SSE PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 9, 2016

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RNS Number : 7313A

SSE PLC

09 June 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				SSE plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		7 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		8 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 15% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

if possible using

the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

of

Shares

Number

of

Voting

Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0007908733)

150,857,062

150,857,062

151,060,462

14.9920%

ADRs

(ISIN: US78467K1079)

161,978

161,978

161,967

0.0161%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

Not applicable

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/

Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Not applicable

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

151,222,429

15.0081%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

		Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings		151,222,429	15.0081%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Guardian Trust Company1
• Capital International, Inc. 1
• Capital International Limited1
• Capital International Sàrl1
• Capital Research and Management Company2		148,670,267	14.755%
-     Capital Income Builder3		78,291,002	7.7700%

1Subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company.

2Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

3Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease

to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights:

13. Additional information:

GRGroup@capgroup.com

14. Contact name:

Christopher Aquino

15. Contact telephone number:

(213) 615-0469

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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