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Contact Energy Ltd (ASX: CEN)
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Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
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| 25 Aug 2025 | $0.0229 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 24 Sep 2025 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | $0.1416 | 0.00% | Interim | 18 Mar 2025 |
| 27 Aug 2024 | $0.0371 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 27 Sep 2024 |
| 26 Feb 2024 | $0.0212 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 18 Mar 2024 |
| 07 Sep 2023 | $0.0318 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 26 Sep 2023 |
| 07 Sep 2023 | $0.1894 | 0.00% | Final | 26 Sep 2023 |
| 09 Mar 2023 | $0.0212 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 30 Mar 2023 |
| 09 Mar 2023 | $0.1273 | 0.00% | Interim | 30 Mar 2023 |
| 08 Sep 2022 | $0.0335 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 27 Sep 2022 |
| 08 Sep 2022 | $0.1843 | 0.00% | Final | 27 Sep 2022 |
| 10 Mar 2022 | $0.0176 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 30 Mar 2022 |
| 10 Mar 2022 | $0.1246 | 0.00% | Interim | 30 Mar 2022 |
| 26 Aug 2021 | $0.0247 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 15 Sep 2021 |
| 26 Aug 2021 | $0.1913 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Sep 2021 |
| 12 Mar 2021 | $0.0159 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 30 Mar 2021 |
| 12 Mar 2021 | $0.1227 | 0.00% | Interim | 30 Mar 2021 |
| 26 Aug 2020 | $0.0265 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 15 Sep 2020 |
| 26 Aug 2020 | $0.1990 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Sep 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | $0.0176 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 07 Apr 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | $0.1480 | 0.00% | Interim | 07 Apr 2020 |
| 28 Aug 2019 | $0.0265 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 17 Sep 2019 |
| 28 Aug 2019 | $0.2046 | 0.00% | Final | 17 Sep 2019 |
| 20 Mar 2019 | $0.0176 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 09 Apr 2019 |
| 20 Mar 2019 | $0.1448 | 0.00% | Interim | 09 Apr 2019 |
| 29 Aug 2018 | $0.1741 | 0.00% | Final | 18 Sep 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | $0.0229 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 06 Apr 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | $0.1220 | 0.00% | Interim | 06 Apr 2018 |
| 30 Aug 2017 | $0.0265 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 19 Sep 2017 |
| 30 Aug 2017 | $0.1352 | 0.00% | Final | 19 Sep 2017 |
| 27 Feb 2017 | $0.0983 | 0.00% | Interim | 17 Mar 2017 |
| 05 Sep 2016 | $0.1335 | 0.00% | Final | 23 Sep 2016 |
| 29 Feb 2016 | $0.0124 | 0.00% | Supplemental | 23 Mar 2016 |
CEN ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
| Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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About Contact Energy Ltd
Contact Energy is a diversified and integrated energy company. It owns a fleet of hydro, geothermal, and gas-fired generation assets, which produce more than 25% of New Zealand's electricity. It also retails electricity and gas to nearly half a million customers.
CEN Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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| 06 Feb 2026 | $8.27 | $-0.07 | -0.84% | 3 | $8.27 | $8.27 | $8.27 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | $8.34 | $0.25 | 3.09% | 150 | $8.23 | $8.35 | $8.23 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | $8.09 | $0.07 | 0.87% | 4,196 | $8.10 | $8.35 | $8.00 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | $8.02 | $-0.48 | -5.65% | 7,647 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.00 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | $8.50 | $0.59 | 7.46% | 4,123 | $8.06 | $8.50 | $8.06 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | $7.91 | $-0.25 | -3.06% | 4,101 | $8.12 | $8.14 | $7.91 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | $8.16 | $0.11 | 1.37% | 83 | $8.06 | $8.17 | $8.06 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | $8.05 | $-0.02 | -0.25% | 2,700 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.00 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | $8.07 | $0.07 | 0.88% | 1,633 | $8.01 | $8.15 | $8.01 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | $8.00 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 7,300 | $8.01 | $8.17 | $8.00 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | $8.00 | $-0.03 | -0.37% | 4,116 | $8.22 | $8.22 | $7.96 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | $8.03 | $0.03 | 0.38% | 1,351 | $8.22 | $8.22 | $7.91 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | $8.00 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 2,827 | $8.00 | $8.07 | $8.00 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | $8.00 | $-0.21 | -2.56% | 2,601 | $8.10 | $8.12 | $8.00 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | $8.21 | $0.25 | 3.14% | 690 | $7.96 | $8.21 | $7.95 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | $7.96 | $0.07 | 0.89% | 3,396 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $7.96 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | $7.89 | $-0.17 | -2.11% | 4,310 | $8.06 | $8.17 | $7.89 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | $8.06 | $0.16 | 2.03% | 406 | $7.90 | $8.06 | $7.90 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | $7.90 | $-0.07 | -0.88% | 2,682 | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.88 |
| 09 Jan 2026 | $7.97 | $0.03 | 0.38% | 1,356 | $7.95 | $7.99 | $7.95 |
| 08 Jan 2026 | $7.94 | $0.01 | 0.13% | 3,668 | $7.95 | $7.99 | $7.87 |
Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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| Mr David Edward James Gibson | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2024 |
Mr Gibson has over 20 years of investment banking experience, including as Co-Head of Investment Banking in New Zealand for Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Craigs where he completed several of New Zealand's M&A and equity transactions, including within the energy sector. He is currently Deputy Chair of Goodman (NZ) Limited and a Director of Freightways and Rangatira Limited. He is a former director of Trustpower. He is a Member of the Risk Committee.
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| Mr Jonathan (Jon) Keith Macdonald | Non-Executive Director | Nov 2018 |
Mr Macdonald was CEO for the Trade Me Group for 11 years. Prior to joining Trade Me, Jon worked in London for HSBC Investment Bank in a variety of technical and management positions and has worked for Deloitte Consulting with a focus on telecommunications and financial services. Jon is also a director of several other companies including Sharesies, Mitre 10 New Zealand, Trade Me Group (through Titan Parent NZ Ltd) and Kiwibank Limited. He is Chair of the People Committee.
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| Mrs Rukumoana Tira Marie Schaafhausen | Non-Executive Director | Mar 2021 |
Ms Schaafhausen was recently the Chair of Waikato-Tainui and is currently serving across several Iwi, community, private and public organisations in governance roles including Water Governance Board, AgResearch, Miro Berries, Tindall Foundation, and The Kings Trust. Previously, she was a director at Genesis Energy. She is a Member of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and People Committee.
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| Mr Robert McDonald | Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman | Nov 2015 |
Mr McDonald finance career spans over 30 years, having worked overseas before joining Coopers and Lybrand in the corporate advisory and valuations practice in 1985. He is a director of FleetPartners Group Limited and was previously the chief financial officer with Air New Zealand. He is a former board member of Fletcher Building Limited, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc., and AIA Limited, and the former vice chairman of the IATA Financial Committee. He is a Member of the People Committee.
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| Mr Deion Campbell | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2025 |
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| Mr David Smol | Non-Executive Director | Oct 2018 |
Mr Smol has over 35 years of work experience, including in the energy sector in the UK and New Zealand, for Conoco UK Limited, Electricity Corporation and ILEX Energy Consulting. He was part of the Contact Energy establishment team in 1995-1996 and a member of the team that developed the rules for the New Zealand electricity market. In 2008 David was appointed as chief executive of Ministry of Economic Development and, from 2012-2017 was the inaugural chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), following the merger of four government departments. David is currently Chair of GNS Science and a board member of The Co-operative Bank Limited and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. He is a Member of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and Risk Committee.
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| Ms Sandra Dodds | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2021 |
Ms Dodds is based in Melbourne and currently sits on the boards of Fletcher Building Limited, Snowy Hydro Limited and OceanaGold corporation. She has more than 30 years of experience as a senior leader in complex infrastructure business in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Until recently Sandra led the infrastructure sector team at Broadspectrum. Chair of the Risk Committee.
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| Mr Mike Fuge | Chief Executive Officer | Feb 2020 |
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| Michael Robertson | Acting Chief Retail Officer |
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| Chris Abbott | Chief Corporate Affairs Officer |
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| Mike Fuge | Chief Executive Officer |
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| Matt Forbes | Chief Financial Officer |
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| John Clark | Chief Generation Officer |
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| Jan Bibby | Chief People Experience Officer |
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| Dorian Devers | Chief Renewable Growth Officer |
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| Carolyn Luey | Chief Retail Officer |
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| Tighe Wall | Chief Technology Officer |
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| Kirsten Clayton | Company Secretary |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited | 119,065,972 | 14.83% |
| HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited i | 79,492,980 | 9.90% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited Bpss40 | 53,438,242 | 6.66% |
| Custodial Services Limited | 48,056,023 | 5.99% |
| JPMORGAN Chase Bank | 43,336,088 | 5.40% |
| Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd | 41,582,010 | 5.18% |
| Tea Custodians Limited | 26,382,098 | 3.29% |
| Accident Compensation Corporation | 25,982,944 | 3.24% |
| New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited | 25,337,629 | 3.16% |
| FNZ Custodians Limited | 24,833,339 | 3.09% |
| Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited | 24,023,407 | 2.99% |
| JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited | 19,681,467 | 2.45% |
| Premier Nominees Limited | 15,994,921 | 1.99% |
| New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited | 13,609,274 | 1.70% |
| New Zealand Depository Nominee | 12,636,491 | 1.57% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited | 10,195,927 | 1.27% |
| Public Trust | 9,192,393 | 1.15% |
| Private Nominees Limited | 6,681,205 | 0.83% |
| PT Booster Investments Nominess Limited | 4,902,479 | 0.61% |
| Masfen Securities Limited | 4,565,698 | 0.57% |