Notice of issue of Shares under Employee Equity Scheme

5 December 2017

Notice of issue of Shares under Employee Equity Scheme

For the purposes of NZSX Listing Rules 7.12.1 and 7.12.9, Contact Energy Limited (Contact) advises
that the following securities have been issued under its Employee Equity Scheme:

Class of security Ordinary Shares
ISIN NZCENE0001S6
Number of securities issued 54,996
Issue price Under the terms of Contact’s Employee Equity
Scheme:
(a) 42,602 shares had no cash issue price; and
(b) 12,364 shares were issued upon payment of
$5.2186 (being the exercise price of the
relevant options being converted)
Payment in cash NA
Amount paid up In full
Percentage of total class of securities issued 0.01%
Reasons for the issue Issue of ordinary shares upon exercise of options and
share rights pursuant to Contact’s Employee Equity
Scheme.
Specific authority for the issue Resolution(s) of Directors dated 14 November 2012,
12 November 2013 and 15 October 2015.
Terms or details of the issue Terms of Contact’s Employee Equity Scheme. The
issued shares rank equally with other fully paid
ordinary shares on issue.
Total number of securities of the class in
existence after the issue
716,276,037 Ordinary Shares
Date of issue 4 December 2017
Listing Rule 7.12.9
Number of securities converted
54,996 options and share rights issued pursuant to
Contact’s Employee Equity Scheme
Number and class of securities into which
have been converted
54,996 Ordinary Shares
Details of any interests or dividend conditions
attaching to relevant securities
None
Number of securities of the same class that
remain to be converted
6,297,762 options, 789,541 performance share rights
and 605,761 deferred share rights

Kirsten Clayton
Company Secretary