RNS Number : 4792G
SSE PLC
07 May 2014
 



 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

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):

Change in Investment Manager. Proxy Voting Rights no longer owned by Invesco Limited. No Market Transaction Completed.

X

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

 

Invesco Limited

 

 

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


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

28 April 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 April 2014

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

5%, 4%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 50p Shares

48,448,785

48,448,785



45,775,918


4.69%

GB0007908733


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

45,775,918

4.69%


 

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

Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 35,603,777

Invesco Asset Management Limited - 6,068,158

Invesco Asset Management GmbH Deutschland - 2,348,789

Invesco Advisers Inc. - 2,306

Invesco Asset Management Japan - 59,027

Invesco Asset Management S.A France -15,717

Invesco Global Asset Management - 3,007

Invesco GT Management S.A - 18,541

Invesco Investment Advisers LLC - 875,175

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 189,684

ADR's 1:1 - 591,737


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:

Samantha Edwards

15. Contact telephone number:

01491 416381


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 


Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 


Phone number & email

 


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Invesco (UK) Limited

Contact address

 

Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames. Oxon RG9 1HH

Phone number & email

 

01491 417000

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 


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