Notice of issue of Shares under Employee Equity Scheme

Contact Energy Limited. Level 2 Harbour City Tower, 29 Brandon St, Wellington 6011. PO Box 10742 Wellington 6143.
P: +64 4 499 4001 F: +64 4 499 4003 contactenergy.co.nz
15 October 2018

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 275,058
Issue price Under the terms of Contact’s Employee Equity
Scheme no shares had a cash issue price.
Payment in cash NA
Amount paid up In full
Percentage of total class of securities issued 0.04%
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 12 November 2013
and 11 October 2016.
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
716,693,209 Ordinary Shares
Date of issue 15 October 2018
Listing Rule 7.12.9
Number of securities converted
275,058 options and share rights issued pursuant to
Contact’s Employee Equity Scheme
Number and class of securities into which
have been converted
275,058 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
3,997,661 options, 714,942 performance share rights
and 279,401 deferred share rights

Kirsten Clayton
Company Secretary