What did Contact Energy Limited announce?
Contact Energy Limited (NZX: CEN) filed “Capital Change Notice - DRP” with NZX on 22 September 2026, as a capital change announcement.
- Which company?
- Contact Energy Limited (NZX: CEN)
- When was it filed?
- 22 September 2026
- Where is the original?
- NZX announcement
Capital Change Notice - DRP
Capital Change Notice
Section 1: Issuer information
Name of issuer Contact Energy Limited
NZX ticker code CEN
Class of financial product Ordinary Shares
ISIN (If unknown, check on NZX website) NZCENE0001S6
Currency NZD
Section 2: Capital change details
Number issued/acquired/redeemed 10,407,750
Nominal value (if any) N/A
Issue/acquisition/redemption price per security $8.78227
Nature of the payment (for example, cash or other
consideration)
Dividend reinvestment plan in respect of
FY26 cash dividend payment.
Amount paid up (if not in full) N/A
Percentage of total class of Financial Products
issued/acquired/redeemed/ (calculated on the
number of Financial Products of the Class, excluding
any Treasury Stock, in existence)
0.97%
For an issue of Convertible Financial Products or
Options, the principal terms of Conversion (for
example the Conversion price and Conversion date
and the ranking of the Financial Product in relation to
other Classes of Financial Product) or the Option (for
example, the exercise price and exercise date)
N/A
Reason for issue/acquisition/redemption and specific
authority for issue/acquisition/redemption/ (the
reason for change must be identified here)
Issue of ordinary shares pursuant to
Contact’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan in
respect of the final dividend for the
period ended 30 June 2026.
Total number of Financial Products of the Class after
the issue/acquisition/redemption/Conversion
(excluding Treasury Stock) and the total number of
Financial Products of the Class held as Treasury
Stock after the issue/acquisition/redemption.
1,081,034,903
In the case of an acquisition of shares, whether
those shares are to be held as treasury stock
N/A
Specific authority for the issue, acquisition, or
redemption, including a reference to the rule
pursuant to which the issue, acquisition, or
redemption is made
Board certificate dated 7 August 2026 and
Listing Rule 4.8.1
Terms or details of the issue, acquisition, or
redemption (for example: restrictions, escrow
arrangements)
The shares were issued pursuant to the
terms of the Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.
Date of issue/acquisition/redemption 23 September 2026
Se Section 3: Authority for this announcement and contact person
Name of person authorised to make this
announcement
Kirsten Clayton
Contact person for this announcement Kirsten Clayton
Contact phone number 021 228 3539
Contact email address
companysecretary@contactenergy.co.nz
Date of release through MAP 23 September 2026
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