SSE PLC Result of AGM (0319G)

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RNS Number : 0319G

SSE PLC

18 July 2019

SSE PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of SSE plc took place in Perth today. All 20 Resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, were passed by shareholders on a poll. The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

 
       Resolution          For           % of     Against      % of     Total votes   % of       Withheld 
                                          votes                 votes    cast          Issued 
                                          cast                  cast                   Share 
                                                                                       Capital 
                                                                                       Voted 
       Receive 
        the Report 
 1.     and Accounts       683,575,448   99.99      64,691      0.01    683,640,139    65.96%    5,599,843 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Approve 
        the 2019 
        Remuneration 
 2.     Report             686,848,454   99.85    1,061,105     0.15    687,909,559    66.37%    1,330,554 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Approve 
        the 2019 
        Remuneration 
 3.     Policy             674,894,957   99.13    5,919,566     0.87    680,814,523    65.68%    8,425,369 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Declare 
        a final 
 4.     dividend           688,257,357   99.93     463,846      0.07    688,721,203    66.45%     518,013 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
 5.     Gregor Alexander   680,424,230   98.81    8,212,146     1.19    688,636,376    66.44%     603,227 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
 6.     Sue Bruce          677,159,664   98.35    11,367,644    1.65    688,527,308    66.43%     706,090 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Appoint 
 7.     Tony Cocker        676,550,886   98.25    12,054,730    1.75    688,605,616    66.43%     634,209 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
        Crawford 
 8.     Gillies            676,332,847   98.22    12,277,676    1.78    688,610,523    66.43%     629,690 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
        Richard 
 9.     Gillingwater       637,042,132   92.51    51,583,087    7.49    688,625,219    66.44%     614,993 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
 10.    Peter Lynas        673,458,683   97.81    15,079,595    2.19    688,538,278    66.43%     700,546 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
 11.    Helen Mahy         673,956,624   97.87    14,664,772    2.13    688,621,396    66.44%     618,329 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
        Alistair 
 12.    Phillips-Davies    682,637,834   99.13    5,998,785     0.87    688,636,619    66.44%     603,594 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Re-appoint 
 13.    Martin Pibworth    682,138,579   99.06    6,477,693     0.94    688,616,272    66.44%     623,941 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Appoint 
        Melanie 
 14.    Smith              687,983,901   99.91     622,994      0.09    688,606,895    66.43%     633,218 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Appoint 
        Ernst & 
        Young as 
 15.    Auditor            678,253,390   98.49    10,373,907    1.51    688,627,297    66.44%     612,916 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        the Audit 
        Committee 
        to agree 
        the Auditor's 
 16.    remuneration       677,755,905   98.42    10,914,428    1.58    688,670,333    66.44%     569,550 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        the Directors 
        to allot 
 17.    shares             681,421,676   98.95    7,235,198     1.05    688,656,874    66.44%     583,339 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Special 
        resolution 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
 18.    rights             678,151,269   98.49    10,419,762    1.51    688,571,031    66.43%     668,752 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Special 
        resolution 
        to authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its own 
        Ordinary 
 19.    Shares             682,443,234   99.30    4,828,432     0.70    687,271,666    66.31%    1,968,447 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
       Special 
        resolution 
        to approve 
        14 days' 
        notice of 
        general 
 20.    meetings           641,783,241   93.14    47,255,916    6.86    689,039,157    66.48%    3,770,181 
      ------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 

A copy of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM (concerning items other than ordinary business) has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) by accessing the following link: - http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Notes:

1. A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

2. There were 1,036,520,909 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in issue as at 18 July 2019. This figure includes 7,764,849 ordinary shares which are held in treasury. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. The voting rights on treasury shares are automatically suspended. The total number of voting rights in the Company was 1,028,756,060 as at 18 July 2019.

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