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

22/3/2022

Reason for the Update

Confirmation of the foreign exchange rate used for the dividend payable to Australian investors.

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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
use	ABN
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 foreign exchange rate used for the dividend payable to Australian investors.
		1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
		17/3/2022
		1.5 Date of this announcement
		22/3/2022
		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 0.14661177

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

22/3/2022

2A.9c FX rate (in format AUD 1.00 / primary currency	FX rate (in format AUD rate/primary currency rate)
rate): AUD	Primary Currency rate
AUD 1.00	NZD 1.07526882

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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

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

15.000000 %

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

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

NZD 0.01764706

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	Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)
		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	4A.3 DRP discount rate
use	notices to share registry under DRP	0.0000 %
Monday March 14, 2022 15:00:00
		4A.4	Period of calculation of reinvestment price
		Start Date	End Date
		10/3/2022	16/3/2022
		4A.5	DRP price calculation methodology

personal	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
For	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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