Take notice that SSE ESL Ltd. Has applied for a gas supply licence under the following terms:

1. Full name of the applicant: SSE Energy Supply Ltd.

2. Address of the applicant or, in the case of a body corporate, the registered or principal office: 55 Vastern Road Reading Berkshire RG1 8BU

3. Where the applicant is a partnership or other joint venture (other than a body corporate), the name and address of each party concerned. N/A

4. The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons to whom correspondence or enquiries concerning the application should be directed. Fiona Hannon, Head of Regulation, SSE, Millennium House, Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7AQ 00 353 87 1400 150

5. The particular type of licence(s) sought, that is to say whether to convey gas and/or store gas and/or supply gas and/or operate an LNG facility, or an extension of any of these types of licence granted to the applicant at the time of this application. Application is for a natural gas supply licence for the purpose of shipping gas only on behalf of SSE Airtricity Gas (NI) Ltd in Greater Belfast, Ten Towns and Gas to the West areas. This licence will not be used to supply individual customers.

6. The date from which the licence or extension is desired to take effect. 23rd July 2015

7. Status of the applicant, that is to say whether the applicant is a public limited company, private limited company, overseas company, other body corporate, partnership, unincorporated association, sole trader or other entity (and in the last case particulars of the legal status). Private Limited Company

8. If the applicant is a body corporate:—

(a) The jurisdiction under which it is incorporated. England & Wales

(b) If applicable, its registration number. Registered in England & Wales No. 03757502

(c) The full names and addresses of its current Directors (including any shadow director within the meaning of section 251 of the 2006 Act) or, where appropriate, the corresponding officers.

Directors are:

William Morris – Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Scotland, PH1 3AQ

Anthony Keeling – Centenary House, 10 Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK RG21 8UQ

(d) The name, address and telephone number of a person or persons authorized to accept service of any notices or processes required to be served on the applicant.

Fiona Hannon – Head of Regulation Ireland, SSE, SSE Millennium House, Great Victoria St, Belfast

(e) The name and registered office of any holding company (within the meaning of section 1159 of the 2006 Act) of the applicant and the name and registered or principal office of any parent undertaking (within the meaning of section 1162 of the 2006 Act) of the applicant. SSE PLC, Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 3AQ. Registered in Scotland No. SC117119

9. If the applicant is neither a body corporate nor a sole trader, the name(s) and address(es) of the person or persons in whom effective control of the applicant rests. N/A

10. Where a holding of 20% or more of the shares (see Note 1) of an applicant is held by a body corporate or partnership or an unincorporated association carrying on a trade or business with or without a view to profit, the name(s) and address(es) of the holder(s) of such shares shall be provided specifying in each case the class of share held, the number of shares so held and the percentage of the aggregate number of shares of that class represented thereby. SSE ESL is wholly owned by SSE PLC, Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 3AQ Registered in Scotland No. SC117119

11. Details of any licences under the Order or the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 held, applied for (whether or not successfully) or intended to be applied for by the applicant or (so far as is known to the applicant) by any person who is a related person in relation to the applicant (See Note 2). No other licences sought

12. In this schedule:—

“the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;

“senior officer” means the chairman, chief executive, other director or company secretary of the applicant.

Note 1

Reference to shares:—

(a) in relation to an applicant with a share capital, are to allotted shares;

(b) in relation to an applicant with capital but no share capital, are to rights to share in the capital of the applicant; and

(c) in relation to an applicant without capital, are to interests:—

(i) conferring any rights to share in the profits or liability to contribute to the losses of the applicant; or

(ii) giving rise to an obligation to contribute to the debts or expenses of the applicant in the event of a winding up.

Note 2

“Related person” means:—

(a) in relation to an applicant who is an undertaking within the meaning of section 1161 of the 2006 Act (“the principal undertaking”), a parent or a subsidiary undertaking of the principal undertaking, or a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking of the principal undertaking, in each case within the meaning given by section 1162 of the 2006 Act; and

(b) in relation to any applicant (including such an undertaking) or connected person of the applicant within the meaning of section 286 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992¹

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