SPH Notice – Blackrock, Inc. and related bodies corporate

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Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding
Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
and
To: Contact Energy Ltd.
Date this disclosure made: 06 February 2020
Date last disclosure made: 05 February 2020
Date on which substantial holding ceased: 04 February 2020
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate
Summary of previous substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: ordinary shares
Summary for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 35,928,653 Ord
(b) total in class: 718,077,598
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.003%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,—
(a) total number held in class: 35,864,614 Ord
(b) total in class: 718,077,598
(c) total percentage held in class: 4.995%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer to Appendix B
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Maria Tricarico, Tel +1-302-797-3901, Email
maria.tricarico@blackrock.com
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Refer to Appendix A
Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a
disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial
products to which this disclosure relates: Not Applicable

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Certification
I, Maria Tricarico, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information
contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure
by all persons for whom it is made.

Appendix A
ClassCCY
Number of
Securities
%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.ORDNZD96,4180.013%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor
Amstelplein
Amsterdam Netherlands
BLACKROCK (SINGAPORE)
LIMITED
ORDNZD46,8590.007%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
20 Anson Road #18-01
079912 Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedORDNZD5,411,0180.754%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCCFDNZD51,3380.007%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCORDNZD20,4340.003%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
ORDNZD227,5130.032%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
ORDNZD4,366,9960.608%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Max-Joseph-Straße 6
D-80333 Munich, Germany
BLACKROCK ASSET
MANAGEMENT NORTH ASIA
LIMITED
ORDNZD1,0560.000%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
16/F, Cheung Kong Center
No. 2 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT INC
ORDNZD212,1040.030%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORSORDNZD12,500,9571.741%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
CFDNZD2,575,2000.359%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD5,755,3560.801%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDNZD13,1770.002%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 26, 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia (Victoria, Australia)
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
CFDNZD12,2010.002%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ORDNZD2,959,6790.412%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LLC
CFDNZD1,544,2390.215%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LLC
ORDNZD5,8160.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
Holder of Relevant Interests
Total Held in Class
Nature of
Association
Address
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ClassCCY
Number of
Securities
%
Holder of Relevant Interests
Total Held in Class
Nature of
Association
Address
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.ORDNZD64,2530.009%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main,
1-8-3 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
(Japan)
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Appendix B
Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
04-Feb-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.25ORD-110,165-110,165
04-Feb-20BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORSin specien/aORD6,7806,780
04-Feb-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.16ORD16,35616,356
04-Feb-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.16ORD1,1611,161
04-Feb-20BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORSin specien/aORD5,3005,300
04-Feb-20BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORSin specien/aORD8,9048,904
04-Feb-20BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORSin specien/aORD8,4808,480
04-Feb-20BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
in specien/aORD-855-855
CONTACT ENERGY LTD
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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Appendix C
Investment Manager / AgentFundOn Behalf ofCounterparty
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NA32 Capital Fund - GELS - CITICITBK
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NA32 Capital Fund - GELS - UBSUBS
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NABlack Pearl Risk Premia LLC- CSCredit Suisse
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NABlack Pearl Risk Premia LLC- CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBSF Total Advantage Fund CSCredit Suisse
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBSF Total Advantage Fund CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAGlobal Alpha Opportunities Equity Fund Ltd. - BAMLMERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBSF - BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund - US Large Cap Strat - MLMERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAGMN B Fund - Europe - Mid Horizon - CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAGMN B Fund - Europe - Mid Horizon - UBSUBS AG
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCBlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund - US Large Cap - BAMLMERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAStyle Advantage - CSCredit Suisse
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAStyle Advantage-CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAStyle Advantage -JPMJP Morgan
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAStyle Advantage - MLMERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NABlackRock Style Advantage Collective Fund - CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NABlackRock Style Advantage Collective Fund - JPMJP Morgan
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - BarclaysBARCLAYS BANK PLC
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - CSCredit Suisse
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - CitiCITBK
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - GSGoldman Sachs Intl
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - HSBCHSBBK
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - JPMJP Morgan
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCBSF BlackRock Style Advantage Fund - MLMERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
Parties to the Derivative
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