SSE PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 6, 2015

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RNS Number : 3956B

SSE PLC

06 January 2015

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		2 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 10%

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 (GB0007908733)		98,432,380		98,432,380							99,182,780				10.0425%
ADRs (US78467K1079)		78,297		78,297							78,294				0.0079%
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
n/a
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
n/a													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
99,261,074								10.0504%

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:

As of 2 January 2015
SSE plc
	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	99,261,074	10.050%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
·     Capital Guardian Trust Company	573,494	0.058%
·    Capital International Limited	78,500	0.008%
·     Capital International SÁrl	54,100	0.005%
·    Capital International, Inc.	8,200	0.001%
·     Capital Research and Management Company ·    Capital Income Builder	98,546,780	9.978%

Schedule A

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