Result of AGM

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SSE plc announced that all 21 resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders. Key resolutions included the receipt of the Annual Report and Accounts 2026, approval of the Remuneration Report 2026, and the declaration of a final dividend, all of which received overwhelming support with over 99% of votes cast in favour. Directors were re-elected with strong majorities, and Ernst & Young LLP was re-appointed as auditor. The company also received approval for directors to allot shares up to 66% and to disapply pre-emption rights for general and specific offers, though these latter resolutions saw a higher percentage of votes against, at 5.63% and 16.61% respectively. The total number of voting rights in the company as of July 16, 2026, was 1,212,393,477.

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SSE PLC
16 July 2026
 

SSE PLC

 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026

 

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of SSE plc was held at the Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ on Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 12.30pm. All 21 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.

 

 

VOTES       FOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES   TOTAL

% of AVAILABLE VOTING RIGHTS*

VOTES WITHHELD

1

Receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2026

897,403,328

99.77

2,045,131

0.23

899,448,459

74.19%

1,717,417

2

Approve the Remuneration Report 2026

883,183,167

98.49

13,553,050

1.51

896,736,217

73.96%

4,436,197

3

Declare a final dividend

900,110,096

99.90

906,276

0.10

901,016,372

74.32%

155,331

4

Re-elect Lady Elish Angiolini

890,269,238

98.82

10,633,366

1.18

900,902,604

74.31%

269,004

5

Re-elect John Bason

890,316,654

98.83

10,558,958

1.17

900,875,612

74.31%

295,996

6

Re-elect Tony Cocker

890,496,156

98.85

10,386,885

1.15

900,883,041

74.31%

288,562

7

Re-elect Dame Debbie Crosbie

888,830,923

98.66

12,052,099

1.34

900,883,022

74.31%

288,581

8

Re-elect Sir John Manzoni

859,467,902

95.41

41,351,147

4.59

900,819,049

74.30%

352,554

9

Re-elect Hixonia Nyasulu

890,455,726

98.84

10,477,417

1.16

900,933,143

74.31%

237,489

10

Re-elect Barry O'Regan

894,142,772

99.25

6,764,130

0.75

900,906,902

74.31%

264,701

11

Re-elect Martin Pibworth

896,534,034

99.51

4,393,128

0.49

900,927,162

74.31%

244,441

12

Re-elect Melanie Smith

889,782,976

98.77

11,093,037

1.23

900,876,013

74.31%

295,590

13

Re-elect Dame Angela Strank

889,417,142

98.73

11,472,216

1.27

900,889,358

74.31%

282,245

14

Re-elect Maarten Wetselaar

890,540,098

98.85

10,332,000

1.15

900,872,098

74.31%

299,505

15

Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor

900,472,014

99.95

434,917

0.05

900,906,931

74.31%

263,572

16

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration

900,532,675

99.96

380,306

0.04

900,912,981

74.31%

257,522

17

Authorise the Directors to allot shares (66%)

850,215,401

94.37

50,697,871

5.63

900,913,272

74.31%

256,240

18

Special resolution to disapply pre-emption rights: 10% general +2% for follow on offers

784,041,694

87.04

116,727,685

12.96

900,769,379

74.30%

393,376

19

Special resolution to disapply pre-emption rights: 10% specific +2% for follow on offers

751,158,581

83.39

149,621,114

16.61

900,779,695

74.30%

383,060

20

Special resolution to empower the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares

898,502,812

99.86

1,223,205

0.14

899,726,017

74.21%

1,436,738

21

Special resolution to approve 14 days' notice of general meetings

849,268,537

94.26

51,672,494

5.74

900,941,031

74.31%

221,819

 

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 are 1,215,474,042 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in issue as at 16 July 2026. This figure includes 3,080,565 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 1,212,393,477 as at 16 July 2026.

3.   In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

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