SSE PLC Holding(s) in Company (9645I)

TIDMSSE

RNS Number : 9645I

SSE PLC

05 September 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                   SSE plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                        X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                              The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                           See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                     1 September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       2 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                          Above 15% - Aggregate of voting rights 
  or                                                                                        from shares 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering                   transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number            Number            Number         Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                   of                of                of shares      rights                   (x) 
                   Shares            Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                      Direct         Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
---------------      ------------    ------------    -------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
    Ordinary 
 (GB0007908733)     150,788,298       150,788,298                               151,538,298                   15.039% 
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      ADR 
 (US78467K1079)       159,273           159,273                                   159,273                      0.016% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration      Exercise/                        Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument           date (xiii)     Conversion Period                rights that may            rights 
                                       (xiv)                            be 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting           % of voting rights 
 financial           price          date (xvii)     Conversion        rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period            refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights 
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                     151,697,571                                                    15.055% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                          Number of      Percent of 
                                                            Shares       Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") 
     holdings                                            151,697,571      15.0548% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Guardian Trust Company(1) 
    -- Capital International, Inc.(1) 
    -- Capital International Limited(1) 
    -- Capital International Sàrl(1) 
    -- Capital Research and Management Company(2)        149,221,332      14.809% 
 
           *    Capital Income Builder(3)                 78,291,002       7.770% 
 (1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. 
  (2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  (3) Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company. 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                        Vivien Tan 

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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                          [phone] 
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