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20/07/2017 16:15

RNS Number : 6792L
SSE PLC
20 July 2017
SSE PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of SSE plc took place in Perth today. All 18 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
614,308,663
99.88
745,025
0.12
615,053,688
61.35
2,308,808
2.
Approve the 2017
Remuneration Report
596,482,176
98.19
10,982,799
1.81
607,464,975
60.59
9,186,427
3.
Declare a final dividend
616,483,405
99.99
86,831
0.01
616,570,236
61.50
76,345
4.
Re-appoint Gregor Alexander 
612,981,462
99.43
3,514,235
0.57
616,495,697
61.49
152,774
5.
Re-appoint Jeremy Beeton
614,735,258
99.72
1,752,008
0.28
616,487,266
61.49
159,205
6.
Re-appoint Katie Bickerstaffe
615,057,679
99.77
1,443,449
0.23
616,501,128
61.49
147,343
7.
Re-appoint 
Sue Bruce
615,010,286
99.76
1,470,499
0.24
616,480,785
61.49
165,686
8.
Re-Appoint Crawford Gillies
615,008,833
99.76
1,472,935
0.24
616,481,768
61.49
166,703
9.
Re-appoint
Richard Gillingwater
607,839,723
98.90
6,750,203
1.10
614,589,926
61.30
2,060,915
10.
Re-appoint
Peter Lynas
613,343,024
99.49
3,140,046
0.51
616,483,070
61.49
167,784
11.
Re-Appoint Helen Mahy
612,625,117
99.37
3,856,156
0.63
616,481,273
61.49
169,568
12.
Re-appoint Alistair Phillips-Davies
616,234,737
99.96
262,624
0.04
616,497,361
61.49
153,480
13.
Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor
600,541,324
97.41
15,969,979
2.59
616,511,303
61.49
134,882
14.
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration
610,003,007
98.94
6,506,858
1.06
616,509,865
61.49
137,756
15.
Authorise the Directors to allot shares
598,023,086
97.00
18,480,067
3.00
616,503,153
61.49
144,651
16.
Special resolution to disapply pre-emption rights
615,629,530
99.87
812,789
0.13
616,442,319
61.49
204,152
17.
Special resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares
606,426,215
98.48
9,347,261
1.52
615,773,476
61.42
871,449
18.
Special resolution to approve 14 days' notice of general meetings
560,047,039
91.34
53,124,692
8.66
613,171,731
61.16
3,476,739
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 1,001,961,134 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in issue as at 20 July 2017. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.

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