SPH Notice - FirstCape Group Limited

Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding

Section 276, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013



To NZX Limited

and

To Contact Energy Limited (CEN)
Date this disclosure made: 20 February 2026
Date on which substantial holding
began:
20 February 2026


Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s):
FirstCape Group Limited


Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting
products:
Ordinary Shares (Shares)
Summary for:
FirstCape Group Limited (FirstCape)
For this
disclosure -
(a) total number held in
class:
52,874,943

(b) total in class: 1,045,852,655

(c) total percentage held
in class:
5.056%

Details of relevant interests:

Nature of relevant interest(s):
Relevant interest in Shares that FirstCape wholly-owned
subsidiary Harbour Asset Management Limited (Harbour) has a
relevant interest in. Harbour has the power to exercise (or control
the exercise of) rights to vote attached to, and power to acquire
or dispose of (or control the acquisition or disposal of), Shares
under investment powers contained in trust deeds or investment
management agreements with clients, including BNZ Investment
Services Limited (see below). FirstCape has those powers and
controls indirectly, as the ultimate owner of Harbour.
Number held in class:
38,384,683

Percentage held in class:
3.670%
Current registered holder of
financial products:
For on market purchases: Unknown
For on market sales: Various nominees or custodians for and on
behalf of Harbour Asset Management Limited
Registered holder of financial
products once transfer is
registered:
For on market purchases: Various nominees or custodians for
and on behalf of Harbour Asset Management Limited
For on market sales: Unknown

Nature of relevant interest(s):
Relevant interest in Shares that its wholly-owned subsidiary BNZ
Investment Services Limited (BNZIL) has a relevant interest in.
BNZIL has a beneficial ownership interest in these shares, which
are managed by Harbour under an investment management
agreement, so are also included in Harbour’s interest referred to
above.
Number held in class:
14,808,384
Percentage held in class:
1.416%
Current registered holder of
financial products:
For on market purchases: Unknown
For on market sales: Various nominees or custodians for and on
behalf of Harbour Asset Management Limited
Registered holder of financial
products once transfer is
registered:
For on market purchases: Various nominees or custodians for
and on behalf of Harbour Asset Management Limited
For on market sales: Unknown

Nature of relevant interest(s):
Relevant interest in Shares that its wholly-owned subsidiary
JBWere (NZ) Limited has a relevant interest in. JBWere (NZ)
Limited has the power to exercise (or control the exercise of)
rights to vote attached to, and power to acquire or dispose of (or
control the acquisition or disposal of), Shares under the terms of
investment management agreements with clients (who are the
beneficial owners of the Shares). FirstCape has those powers
and controls indirectly, as the ultimate owner of JBWere (NZ)
Limited.
Number held in class:
14,490,260
Percentage held in class:
1.385%
Current registered holder of
financial products:
For on-market purchases: Unknown

For on-market sales: JBWere (NZ)
Nominees Limited & FNZ Custodians Limited
Registered holder of financial
products once transfer is
registered:
For on-market purchases: JBWere (NZ)
Nominees Limited & FNZ Custodians Limited

For on-market sales: Unknown

Details of transactions and events giving rise to substantial holding:

The transactions/events giving rise to this disclosure obligation are on-market buy and sell trades
and off-market transfers into DIMS since the 19 October 2025 and the recent placement purchase
on the 20/02/2026 by FirstCape Group Limited, as summarised in the table below.

Details for: Harbour (including
BNZ Investment
Services Limited)
BNZ Investment
Services Limited
(included in
Harbour’s figures)
JBWere (NZ) Limited
On-market purchases –
number of shares
2,620,795 940,820
355,138

On-market purchases –
gross consideration
$24,982,381.31 $8,924,191.78
$3,305,661.26

On-market sales –
number of shares
1,948,702 663,934 620,569

On-market sales – gross
consideration
$18,277,366.61 $6,236,588.56 $5,845,679.24

Net transfers into DIMS
N/A N/A
124,738
Placement Purchase
20/02/2026 -
Number of Shares
6,285,714 1,946,202 N/A
Placement Purchase
20/02/2026 -
Gross Consideration
$54,999,997.50 $17,029,267.50 N/A

Additional information
Address of substantial product
holder:
Level 21, 171 Featherston Street, Wellington
Contact details:
Madeleine Pumphrey
M +64 27 376 8309
Madeleine.pumphrey@jbwere.co.nz



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: None.

Certification

I, Madeleine Pumphrey, 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.