SPH Notice – BlackRock Inc. and related bodies corporate

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Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
or change in nature of relevant interest, or both
Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
and
To: CONTACT ENERGY LTD
Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
Date of relevant event: 16 October 2020
Date this disclosure made: 20 October 2020
Date last disclosure made: 16 October 2020
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares
Summary for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
For this disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 64,519,540
(b) total in class: 718,131,884
(c) total percentage held in class: 8.984%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 53,468,237
(b) total in class: 718,131,884
(c) total percentage held in class: 7.445%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer to Appendix B
Details after relevant event
Details for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
Nature of relevant interest(s): The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the
quoted voting product and/or the exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting
product, arising only from the powers of investment contained in each case under
investment management agreements appointing each entity as investment manager of
funds or separate accounts (i.e. entity currently exercising investment discretion on behalf

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of the relevant funds or separate accounts). No relevant agreement document needs to be
attached under Regulation 139.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(b) percentage held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(c) current registered holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Not Applicable
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Maria Tricarico, Tel +1-302-797-6268, 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.
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.ORDNZD97,5350.014%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor
Amstelplein
Amsterdam Netherlands
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedORDNZD24,459,4983.406%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
ORDNZD209,1940.029%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
ORDNZD3,368,8830.469%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.
15/F, 16/F, 17/F Champion
Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road, Central,
Hong Kong
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, INC.
ORDNZD144,7320.020%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsORDNZD27,735,8703.862%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD5,719,8900.796%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDNZD6,1160.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 37 Chifley Tower,
2 Chifley Square
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ORDNZD2,740,8490.382%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDNZD5,8160.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.ORDNZD30,1010.004%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main,
1-8-3 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
(Japan)
Holder of Relevant Interests
Total Held in Class
Nature of
Association
Address
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Appendix B
Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
15-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD32,00232,002
15-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD27,27027,270
15-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD1,6801,680
15-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.97ORD54,54054,540
15-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell8.03ORD-182-182
15-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell8.03ORD-17,888-17,888
15-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell8.03ORD-15,829-15,829
15-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD15,66215,662
15-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD109,634109,634
15-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD23,49323,493
15-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD7,8317,831
15-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD40,90540,905
16-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.74ORD2,948,0422,948,042
16-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.74ORD5,461,0875,461,087
16-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.73ORD-18,716-18,716
16-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.73ORD-16,557-16,557
16-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.74ORD21,97821,978
16-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.74ORD21,97821,978
16-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.74ORD21,97821,978
16-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.74ORD817,681817,681
16-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.74ORD1,514,7141,514,714
CONTACT ENERGY LTD
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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