Vital

Vital is the provider of fundamental nationwide infrastructure and communication services that are Vital to New Zealand. We have been providing connected, seamless, integrated communications and coverage in New Zealand's most remote locations for over 25 years. We own and operate fibre in Auckland and Wellington positioned to take advantage of growing data consumption, are the largest commercial provider of nationwide radio in New Zealand and provide linking radio services through microwave to some of the remotest parts of New Zealand.


Company Details

Registered Office: Level 6, 25-27 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington 6011
Postal Address: PO Box 9345, Wellington 6141
Telephone: +64-4-802-1470
Facsimile: n/a
Website: https://vital.co.nz/
First Listed: 06/05/2004
Balance Date: 30 June
AGM: 22/10/2024

Directors and Executives

Jason Bull
Chief Executive Officer
Susan Freeman-Greene Independent Director
Paul Kerr
Chief Financial Officer
John McMahon
Chair
James Sclater
Independent Director

Announcements

Title Date Type
Vital Limited (“VTL”) – Suspension of Trading and Delisting Fri, Sep 26 2025 04:47 pm MEMO
Annual Report Waiver and Delisting Timetable Fri, Sep 26 2025 04:21 pm TRANSACT
Close Of Tait Offer and Compulsory Acquisition Fri, Sep 26 2025 03:17 pm TRANSACT
VTL – Waiver from NZX Listing Rule 3.6.1 Fri, Sep 26 2025 03:16 pm WAV/RULE
Compulsory Acquisition Notice Fri, Sep 26 2025 02:47 pm TRANSACT
Notice Pursuant to Rule 49A of the Takeovers Code Thu, Sep 18 2025 09:36 am TRANSACT
SPH Notice - Tait International Limited (Tait) Thu, Sep 18 2025 09:35 am SHINTR
Tait Communications Completes Takeover of Vital Ltd Mon, Sep 15 2025 02:52 pm TRANSACT
SPH Notice - Tait International Limited (Tait) Mon, Sep 15 2025 09:18 am SHINTR
Notice Pursuant to Rule 49A of the Takeovers Code Mon, Sep 15 2025 09:16 am TRANSACT

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
03/09/25 Tait International Limited (Tait) 28,504,674 67.28 68.61
26/08/25 Salt Funds Management Limited - 5.00 -
24/06/25 Asset Management Limited 4,492,508 10.49 10.81
16/09/24 Empire Technology Limited - 9.70 -
07/05/19 Ronald James Woodrow 2,048,034 6.49 4.95

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
01/08/25 Jason Bull - - - -
01/08/25 John McMahon - - - -
01/08/25 James Sclater - - - -
01/08/25 Paul Kerr - - - -
30/03/23 Jason Charles Bull 450,666 - - -
24/09/21 Andrew Mark Miller 1,134,104 - - -
03/04/20 Roger Morrison Sowry 100,000 - - -
03/04/20 Reginald Allan Barrett 6,921 - - -
02/09/19 Nathan York 26,000 - - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

No forecasts available

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 04/09/2025


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