22 June 2012
Notice of Share Quotation under Employee Long Term Incentive Scheme
Contact Energy Limited (Contact) advises that it has discontinued its
Employee Long Term Incentive Restricted Share Plan (Restricted Share Plan).
As a consequence, 508,480 ordinary shares, which are currently restricted,
become unrestricted and quoted on the NZSX.
Contact''s Employee Long Term Incentive Share Option Scheme (LTI Scheme)
continues to operate.
Participants in the Restricted Share Plan surrendered their entitlements to
the 508,480 previously restricted shares and have been issued Performance
Share Rights of equivalent value under the LTI Scheme, with the same
performance hurdles.
The total number of quoted ordinary shares on issue following the quotation
of these previously restricted shares is 718,670,307.
The following information is provided in accordance with NZSX Listing Rule
7.12.1:
Issuer: Contact Energy Limited
Class of securities quoted: Ordinary Shares
ISIN: NZCENE0001S6
Number of securities quoted: 508,480
Issue price: N/A
Payment in cash?: N/A
Any amount paid up (if not in full): Fully paid
Percentage of total class quoted: 0.07%
Reasons for the quotation: Conversion of Restricted Ordinary Shares to
Ordinary Shares.
Specific authority for the quotation: Pursuant to Listing Rule 7.3.6 and
approval of the Contact Board of Directors.
Terms or details of the quotation: Contact is discontinuing its Restricted
Share Plan. As a consequence, 508,480 ordinary shares, which are currently
restricted, become unrestricted and quoted on the NZSX.
Total number of securities of the class in existence after the quotation:
718,670,307 Ordinary Shares
Date of quotation: 21 June 2012
Paul Ridley-Smith
General Counsel
End CA:00224176 For:CEN Type:ALLOT Time:2012-06-22 12:27:41