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Substantial Holder Notice19 May 2026CENUtilities

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Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding

or change in nature of relevant interest, or both

Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

To NZX Limited

and

To Contact Energy Limited (CEN)

Relevant event being disclosed: Change in nature of relevant interest

Date of relevant event: 20 May 2026

Date this disclosure made: 20 May 2026

Date last disclosure made: 20 October 2025

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure

Full name(s): Infratil Limited (Infratil) and Infratil Investments Limited (Infratil

Investments)

Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products: ordinary shares in CEN

Summary for Infratil

For this disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 150,758,379

(b) total in class: 1,070,627,153

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.081%

For last disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 142,179,759

(b) total in class: 994,304,528

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.299%

Summary for Infratil Investments

For this disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 150,758,379

(b) total in class: 1,070,627,153

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.081%

For last disclosure,—


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(a) total number held in class: 142,179,759

(b) total in class: 994,304,528

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.299%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:

On 20 May 2026 Infratil Investments entered into a letter agreement (Agreement) with

Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited (Underwriter) under which Infratil Investments

appointed the Underwriter to underwrite, sell and manage the disposal of 53,531,358

ordinary shares in CEN currently held by Infratil Investments. A copy of the Agreement

which comprises 11 pages is attached to this notice. Settlement of this sale is expected to

occur on 25 May 2026.

Details after relevant event

Details for Infratil

Nature of relevant interest(s): Relevant interest in CEN ordinary shares held by Infratil

Investments, as Infratil has the power to exercise, or control the exercise of, the right to

vote attached to 20% or more of the voting products of, Infratil Investments and the

power to acquire or dispose of, or to control the acquisition or disposal of, 20% or more of

the voting products of, Infratil Investments, as qualified by the Agreement referred to

above.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) total number held in class: 150,758,379

(b) total in class: 1,070,627,153

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.081%

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: unknown

Details for Infratil Investments

Nature of relevant interest(s): Registered holder of ordinary shares in CEN, as qualified by

the Agreement referred to above.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) total number held in class: 150,758,379

(b) total in class: 1,070,627,153

(c) total percentage held in class: 14.081%

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: unknown


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Additional information

Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): 5 Market Lane, Wellington, 6011, New

Zealand

Contact details: Head of Legal

Email: legal@hrlmorrison.com

Phone: +64 27 706 6610

Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Infratil Investments is a

subsidiary (within the meaning of section 5 of the Companies Act 1993) of Infratil and is

therefore a related body corporate and associated person of Infratil (within the meanings

of those terms in sections 12(1) and (2) of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013).

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: Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited.

Certification

I, Brendan Kevany, 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.

Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited
A Member of the Macquarie Group of Companies

Participant of NZX


Level 13, Pwc Tower

Commercial Bay

15 Customs Street West

Auckland, 1010

New Zealand


Telephone +64 9 357 6931

Fax +64 9 309 6220

Internet www.macquarie.com








Neither Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited nor Macquarie Capital (New Zealand) Limited is an authorised deposit-taking

institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia), and their obligations do not represent

deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542. Any investments are subject to investment

risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Macquarie Bank Limited does not

guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited or of

Macquarie Capital (New Zealand) Limited. Neither Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited nor Macquarie Capital (New Zealand)

Limited nor any member of the Macquarie Group of companies is registered as a bank in New Zealand under the Banking

(Prudential Supervision) Act 1989.



Wednesday, 20 May 2026


Jason Boyes

Chief Executive

Infratil Investments Limited

PO Box 320

5 Market Lane

Wellington 6140




Dear Jason,

INFRATIL INVESTMENTS LIMITED SELL DOWN OF SHARES IN CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

Macquarie Securities (NZ) Limited (“Macquarie” or “Lead Manager”) in conjunction with its affiliates

is pleased to underwrite the disposal of approximately 53.5 million ordinary shares in Contact Energy

Limited (“Issuer”) at a fixed price of NZ$9.25, yielding total gross proceeds of up to approximately

NZ$495.2 million (“Proceeds”) to be conducted in accordance with the timetable set out below for

Infratil Investments Limited (the “Vendor” or “Client”) (“Sale” or “Transaction”) subject to law and on

the terms and conditions below.

The volume of the Sale Securities (as defined below) may be increased, subject to the terms below.

When executed by you, this letter, any separate agreement regarding fees and any applicable account

opening and client documentation (together, the “Engagement Letter”), and together with Macquarie’s

Standard Terms of Engagement (“Standard Terms”) (together, the “Engagement Agreement”), will

constitute the entire agreement between the parties to execute the Sale on the terms and conditions

of the Engagement Agreement.

Vendor has received and accepted Macquarie’s Standard Terms in respect of the Sale. To the extent

of any inconsistency between the terms of this letter and the Standard Terms, this Engagement Letter

prevails.

For the purposes of the Engagement Agreement, “Security” means an ordinary share in the issued

capital of the Issuer.

Sale Securities

53,531,358 Securities (Code: ASX/NZX:CEN)

Price

The underwritten fixed price shall be NZ$9.25 per Sale Security (“Price”)

Gross proceeds from

Sale

NZ$495,165,061.50 (“Proceeds”)

Fees

In consideration of performing its obligations under this Engagement

Agreement, Macquarie shall be entitled to such fees as the parties agree.

Fees may be set off by Macquarie against amounts due to the Vendor under this

Engagement Agreement on the Settlement Date.

Timing

Proposal valid until 5:00pm (Auckland time) on Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Order under this Engagement Agreement to be executed on the NZX on the

Trade Date

Trade Date

Thursday, 21 May 2026 (“T”)

Settlement Date

Monday, 25 May 2026 (T + 2 business days)

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Underwriting commitment

1. Macquarie agrees to underwrite and guarantee the sale of any Sale Securities not taken up as

part of the Sale (“Shortfall Shares”) by purchasing each of the Shortfall Shares from the Seller

at the Price.

Vendor’s warranties and representations

2. As at the date of this Engagement Agreement and on each day until and including the

Settlement Date, the Vendor represents and warrants that:

o NZX: The Sale Securities are quoted on the financial product market operated by NZX

known as the main board equity security market.

o Ownership, encumbrances: Vendor is the registered holder and sole legal owner of

the Sale Securities and will transfer the full legal and beneficial ownership of the Sale

Securities free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests, claims, equities and

pre-emptive rights, subject to registration of the transferee(s) in the register of members

of the Issuer.

o Body corporate: Vendor is a body corporate validly existing and duly established

under the laws of its place of incorporation.

o Capacity: Vendor has full legal capacity and power to enter into this Engagement

Agreement and to carry out the transactions that this Engagement Agreement

contemplates.

o Authority and power to sell: Vendor has taken, or will have taken by the time

required, all corporate action that is necessary or desirable to authorise its entry into

this Engagement Agreement and its carrying out of the transactions that this

Engagement Agreement contemplates. Vendor has the corporate authority and power

to sell the Sale Securities under this Engagement Agreement and no person has a

conflicting right, whether contingent or otherwise, to purchase or to be offered for

purchase the Sale Securities.

o Agreement effective: This Engagement Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and

binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Securities Law Requirements

o Disclosure: The Sale Securities were offered for issue in reliance upon the exclusion

in clause 19 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (“FMCA”) and

may be offered for sale by the Vendor in accordance with this Engagement Letter

without disclosure under Part 3 of the FMCA.

o Non-Controller Non-Affiliate: Vendor is not a “controller” (as defined in section 50AA

of the Corporations Act 2001 (Aus) (“Corporations Act”)) and is not an affiliate” (as

such term is defined in Rule 501(b) of the U.S. Securities Act 1933, as amended (the

“U.S. Securities Act”)) of the Issuer.

o Trading Halt – It will procure that NZX and ASX grant a trading halt in respect of the

Issuer’s ordinary shares which operates from opening of trading on the Trade Date until

completion of any bookbuild undertaken by Macquarie in respect of the Sale Securities.

o Ranking: Following the sale by Vendor, the Sale Securities will rank equally in all

respects with all other ordinary shares of the Issuer, including as to their entitlement to

dividends.

o No breach: Vendor will not, prior to settlement on the Settlement Date, commit, be

involved in or acquiesce in any activity which breaches its constitutional documents, the

constitutional documents of the Issuer or applicable law or regulatory requirements

(including, without limitation, the requirements of any laws or regulations relating to

anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, sanctions, bribery or corruption in

New Zealand and in any of the jurisdictions in which Vendor is incorporated or carries

on business), in each case to the extent such breach impacts or could reasonably be

expected to impact on the sale of the Sale Securities, this Engagement Agreement or

By 3.00pm on the Settlement Date, Macquarie will pay, or procure the payment

to the Vendor of, an amount equal to the Price multiplied by the number of Sale

Securities (net of any Fees) by transfer to the Vendor’s account (or as directed)

for value (in cleared funds) against valid delivery of the Sale Securities.

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the Issuer, and will promptly notify Macquarie of any issues arising in connection with

such matters during the Sale.

o No insider trading offence: The sale of the Sale Securities in accordance with this

Engagement Agreement will not constitute a violation by it of subpart 2 of Part 5 of the

FMCA and Vendor authorises Macquarie to disclose this to investors in connection with

the sale of the Sale Securities.

3. Permitted Persons and Permitted Jurisdictions: Subject to compliance with paragraphs 8

and 9, Macquarie shall be entitled to procure and to allocate to such persons in the Permitted

Jurisdictions (defined below and including to itself and its affiliates) as purchasers of the Sale

Securities as it shall, in its absolute discretion, determine and Vendor shall take all reasonable

steps necessary to facilitate the disposal of the Sale Securities by Macquarie and shall, for that

purpose, take all reasonable actions requested by Macquarie within a reasonable period of such

request. To this end, Macquarie will conduct the Sale by way of an offer only to the following

Permitted Persons in the Permitted Jurisdictions:

o In New Zealand, to persons who do not need disclosure under the FMCA;

o Outside New Zealand, to institutional and professional investors in the Permitted

Jurisdictions (as defined below) but not elsewhere (other than the United States, in

accordance with the paragraph directly below and the provisions of paragraph 4 of this

Engagement Letter) to whom offers for sale of securities may lawfully be made without

requiring the preparation, delivery, lodgement or filing of any prospectus or other

disclosure document or any other lodgement, registration or filing with, or approval by,

a government agency (other than any such requirement with which the Vendor, in its

sole and absolute discretion, is willing to comply), as determined by agreement

between the Vendor and Macquarie; and

o In the United States: in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this

Engagement Letter.

Permitted Jurisdictions means New Zealand, Australia, Bermuda, Canada (British

Columbia, Ontario and Quebec provinces), Cayman Islands, European Union (excluding

Austria), Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

(excluding the financial centres), United Kingdom, United States

4. U.S. Securities Act: The Sale Securities will only be offered and sold:

o to persons that are not in the United States in “offshore transactions” (as defined in

Rule 902(h) under the U.S. Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S.

Securities Act (“Regulation S”); and

o to persons in the United States (i) whom Macquarie reasonably believes to be qualified

institutional buyers (“QIBs”), as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act

(“Rule 144A”), in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S.

Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder; or (ii) that are dealers or other

professional fiduciaries organised or incorporated in the United States that are acting

for a discretionary or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held for the benefit

or account of persons that are not "U.S. persons" (as defined in Rule 902(k) of

Regulation S) for which they have, and are exercising, investment discretion, within the

meaning of Rule 902(k)(2)(i) of Regulation S (“Eligible U.S. Fund Managers”) in

reliance on Regulation S.

5. Macquarie’s warranties and representations: As at the date of this Engagement Letter and on

each day until and including the Settlement Date, Macquarie represents and warrants to Vendor

that:

o Body corporate: Macquarie is a body corporate validly existing and duly established

under the laws of its place of incorporation.

o Capacity: Macquarie has full legal capacity and power to enter into this Engagement

Agreement and to carry out the transactions that this Engagement Agreement

contemplates.

o Authority and power to sell: Macquarie has taken, or will have taken by the time

required, all corporate action that is necessary or desirable to authorise its entry into

this Engagement Agreement and its carrying out of the transactions that this

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Engagement Agreement contemplates. Macquarie has the corporate authority and

power to acquire the Sale Securities under this Engagement Agreement.

o Agreement effective: This Engagement Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and

binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

o Status: Macquarie (or its relevant affiliate) is a not a person to whom disclosure needs

to be made under the FMCA or any other applicable laws (including the Corporations

Act) and it is an Accredited Investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or

(8) under the U.S. Securities Act or is not a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902(k) of

Regulation S).

o Takeovers Code matters: Macquarie (or its relevant affiliate) is a professional

underwriter (in terms of the Takeovers Code (Professional Underwriters) Exemption

Notice 2004) and is entering into this Engagement Agreement in order to earn

underwriting fees. Neither Macquarie nor any affiliate of Macquarie has a collateral

purpose or intention, in respect of Macquarie's entry into this Engagement Agreement,

of enabling Macquarie or any of its affiliates to increase their control percentage in the

Issuer.

o No reliance: It has made its own independent enquiry and investigations in relation to

the Sale Securities and the Issuer and has entered into this Engagement Agreement in

reliance solely on its own judgment and not in reliance on any representations or

conduct of Vendor or any of its representatives (other than those expressly set out in

this Engagement Agreement).

o No stabilisation or manipulation: Neither the Underwriter nor any of its affiliates has

taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might reasonably

be expected to, cause or result in the stabilisation or manipulation of the price of the

Sale Securities in violation of any applicable law.

o Compliance: Macquarie and its affiliates will perform their obligations under this

Engagement Agreement, and the Sale will be conducted by them, in accordance with

all applicable laws and regulations in any relevant jurisdiction, provided that it shall not

be in breach of this warranty to the extent any breach is caused by any act or omission

which constitutes a breach by Vendor of its representations, warranties and

undertakings in paragraph 2, or a breach by an investor of its undertakings,

representations and warranties described in paragraph 9.

6. Reliance: Each party giving a representation and warranty acknowledges that each other party

has relied on the above representations and warranties in entering into this Engagement

Agreement and will continue to rely on them in performing its obligations under this Engagement

Agreement.

7. Notification: Each party agrees that it will notify the other party promptly upon becoming aware

of any of the following occurring prior to the Settlement Date:

o any material change affecting any of the representations and warranties in this

Engagement; or

o any of the representations or warranties in this Engagement Agreement becoming

materially untrue or materially incorrect.

8. Manner of Sale: Macquarie will conduct the Sale by way of an offer only in accordance with all

applicable laws in any jurisdiction including the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the

"FMCA"), the Takeovers Regulations 2000 (the "Takeovers Code"), the Overseas Investment

Act 2005 (the "OIA") and the Corporations Act, and in particular to persons, and by way of

transactions, that do not (in New Zealand) require disclosure under Part 3 of the FMCA or (in

Australia) that do not need a prospectus or other disclosure document or any other lodgement,

delivery, registration or filing with, or approval by, a government agency (including disclosure

under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act) or (if outside Australia or New Zealand) without

requiring the preparation, delivery, lodgement or filing of any prospectus or other disclosure

document or any other lodgement, registration or filing with, or approval by, a government

agency (other than any such requirement with which the Vendor, in its sole and absolute

discretion, is willing to comply), provided that Macquarie will not be in breach of this paragraph

to the extent any breach is caused by: (i) an act or omission by the Vendor, or its affiliates,

officers, employees or representatives which constitutes a breach by the Vendor of its

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representations and warranties in this Engagement Agreement or (ii) a breach by an investor of

its undertakings, representations and warranties described in paragraph 9.

9. Investor representations: Macquarie must require any investor that purchases Sale Securities

to confirm, including through deemed representations and warranties, among other things:

o its status as an investor meeting the requirements of paragraph 8; and

o that they are able to make the relevant purchase in compliance with all relevant laws

and regulations (including the insider trading provisions of the FMCA, the Takeovers

Code, and the OIA).

10. Instructions: Vendor is providing specific instructions to Macquarie to underwrite the sale of the

Sale Securities in the ordinary course of Macquarie’s financial services business, including

without limitation, communicating with and procuring purchasers for, acquiring and disposing of

the Sale Securities under the Engagement Agreement.

11. Bookbuild, Bloomberg and notifications: The Vendor's prior written approval is required

(whether received directly or indirectly from the Vendor’s legal counsel or other representatives)

in respect of any Bloomberg and any other marketing material in connection with the Sale, such

approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the foregoing, Vendor

authorises Macquarie to notify potential purchasers of its representations, warranties and

undertakings contained in in this Engagement Agreement, including in relation to the escrow

representations set out in Schedule 1, and also authorises Macquarie to disclose the identity of

Vendor to potential purchasers, in each case, where such disclosure is reasonably necessary

Macquarie to fulfil its obligations under this Engagement Agreement.

12. Announcements: Unless required by applicable law, a legal or regulatory authority or

applicable listing rules, and except as required in relation to procedural announcements via

Bloomberg, the prior written consent of the Vendor must be obtained prior to Macquarie making

any public release or public announcement in relation to the Sale prior to settlement on the

Settlement Date and such release or announcement must be in compliance with all applicable

laws, including the securities laws of New Zealand, Australia and any other jurisdiction.

13. No withdrawal: The parties agree that on and from execution of this Engagement Agreement by

Macquarie and the Vendor, neither party will withdraw from the Sale, cancel or suspend its

obligations under the Engagement Agreement or terminate the Engagement Agreement, except

in accordance with the Engagement Agreement.

14. Schedules: In addition to the terms set out above, the provisions of the Schedules apply to and

govern the relationship between Macquarie and the Vendor and by executing this Engagement

Agreement, Vendor will be deemed to have represented, mandated and agreed as to the

matters covered by the Schedules.

15. Upon receipt of a signed copy of this letter by all parties, Vendor will be taken to have instructed

Macquarie, and Macquarie will be taken to have agreed, to conduct and underwrite the Sale on

the terms of this Engagement Agreement and the relevant documentation.


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Vendor execution and confirmation



EXECUTED by Infratil Investments Limited by its authorised signatory:





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Signature of authorised signatory



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Name of authorised signatory (block letters)






















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SCHEDULE 1 – ESCROW

1. The Vendor undertakes to Macquarie to make an announcement to NZX and ASX by no

later than 9.00am (Auckland time) on the Trade Date that it will not, at any time on and from

the date of this Engagement Agreement until the release of the Issuer’s results

announcement for the year ended 30 June 2026 (expected on or around 18 August 2026)

(the “Relevant Period”), Deal in all or any of the fully paid ordinary securities held by it in

the Issuer (“Remaining Securities”) after settlement of the Sale of the Sale Securities

pursuant to this Agreement, excluding a sale, transfer or disposal to an affiliate of the

Vendor who makes a representation to the Vendor on the date of such sale, transfer or

disposal that it gives an undertaking to the Vendor not at any time during the remainder of

the Relevant Period, to Deal in all or any of such the Remaining Securities sold, transferred

or disposed to it (excluding any further sale, transfer or disposal to an affiliate as

contemplated by this clause 1 of this Schedule 1).

2. Each party to the Engagement Agreement acknowledges that the undertaking in clause 1 of

this Schedule 1 is an undertaking to make a statement to NZX and ASX only:

a. is not intended to, and does not give Macquarie any power to dispose of, or control

the disposal of, the Remaining Securities the subject of the undertaking; and

b. has been provided to only address the financial consequences of the Vendor

disposing of, or dealing with, any Remaining Securities held by it and accordingly

any breach of the undertaking:

(1) only gives rise to a right to damages and the parties acknowledge that, in

such circumstances, damages are an adequate remedy for breach of the

undertaking; and

(2) does not entitle Macquarie to a remedy of specific performance.

3. For the purposes of this clause, “Deal” in respect of the Remaining Securities means:

a. sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of;

b. agree to offer to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of;

c. enter into any option which, if exercised (whether such exercise is subject to

conditions or otherwise), enables or requires the Vendor to sell, assign, transfer or

otherwise dispose of; or

d. decrease or agree to decrease an economic interest in,

the Remaining Securities, but excludes:

e. a repurchase (whether by buy-back, reduction of capital or other means) of

Remaining Securities by the Issuer;

f. any acceptance by the Vendor of a takeover offer for the Issuer in accordance with

the Takeovers Code or any transfer pursuant to a scheme of arrangement under

Part 15 of the Companies Act 1993 (including entry into any pre-bid agreement or

voting rights agreement permitted by the Takeovers Code in advance of a takeover

offer);

g. a sale, transfer or disposal to a third party where it is a condition of the sale that

the third party announce an intention to acquire, or propose a transaction to

acquire, greater than 50% of the ordinary shares of the Issuer; or

h. the sale of any Remaining Securities in accordance with the terms of this

Agreement.


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SCHEDULE 2 – GST & WITHHOLDING TAX

1. Definitions and Interpretation: In this Engagement Letter, unless the context indicates

otherwise:

a. GST Act means the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985;

b. GST means goods and services tax levied under the GST Act, at the rate prevailing

from time to time, including any tax levied in substitution for such tax, but excluding any

penalties or interest payable in respect of such tax;

c. All words and phrases used in this Schedule (other than clause 7 of this Schedule) that

are defined in the GST Act have the meanings given in the GST Act.

2. Financial services: The parties record their understanding that any supplies made in New

Zealand by Macquarie in discharging its obligations to the Vendor under this Engagement

Agreement that are taxable supplies are supplies of financial services that are subject to clause

3 of this Schedule) exempt supplies under and for the purposes of the GST Act.

3. Zero-rating: The Vendor acknowledges that Macquarie (or the representative member of the

GST group of which Macquarie is a member) may seek to treat supplies made by Macquarie

under this Engagement Agreement that are taxable supplies as zero-rated for GST purposes

under section 11A(1)(q) or (r) of the GST Act. For this purpose, the Vendor confirms that it will

provide reasonable assistance to Macquarie in connection with determining whether, or to what

extent, supplies under this Engagement Agreement may be zero-rated under those provisions,

but will give no warranty, representation or other assurance whatsoever with respect to this

matter.

4. GST Amount: Unless provided otherwise, if any supply made under this Engagement

Agreement is a taxable supply, the recipient of the supply (Recipient) must pay to the party

making the taxable supply (Supplier), in addition to and at the same time as the consideration

otherwise payable for that supply, but subject to the Recipient’s receipt of the requisite taxable

supply information issued by the Supplier in respect of that supply, an amount equal to the GST

charged in respect of that supply (GST Amount).

5. Payment Differences: If the GST payable by the Supplier in connection with a taxable supply

made under or in connection with this Engagement Agreement differs from the GST Amount

paid by the Recipient under clause 4 of this Schedule, the Supplier must repay any excess to

the Recipient or the Recipient must pay any deficiency to the Supplier, as appropriate within five

business days of the Supplier providing the Recipient with a written notification regarding the

difference in the GST payable. Where the difference in the GST payable results from an event

referred to in section 25(1) of the GST Act, the Supplier will issue supply correction information

as required by the GST Act.

6. Input Tax Credit: If any amounts payable by the Vendor to Macquarie under this Engagement

Agreement are calculated by reference to a cost or expense incurred by Macquarie, the amount

payable to Macquarie under any other provision of this Engagement Agreement must be

reduced by the amount of any input tax credit to which the Lead Manager (or the GST group of

which the Lead Manager is a member) is entitled in connection with that cost or expense.

7. Withholding Tax: If any amount payable by either party to the other under this Engagement

Agreement is or becomes subject to any withholding tax or other deduction required by law, the

amount payable by the paying party to the other under this Engagement Agreement will be

reduced by the relevant withholding tax or deduction and the paying party will not be required to

gross up or otherwise compensate the other party on account of the withholding tax or

deduction.



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SCHEDULE 3 - U.S. OFFER REPRESENTATIONS

(Vendor U.S. representations):

As at the date of this Engagement Agreement and on each day until and including the Settlement

Date, the Vendor represents and warrants that:

a) none of it, any of its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of them (other than

Macquarie or its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of them, as to whom it

makes no representation) has offered or sold, or will offer or sell, any of the Sale Securities

in the United States, using any form of "general solicitation" or "general advertising" within

the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the U.S. Securities Act or in any manner involving a

public offering of the Sale Securities in the United States within the meaning of Section

4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act;

b) with respect to those Sale Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S, none of it, any of its

affiliates, or any person acting on behalf of any of them (other than Macquarie or its

affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of them, as to whom it makes no

representation) has engaged or will engage in any "directed selling efforts" (as that term is

defined in Rule 902(c) under the U.S. Securities Act) in the United States;

c) to the best of its knowledge, the Issuer is a 'foreign private issuer' as defined in Rule 405

under the U.S. Securities Act and there is no 'substantial U.S. market interest' (as defined in

Rule 902(j) under the U.S. Securities Act) in the Sale Securities or any security of the same

class or series as the Sale Securities;

d) neither it nor any of its affiliates has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action

designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in the stabilisation or

manipulation of the price of the Sale Securities in violation of any applicable law;

e) none of it, any of its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of them (other than

Macquarie or its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of them, as to whom it

makes no representation or warranty), has solicited any offer to buy, offered to sell or sold,

and none of them will solicit any offer to buy, offer to sell or sell in the United States any

security which could be integrated with the sale of the Sale Securities in a manner that

would require the offer and sale of the Sale Securities to be registered under the U.S.

Securities Act;

f) subject to compliance by Macquarie with its obligations under representations (c), (d), (e)

and (f) below, it is not necessary to register the offer and sale of the Sale Securities, or the

initial offer and resale of the Sale Securities by Macquarie, in each case in the manner

contemplated by this Engagement Letter under the U.S. Securities Act, it being understood

that it makes no representation or warranty about any subsequent resale of the Sale

Securities;

g) to the best of its knowledge, the Sale Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule

144A and are not of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange

registered under Section 6 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange

Act”) or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system; and

h) to the best of its knowledge, the Issuer is exempt from reporting under Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) thereunder.

(Lead Manager U.S representations)

As at the date of this Engagement Agreement and on each day until and including the Settlement

Date, Macquarie represents and warrants that:

a) it is an Accredited Investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the

U.S. Securities Act or is not in the United States;

b) it acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Sale Securities have not been and will not be

registered under the U.S. Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States

except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration

requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws;

c) none of it, its affiliates nor any person acting on behalf of any of them has solicited offers for

or offered to sell, and none of them will solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Sale Securities

in the United States, using any form of "general solicitation" or "general advertising" within

the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the U.S. Securities Act or in any manner involving a

public offering in the United States within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S.

Securities Act;

d) all offers and sales of the Sale Securities in the United States by it and any of its affiliates

will be effected through its U.S. broker-dealer affiliates;

e) it, its affiliates and any person acting on behalf of any of them has offered and sold the Sale

Securities, and will offer and sell the Sale Securities:

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i. in the United States, only (A) to persons that it reasonably believes to be QIBs in

transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act

under Rule 144A thereunder, or (B) to Eligible U.S Fund Managers, in reliance on

Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; and

ii. to persons that are not in the United States in "offshore transactions" (as defined in

Rule 902(h) under the U.S. Securities Act) in accordance with Regulation S under

the U.S. Securities Act;

f) with respect to those Sale Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S, none of it, its affiliates

nor any person acting on behalf of any of them has engaged or will engage in any "directed

selling efforts" (as that term is defined in Rule 902(c) under the U.S. Securities Act); and

g) neither it nor any of its affiliates has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action

designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in the stabilisation or

manipulation of the price of the Sale Securities in violation of any applicable law.

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