Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0768N
SSE PLC
25 September 2012
 



For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with the issuer exclude the annex

 

TR-1:  Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1.   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

SSE plc

2.  Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):

Decrease in percentage of holdings is due to an increase in the outstanding shares.

X

 

3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

 

4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

See Schedule A

 

5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:

 

21 September 2012

 

6.   Date on which the issuer notified:

 

24 September 2012

 

7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

10%



 

 8.  Notified details:

A:  Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0007908733)

95,383,086

95,383,086


95,383,086


95,383,086


9.9571%

 

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta



 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

95,383,086

9.9571%

 



 

 

9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

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 FSA not the issuer

 

Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

A:  Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for 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

(213) 615-0469

 

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

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") and Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") will no longer report relevant holdings separately.  With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.



 

 

 

 

SSE plc         

Number of

Shares

Percent of

Outstanding

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

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds :

95,383,086

9.957%

• Capital International Sàrl

4,000

0.000%

• Capital Research and Management Company



            • Capital Income Builder

95,379,086

9.957%

 

 

 

 

 

As of 21 September 2012

                                               


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