SSE plc expects that it will deliver: an increase in the full-year dividend that is expected to be around 3% the company's target is to deliver annual
dividend increases while maintaining dividend cover over the medium term within a range around 1.5 times.

For the year 2013, the company expects to deliver an increase of between 2% and 4% in adjusted earnings per share, which SSE uses to monitor financial performance over the medium term because it defines the amount of profit after tax that has been earned for each Ordinary share; and an increase in adjusted profit before tax which is in line with the consensus of analysts' forecasts.