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
Synlait updates forecast base milk price Thu, Nov 27 2025 08:30 am MKTUPDTE
Synlait Annual Meeting Results Fri, Nov 21 2025 02:42 pm MEETING
Synlait Annual Meeting Presentation Fri, Nov 21 2025 12:30 pm MEETING
Synlait appoints new Chief Revenue Officer Tue, Nov 18 2025 08:30 am ADMIN
Banking facilities update Fri, Nov 14 2025 08:30 am MKTUPDTE
OIO approval North Island assets received Thu, Oct 23 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
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

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

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 04/09/2025


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