ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2014

Mar 17, 2014

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To	Company Announcements Office		Facsimile	1300 135 638
Company	ASX Limited		Date	18 March 2014
From	Helen Hardy		Pages	2
Subject	Contact Energy Limited – 2014 Retail	Bond Offer Update

Attached herewith is a copy of an announcement released to the NZX by Contact Energy today.

Origin Energy holds 53.09% of quoted ordinary shares in Contact Energy Limited.

Regards

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Helen Hardy Company Secretary

02 8345 5023 – helen.hardy@originenergy.com.au

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Origin Energy Limited ACN 000 051 696 • Level 45 Australia Square, 264-278 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 5376, Sydney NSW 2001 • Telephone (02) 8345 5000 • Facsimile (02) 9252 1566 • www.originenergy.com.au

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18 March 2014

Contact Energy Limited – 2014 Retail Bond Offer update

With regards to its offer of unsecured, unsubordinated 5.80% bonds, Contact Energy Limited (Contact) has reserved a further $6 million of bonds for allocations to clients of Primary Market Participants under the General Offer. These allocations, together with applications received to date, total approximately $220 million. The balance of the offer (up to a total of $225 million) is available to investors in a public pool.

The General Offer remains open until 5.00pm Thursday 20 March 2014. Applications must be received by the Registry prior to this closing date.

The first allotment will be made, as scheduled, on Thursday 20 March 2014.

The final allotment has been brought forward to Tuesday 25 March 2014.

ENDS

For further information please contact:

Louise Tong Fraser Gardiner Corporate Treasurer Head of Investor Relations and Strategy 021 444 224 021 228 3688

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