SPH Notice – BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate

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Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding
Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
and
To: Contact Energy Ltd
Date this disclosure made: 1 June 2022
Date last disclosure made: 31 May 2022
Date on which substantial holding ceased: 30 May 2022
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate
Summary of previous substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: ordinary shares
Summary for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 39,229,097
(b) total in class: 780,638,303
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.025%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,—
(a) total number held in class: 38,892,628
(b) total in class: 780,638,303
(c) total percentage held in class: 4.982%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer to Appendix B
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Pierre-Louis Dodens, Tel +1-302-463-8595, Email
Pierrelouis.dodens@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

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Certification
I, Pierre-Louis Dodens, 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
%
APERIO GROUP LLCordNZD54,1970.007%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
2710 Gateway Oaks Drive,
Suite 150N, Sacramento, CA
95833-3505
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedordNZD5,013,1820.642%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedordAUD78,0780.010%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCCFDNZD141,2000.018%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCordNZD47,9090.006%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
ordNZD182,2680.023%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
ordNZD3,515,5130.450%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Max-Joseph-Straße 6
D-80333 Munich, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
ordNZD4,6770.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank
Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower,
3 Garden Road, Central, Hong
Kong
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, INC.
CFDNZD39,1910.005%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, INC.
ordNZD38,6030.005%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsordNZD13,243,7181.697%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
CFDNZD230,5520.030%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ordNZD5,149,8860.660%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ordNZD7,053,2540.904%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2
Chifley Square,
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
CFDNZD21,3310.003%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ordNZD4,079,0690.523%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
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
30-May-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedcollateral transfern/aord-393,492-393,492
30-May-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedcollateral transfern/aord78,07878,078
30-May-22BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
collateral transfern/aord-21,055-21,055
CONTACT ENERGY LTD
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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Appendix C
Investment Manager / AgentFundOn Behalf ofCounterparty
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NA32 Capital Fund - Global Long Horizon BarCap CFDBARCLAYS BANK PLC
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NA32 Capital Fund - Global Long Horizon MS CFDMORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBSF - BlackRock Systematic Global Long/Short
Equity Fund - MS CFD
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NACPPIB MAP CAYMAN SPC - BNP CFDBNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NACPPIB MAP Cayman SPC - JPM CFDJP Morgan CFD ( JPMSW)
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Baldr Bayes Fund Inc. - Global Long Horizon - BNP
CFD
BNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Baldr Bayes Fund Inc. - Global Long Horizon - JPM
CFD
JP Morgan CFD ( JPMSW)
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Baldr Bayes Fund Inc. - Global Long Horizon - ML
CFD
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Baldr Bayes Fund Inc. - Global Long Horizon - MS
CFD
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCBlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund - BNP
CFD
BNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCBlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund - UBSUBS AG
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBlackRock Systematic ESG Equity Absolute Return
Fund - MS CFD Sleeve
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDBlackRock Systematic ESG Equity Absolute Return
Fund - UBS CFD Sleeve
UBS AG
Parties to the Derivative
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