017.8 707.3 1,240.1
sample 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 06/10/2023


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