SSE PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 28, 2023

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RNS Number : 5625H

SSE PLC

28 July 2023

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0007908733

Issuer Name

SSE PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

26-Jul-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-Jul-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.198076	2.939021	6.137097	66916054
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0007908733		34424083		3.157148
US78467K1079		446259		0.040928
Sub Total 8.A	34870342		3.198076%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	n/a	n/a	1406476	0.128993
Sub Total 8.B1			1406476	0.128993%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	646407	0.059284
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	716098	0.065676
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	104212	0.009558
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	89328	0.008193
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	31561	0.002895
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	2257400	0.207034
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	66473	0.006096
Swaps	15/07/2024	N/A	Cash	662500	0.060760
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	307	0.000028
Swaps	31/05/2024	N/A	Cash	26020000	2.386381
Swaps	09/06/2025	N/A	Cash	2647	0.000243
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	3888	0.000357
Swaps	27/08/2024	N/A	Cash	14458	0.001326
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	3727	0.000342
Equity Option	20/10/2023	N/A	Cash	20230	0.001855
Sub Total 8.B2				30639236	2.810028%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.116528		5.900559%
Bank of America Corporation	U.S. Trust Co of Delaware
Bank of Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities, Inc.

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

27-Jul-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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