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21/07/2016 16:50

RNS Number : 9153E
SSE PLC
21 July 2016
SSE PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of SSE plc took place in Perth today. All 20 Resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were passed by shareholders on a poll.
The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution: 

Resolution
For
% of votes cast
Against
% of votes cast
Total votes cast
% of Issued Share Capital Voted
Withheld
1.
Receive the Report and Accounts
665,488,042
99.93
465,444
0.07
665,953,486
66.09
6,028,101
2.
Approve the 2016 Remuneration Report
663,406,073
99.45
3,667,525
0.55
667,073,598
66.20
4,910,567
3.
Approve the 2016 Remuneration Policy
660,635,888
99.22
5,166,428
0.78
665,802,316
66.08
6,175,339
4.
Declare a final dividend
670,732,738
99.83
1,148,140
0.17
671,880,878
66.68
103,164
5.
Re-appoint Gregor Alexander 
629,891,228
93.78
41,800,747
6.22
671,691,975
66.66
286,692
6.
Re-appoint Jeremy Beeton
670,193,423
99.78
1,485,193
0.22
671,678,616
66.66
305,202
7.
Re-appoint Katie Bickerstaffe
665,093,852
99.66
2,237,436
0.34
667,331,288
66.23
4,651,129
8.
Re-appoint 
Sue Bruce
669,101,220
99.62
2,568,931
0.38
671,670,151
66.66
315,729
9.
Appoint Crawford Gillies
668,434,056
99.53
3,180,739
0.47
671,614,795
66.65
366,888
10.
Re-appoint
Richard Gillingwater
663,328,505
98.94
7,104,063
1.06
670,432,568
66.54
1,555,419
11.
Re-appoint
Peter Lynas
666,703,803
99.26
4,945,211
0.74
671,649,014
66.66
333,374
12.
Appoint Helen Mahy
669,897,809
99.74
1,725,962
0.26
671,623,771
66.65
357,955
13.
Re-appoint Alistair Phillips-Davies
634,406,637
94.45
37,270,863
5.55
671,677,500
66.66
311,705
14.
Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor
654,832,527
98.38
10,803,023
1.62
665,635,550
66.06
6,344,834
15.
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration
663,113,210
99.03
6,511,725
0.97
669,624,935
66.46
2,361,779
16.
Authorise the Directors to allot shares
658,229,799
98.01
13,393,822
1.99
671,623,621
66.65
360,404
17.
Special resolution to disapply pre-emption rights
668,686,062
99.59
2,730,488
0.41
671,416,550
66.63
568,302
18.
Special resolution to empower the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares
660,573,848
99.04
6,392,570
0.96
666,966,418
66.19
5,014,667
19.
Special resolution to approve 14 days' notice of general meetings
601,679,743
90.20
65,376,008
9.80
667,055,751
66.20
4,928,731
20.
Special resolution to approve the SSE plc Performance Share Plan 2016
656,376,632
97.99
13,440,192
2.01
669,816,824
66.47
2,163,614
A copy of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM (concerning items other than ordinary business) has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) by accessing the following link: - www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
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 were 1,007,624,770 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in issue as at 21 July 2016. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.

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