Ongoing Disclosure Notice
Disclosure of Directors and Officers Relevant Interests
Section 19T(2), Securities Markets Act 1988
A Details of director or officer
Name of director or officer of public issuer: Contact Officers - see attached
schedule
Name of public issuer: Contact Energy Limited
Name of related body corporate (if applicable): N/A
Position held in public issuer: See attached schedule
B Securities in public issuer or related body corporate to which this
disclosure relates
Number, class, and type of securities: 132,549 restricted ordinary shares
(see attached schedule for breakdown)
C Nature of relevant interest and name of registered holder
Nature of relevant interest in those securities: Beneficial interest in, and
conditional entitlement to become legal and beneficial owner of, ordinary
shares under CEN''s Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Share Plan)
Name of registered holder of those securities: New Zealand Permanent Trustees
Limited
D Details of acquisitions and disposals
If the relevant interest was acquired--
Date of acquisition: 7-Dec-09
Consideration paid for acquisition: $5.75 per restricted ordinary share
If the relevant interest was disposed of--
Date of disposal: N/A
Consideration recieved for disposal: N/A
Type of transaction
Describe the arrangement pursuant to which, or the circumstances in which,
the acquisition or disposal took place: Acquisition of beneficial interest in
restricted ordinary shares under CEN''s Employee Long Term Incentive Plan
E Total number of transactions this notice relates to: 7
F Date of last disclosure notice (whether in form 1 or form 2) by the
director or officer: See attached schedule
G Signature
Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of director or officer:
Date of signature: 11-Dec-09
Name and title of authorised person: Steve Bielby, General Counsel and
Company Secretary
End CA:00189055 For:CEN Type:RELINT Time:2009-12-11:16:16:56