Cleasing Notice

15 February 2021

Client Market Services
NZX Limited
Level 1, NZX Centre
11 Cable Street
WELLINGTON
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Australian Stock Exchange
Exchange Centre
Level 6
20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
RE: Contact Energy Limited (CEN)
Notice Pursuant to Clause 20(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct
Regulations 2014
1. Contact Energy Limited (Contact) announced on 15 February 2021 that it intends to undertake an
offer of new ordinary shares in Contact by way of:
(a) a placement to eligible institutional and other selected investors to raise approximately
$325 million; and
(b) a retail offer to eligible shareholders with addresses in New Zealand and Australia to raise
approximately $75 million,
(together, the Offer).
2. The Offer is being made to investors in New Zealand in reliance upon the exclusion in clause 19
of Schedule 1 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the FMCA). Contact will issue the
relevant shares under the Offer to investors in Australia without disclosure under Part 6D.2 of the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act).
3. This notice is provided under:
(a) subclause 20(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 (the
Regulations);
(b) paragraph 708A(12J) of the Corporations Act as notionally inserted by ASIC Instrument
21-0114; and
(c) ASIC Corporations (Share and Interest Purchase Plans) Instrument 2019/547 as
amended by ASIC Instrument 21-0114.

4. As at the date of this notice:
(a) Contact is in compliance with the continuous disclosure obligations that apply to it in
relation to the ordinary shares in Contact;
(b) Contact is in compliance with its financial reporting obligations (as defined in subclause
20(5) of Schedule 8 to the Regulations);
(c) Contact has complied with its obligations under rule 1.15.2 of the ASX Listing Rules; and
(d) there is no information that is “excluded information” (as defined in subclause 20(5) of
Schedule 8 to the Regulations) in respect of Contact.
5. The Offer is not expected to have any material effect or consequence on the "control" (as defined
in clause 48 of schedule 1 to the FMCA) of Contact.
Ends
For any further information, please contact:
Matthew Forbes
+64 21 072 8578