Ann: GENERAL: CEN: Cleansing notice

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GENERAL
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REL: 0909 HRS Contact Energy Limited

GENERAL: CEN: Cleansing notice

4 August 2015

NOTICE PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 20(1)(a) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
CONDUCT REGULATIONS 2014

1. Further to the announcements released by Contact Energy Limited (Contact)
prior to this notice, Origin Energy Limited (Origin) intends to undertake a
sale of 389,314,921 ordinary shares (Ordinary Shares) that it's New Zealand
wholly owned subsidiaries control in Contact (Offer).
2. Pursuant to the Offer, an offer for sale is being made to investors in
reliance upon the exclusion in clause 19 of schedule 1 to the Financial
Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA).
3. This notice is provided under sub-clause 20(1)(a) of schedule 8 to the
Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 (Regulations).
4. As at the date of this notice, Contact is in compliance with the
continuous disclosure obligations that apply to it in relation to the
Ordinary Shares in Contact.
5. As at the date of this notice, Contact is in compliance with its financial
reporting obligations (as defined in sub-clause 20(5) of schedule 8 to the
Regulations).
6. As at the date of this notice, there is no information that is "excluded
information" as defined in sub-clause 20(5) of schedule 8 to the Regulations.

7. The potential effect that the Offer and acquisition of Ordinary Shares
will have on the "control" (within the meaning of clause 48 of schedule 1 to
the FMCA) of Contact and the consequences of those effects are as follows:
a. Contact will cease to have a shareholder that "controls" (within the
meaning of clause 48 of schedule 1 to the FMCA) Contact.
b. Contact will cease to have a shareholder that holds or controls, together
with its associates (within the meaning of Rule 4 of the Takeovers Code
Approval Order 2000), more than 20% of the voting rights in Contact, other
than in the circumstance whereby the underwriter holds more than 20% of the
Ordinary Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the
underwriting agreement entered into with Origin and in reliance on the
Takeovers Code (Professional Underwriters) Exemption Notice 2004.

c. Contact will cease to have a shareholder that has the ability to appoint
any directors to the Board of Directors of Contact.

On behalf of
Contact Energy Limited

Dennis Barnes
Chief Executive Officer

ENDS

Investor enquiries: Fraser Gardiner 021 228 3688.
Media enquiries: Nicholas Robinson 027 705 383.
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