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01/11/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 5064K  SSE PLC  01 November 2024

SSE PLC

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

The Board of SSE plc is pleased to announce the appointment of a new
independent non-Executive Director, Hixonia Nyasulu, who will join the Board
on 1 January 2025, following a comprehensive selection process.

On appointment, Hixonia will join the Nomination Committee and after an
initial period on the Board, it is intended Hixonia will succeed Helen Mahy as
Senior Independent Director (SID) effective of 18 July 2025.

Helen first joined the SSE Board on 1 March 2016, therefore this transition
represents a time-limited extension to her tenure, and has been agreed to
ensure a smooth SID succession process for Hixonia and the Board. Helen will
now step down from the Board on 17 July 2025, the expected date of SSE's
Annual General Meeting 2025, and will not stand for re-election.

Hixonia brings significant international experience at Board level, alongside
a diverse and global perspective. She has served as Chair of Sasol, a global
integrated chemicals and energy company operating in a large number of
countries, and is currently a non-Executive Director of Anglo American plc and
Olam Agri Holdings. She has also served as a non-Executive Director of
Unilever plc and Vivo Energy plc, where at the latter, she held the position
of Senior Independent Director.

Through all of her non-Executive roles Hixonia has built a strong
understanding of capital-intensive and safety-critical businesses and of
environmental, social and governance matters. These build on her executive
career, where she started at Unilever in South Africa, before running her own
consulting and market research business for a period of 20 years; and founding
Ayavuna, a female-controlled investment holding vehicle. Hixonia was a founder
member of the Advisory Group formed by the World Economic Forum to set up a
community of global Chairs.

Following completion of the above succession plan on 18 July 2025, the Board
of SSE plc will comprise the Chair, three Executive Directors and eight
independent non-Executive Directors; and will comprise seven men and five
women.  Each Director of SSE plc is subject to annual re-appointment and
Hixonia's appointment to the Board from 1 January 2025 will be the subject of
a resolution at the Company's Annual General Meeting 2025.

Sir John Manzoni, Chair of SSE plc, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Hixonia to the SSE Board both as a non-Executive
Director and as Senior Independent Director designate. As a highly experienced
Board member, she will bring an increasingly important international outlook,
an area where we have built significant Board strength. She also brings a deep
understanding of governance and a highly commercial lens, further
complementing the Board in these areas. I thank Helen too for the time limited
extension to her position to ensure a smooth handover in roles following her
significant contribution to SSE across her tenure."

The Company confirms there is no further information required to be disclosed
pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.8.

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