In conformity with the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1A , SSE plc (the Company) announces as follows:
Following the issue today of 13,213,634 ordinary shares pursuant to the Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme (in respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2012) the Company's capital consists of 957,937,938 ordinary shares. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company. The Company does not have any ordinary shares in treasury.
The Company further announces that there will be no change to this figure between today and 28 September 2012.
Accordingly, the above figure 957,937,938 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.