Share buyback in connection with the FY22 LTI scheme

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Share buyback in connection with the FY22 LTI scheme

17 November 2021
Meridian Energy Limited (Meridian) announces that, in connection with the FY22 LTI
Scheme (described below), it will begin an on-market share buyback to purchase a
maximum of 418,384 ordinary shares (Buyback). Meridian will only acquire shares on the
NZX Main Board. The Buyback may occur from 22 November 2021 until 26 November 2021.
The acquired shares will not be cancelled and will be held by Meridian as treasury stock as
permitted under its constitution.
Background
Meridian has an executive long-term incentive scheme (LTI Scheme) for certain senior
employees of Meridian. The LTI Scheme is intended to attract and retain key employees and
align the interests of participants with those of shareholders.
In connection with the FY22 LTI Scheme, the Company issued rights to acquire ordinary
shares in the Company (Share Rights) to participants who accepted the offer to participate
in the LTI Scheme (Participants). Each Share Right entitles the holder to one ordinary share
in the Company and an additional number of shares equal to the value of gross cash
dividends per share which would have been paid to a New Zealand tax resident who held a
share for the duration of the vesting period, calculated using a 10-day volume weighted
average price.
The number of Share Rights that vest is dependent on:
(a) Meridian’s total shareholder return over a 3-year performance period (Performance
Period) relative to Meridian’s cost of equity and the total shareholder return over
the Performance Period of a defined group of NZX listed peer companies
(Performance Hurdles); and

(b) if the Participant continues to be employed by Meridian during the vesting period
(Employment Condition),
(together the Vesting Conditions).
Share Rights will lapse where the Vesting Conditions are not satisfied (although this is
subject to the Board's discretion in relation to the Employment Condition).

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Meridian will meet its obligations under the LTI Scheme by the Buyback, holding these
shares as treasury stock for the Performance Period, and transferring these shares to the
Participants if the Vesting Conditions are met and the Participants exercise their Share
Rights.

ENDS
Jason Woolley
Company Secretary
Meridian Energy Limited

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