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Announcement Summary
Entity name
CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
CEN - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
14/2/2022
Distribution Amount
NZD 0.15764706
Ex Date
10/3/2022
Record Date
11/3/2022
Payment Date
30/3/2022
DRP election date
Monday March 14, 2022 15:00:00
Refer to below for full details of the announcement

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Announcement Details
Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED
1.2 Registered Number Type
ABN
Registration Number
68080480477
1.3 ASX issuer code
CEN
1.4 The announcement is
1.5 Date of this announcement
14/2/2022
1.6 ASX +Security Code
CEN
ASX +Security Description
ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution
2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:
relates to a period of six months
2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)
31/12/2021
2A.4 +Record Date
11/3/2022
2A.5 Ex Date
10/3/2022
Ordinary
New announcement

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2A.6 Payment Date
30/3/2022
2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?
Security holder approval
Court approval
Lodgement of court order with +ASIC
ACCC approval
FIRB approval
Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the
dividend/distribution.
2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")
NZD - New Zealand Dollar
2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per
+security (in primary currency) for all
dividends/distributions notified in this form
NZD 0.15764706
2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution
amount per +security
AUD
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information
to be released
22/3/2022
Estimated or Actual?
2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the
currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to
securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market?
2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for
dividends/distributions on this +security?
2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to
this dividend/distribution?
2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this
dividend/distribution
Full DRP
2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information
apart from franking?
2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution (%)
15.000000 %
Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution
3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at
this time?
3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount
per +security
No
Yes
We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)
No
No

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this time?per +security
NZD
3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per
security
NZD 0.14000000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?
3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is
franked
0.0000 %
3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per
+security
NZD 0.00000000
3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked
100.0000 %
3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount
per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount
NZD 0.14000000
Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution
3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?
3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution
estimated at this time?
3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security
NZD 0.01764706
3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution franked?
3F.4 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution
that is franked
0.0000 %
3F.4a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit
(%)
%
3F.5 Supplementary dividend/distribution franked
amount per +security
NZD 0.00000000
3F.6 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution
that is unfranked
100.0000 %
3F.7 Supplementary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per security
NZD 0.01764706
No
No
Yes
No
No

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Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP?
4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election
notices to share registry under DRP
Monday March 14, 2022 15:00:00
4A.3 DRP discount rate
0.0000 %
4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price
Start Date
10/3/2022
End Date
16/3/2022
4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology
The price is calculated as the volume weighted average sale price for a share (expressed in cents and fractions of cents)
calculated on all sales of shares which took place through the NZX Main Board on the five trading days commencing on
10 March 2022 in accordance with the DRP terms and conditions.
4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):
NZD
4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date
30/3/2022
4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue
date?
4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?
4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?
4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?
4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation
The DRP is only available to holders of shares who have an address on the Contact share register in New Zealand or
Australia. The full terms and conditions of the DRP are set out in the DRP Offer Document at https://contact.co.nz/aboutus
/investor-centre/dividends-and-distributions
4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules
https://contact.co.nz/aboutus/investor-centre/dividends-and-distributions
4A.13 Further information about the DRP
N/A
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

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Part 5 - Further information
5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
The total dividend/distribution amount per security referred to in 2A.9 relates to an ordinary dividend of NZD 0.14 plus a
supplementary dividend of NZD 0.01764706 payable to non-New Zealand resident shareholders.
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary