RELINT: CEN: CEN Multiple Director Interest Notice

1 Mar 2010 1:35 pm

CEN 01/03/2010 RELINT

REL: 1335 HRS Contact Energy Limited

RELINT: CEN: CEN Multiple Director Interest Notice

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 Directors - see attached schedule Name of public issuer: Contact Energy Limited Name of related body corporate (if applicable): N/A Position held in public issuer: Director

B Securities in public issuer or related body corporate to which this disclosure relates Number, class, and type of securities: 3,003 ordinary shares - see attached schedule

C Nature of relevant interest and name of registered holder Nature of relevant interest in those securities: See attached schedule Name of registered holder of those securities: See attached schedule

D Details of acquisitions and disposals If the relevant interest was acquired-- Date of acquisition: 24-Feb-10 Consideration paid for acquisition: No change in beneficial ownership

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: Off-market acquisition of shares pursuant to the provisions of the Directors' Restricted Share Scheme, following the expiry of the three year restrictive period for share purchases by the trustee on directors' behalf of the above number of shares at $8.78 on 6 March 2007, using Directors' Fees for the quarter ended 31 December 2006.

E Total number of transactions this notice relates to: 4

F Date of last disclosure notice (whether in form 1 or form 2) by the director or officer: 12-Oct-09

G Signature Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of director or officer:

Date of signature: 1 March 2010 Name and title of authorised person: Steve Bielby, General Counsel & Company Secretary End CA:00191900 For:CEN Type:RELINT Time:2010-03-01:13:35:42

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