SPH Notice – Vanguard Group, Inc.

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Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding
Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To NZX Limited
and
To Contact Energy Ltd
Date this disclosure made: 05 August 2020
Date last disclosure made: 12 March 2020
Date on which substantial holding ceased: 03 August 2020
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Summary of previous substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 35,953,294
(b) total in class: 718,077,598
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.007%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,—
(a) total number held in class: 35,890,865
(b) total in class: 718,131,884
(c) total percentage held in class: 4.998%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
Trade Change Price Share Quantity
11-Mar-20 BUY 6.30 92,656
11-Mar-20 SELL 6.18 (3,219)
11-Mar-20 BUY 6.30 45,796
12-Mar-20 BUY 6.22 103,876
12-Mar-20 SELL 6.07 (11,803)
13-Mar-20 BUY 5.98 101,710
13-Mar-20 BUY 5.98 101,832
13-Mar-20 BUY 6.52 3,570
13-Mar-20 BUY 6.52 714

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Trade Change Price Share Quantity
13-Mar-20 BUY 6.02 399
13-Mar-20 BUY 6.02 23,142
13-Mar-20 SELL 6.02 (114,304)
16-Mar-20 SELL 5.70 (2,067)
16-Mar-20 BUY 5.70 1,104
16-Mar-20 BUY 5.70 552
16-Mar-20 BUY 5.89 1,407
16-Mar-20 BUY 5.89 824
16-Mar-20 BUY 5.89 265
17-Mar-20 SELL 6.00 (2,756)
17-Mar-20 SELL 6.00 (8,584)
17-Mar-20 SELL 6.00 (10,730)
17-Mar-20 BUY 6.00 1,656
17-Mar-20 BUY 6.00 1,104
17-Mar-20 BUY 5.93 21,147
17-Mar-20 SELL 5.93 (1,007)
17-Mar-20 SELL 5.90 (129,850)
18-Mar-20 BUY 5.87 129,800
18-Mar-20 BUY 5.82 2,856
18-Mar-20 BUY 5.80 7,220
18-Mar-20 SELL 5.80 (233,742)
19-Mar-20 BUY 5.44 77,762
19-Mar-20 BUY 5.41 1,428
19-Mar-20 SELL 5.53 (21,358)
19-Mar-20 BUY 5.44 6,865
20-Mar-20 SELL 5.19 (3,445)
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.14 138,508
20-Mar-20 SELL 5.22 (55,234)
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.19 1,656
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.19 1,428
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.30 5,098
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.30 5,141
20-Mar-20 BUY 5.14 4,744
23-Mar-20 SELL 4.79 (2,756)
23-Mar-20 BUY 4.80 1,398
24-Mar-20 SELL 4.87 (4,654)
24-Mar-20 BUY 5.05 76,755
25-Mar-20 BUY 5.31 21,745
25-Mar-20 BUY 5.31 52,799
26-Mar-20 SELL 5.79 (2,067)

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Trade Change Price Share Quantity
26-Mar-20 BUY 5.61 104,992
30-Mar-20 BUY 5.34 3,606
30-Mar-20 SELL 5.80 (3,864)
30-Mar-20 BUY 5.64 1,381
30-Mar-20 BUY 5.62 106,296
31-Mar-20 BUY 5.76 5,498
31-Mar-20 SELL 5.76 (20,177)
1-Apr-20 BUY 5.89 20,717
1-Apr-20 SELL 5.77 (1,104)
1-Apr-20 SELL 5.77 (1,104)
1-Apr-20 BUY 5.85 2,762
1-Apr-20 BUY 5.85 2,885
2-Apr-20 BUY 5.86 2,142
7-Apr-20 BUY 5.65 4,143
7-Apr-20 SELL 5.65 (391)
8-Apr-20 BUY 5.88 29,519
8-Apr-20 SELL 5.90 (4,431)
8-Apr-20 BUY 5.90 210,267
9-Apr-20 BUY 5.94 2,142
9-Apr-20 BUY 5.94 714
14-Apr-20 BUY 6.06 2,142
15-Apr-20 SELL 6.01 (4,616)
15-Apr-20 SELL 6.01 (10,386)
15-Apr-20 SELL 6.01 (9,232)
15-Apr-20 BUY 6.01 2,142
15-Apr-20 BUY 6.07 399
16-Apr-20 BUY 6.19 1,379
16-Apr-20 SELL 6.19 (13,260)
17-Apr-20 BUY 6.53 25,045
20-Apr-20 SELL 6.40 (542)
22-Apr-20 SELL 6.13 (10,245)
30-Apr-20 SELL 6.22 (10,818)
30-Apr-20 SELL 6.29 (205,609)
1-May-20 SELL 6.28 (2,756)
1-May-20 SELL 6.28 (14,424)
5-May-20 SELL 6.21 (116,100)
6-May-20 BUY 6.22 3,235
8-May-20 SELL 6.30 (4,823)
12-May-20 SELL 6.35 (15,974)
13-May-20 BUY 6.21 1,375

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Trade Change Price Share Quantity
13-May-20 SELL 6.21 (11,117)
13-May-20 BUY 6.21 6,676
13-May-20 BUY 6.33 263
14-May-20 SELL 6.31 (5,166)
15-May-20 BUY 6.17 28,055
15-May-20 BUY 6.11 1,375
21-May-20 BUY 6.15 1,379
22-May-20 SELL 6.18 (3,651)
22-May-20 BUY 6.23 2,142
22-May-20 BUY 6.19 3,986
22-May-20 SELL 6.18 (8,618)
25-May-20 SELL 6.21 (833)
27-May-20 BUY 6.41 1,432
27-May-20 BUY 6.34 30,000
28-May-20 BUY 6.24 8,268
28-May-20 BUY 6.40 22,000
29-May-20 BUY 6.21 114,504
1-Jun-20 BUY 6.23 3,445
2-Jun-20 BUY 6.25 10,335
2-Jun-20 BUY 6.25 13,530
2-Jun-20 BUY 6.23 15,000
4-Jun-20 BUY 6.33 3,445
5-Jun-20 BUY 6.43 1,428
8-Jun-20 BUY 6.54 12,542
9-Jun-20 SELL 6.58 (12,610)
9-Jun-20 BUY 6.35 1,428
9-Jun-20 BUY 6.37 1,372
9-Jun-20 BUY 6.37 486
11-Jun-20 BUY 6.13 3,445
11-Jun-20 SELL 6.13 (5,044)
11-Jun-20 SELL 6.13 (12,610)
11-Jun-20 SELL 6.13 (7,566)
15-Jun-20 SELL 6.31 (7,566)
16-Jun-20 BUY 6.30 2,283
19-Jun-20 BUY 6.39 53,682
19-Jun-20 SELL 6.39 (45,314)
19-Jun-20 BUY 6.37 1,428
19-Jun-20 SELL 6.39 (18,163)
19-Jun-20 SELL 6.39 (31)
24-Jun-20 SELL 6.13 (7,566)

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Trade Change Price Share Quantity
24-Jun-20 BUY 6.22 435
25-Jun-20 SELL 6.16 (7,238)
29-Jun-20 BUY 12.57 4,284
29-Jun-20 BUY 6.24 852
30-Jun-20 SELL 6.30 (6,305)
1-Jul-20 BUY 6.27 422
1-Jul-20 BUY 6.29 29,053
2-Jul-20 BUY 6.33 34,602
6-Jul-20 BUY 6.89 4,284
9-Jul-20 BUY 5.78 1,390
14-Jul-20 SELL 5.60 (7,052)
14-Jul-20 SELL 5.60 (38,380)
14-Jul-20 BUY 5.60 3,145
14-Jul-20 BUY 5.71 6,992
15-Jul-20 SELL 5.73 (8,268)
15-Jul-20 SELL 5.73 (2,756)
15-Jul-20 SELL 5.67 (138,343)
16-Jul-20 SELL 5.76 (139,851)
17-Jul-20 SELL 5.72 (138,822)
22-Jul-20 SELL 5.73 (104,819)
28-Jul-20 SELL 5.73 (122,344)
29-Jul-20 SELL 5.70 (13,801)
30-Jul-20 BUY 11.66 2,856
30-Jul-20 BUY 5.84 832
30-Jul-20 BUY 5.77 8,484
31-Jul-20 BUY 5.82 58,027
31-Jul-20 SELL 5.84 (115,137)
31-Jul-20 SELL 5.85 (20,000)
3-Aug-20 BUY 5.85 4,128
3-Aug-20 SELL 5.87 (69,479)




Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):
The Vanguard Group Inc. – P.O. Box 2600, V26 Valley Forge, PA 19482 USA

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Contact details: Shawn Acker, 001-610-669-8989,
Vanguard_Fund_Compliance@Vanguard.com
Certification
I, Shawn Acker, 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.