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: 30 August 2022
Date last disclosure made: 25 August 2022
Date on which substantial holding ceased: 26 August 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: 39,037,308 Ord
(b) total in class: 780,638,303
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.001%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,—
(a) total number held in class: 38,996,074
(b) total in class: 780,638,303
(c) total percentage held in class: 4.995%
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 +1-302-509-5997, 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 LLCORDNZD19,6710.003%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
2710 Gateway Oaks Drive,
Suite 150N, Sacramento, CA
95833-3505
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedORDNZD6,009,3550.770%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCCFDNZD152,7110.020%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCORDNZD52,7670.007%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
ORDNZD3,631,8540.465%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.
CFDNZD180,0130.023%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, INC.
ORDNZD38,2500.005%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsORDNZD13,507,8561.730%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
CFDNZD502,7960.064%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD5,060,0650.648%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDNZD6,325,4450.810%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2
Chifley Square,
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
CFDNZD22,9030.003%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ORDNZD3,294,1620.422%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDNZD11,2810.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
251 Little Falls Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
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
24-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.95CFD1,2671,267
24-Aug-22BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCon mkt buy7.92CFD2,5832,583
24-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.92CFD-285-285
24-Aug-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.88ORD-3,452-3,452
24-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.88CFD-465-465
24-Aug-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedcollateral transfern/aORD371,398371,398
24-Aug-22BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
collateral transfern/aORD-336,478-336,478
25-Aug-22BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-21,121-21,121
25-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.80CFD1,1891,189
25-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.79CFD-1,983-1,983
25-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.79CFD-3,250-3,250
25-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.79CFD-70-70
25-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.79CFD-1,428-1,428
25-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.79CFD-2,223-2,223
25-Aug-22BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCon mkt buy7.77ORD397397
25-Aug-22BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy7.77ORD2,6782,678
26-Aug-22BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-21,121-21,121
26-Aug-22BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD2,9582,958
26-Aug-22BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD8,8748,874
26-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.87ORD208208
26-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.87CFD-1,164-1,164
26-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.87CFD-7,623-7,623
26-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.87CFD-2,017-2,017
26-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.87CFD-121-121
26-Aug-22BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.86CFD-5,064-5,064
26-Aug-22BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.86CFD-3,503-3,503
26-Aug-22BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy7.88ORD5,3565,356
26-Aug-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.88ORD-863-863
26-Aug-22BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedcollateral transfern/aORD-25,911-25,911
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 NAGlobal Alpha Opportunities Master Fund-
Cross Border-BNP CFD
BNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NAGlobal Alpha Opportunities Equity Fund
Ltd. - 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. - Cross Border -
BNP CFD
BNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Baldr Bayes Fund Inc. - Cross Border -
JPM CFD
JP Morgan CFD (
JPMSW)
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLCBlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund -
UBS
UBS AG
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NASAE Liquidity Fund - Cross Border - JPM
CFD
JP Morgan CFD (
JPMSW)
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Systematic Total Alpha. - Cross Border -
BNP CFD
BNP PARIBAS
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Systematic Total Alpha. - Cross Border -
HSBC CFD
HSBBK CFD
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Systematic Total Alpha. - Cross Border -
JPM CFD
JP Morgan CFD (
JPMSW)
Parties to the Derivative
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