Update to Distribution Notice

Distribution Notice





Please note: all cash amounts in this form should be provided to 8 decimal places

Section 1: Issuer information
Name of issuer Contact Energy Limited
Financial product name/description Ordinary Shares
NZX ticker code CEN
ISIN (If unknown, check on NZX
website)
NZCENE0001S6
Type of distribution
(Please mark with an X in the
relevant box/es)
Full Year Quarterly
Half Year X Special
DRP applies
Record date 15/03/2021
Ex-Date (one business day before the
Record Date)
12/03/2021
Payment date (and allotment date for
DRP)
30/03/2021
Total monies associated with the
distribution
1

$ 108,657,090
(776,122,070 shares @ $0.14 / share)
Source of distribution (for example,
retained earnings)
Operating Free Cash Flow
Currency NZD
Section 2: Distribution amounts per financial product
Gross distribution
2
$0.17500000
Gross taxable amount
3
$0.17500000
Total cash distribution
4
$0.14000000
Excluded amount (applicable to listed
PIEs)
N/A
Supplementary distribution amount $0.01588235
Section 3: Imputation credits and Resident Withholding Tax
5

Is the distribution imputed Fully imputed
Partial imputation
No imputation

1
Continuous issuers should indicate that this is based on the number of units on issue at the date of the form
2
“Gross distribution” is the total cash distribution plus the amount of imputation credits, per financial product, before the deduction of
Resident Withholding Tax (RWT).
3
“Gross taxable amount” is the gross distribution minus any excluded income.
4
“Total cash distribution” is the cash distribution excluding imputation credits, per financial product, before the deduction of RWT.
This should include any excluded amounts, where applicable to listed PIEs.
5
The imputation credits plus the RWT amount is 33% of the gross taxable amount for the purposes of this form. If the distribution is
fully imputed the imputation credits will be 28% of the gross taxable amount with remaining 5% being RWT. This does not constitute
advice as to whether or not RWT needs to be withheld.

If fully or partially imputed, please
state imputation rate as % applied
6

20%
Imputation tax credits per financial
product
$0.03500000
Resident Withholding Tax per
financial product
$0.02275000
Section 4: Distribution re-investment plan (if applicable)
DRP % discount (if any)
%
Start date and end date for
determining market price for DRP
[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
Date strike price to be announced (if
not available at this time)
[dd/mm/yyyy]
Specify source of financial products to
be issued under DRP programme
(new issue or to be bought on market)

DRP strike price per financial product
$
Last date to submit a participation
notice for this distribution in
accordance with DRP participation
terms
[dd/mm/yyyy]
Section 5: Authority for this announcement
Name of person

authorised to make
this announcement
Kirsten Clayton, Company Secretary
Contact person for this
announcement
Matthew Forbes
Contact phone number +64 21 072 8578
Contact email address investor.centre@contactenergy.co.nz
Date of release through MAP

12/03/2021





6
Calculated as (imputation credits/gross taxable amount) x 100. Fully imputed dividends will be 28% as a % rate applied.