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South Port New Zealand delivered record FY26 earnings and cargo volumes, lifting its annual dividend to 29.0 cents per share. The next test is whether its core Southland trade can hold up as one-off wind farm cargo disappears and the port enters a leadership transition.

Spark New Zealand has confirmed the final currency conversion and reinvestment price for its 30 June 2026 distribution. Shareholders will receive NZD 0.08705882 per share, or AUD 0.07022128, with payment and new DRP shares scheduled for 2 October.

ABx Group has locked in approximately $4.1 million through a placement and fully underwritten share purchase plan, with strategic partner Good Importing International committing $1 million. The funding will support the Deep Leads rare earths project and construction and commissioning of the ALCORE pilot plant, but comes with substantial new equity and options.

New Zealand King Salmon has raised its FY26 pro-forma EBITDA guidance to $36 million-$39 million, citing better fish performance and lower-than-expected mortality. Harvest volumes are unchanged, while higher feed and wellboat costs are expected to emerge in FY27.

Seeka has raised its full-year profit before tax guidance after strong third-quarter trading, with citrus growth and New Zealand kiwifruit returns adding to margin gains. The company now expects profit before tax of $41.0 million to $45.0 million.

Horizon Oil has used its Pareto Securities presentation to put record FY26 production, enlarged reserves and a multi-country drilling pipeline at the centre of its growth case. The stronger platform comes with a test: convert a long list of projects into sustained cash flow while preserving shareholder returns.

Infratil has raised FY27 earnings guidance as data-centre demand accelerates across CDC and Longroad, with AI infrastructure now representing 73% of its NZ$22 billion asset base. The company is also sharpening its strategy around scaled growth platforms, contracted cash flows and selective new investments.

Channel Infrastructure has set the Dividend Reinvestment Plan price for its 2026 half-year dividend at NZ$3.4012 per share. The NZ$0.0725 unfranked dividend will be paid on 24 September, with participating shareholders receiving new shares at a 1% discount.

PGG Wrightson delivered a sharp improvement in FY26 earnings, with Operating EBITDA up 15% to NZ$64.3 million and net profit rising 46% to NZ$15.6 million. The result supports a fully imputed 5.5 cents per share final dividend, although debt and GO-STOCK receivables have also expanded.

Meridian Energy’s generation rose 21.1% year on year in August as strong hydro and wind conditions pushed national storage to 155% of historical average. But average generation prices fell 62.3%, highlighting the tension between abundant supply and weaker market pricing.

Tribeca Global Natural Resources has completed the on-market share purchases supporting its dividend reinvestment plan and set the DRP price at AUD 2.91975. The 10-cent fully franked distribution remains scheduled for payment on 2 October 2026.

FBR has opened a fully underwritten A$2.5 million share purchase plan to fund testing and commercialisation of its Mantis and Hadrian robotics platforms. Eligible shareholders can subscribe at the lower of A$0.115 or a discounted five-day VWAP, with one five-year option attached to each share issued.