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 Limited
Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
Date of relevant event: 21 December 2020
Date this disclosure made: 23 December 2020
Date last disclosure made: 4 December 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: 87,661,999
(b) total in class: 718,565,905
(c) total percentage held in class: 12.200%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 79,795,776
(b) total in class: 718,565,905
(c) total percentage held in class: 11.105%
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: Haley Harris, Tel +1-302-797-6147, Email Haley.Harris@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, Haley Harris, 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) LimitedORDNZD36,631,9985.098%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
ORDNZD3,522,3300.490%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.
ORDNZD41,9850.006%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsORDNZD38,807,7465.401%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD5,487,9550.764%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
ORDNZD2,823,7280.393%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDNZD2,2550.000%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United
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
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.78ORD162,261162,261
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.83ORD63,37963,379
03-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,23239,232
03-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,84858,848
03-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,84858,848
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.93ORD90,42490,424
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.93ORD45,21245,212
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.91ORD79,12179,121
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.91ORD11,30311,303
03-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.91ORD90,42490,424
03-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD53,96653,966
04-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD26,98326,983
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD56,51556,515
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD22,60622,606
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD135,636135,636
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD33,90933,909
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.98ORD101,727101,727
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.99ORD101,727101,727
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD861861
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD861861
04-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD33,90933,909
04-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD836836
07-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,23239,232
07-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.03ORD22,60622,606
07-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.87ORD113,030113,030
07-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.87ORD45,21245,212
07-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.87ORD33,90933,909
07-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.87ORD-25,190-25,190
07-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.87ORD-32,027-32,027
07-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.87ORD-15,698-15,698
07-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,23239,232
08-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,84858,848
08-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,08098,080
08-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.99ORD90,42490,424
08-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.05ORD45,21245,212
08-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.05ORD67,81867,818
08-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD26,98326,983
08-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD490,400490,400
08-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD26,98326,983
09-Dec-20BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy8.10ORD15,85015,850
09-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD117,696117,696
09-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.08ORD33,91233,912
09-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD11,30411,304
09-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD67,82467,824
09-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD101,736101,736
09-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD1,7221,722
10-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD45,22045,220
10-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.04ORD52,57652,576
10-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD56,52556,525
11-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.93ORD33,91233,912
11-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.96ORD58,34658,346
11-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.93ORD28,41328,413
14-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,80358,803
14-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.06ORD6,0276,027
14-Dec-20BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy8.29ORD9,5109,510
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.29ORD22,61022,610
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.29ORD56,52556,525
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.19ORD45,22045,220
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.29ORD30,13530,135
14-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt sell8.29ORD-19,236-19,236
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.19ORD15,25415,254
CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
14-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.19ORD9,4789,478
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD3,9803,980
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD796796
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,00598,005
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,80358,803
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD176,409176,409
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD117,606117,606
15-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy8.07ORD81,22981,229
15-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.19ORD22,61222,612
15-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD22,61222,612
15-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD3,4443,444
15-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.02ORD21,52521,525
15-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell8.02ORD-6,644-6,644
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD372,419372,419
15-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD1,1941,194
16-Dec-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy8.27ORD18,77218,772
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD78,40478,404
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD196,010196,010
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD117,606117,606
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,80358,803
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
16-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.22ORD56,52056,520
16-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.12ORD113,040113,040
16-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD861861
16-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD3,4443,444
16-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD78,40478,404
17-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,00598,005
17-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,00598,005
17-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD9,4829,482
17-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.06ORD45,23645,236
17-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.06ORD90,47290,472
17-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.06ORD90,47290,472
17-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.06ORD2,5832,583
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD137,207137,207
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,00598,005
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD137,207137,207
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,80358,803
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.15ORD56,55056,550
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD90,48090,480
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD79,17079,170
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD56,55056,550
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.08ORD67,86067,860
18-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.00ORD2,5832,583
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy8.00ORD2,1622,162
18-Dec-20BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy8.00ORD39,39539,395
18-Dec-20BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
on mkt sell8.00ORD-123,319-123,319
18-Dec-20BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
on mkt buy8.00ORD279,769279,769
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD39,20239,202
18-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD470,424470,424
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD98,00598,005
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD78,40478,404
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD78,40478,404
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD19,60119,601
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD26,70326,703
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD4,7524,752
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD49,35049,350
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.27ORD33,93333,933
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.24ORD90,48890,488
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.30ORD56,55556,555
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.30ORD113,110113,110
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.30ORD33,93333,933
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Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.30ORD67,86667,866
21-Dec-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.30ORD1,7221,722
21-Dec-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD3,0243,024
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