SSE PLC

AGM Information • Aug 13, 2020

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author: Taylor, Anne
date: 2020-08-13 09:19:00+00:00

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Company Number SC117119

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SSE plc

(the “Company”)

RESOLUTIONS

(Passed 12 August 2020)

At the Annual General Meeting of SSE plc duly convened and held at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3AQ on Wednesday 12th August 2020, 17 Ordinary Resolutions and 3 Special Resolutions were passed including those set out in full text below which require to be submitted to Companies House and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights

Resolution 18: that, subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by that resolution and/or to sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as Treasury Shares for cash as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be limited:

(a) to the allotment of equity securities and sale of Treasury Shares for cash in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities to or in favour of: (i) Ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and (ii)

holders of other equity securities, as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary, and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with Treasury Shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter; and

(b) to the allotment of equity securities or sale of Treasury Shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount of £25,986,075.

Such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 30 September 2021, but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and Treasury Shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell Treasury Shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

Authority to purchase own shares

Resolution 19: that the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each in the Company provided that:

(a) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares authorised to be purchased is 103,944,305;

(b) the minimum price which may be paid for such shares is 50 pence per share which amount shall be exclusive of expenses;

(c) the maximum price, exclusive of expenses, which may be paid for each such Ordinary Share is the higher of: (i) an amount equal to 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share in the Company as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily

Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) an amount

equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an Ordinary Share and the highest current independent bid for an Ordinary Share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Trading System in each case at the time the purchase is agreed; and

(d) this authority shall expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the 2021 Annual General Meeting and close of business on 30 September 2021 (except in relation to a purchase of such shares, the contract for which was concluded before such time and which will or may be executed wholly or partly after such time and the Company may purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to any such contract as if the power had not ended).

Notice of general meetings

Resolution 20: that a general meeting of the Company other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days notice.