MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED — Call Transcript 2021

Jan 14, 2021

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Meridian Conference Call Details on Tiwai Exit in December 2024

14 January 2021

Following Rio Tinto’s acceptance of new contract terms with Meridian to continue operations at the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter through to December 2024, Meridian Chief Executive, Neal Barclay will host a teleconference on Monday, 18 January 2021 at 11.00am New Zealand Daylight Time.

A copy of a Meridian business update can be found here:

www.meridianenergy.co.nz/assets/Rio-Tinto-NZAS-extended-exit-announcement-14-January-2021.pdf

If you would like to join the call, please dial in prior to the scheduled start time. Details of the call are as follows:

Participant information
Dial in number(s)	Australia Toll-Free: 1800 093 431Australia Toll: 02 8047 9393New Zealand Toll-Free: 0800 452 257New Zealand Toll: +64 9 307 1606Hong Kong Toll: +852 3005 2399Japan Toll-Free: 0120 200 683Singapore Toll-Free: 800 120 6856UK Toll-Free: 0800 026 1552US Toll-Free: 1 877 788 9032International & Sydney Local: +61 (0)2 8047 9393
Participant PIN Code		62277205#

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Corresponding times:

Sydney/Melbourne Monday, 18 January 2021 at 9:00 a.m. AEDT Hong Kong Monday, 18 January 2021 at 6:00 a.m. HKT Japan Monday, 18 January 2021 at 7:00 a.m. JST London Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 10:00 p.m. GMT Los Angeles Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PST New York Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EST

A transcript and recording of the call will be available following the briefing on Meridian's website, www.meridianenergy.co.nz/investors

ENDS

Neal Barclay Chief Executive Meridian Energy Limited

For investor relations queries, please contact:

Owen Hackston Investor Relations Manager 021 246 4772

For media queries, please contact: Polly Atkins Senior Communications Specialist 021 174 1715

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