Synlait
Synlait Milk is a dairy manufacturer who is focused on supplying higher value dairy products to milk-based health and nutrition companies. The company owns and operates the large Dunsandel manufacturing plant which processes more than 700 million litres of milk a year.
Synlait also owns consumer packing facilities capable of producing 64,000 tonnes of finished product a year.
The company employs 700 people and has been led by CEO, Leon Clement since 2018. Synlait is dual
Company Details
Registered Office:
1028 Heslerton Road, Rakaia 7783, Private Bag 806, Ashburton 7740
Postal Address:
1028 Heslerton Road, Rakaia 7783, Private Bag 806, Ashburton 7740
Telephone:
+64-3-373-3000
Facsimile:
n/a
Website:
www.synlait.com
First Listed:
23/07/2013
Balance Date:
31 July
AGM:
04/12/2024
Directors and Executives
George Adams
Chair
Leon Fung
Director
Andy Liu
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Mallard
Chief Operating Officer
Paul McGilvary
Independent Director
Paul Washer
Independent Director
Richard Wyeth
Chief Executive Officer
Sihang Yang
Director
Zhu (Julia) Yi
Director
Tao Zhang
Director
Announcements
| Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Revenue Officer resignation | Wed, Oct 01 2025 08:30 am | ADMIN |
| Synlait confirms Bright Dairy vote received | Mon, Sep 29 2025 08:35 am | MEETING |
| FY25 Results, North Island Assets Sale & Annual Meeting | Mon, Sep 29 2025 08:30 am | ANNREP |
| Synlait finalises bank refinancing | Fri, Sep 26 2025 04:28 pm | MKTUPDTE |
| Retirement of Director: Annual Meeting Director Nominations | Mon, Sep 01 2025 08:30 am | MEETING |
| Synlait FY25 results date and conference call details | Thu, Aug 21 2025 08:30 am | GENERAL |
| Synlait responds to media speculation | Tue, Aug 19 2025 08:30 am | GENERAL |
| Synlait provides performance update | Wed, Jul 30 2025 08:30 am | MKTUPDTE |
| SML – Waiver from NZX Listing Rule 5.1.1(b) | Tue, Jul 29 2025 12:50 pm | WAV/RULE |
| COO resignation | Mon, Jul 07 2025 08:30 am | ADMIN |
Major Holdings Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/24 | The a2 Milk Company Limited, The a2 | 119,635,613 | 19.84 | 19.83 |
| 01/10/24 | Bright Dairy Holding Limited | 393,599,938 | - | 65.25 |
| 01/12/22 | FIL Limited and entities | 10,918,989 | 5.03 | 5.00 |
| 10/08/18 | Mitsui & Co., Ltd | 179,223 | 8.38 | 0.10 |
| 22/08/17 | BT Investment Management Limited | 8,950,000 | 5.66 | 4.99 |
| 30/05/17 | Westpac Banking Corporation | 199,822 | 6.77 | 0.11 |
Director’s Interests Announcements
| Date | Name | No. Held | % | Details | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/08/24 | Lei Liu (Andy) | 3,485 | - | - | - |
| 07/12/20 | Simon Robertson | 13,324 | - | - | - |
| 07/12/20 | John Penno | 5,109,803 | - | - | - |
| 07/12/20 | Willem Roest | 30,495 | - | - | - |
| 07/12/20 | Graeme Roderick Milne | 82,556 | - | - | - |
| 14/10/19 | N Greenwood | 90,710 | - | - | - |
| 17/10/16 | The Hon Ruth Richardson | 56,222 | 0.03 | - | - |
| 17/10/16 | Sam Knowles | 55,000 | 0.03 | - | - |
Analysts’ Forecasts
No forecasts available
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Updated: 04/09/2025
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