‍Nominations for the 2026 West Coast Electric Power Trust election open on Wednesday 10th December 2025, and will close at midday on Friday 16th January 2026.

2026 Election of Trustees

The West Coast Electric Power Trust (the Trust) is an energy trust and holds investments on behalf of its beneficiaries, being electricity consumers connected to the network of the former West Coast Electric Power Board (now Westpower Ltd). The Trust is governed by up to six trustees who are elected on a rotational basis. In early 2026 three trustees must retire by rotation. The Trust now invites nominations to fill those three positions. The retiring trustees can stand for re-election if they choose.

Nominations for the trustee positions open on Wednesday 10 December 2025 and close at midday on Friday 16 January2026. Candidates do not need to be electricity consumers but must be enrolled as parliamentary electors within the Trust district. A deposit of $100.00 must be paid with each nomination made.

Nominations must be made on the official nomination form and can be completed online or in hard copy format. Nomination documents can be obtained by calling the free phone election helpline 0800 666 030, emailing nominations@electionz.com or by download from the Trust’s website www.wcept.org.nz. A candidate handbook is available with the nomination forms.

If a voting process is required it will be carried out by postal and internet voting.  Voter packs will be sent to all eligible consumers on 16 February 2026, with election day being Thursday 19 March 2026.

Anthony Morton

Returning Officer

0800 666 030 or iro@electionz.com

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Nomination forms can be found here: www.electionz.com/WCEPT_nomination

Resource documents for the election can be found here: www.electionz.com/WCEPT_resource

At the meeting held on Monday 15th September 2025, Mr. Peter Ewen was reappointed as Chair of the West Coast Electric Power Trust and Mr. Greg Topp was also reappointed as Deputy Chair.

The 32^nd Annual General Meeting of Westpower Limited will be held in public in the conference room, at Pounamu Pathway-Māwhera, Greymouth on Friday 15^th August 2025 at 1.00pm.

The West Coast Electric Power Trust will be holding a Public Meeting to report on its operations for the year ended 31 March 2025 and confirm the existing Code of Practice.  This meeting will be held in the venue referred to above at the conclusion of the company’s meeting.

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & STATEMENT OF CORPORATE INTENT

In accordance with Clause 12.6 of the Trust Deed, and in terms of Section 41 and 85 of the Energy Companies Act 1992, notice is hereby given that the following documents will be available for public inspection at ElectroNetServices Limited, 146 Tainui Street, Greymouth, during the hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm for the period Friday 1^st  August 2025 to Friday 15^th August 2025.

1.     Audited Financial Statements for the West Coast Electric Power Trust for the year ended 31 March 2025.

2.     Statement of Corporate Intent in respect of Westpower Limited for the year ending 31 March 2026.

Voting closed at midday on Thursday 21^st March 2024. The results were:

The Trustees that have been elected to the West Coast Electric Power Trust are Cosmin Cosma, Bryce Thomson and Greg Topp.

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Nominations for the 2024 West Coast Electric Power Trust election closed on Friday 19^th January 2024. Five nominations were received, they are:

• Cosma, Cosmin (Greymouth)
• Finlay, Paul (Greymouth)
• Gibson, A J (Pesty) (Greymouth)
• Thomson, Bryce (Hokitika)
• Topp, Greg (Reefton)

An election will be held to determine who the 3 Trustees will be, this will commence on Monday 19^th February 2024.

The Ownership Review has been undertaken for 2021 and at the meeting on Monday 15th November 2021, Trustees moved and passed, that the Trust retains on behalf of the consumers, the shares in Westpower and the associated companies.

A copy of the Ownership Review 2021 can be found at this link Ownership Review 2021