Share Buyback in connection with the FY23 LTI Scheme

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Share Buyback in connection with the FY23 LTI Scheme
10 November 2022
Meridian Energy Limited (
Meridian
) announces that, in connection with the FY23 LTI Scheme
(described below), it will begin an on-market share buyback to purchase a maximum of
489,925

ordinary shares (
Buyback
). Meridian will only acquire shares on the NZX Main Board. The Buyback
may occur from 16 November 2022 until 30 November 2022.
The acquired shares will not be cancelled and will be held by Meridian as treasury stock as permitted
under its constitution.
Background

Meridian has a 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 FY23 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 performance of the S&P/NZX50 Index
(
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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