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SSEAnnouncement

22/02/2017 10:10

RNS Number : 5492X
SSE PLC
22 February 2017
SSE PLC
INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2017
SCRIP ALTERNATIVE
SSE plc announces that a total of 27,954 shareholders have elected to receive the interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2017 of 27.4 pence per ordinary share in respect of 347,858,145 ordinary shares in the form of Scrip dividend. This will result in a reduction in interim dividend cash funding of 95,313,132.
A total of 6,324,986 new ordinary shares, fully paid, will be issued on 17 March 2017, representing an increase of 0.62% on the issued share capital on dividend record date of 20 January 2017. The relevant Scrip Reference Share Price was 1,507 pence per ordinary share.

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