Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7117O

SSE PLC

23 August 2017

 

SSE PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

As part of the Share Repurchase Programme announced on 11 November 2016, and under the Irrevocable Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc announced on 5 July 2017, SSE plc (the "Company") confirms that a total of 4,837,245 shares were purchased for cancellation between 6 July and 1 August 2017 under the Irrevocable Agreement.

The Company confirms that it has no unpublished price sensitive information, and has resumed its Share Repurchase Programme. On 22 August 2017, the Company purchased (through Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc) a total of  165,003 Ordinary Shares of nominal value £0.50 each in the capital of the Company.  The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. As at the date of this announcement, the Company holds 165,003 ordinary shares in treasury and has 998,786,657  ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Average Price Per Share	1,439.22 pence
Lowest Price Per Share	1,434.00 pence
Highest Price Per Share	1,442.00 pence

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing Share Re-purchase Programme, details of which were announced on 11 November 2016.  In respect of the share buy-back programme, which will operate until not later than 31 December 2017, any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares and Chapter 12 of the UK Listing Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a schedule of individual trades executed on behalf of the Company by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc is set out below:

Date	Time	Price (pence)	Quantity bought	Exchange venue
22/08/2017	08:59:23	1,435.0000	1,398	LSE
22/08/2017	09:05:11	1,435.0000	905	LSE
22/08/2017	09:05:12	1,435.0000	502	LSE
22/08/2017	09:06:02	1,435.0000	632	LSE
22/08/2017	09:06:02	1,435.0000	202	LSE
22/08/2017	09:06:06	1,435.0000	796	LSE
22/08/2017	09:11:30	1,435.0000	822	LSE
22/08/2017	09:11:30	1,435.0000	706	LSE
22/08/2017	09:21:50	1,435.0000	416	LSE
22/08/2017	09:21:50	1,435.0000	360	LSE
22/08/2017	09:24:35	1,435.0000	374	LSE
22/08/2017	09:24:35	1,435.0000	447	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:05	1,435.0000	327	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:05	1,435.0000	387	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:18	1,434.0000	741	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:18	1,434.0000	716	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:18	1,434.0000	697	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:18	1,434.0000	690	LSE
22/08/2017	09:26:40	1,434.0000	755	LSE
22/08/2017	09:38:51	1,435.0000	400	LSE
22/08/2017	09:38:51	1,435.0000	377	LSE
22/08/2017	09:41:06	1,435.0000	358	LSE
22/08/2017	09:41:06	1,435.0000	419	LSE
22/08/2017	09:43:36	1,435.0000	151	LSE
22/08/2017	09:43:36	1,435.0000	23	LSE
22/08/2017	09:43:36	1,435.0000	563	LSE
22/08/2017	09:46:51	1,436.0000	697	LSE
22/08/2017	09:47:51	1,436.0000	43	LSE
22/08/2017	09:47:51	1,436.0000	191	LSE
22/08/2017	09:47:51	1,436.0000	487	LSE
22/08/2017	09:50:08	1,436.0000	402	LSE
22/08/2017	09:50:08	1,436.0000	320	LSE
22/08/2017	09:50:38	1,435.0000	400	LSE
22/08/2017	09:50:38	1,435.0000	425	LSE
22/08/2017	09:56:23	1,438.0000	780	LSE
22/08/2017	09:57:35	1,438.0000	771	LSE
22/08/2017	10:01:46	1,440.0000	777	LSE
22/08/2017	10:01:46	1,440.0000	2,340	LSE
22/08/2017	10:01:46	1,440.0000	732	LSE
22/08/2017	10:07:38	1,440.0000	1,434	LSE
22/08/2017	10:13:03	1,439.0000	697	LSE
22/08/2017	10:13:03	1,439.0000	715	LSE
22/08/2017	10:13:03	1,439.0000	719	LSE
22/08/2017	10:21:41	1,439.0000	1,477	LSE
22/08/2017	10:21:41	1,439.0000	737	LSE
22/08/2017	10:22:46	1,439.0000	829	LSE
22/08/2017	10:34:16	1,438.0000	752	LSE
22/08/2017	10:34:16	1,438.0000	727	LSE
22/08/2017	10:34:16	1,438.0000	749	LSE
22/08/2017	10:34:16	1,438.0000	736	LSE
22/08/2017	10:35:51	1,437.0000	178	LSE
22/08/2017	10:56:11	1,436.0000	901	LSE
22/08/2017	10:59:09	1,436.0000	1,031	LSE
22/08/2017	10:59:09	1,436.0000	634	LSE
22/08/2017	10:59:09	1,436.0000	634	LSE
22/08/2017	10:59:09	1,436.0000	217	LSE
22/08/2017	11:17:51	1,436.0000	68	LSE
22/08/2017	11:17:51	1,436.0000	1,007	LSE
22/08/2017	11:45:00	1,438.0000	2,786	LSE
22/08/2017	11:45:00	1,438.0000	1,639	LSE
22/08/2017	11:45:01	1,438.0000	874	LSE
22/08/2017	11:45:01	1,438.0000	847	LSE
22/08/2017	11:45:01	1,437.0000	1,608	LSE
22/08/2017	11:50:14	1,437.0000	809	LSE
22/08/2017	11:50:14	1,437.0000	1,237	LSE
22/08/2017	11:50:14	1,437.0000	916	LSE
22/08/2017	11:50:14	1,437.0000	1,041	LSE
22/08/2017	11:52:53	1,436.0000	1,463	LSE
22/08/2017	11:52:53	1,436.0000	156	LSE
22/08/2017	11:52:53	1,436.0000	652	LSE
22/08/2017	11:52:53	1,436.0000	163	LSE
22/08/2017	11:52:54	1,436.0000	266	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	1,032	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	750	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	752	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	852	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	878	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	780	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	750	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	562	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	130	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	35	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	750	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	3,779	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	750	LSE
22/08/2017	12:04:49	1,436.0000	125	LSE
22/08/2017	12:44:51	1,442.0000	12,441	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	864	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	59	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	700	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	473	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	498	LSE
22/08/2017	12:55:59	1,441.0000	345	LSE
22/08/2017	12:59:21	1,440.0000	270	LSE
22/08/2017	12:59:21	1,440.0000	784	LSE
22/08/2017	12:59:21	1,440.0000	171	LSE
22/08/2017	12:59:21	1,440.0000	986	LSE
22/08/2017	12:59:21	1,440.0000	875	LSE
22/08/2017	13:05:12	1,440.0000	1,226	LSE
22/08/2017	13:05:12	1,440.0000	1,108	LSE
22/08/2017	13:05:12	1,440.0000	1,168	LSE
22/08/2017	13:07:40	1,439.0000	976	LSE
22/08/2017	13:07:40	1,439.0000	960	LSE
22/08/2017	13:07:40	1,439.0000	500	LSE
22/08/2017	13:11:32	1,439.0000	159	LSE
22/08/2017	13:38:28	1,440.0000	358	LSE
22/08/2017	13:38:28	1,440.0000	700	LSE
22/08/2017	13:39:04	1,440.0000	577	LSE
22/08/2017	13:39:04	1,440.0000	2,145	LSE
22/08/2017	13:40:38	1,440.0000	1,643	LSE
22/08/2017	13:41:24	1,440.0000	879	LSE
22/08/2017	13:49:06	1,440.0000	716	LSE
22/08/2017	13:49:06	1,440.0000	263	LSE
22/08/2017	14:25:39	1,439.0000	427	LSE
22/08/2017	14:26:15	1,439.0000	868	LSE
22/08/2017	14:32:57	1,440.0000	5,503	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	1,359	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	899	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	868	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	1,373	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	1,026	LSE
22/08/2017	14:55:08	1,439.0000	956	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:03	1,438.0000	836	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:09	1,438.0000	389	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:20	1,438.0000	401	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:21	1,438.0000	503	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:21	1,438.0000	127	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:21	1,438.0000	249	LSE
22/08/2017	14:56:26	1,438.0000	810	LSE
22/08/2017	15:16:45	1,439.0000	5,572	LSE
22/08/2017	15:16:45	1,439.0000	799	LSE
22/08/2017	15:23:55	1,441.0000	21	LSE
22/08/2017	15:23:55	1,441.0000	5,295	LSE
22/08/2017	15:29:52	1,441.0000	1,644	LSE
22/08/2017	15:31:22	1,441.0000	70	LSE
22/08/2017	15:40:28	1,441.0000	1,520	LSE
22/08/2017	15:40:28	1,441.0000	863	LSE
22/08/2017	15:45:56	1,440.0000	860	LSE
22/08/2017	16:13:47	1,442.0000	725	LSE
22/08/2017	16:13:48	1,442.0000	859	LSE
22/08/2017	16:16:55	1,442.0000	1,051	LSE
22/08/2017	16:17:25	1,442.0000	945	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	4,519	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	5,403	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	1,930	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	3,643	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	168	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	1,758	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:07	1,442.0000	1,821	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:12	1,441.0000	1,792	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:12	1,441.0000	3,086	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:12	1,441.0000	452	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:12	1,441.0000	361	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:12	1,441.0000	55	LSE
22/08/2017	16:18:23	1,440.0000	12	LSE
22/08/2017	16:22:59	1,440.0000	848	LSE
22/08/2017	16:24:20	1,440.0000	115	LSE
22/08/2017	16:25:18	1,440.0000	569	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	476	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	178	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	654	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	2,588	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	654	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	1,452	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	500	LSE
22/08/2017	16:28:01	1,442.0000	154	LSE

A full list of all share repurchase transactions to date are available using the following link:

http://sse.com/investors/share-repurchase-programme/

 

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