Contact Energy : Substantial Product Holder Notice - Blackrock Inc.

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Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding

Section 276, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

To: New Zealand Stock Exchange and

To: CONTACT ENERGY LTD

Date this disclosure made: 31 May 2022

Date on which substantial holding began: 27 May 2022

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure

Full name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate

Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares

Summary for: Product holders listed in Appendix A

For this disclosure,-

1. total number held in class: 39,229,097 Ord
2. total in class: 780,638,303
3. total percentage held in class: 5.025%

Details of relevant interests

Details for: Product holders listed in Appendix A

Nature of relevant interest(s): The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the quoted voting product and/or the exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting product, arising only from the powers of investment contained in each case under investment management agreements appointing each entity as investment manager of funds or separate accounts (i.e. entity currently exercising investment discretion on behalf of the relevant funds or separate accounts). No relevant agreement document needs to be attached under Regulation 139.

For that relevant interest,-

1. number held in class: Refer to Appendix A
2. percentage held in class: Refer to Appendix A
3. current registered holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
4. registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Not applicable

For a derivative relevant interest, also-

1. type of derivative: contract for difference

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1. details of derivative:
2. • Notional number of underlying shares: 432,274
   • These derivatives are all cash-settled.
   • Derivatives were acquired and/or disposed of as follows: Refer to Appendix B
3. parties to the derivative: Refer to Appendix C
4. if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the relevant interest in the derivative: The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the derivative - Refer to Appendix C

Details of transactions and events giving rise to substantial holding

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer to Appendix B

Additional information

Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A

Contact details: Kayla Mulvihill, Tel [phone], Email: [e-mail]

Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Refer to Appendix A

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: Not applicable.

Certification

I, Kayla Mulvihill, 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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							Appendix A
			Total Held in Class		Nature of
	Holder of Relevant Interests					Address
			Number of
	Class	CCY	%	Association
		Securities
only
APERIO GROUP LLC	ord	NZD	54,197	0.007%	subsidiary of	2710 Gateway Oaks Drive,
					BlackRock Inc.	Suite 150N, Sacramento, CA
							95833-3505
	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	ord	NZD	5,406,674	0.693%	subsidiary of	12 Throgmorton Avenue.
						BlackRock Inc.	London, EC2N 2DL,
							United Kingdom
	BlackRock Advisors, LLC	CFD	NZD	141,200	0.018%	subsidiary of	251 Little Falls Dr
						BlackRock Inc.	Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
use
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	ord	NZD	47,909	0.006%	subsidiary of	251 Little Falls Dr
						BlackRock Inc.	Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
	BlackRock Asset Management Canada	ord	NZD	182,268	0.023%	subsidiary of	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
	Limited					BlackRock Inc.	Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
							Canada
personal
BlackRock Asset Management	ord	NZD	3,515,513	0.450%	subsidiary of	Max-Joseph-Straße 6
Deutschland AG					BlackRock Inc.	D-80333 Munich, Germany
	BlackRock Asset Management North	ord	NZD	4,677	0.001%	subsidiary of	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower
	Asia Limited					BlackRock Inc.	& 17/F ICBC Tower,
							3 Garden Road, Central, Hong
							Kong
	BLACKROCK FINANCIAL	CFD	NZD	39,191	0.005%	subsidiary of	251 Little Falls Dr
	MANAGEMENT, INC.					BlackRock Inc.	Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
	BLACKROCK FINANCIAL	ord	NZD	38,603	0.005%	subsidiary of	251 Little Falls Dr
	MANAGEMENT, INC.					BlackRock Inc.	Wilmington, DE 19808-1674
	BlackRock Fund Advisors	ord	NZD	13,243,718	1.697%	subsidiary of	400 Howard Street
						BlackRock Inc.	San Francisco, CA, 94105
							United States
For
BlackRock Institutional Trust	CFD	NZD	230,552	0.030%	subsidiary of	1225 17th Street,
Company, National Association					BlackRock Inc.	Suite 300,
							Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
							USA)
	BlackRock Institutional Trust	ord	NZD	5,149,886	0.660%	subsidiary of	1225 17th Street,
	Company, National Association					BlackRock Inc.	Suite 300,
							Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
							USA)
	BlackRock Investment Management	ord	NZD	7,053,254	0.904%	subsidiary of	Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2
	(Australia) Limited					BlackRock Inc.	Chifley Square,
							Sydney NSW 2000
							Australia
	BlackRock Investment Management	CFD	NZD	21,331	0.003%	subsidiary of	12 Throgmorton Avenue
	(UK) Limited					BlackRock Inc.	London EC2N 2DL
							United Kingdom
	BlackRock Investment Management	ord	NZD	4,100,124	0.525%	subsidiary of	12 Throgmorton Avenue
	(UK) Limited					BlackRock Inc.	London EC2N 2DL
							United Kingdom

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						Appendix B
	CONTACT ENERGY LTD
Transaction	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change /	Class and number of	Person's votes
Date	Consideration (NZD)	securities affected	affected
28-Jan-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-12,176	-12,176
28-Jan-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	21,840	21,840
31-Jan-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	7.83	ord	-7,076	-7,076
31-Jan-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	7.83	ord	7,430	7,430
	National Association
31-Jan-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	3,325	3,325
01-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	7.85	ord	9,232	9,232
	AG
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	9,236	9,236
	AG
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	3,586	3,586
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	7,172	7,172
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	2,583	2,583
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	861	861
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	10,740	10,740
02-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	2,340	2,340
03-Feb-22	BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC	on mkt buy	8.05	ord	710	710
03-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-18,264	-18,264
03-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.1	ord	9,232	9,232
	AG
03-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.1	ord	861	861
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.07	ord	-4,900	-4,900
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-3,044	-3,044
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-15,220	-15,220
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-12,176	-12,176
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.06	ord	-17,530	-17,530
04-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	10,620	10,620
07-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	23,899	23,899
07-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	2,576	2,576
08-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.09	ord	4,628	4,628
	AG
08-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.09	ord	9,256	9,256
	AG
08-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.09	ord	-7,008	-7,008
08-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.07	ord	-17,510	-17,510
08-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	10,317	10,317
09-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.24	ord	9,256	9,256
	AG
09-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.24	ord	861	861
10-Feb-22	BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC	on mkt buy	8.25	ord	2,031	2,031
10-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.2	ord	-5,259	-5,259
11-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-3,044	-3,044
11-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.05	ord	87,742	87,742
	AG
11-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.06	ord	-12,271	-12,271
11-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.06	ord	861	861
14-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-6,088	-6,088
15-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.1	ord	-7,012	-7,012
16-Feb-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.1	ord	2,984	2,984
	Limited
16-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.1	ord	-2,186	-2,186
16-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.1	ord	1,722	1,722
17-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	1,884	1,884
17-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	1,884	1,884
18-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-27,396	-27,396
18-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-9,132	-9,132
18-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt sell	8.13	ord	-1,194	-1,194
18-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.13	ord	9,236	9,236
	AG

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	Transaction	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change /	Class and number of	Person's votes
	Date	Consideration (NZD)	securities affected	affected
	18-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.13	ord	-7,008	-7,008
	18-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	in specie	n/a	ord	-4,705	-4,705
only	21-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt buy	8.16	ord	18,309	18,309
22-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-9,132	-9,132
23-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-30,440	-30,440
	23-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-21,308	-21,308
	23-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-9,132	-9,132
	23-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-21,308	-21,308
	23-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.25	ord	22,763	22,763
	23-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8.25	ord	-14,008	-14,008
	24-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8	ord	-10,506	-10,506
	24-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt sell	8	ord	-8,755	-8,755
	24-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8	ord	2,583	2,583
use	24-Feb-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt sell	8	ord	-5,673	-5,673
	National Association
25-Feb-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.07	ord	421	421
	Limited
25-Feb-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	8.07	ord	992	992
	National Association
25-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	18,312	18,312
25-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	10,680	10,680
25-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.04	ord	861	861
personal	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	12,208	12,208
28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	1,392	1,392
28-Feb-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	8.07	ord	6,092	6,092
		National Association
	28-Feb-22	BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC	on mkt buy	8.07	ord	1,931	1,931
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt sell	8.12	ord	-38,252	-38,252
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.12	ord	4,626	4,626
		AG
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.12	ord	8,770	8,770
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt sell	8.12	ord	-26,003	-26,003
		Limited
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt sell	8.12	ord	-14,682	-14,682
		National Association
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	8.12	ord	6,398	6,398
		National Association
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt buy	8.12	ord	18,309	18,309
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt sell	8.12	ord	-33,843	-33,843
	28-Feb-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt buy	8.12	ord	15,534	15,534
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	on mkt sell	8.19	ord	-1,188	-1,188
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.3	ord	1,092	1,092
For		Limited
01-Mar-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	8.3	ord	10,766	10,766
	AG
		National Association
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.3	ord	847	847
		Limited
	01-Mar-22	BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC	on mkt buy	8.31	ord	14,021	14,021
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	-7,172	-7,172
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland	on mkt buy	8.35	ord	9,252	9,252
	01-Mar-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.29	ord	35,040	35,040
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.33	ord	1,628	1,628
		Limited
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,	on mkt buy	8.33	ord	14,040	14,040
		National Association
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	on mkt buy	8.33	ord	1,206	1,206
		Limited
	02-Mar-22	BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC	on mkt buy	8.31	ord	20,918	20,918
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Fund Advisors	in specie	n/a	ord	18,312	18,312
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.25	ord	8,760	8,760
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.34	ord	17,520	17,520
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.25	ord	7,008	7,008
	02-Mar-22	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	on mkt buy	8.25	ord	96,360	96,360

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