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SPH Notice - Infratil Limited (Infratil)

Substantial Holder Notice25 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: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding

Date of relevant event: 25 May 2026

Date this disclosure made: 25 May 2026

Date last disclosure made: 20 May 2026

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: 97,227,021

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

(c) total percentage held in class: 9.081%

For last 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%

Summary for Infratil Investments

For this disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 97,227,021

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

(c) total percentage held in class: 9.081%


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For last 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%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:

As disclosed in a previous notice dated 20 May 2026, 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 (with the ability to upsize the sale subject to demand). A copy of the

Agreement was attached to Infratil's and Infratil Investment’s substantial product holder

notice to the NZX and CEN dated 20 May 2026. Pursuant to the Agreement, 53,531,358

ordinary shares in CEN held by Infratil Investments have been allocated to investors, at a

sale price of $9.25 per ordinary share. Settlement of this sale occurred 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.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) number held in class: 97,227,021

(b) percentage held in class: 9.081%

(c) current registered holder(s): Infratil Investments

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A

Details for Infratil Investments

Nature of relevant interest(s): Registered holder of ordinary shares in CEN.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) number held in class: 97,227,021

(b) percentage held in class: 9.081%

(c) current registered holder(s): Infratil Investments


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(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A

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.

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