TIDMSSE

RNS Number : 5647I

SSE PLC

26 March 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                      SSE plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject               The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                       24 March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         25 March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 12% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous                     Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering                      transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number            Number               Number     Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                   of                of                  of          rights                   (x) 
                   Shares            Voting              shares 
                                     Rights 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                         Direct     Direct     Indirect      Direct         Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)       (xii) 
---------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
    Ordinary        118,605,603        118,605,603                             119,168,703                     12.001% 
                 ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 (GB0007908733) 
---------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------        -----  ------------      ---  ----     ----------- 
      ADRs 
 (US78467K1079)       125,746            125,746                                 125,817                        0.013 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial         Expiration       Exercise/                   Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument                date (xiii)      Conversion Period           rights that may               rights 
                                             (xiv)                       be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------- 
           n/a 
------------------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial           price           date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period           refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
       n/a                                                                                       Nominal       Delta 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                          119,294,520                                                     12.014% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   See Schedule A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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