SSE PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Dec 12, 2014

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RNS Number : 6218Z

SSE PLC

12 December 2014

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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 Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		11 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 9%

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)	88,663,574				88,663,574							88,871,157				8.9999%
ADRs (ISIN: US78467K1079)	75,957				75,957							75,957				0.0077%
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
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
														Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
88,947,114									9.0076%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Schedule A
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:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	(213) 615-0469 & GRGroup@capgroup.com
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Christopher Aquino
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	(213) 615-0469 & GRGroup@capgroup.com
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: (213) 615-4056
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

As of 10 December 2014

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                                                                                                                                            

569,257

0.058%

• Capital Guardian Trust Company

78,500

0.008%

• Capital International Limited

54,100

0.005%

• Capital International SÁrl

8,200

0.001%

• Capital International, Inc.

88,237,057

8.936%

• Capital Research and Management Company

• Capital Income Builder

Number of             Percent of

shares                  Outstanding

89,947,114               9.008% 

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