Cleasing Notice

15 February 2021 Client Market Services NZX Limited Level 1, NZX Centre 11 Cable Street WELLINGTON Copy to: ASX Market Announcements Australian Stock Exchange Exchange Centre Level 6 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA RE: Contact Energy Limited (CEN) Notice Pursuant to Clause 20(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 1. Contact Energy Limited (Contact) announced on 15 February 2021 that it intends to undertake an offer of new ordinary shares in Contact by way of: (a) a placement to eligible institutional and other selected investors to raise approximately $325 million; and (b) a retail offer to eligible shareholders with addresses in New Zealand and Australia to raise approximately $75 million, (together, the Offer). 2. The Offer is being made to investors in New Zealand in reliance upon the exclusion in clause 19 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the FMCA). Contact will issue the relevant shares under the Offer to investors in Australia without disclosure under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act). 3. This notice is provided under: (a) subclause 20(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 (the Regulations); (b) paragraph 708A(12J) of the Corporations Act as notionally inserted by ASIC Instrument 21-0114; and (c) ASIC Corporations (Share and Interest Purchase Plans) Instrument 2019/547 as amended by ASIC Instrument 21-0114. 4. As at the date of this notice: (a) Contact is in compliance with the continuous disclosure obligations that apply to it in relation to the ordinary shares in Contact; (b) Contact is in compliance with its financial reporting obligations (as defined in subclause 20(5) of Schedule 8 to the Regulations); (c) Contact has complied with its obligations under rule 1.15.2 of the ASX Listing Rules; and (d) there is no information that is "excluded information" (as defined in subclause 20(5) of Schedule 8 to the Regulations) in respect of Contact. 5. The Offer is not expected to have any material effect or consequence on the "control" (as defined in clause 48 of schedule 1 to the FMCA) of Contact. Ends For any further information, please contact: Matthew Forbes +64 21 072 8578 End CA:00367536 For:CEN Type:OFFER Time:2021-02-15 08:48:07