Meridian Conference Call Details on Tiwai Exit

Following Rio Tinto's acceptance of new contract terms with Meridian to continue operations at the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter through to December 2024, Meridian Chief Executive, Neal Barclay will host a teleconference on Monday, 18 January 2021 at 11.00am New Zealand Daylight Time. A copy of a Meridian business update can be found here: www.meridianenergy.co.nz/assets/Rio-Tinto-NZAS-extended-exit-announcement-14- January-2021.pdf If you would like to join the call, please dial in prior to the scheduled start time. Details of the call are as follows: Dial in number(s): Australia Toll-Free: 1800 093 431 Australia Toll: 02 8047 9393 New Zealand Toll-Free: 0800 452 257 New Zealand Toll: +64 9 307 1606 Hong Kong Toll: +852 3005 2399 Japan Toll-Free: 0120 200 683 Singapore Toll-Free: 800 120 6856 UK Toll-Free: 0800 026 1552 US Toll-Free: 1 877 788 9032 International & Sydney Local: +61 (0)2 8047 9393 Participant PIN Code: 62277205# Corresponding times: Sydney/Melbourne - Monday, 18 January 2021 at 9:00 a.m. AEDT Hong Kong - Monday, 18 January 2021 at 6:00 a.m. HKT Japan - Monday, 18 January 2021 at 7:00 a.m. JST London - Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 10:00 p.m. GMT Los Angeles - Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PST New York - Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EST A transcript and recording of the call will be available following the briefing on Meridian's website, www.meridianenergy.co.nz/investors End CA:00366228 For:MEL Type:GENERAL Time:2021-01-14 15:11:08