SSE
PLC
RESULT OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of
SSE plc was held at the Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1
5HZ on Thursday, 18 July 2024 at 12.30pm. All 24
Resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting,
were passed by shareholders on a poll. The following table shows
the votes cast on each resolution:
|
|
RESOLUTION
|
VOTES
FOR
|
%
|
VOTES
AGAINST
|
%
|
VOTES
TOTAL
|
% of ISC
VOTED
|
VOTES
WITHHELD
|
|
1.
|
Receive the Report and Accounts
2024
|
779,974,753
|
99.42
|
4,530,860
|
0.58
|
784,505,613
|
71.74%
|
510,367
|
|
2.
|
Approve the Remuneration Report
2024
|
768,728,485
|
97.97
|
15,943,530
|
2.03
|
784,672,015
|
71.76%
|
343,964
|
|
3.
|
Declare a final dividend
|
783,949,107
|
99.89
|
883,279
|
0.11
|
784,832,386
|
71.77%
|
179,788
|
|
4.
|
Re-elect Elish Angiolini
|
767,691,863
|
97.83
|
17,035,595
|
2.17
|
784,727,458
|
71.77%
|
286,623
|
|
5.
|
Re-elect John Bason
|
769,961,630
|
98.12
|
14,751,880
|
1.88
|
784,713,510
|
71.76%
|
300,641
|
|
6.
|
Re-elect Tony Cocker
|
767,785,830
|
97.84
|
16,934,436
|
2.16
|
784,720,266
|
71.76%
|
294,393
|
|
7.
|
Re-elect Debbie Crosbie
|
768,732,819
|
97.97
|
15,908,414
|
2.03
|
784,641,233
|
71.76%
|
373,426
|
|
8.
|
Re-elect Helen Mahy
|
767,667,146
|
97.83
|
17,046,806
|
2.17
|
784,713,952
|
71.76%
|
300,140
|
|
9.
|
Re-elect Sir John Manzoni
|
755,783,930
|
96.31
|
28,983,516
|
3.69
|
784,767,446
|
71.77%
|
246,307
|
|
10.
|
Elect Barry O'Regan
|
784,104,466
|
99.92
|
626,993
|
0.08
|
784,731,459
|
71.77%
|
282,633
|
|
11.
|
Re-elect Alistair
Phillips-Davies
|
783,548,602
|
99.85
|
1,198,140
|
0.15
|
784,746,742
|
71.77%
|
267,350
|
|
12.
|
Re-elect Martin Pibworth
|
781,717,933
|
99.62
|
3,019,505
|
0.38
|
784,737,438
|
71.77%
|
276,653
|
|
13.
|
Re-elect Melanie Smith
|
765,554,853
|
97.56
|
19,168,654
|
2.44
|
784,723,507
|
71.76%
|
290,485
|
|
14.
|
Re-elect Angela Strank
|
767,686,736
|
97.83
|
17,050,544
|
2.17
|
784,737,280
|
71.77%
|
276,712
|
|
15.
|
Elect Maarten Wetselaar
|
784,346,634
|
99.97
|
272,824
|
0.03
|
784,619,458
|
71.76%
|
394,634
|
|
16.
|
Re-appoint Ernst & Young as
Auditor
|
780,944,427
|
99.52
|
3,766,944
|
0.48
|
784,711,371
|
71.76%
|
302,721
|
|
17.
|
Authorise the Audit Committee to
agree the Auditor's remuneration
|
784,454,991
|
99.97
|
273,388
|
0.03
|
784,728,379
|
71.77%
|
285,684
|
|
18.
|
Receive the Net Zero Transition
Report 2024
|
753,810,019
|
98.20
|
13,827,271
|
1.80
|
767,637,290
|
70.20%
|
17,376,338
|
|
19.
|
Authorise the Directors to allot
shares
|
746,046,677
|
95.07
|
38,690,208
|
4.93
|
784,736,885
|
71.77%
|
276,639
|
|
20.
|
Authorise renewal of Scrip Dividend
Scheme
|
780,788,996
|
99.50
|
3,950,966
|
0.50
|
784,739,962
|
71.77%
|
261,644
|
|
21.
|
Special resolution to disapply
pre-emption rights: general
|
690,344,287
|
87.99
|
94,239,925
|
12.01
|
784,584,212
|
71.75%
|
418,287
|
|
22.
|
Special resolution to disapply
pre-emption rights: specific
|
653,860,009
|
83.34
|
130,735,877
|
16.66
|
784,595,886
|
71.75%
|
406,262
|
|
23.
|
Special resolution to authorise the
Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares
|
780,345,352
|
99.45
|
4,330,991
|
0.55
|
784,676,343
|
71.76%
|
326,155
|
|
24.
|
Special resolution to approve 14
days' notice of general meetings
|
742,238,968
|
94.61
|
42,306,583
|
5.39
|
784,545,551
|
71.75%
|
448,943
|
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:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9984W_1-2024-7-18.pdf
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 are
1,096,240,818 ordinary
shares of 50 pence each in issue as at 18 July
2024. This figure includes 2,774,092 ordinary shares which are
held in treasury. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary
share held. The voting rights on treasury shares are automatically
suspended. The total number of voting rights in the Company was
1,093,466,726 as at 18 July 2024.