SSE plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange through UBS AG London Branch ("UBS"). These purchases were made as part of the Company's £75 million share buyback programme as announced on 30 September 2024 (the "Programme"). All shares were purchased from UBS as an "on exchange" transaction subject to the rules of the London Stock Exchange and in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at SSE's Annual General Meeting on 18 July 2024 and Chapter 9 of the Listing Rules. The Ordinary Shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.
The Company has to date purchased 1,682,136 Ordinary Shares in aggregate through UBS in connection with the Programme.
Following settlement of the above transactions, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 1,108,458,064, with 3,085,235 shares held in Treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 1,105,372,829. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a schedule of individual trades carried out by UBS as principal in connection with the above purchases is set out below.