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FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

SCRIP ALTERNATIVE

SSE plc was notified on 27 August 2025 that a total of 23,080 shareholders have elected to receive the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025 of 43 pence per ordinary share in respect of 58,951,063 ordinary shares in the form of Scrip dividend. This will result in a reduction in final dividend cash funding of £25,348,957. The overall Scrip dividend take-up for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 was 9.7%, which is under the cap of 25%; as a result, no buy-back to limit scrip dilution will be implemented.

A total of 1,369,268 new ordinary shares, fully paid, will be issued on 18 September 2025, representing an increase of 0.12% on the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) on the dividend record date of 25 July 2025. The relevant Scrip Reference Share Price was 1,849 pence per ordinary share.