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Governance Roadshow Presentation – June 2026

Board Change15 June 2026MCYUtilities

SCOTT ST JOHN
CHAIR

June 2026

GOVERNANCE

ROADSHOW

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A DIVERSIFIED
PORTFOLIO OF

RENEWABLE ASSETS

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OUR BUSINESS

Electricity generator and multi-product

retailer across electricity, gas and

telco in NZ

•22% Generation market share

1

•25% Retail electricity market share

2

•234k Broadband and mobile connections

3

•227k customers with two or more

products

3

OUR PURPOSE

Tiakina te anamata, mā te

tūhono i ngā tāngata me

ngā wāhi o te inamata.

Taking care of tomorrow,

connecting people and place today.

RENEWABLEGENERATION

4

~10 TWh

GEO ENTERING FEASIBILITY

1 TWh

SINCELISTING

5

10.8%TSR

CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS

3

~930k

OFORDINARYDIVIDEND

GROWTH TOFY25

17thyear

FY26EBITDAF GUIDANCE

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$1.05b

1 For the 12 months to 31 May 2026

2 As at 30 April 2026

3 As at 31 March 2026

4 Annual mean renewable generation

5 Annualised Total Shareholder Return from 10 May 2013 to 31 May 2026

6 As at 22 April 2026

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StrategicFramework

ASPIRATIONS

FY35

PRIORITIES

FY30

STRATEGICOBJECTIVES

OURPURPOSE

Tiakina te anamata, mā te

tūhono i ngā tāngata

me ngā wāhi o te inamata.

Taking care of tomorrow,

connecting people and

place today.

Delivermorereliable

andrenewableenergy

Achievewhatmattersmost

throughfinancialgrowth

Acceleratetheshift

toalow-carbonfuture

Performwithanadaptive

cultureenabledbytechnology

Createsuccesswithothers

KAITIAKITANGA

Stewardship

Ourassetsandthenatural

environmentarethriving.

ARUMONI

Commercial

Weareleaders

in commercial growth.

KIRITAKI

Customer

Customersareat

theheartofwhatwedo.

NGĀTĀNGATA

OurPeople

Welearnandadapt

to realiseourfull potential.

KŌTUITANGA

Partnerships

Wearethetrustedpartner

ofchoice.

Generation

developmentuplift

Earnings

transformation

Capturingenergy

transitiongrowth

Connectedandinclusive

employeeexperience

Rebuildsector

confidence

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES DELIVER SUPERIOR VALUE

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SUPERIOR PORTFOLIO WITH TWO LEADING GROWTH PLATFORMS

Renewable generation

•Baseload geothermal, intermittent

wind, flexible hydro

•Diversified, complementary, low-cost,

renewable fuel sources

Superior asset location

•North Island generation

close to demand centres

•Rain-fed hydro aligned with winter

peak demand

Growth platforms (wind and geothermal)

•High quality options

•Realise scale and repeatability benefits

•Capability and partnerships

•Proven supply chain

•Geothermal directly supports our

strategy because it adds firm renewable

growth, improves portfolio resilience and

supports long-term contracting

Waikato (1,120MW) 4,200GWh

Rotokawa (34MW) 286GWh

Kawerau (106MW) 875GWh

Ngā Awa Pūrua (90MW) 490GWh

Ngā Tamariki (85MW) 731GWh

Tararua (160MW) 560GWh

Mahinerangi 1 (36MW) 100GWh

Ngā Tamariki 5 (46MW) 390GWh

Turitea (221MW) 840GWh

Waipipi (133MW) 455GWh

Kaiwera Downs 1 (43MW) 147GWh

Operation & Construction:

Kaiwera Downs 2(155MW) 525GWh

Kaiwaikawe (77MW) 221GWh

Puke Kapo Hau 550GWh

Waikokowai / Puketoi 1,015GWh

HydroGeothermalWind3rd Party SolarBESS (MW RHS)

Third party solar 500GWh

Whakamaru Up to 200MW

GeoPlatform Expansion 1000GWh

Planned to 2035: 1000GWh

Hydro Rehabs (76MW) 87GWh

Planned to 2035

Planned to 2030

In-Construction

Portfolio core

and firming

Mercury’s growth platforms

Short term

portfolio peaking

Selective growth

Current4.2 TWh2.8 TWh2.6 TWh0.03 TWh

Plan by 20354.3 TWh3.8 TWh5.4 TWh0.5 TWh200 MW

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GEOTHERMAL GROWTH STRENGTHENS OUR RENEWABLE PLATFORM

Up to 5 TWh across

diverse reservoirs and

horizons, including

2.5 TWh under active

development and 1 TWh

entering feasibility

Two near-term projects

at Ngā Tamariki and

Rotokawa, supported by

committed appraisal

drilling, with first

generation targeted for

2030

Leading geothermal

growth platform

Near-term

projects

Firm renewables. Disciplined growth. Long-term shareholder value

We have shown a credible pathway from geothermal options to value accretive growth

OEC5 delivered on time

and on budget, backed

by deep geothermal

expertise across the

value chain

Proven delivery

capability

Staged investment, clear

decision gates and

growth funded within

balance sheet

guardrails

Disciplined capital

allocation

MICHELE MAUGER
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

•Joined Mercury in 2026, over 35 years’ experience

across people and culture, including nearly two

decades in executive leadership roles.

•Led people functions across a range of industries

and geographies, with experience spanning

business transformation, organisational change

and the full employee lifecycle.

SURAIYA PHILLIMORE-SMITH

CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

•Joined Mercury in 2025

•Over 20 years’ local and international experience in

customer strategy, marketing and brand

•Held an executive level role at Suncorp NZ

CRAIG NEUSTROSKI

CHIEF STRATEGY AND

TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

•Joined in 2021; formerly held senior roles

in the energy sector at Trustpower

•Brings over two decades of leadership

experience in energy retail

KEVIN TAYLOR

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER –

GENERATION

•30+ years in industry with a focus on safety,

risk, and performance (ex-Rio Tinto)

•Proven leader in building high-performing,

safety-focused teams

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A CAPABLE AND MULTI-DISCIPLINED EXECUTIVE TEAM

STEW HAMILTON

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

•Appointed CEO in 2024; joined Mercury

in 2021 as EGM Generation

•Former CEO of NZ Aluminium Smelters;

25+ years in industrial energy across

multiple continents

•Chemical Engineer with an MBA; experienced

in leading large, complex organisations

TIM THOMPSON

EXECUTIVE GM – WHOLESALE

•Joined in 2005; past roles include GM Wholesale

and Head of Treasury & Investor Relations

•Deep experience in electricity trading and large

customer sales

MATT TOLCHER

EXECUTIVE GM –

GENERATION DEVELOPMENT

•Joined in 2022; 20 years of experience

in major infrastructure across NZ and the US

•Skilled in complex utility development

and delivery

RICHARD HOPKINS

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

•25+ years experience, last 12 years as CFO

of Zespri and Ballance Agri-Nutrients

•10+ years in European Power & Utilities

Investment Banking

•Expert in corporate finance, M&A,

transformation, and strategic development

CATHERINE THOMPSON

CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER

•Joined Mercury in 2025

•30 years experience in energy and legal

sectors

•Held Executive roles at Contact

Energy and Manawa Energy

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Board of Director updates

•Rachel Taulelei joined in August

2025

•Jasper Van Helder, our sixth Future

Director under the IoD Future

Directors Programme, joined us in

December 2025

•Hannah Hamling, Mark Binns, and

Adrian Littlewood, will stand for re-

election by shareholders at 2026

ASM

•Recruitment underway for an

additional director to provide wider

financial bench strength, late 2026

SUSAN PETERSON

DIRECTOR

ADRIAN LITTLEWOOD

DIRECTOR

HANNAH HAMLING

DIRECTOR

MARK BINNS

DIRECTOR

SCOTT ST JOHN

CHAIR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROB HAMILTON

DIRECTOR

RACHEL TAULELEI

DIRECTOR

JASPER VAN HALDER

FUTURE DIRECTOR

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ASM RESOLUTIONS

Board appointments

•Re-election of Hannah Hamling

•Re-election of Mark Binns

•Re-election of Adrian Littlewood

•Election of additional director

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FY26 REMUNERATION PERFORMANCE PACKAGE

Mercury’s new Executive Remuneration framework is intended to support the

following outcomes through a set of guiding principles:

CE remuneration performance pay for FY26

Needs

updating for

2026

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

FixedOn-planMaximum

$m

Long-term incentives performance pay granted (2029 vesting)

Annual variable with performance hurdles

Base Salary & Benefits

PrincipleDesired Outcome

Competitive•Attract and retain high quality talent by offering packages

benchmarked against a market peer group of companies.

•Attract international, low cost of capital investors.

Aligned•Align performance of management with delivery of long-term

sustainable shareholder value.

•Align behaviours of management with shareholder goals and

risk appetite.

Reward

Performance

•Motivate delivery of successful outcomes by linking the

quantum of reward with the quantum of business

performance outcomes as measured by shareholder value.

Fair and

Flexible

•Fairly distribute and reward performance, based on the relative

influence of the individual on the business outcomes and the

impact on business ability to fund the reward.

Simplicity•Create transparency and clarity of expectation through the

selection of a focused set of targets.

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