Contact Energy : Update - Dividend/Distribution - CEN

Notification of dividend / distribution

Update Summary

For personal use only

Entity name

CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

CEN - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

17/3/2022

Reason for the Update

Confirmation of the price at which shares will be allotted under the Contact Energy Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

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Announcement Details

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	Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
		1.1 Name of +Entity
		CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED
		1.2 Registered Number Type	Registration Number
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68080480477
1.3 ASX issuer code
		CEN
		1.4 The announcement is
		Update/amendment to previous announcement
personal	1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement
Confirmation of the price at which shares will be allotted under the Contact Energy Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
		1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
		14/2/2022
		1.5 Date of this announcement
		17/3/2022
		1.6 ASX +Security Code
		CEN
		ASX +Security Description
For	ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX
	Pa t 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution: relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

31/12/2021

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2A.4 +Record Date

11/3/2022

2A.5 Ex Date

10/3/2022

2A.6 Payment Date

30/3/2022

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

Security holder approval

Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form

NZD 0.15764706

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution amount per +security

AUD

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information Estimated or Actual? to be released

For

22/3/2022

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market? No

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution?

Yes

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?

No

2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this dividend/distribution

Full DRP

2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution (%)

15.000000 %

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Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security

only	No	NZD
		3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per
		security
		NZD 0.14000000
		3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?
use	No
3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is
		franked
		0.0000 %
		3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per	3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked
		+security	100.0000 %
		NZD 0.00000000
personal	3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount
per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount
		NZD 0.14000000
	Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution
		3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?
		Yes
		3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution	3F.2a Supplementary dividend/distribution estimated
		estimated at this time?	amount per +security
		No	NZD
For	3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security
NZD 0.01764706
0.0000 %	%
		3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution franked?
		No
		3F.4 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution	3F.4a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit
		that is franked	(%)
		3F.5 Supplementary dividend/distribution franked	3F.6 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution
		amount per +security	that is unfranked
		NZD 0.00000000	100.0000 %

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3F.7 Supplementary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per security

NZD 0.01764706

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

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4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP? Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election notices to share registry under DRP

Monday March 14, 2022 15:00:00

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

4A.3 DRP discount rate

0.0000 %

End Date

For personal use

10/3/2022

16/3/2022

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The price is calculated as the volume weighted average sale price for a share (expressed in cents and fractions of cents) calculated on all sales of shares which took place through the NZX Main Board on the five trading days commencing on 10 March 2022 in accordance with the DRP terms and conditions.

4A.6	DRP Price (including any discount):	4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date
NZD 7.87500	30/3/2022
4A.8	Will DRP +securities be a new issue?	4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue
Yes	date?
		Yes

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation? No

4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation? Yes

4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation

The DRP is only available to holders of shares who have an address on the Contact share register in New Zealand or Australia. The full terms and conditions of the DRP are set out in the DRP Offer Document at https://contact.co.nz/aboutus /investor-centre/dividends-and-distributions

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

https://contact.co.nz/aboutus/investor-centre/dividends-and-distributions

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

N/A

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