SSE PLC Holding(s) in Company (9521T)

TIDMSSE

RNS Number : 9521T

SSE PLC

23 July 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         SSE Plc 
  issuer                                              GB0007908733 
  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                                     Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                  n/a 
  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                 n/a 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                n/a 
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 Other (please                                                                   n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             UBS Investment Bank 
  to the                                        UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           21 July 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             23 July 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           4% 
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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        Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)          (xii) 
--------------      -----  -------  ---  -----  --------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
                 Below Notifiable    Below Notifiable 
 GB0007908733     Threshold           Threshold            -             -             41,139,984   -           4.14% 
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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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 -                          -                    -                             -                          - 
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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 financial   Exercise             Expiration       Exercise/     Number of voting           % of voting rights 
  instrument          price                date             Conversion    rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
                                           (xvii)           period        refers to 
                                                            (xviii) 
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 -                   -                    -                -             -                          Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                                    -           - 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 41,139,984                                                              4.14% 
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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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        UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. 
        Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out 
        below. 
 
        UBS AG: 
         *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
              41,139,984 (4.14%) 
 
 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:                            Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Görögová 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                [phone] 
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