Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8270O

SSE PLC

23 August 2017

SSE PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

SSE plc (the "Company") announces that on 23 August 2017, the Company purchased (through Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc) a total of 241,038 Ordinary Shares of nominal value £0.50 each in the capital of the Company. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Average Price Per Share	1,438.81 pence
Lowest Price Per Share	1,436.00 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
23/08/2017	09:04:33	1,439.0000	932	LSE
23/08/2017	09:04:33	1,439.0000	895	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	1,336	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	555	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	1,981	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	838	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	1,015	LSE
23/08/2017	09:09:52	1,440.0000	1,060	LSE
23/08/2017	09:11:25	1,439.0000	838	LSE
23/08/2017	09:11:25	1,439.0000	810	LSE
23/08/2017	09:13:40	1,439.0000	1,398	LSE
23/08/2017	09:20:22	1,439.0000	1,513	LSE
23/08/2017	09:30:34	1,442.0000	968	LSE
23/08/2017	09:30:34	1,442.0000	3,539	LSE
23/08/2017	09:31:32	1,442.0000	1,060	LSE
23/08/2017	09:33:19	1,441.0000	1,177	LSE
23/08/2017	09:35:24	1,440.0000	827	LSE
23/08/2017	09:35:24	1,440.0000	65	LSE
23/08/2017	09:35:24	1,440.0000	275	LSE
23/08/2017	09:38:25	1,439.0000	180	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	873	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	1,337	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	162	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	558	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	720	LSE
23/08/2017	09:43:56	1,439.0000	14	LSE
23/08/2017	09:45:56	1,439.0000	1,612	LSE
23/08/2017	09:49:13	1,438.0000	500	LSE
23/08/2017	09:51:33	1,438.0000	28	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:00	1,439.0000	1,560	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:00	1,439.0000	731	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:00	1,439.0000	2,922	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:00	1,439.0000	1,011	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:27	1,438.0000	155	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:27	1,438.0000	313	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:31	1,438.0000	227	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:34	1,438.0000	274	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:37	1,438.0000	55	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:37	1,438.0000	260	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:37	1,438.0000	220	LSE
23/08/2017	09:57:37	1,438.0000	894	LSE
23/08/2017	10:00:17	1,440.0000	872	LSE
23/08/2017	10:00:17	1,440.0000	1,132	LSE
23/08/2017	10:00:17	1,440.0000	1,166	LSE
23/08/2017	10:00:17	1,440.0000	818	LSE
23/08/2017	10:00:17	1,440.0000	1,335	LSE
23/08/2017	10:09:03	1,440.0000	1,862	LSE
23/08/2017	10:09:03	1,440.0000	988	LSE
23/08/2017	10:09:03	1,440.0000	943	LSE
23/08/2017	10:09:03	1,440.0000	943	LSE
23/08/2017	10:09:03	1,440.0000	327	LSE
23/08/2017	10:29:24	1,440.0000	733	LSE
23/08/2017	10:29:24	1,440.0000	732	LSE
23/08/2017	10:29:24	1,440.0000	825	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	1,107	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	1,322	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	531	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	248	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	654	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	678	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	733	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	678	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	284	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	449	LSE
23/08/2017	10:33:55	1,440.0000	678	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:23	1,442.0000	837	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:23	1,442.0000	5,060	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:23	1,442.0000	900	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:23	1,442.0000	1,306	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:23	1,442.0000	975	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:49	1,441.0000	2,748	LSE
23/08/2017	10:50:59	1,440.0000	128	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:22	1,440.0000	947	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	5	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	1,199	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	172	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	825	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	807	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	505	LSE
23/08/2017	10:53:57	1,440.0000	456	LSE
23/08/2017	10:59:22	1,439.0000	918	LSE
23/08/2017	10:59:24	1,439.0000	78	LSE
23/08/2017	11:02:26	1,439.0000	1	LSE
23/08/2017	11:03:19	1,439.0000	762	LSE
23/08/2017	11:16:33	1,439.0000	852	LSE
23/08/2017	11:18:05	1,440.0000	63	LSE
23/08/2017	11:18:05	1,440.0000	505	LSE
23/08/2017	11:18:05	1,440.0000	372	LSE
23/08/2017	11:21:46	1,439.0000	793	LSE
23/08/2017	11:24:56	1,439.0000	714	LSE
23/08/2017	11:26:22	1,439.0000	292	LSE
23/08/2017	11:26:22	1,439.0000	284	LSE
23/08/2017	11:29:24	1,439.0000	680	LSE
23/08/2017	11:29:24	1,439.0000	54	LSE
23/08/2017	11:29:27	1,439.0000	52	LSE
23/08/2017	11:29:53	1,439.0000	698	LSE
23/08/2017	11:38:21	1,439.0000	84	LSE
23/08/2017	11:41:25	1,439.0000	20	LSE
23/08/2017	11:44:23	1,439.0000	174	LSE
23/08/2017	11:47:22	1,439.0000	7	LSE
23/08/2017	12:02:26	1,441.0000	423	LSE
23/08/2017	12:03:13	1,441.0000	136	LSE
23/08/2017	12:08:22	1,441.0000	482	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	772	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	704	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	1,118	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	337	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	1,853	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	228	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	672	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	772	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	1,491	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	389	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	303	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	17	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	425	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	1,041	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	672	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	88	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	227	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	485	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	1,761	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	328	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	713	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	59	LSE
23/08/2017	12:16:44	1,441.0000	39	LSE
23/08/2017	12:17:22	1,441.0000	521	LSE
23/08/2017	12:17:24	1,441.0000	22	LSE
23/08/2017	12:19:08	1,441.0000	270	LSE
23/08/2017	12:19:14	1,441.0000	413	LSE
23/08/2017	12:19:14	1,441.0000	95	LSE
23/08/2017	12:30:56	1,440.0000	789	LSE
23/08/2017	12:30:58	1,440.0000	281	LSE
23/08/2017	12:30:59	1,440.0000	384	LSE
23/08/2017	12:31:49	1,440.0000	46	LSE
23/08/2017	12:31:49	1,440.0000	1,119	LSE
23/08/2017	12:31:49	1,440.0000	1,757	LSE
23/08/2017	12:31:49	1,440.0000	1,119	LSE
23/08/2017	12:31:49	1,440.0000	551	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	897	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	995	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	1,111	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	809	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	897	LSE
23/08/2017	12:35:12	1,439.0000	306	LSE
23/08/2017	12:44:24	1,439.0000	411	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	389	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	1,320	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	709	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	786	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	59	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	709	LSE
23/08/2017	12:47:07	1,439.0000	217	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	678	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	844	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	60	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	1,135	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	200	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	896	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	1,150	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	500	LSE
23/08/2017	12:54:21	1,439.0000	238	LSE
23/08/2017	12:56:22	1,439.0000	431	LSE
23/08/2017	12:56:23	1,439.0000	610	LSE
23/08/2017	12:56:57	1,439.0000	256	LSE
23/08/2017	12:57:45	1,439.0000	415	LSE
23/08/2017	12:59:23	1,439.0000	176	LSE
23/08/2017	12:59:23	1,439.0000	468	LSE
23/08/2017	13:00:22	1,439.0000	467	LSE
23/08/2017	13:05:21	1,439.0000	396	LSE
23/08/2017	13:06:08	1,439.0000	476	LSE
23/08/2017	13:06:08	1,439.0000	164	LSE
23/08/2017	13:08:21	1,439.0000	729	LSE
23/08/2017	13:09:08	1,439.0000	793	LSE
23/08/2017	13:17:23	1,439.0000	486	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	650	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	619	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	1,643	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	832	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	650	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	619	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	41	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	656	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	154	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	619	LSE
23/08/2017	13:26:03	1,439.0000	1,861	LSE
23/08/2017	13:35:22	1,438.0000	835	LSE
23/08/2017	13:35:22	1,438.0000	852	LSE
23/08/2017	13:35:22	1,438.0000	1,041	LSE
23/08/2017	13:35:22	1,438.0000	948	LSE
23/08/2017	13:35:22	1,438.0000	1,022	LSE
23/08/2017	14:05:23	1,439.0000	361	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:20	1,439.0000	993	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:20	1,439.0000	180	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:43	1,439.0000	3,480	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:43	1,439.0000	824	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:43	1,439.0000	1,089	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:43	1,439.0000	802	LSE
23/08/2017	14:08:43	1,439.0000	904	LSE
23/08/2017	14:11:21	1,438.0000	488	LSE
23/08/2017	14:11:23	1,438.0000	12	LSE
23/08/2017	14:11:42	1,438.0000	839	LSE
23/08/2017	14:11:42	1,438.0000	888	LSE
23/08/2017	14:11:42	1,438.0000	1,524	LSE
23/08/2017	14:20:20	1,438.0000	1,302	LSE
23/08/2017	14:20:20	1,438.0000	1,224	LSE
23/08/2017	14:20:20	1,438.0000	674	LSE
23/08/2017	14:20:20	1,438.0000	674	LSE
23/08/2017	14:20:20	1,438.0000	981	LSE
23/08/2017	14:26:21	1,438.0000	815	LSE
23/08/2017	14:26:21	1,438.0000	2,670	LSE
23/08/2017	14:29:24	1,437.0000	394	LSE
23/08/2017	14:32:20	1,437.0000	426	LSE
23/08/2017	14:35:21	1,437.0000	828	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:22	1,437.0000	15	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:22	1,437.0000	839	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:22	1,437.0000	215	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:45	1,437.0000	779	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:45	1,437.0000	798	LSE
23/08/2017	14:38:45	1,437.0000	864	LSE
23/08/2017	14:44:20	1,436.0000	303	LSE
23/08/2017	14:47:22	1,436.0000	903	LSE
23/08/2017	14:50:24	1,436.0000	303	LSE
23/08/2017	14:50:24	1,436.0000	576	LSE
23/08/2017	14:53:21	1,436.0000	520	LSE
23/08/2017	14:53:21	1,436.0000	382	LSE
23/08/2017	14:56:20	1,436.0000	779	LSE
23/08/2017	14:56:20	1,436.0000	206	LSE
23/08/2017	14:59:25	1,436.0000	654	LSE
23/08/2017	15:08:25	1,436.0000	605	LSE
23/08/2017	15:08:25	1,436.0000	400	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:24	1,436.0000	231	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:24	1,436.0000	1,167	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	182	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	823	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	819	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	1,425	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	838	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	832	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	660	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	605	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	827	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	914	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	631	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	618	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	810	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	1,168	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	1,211	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	781	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	269	LSE
23/08/2017	15:11:46	1,436.0000	1,205	LSE
23/08/2017	15:27:31	1,437.0000	3,197	LSE
23/08/2017	15:27:31	1,437.0000	3,889	LSE
23/08/2017	15:27:31	1,437.0000	2,465	LSE
23/08/2017	15:27:31	1,437.0000	729	LSE
23/08/2017	15:27:31	1,437.0000	437	LSE
23/08/2017	15:37:25	1,437.0000	734	LSE
23/08/2017	15:38:25	1,437.0000	11	LSE
23/08/2017	15:39:34	1,437.0000	134	LSE
23/08/2017	15:41:22	1,437.0000	1,421	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	345	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	6,956	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	697	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	609	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	423	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	697	LSE
23/08/2017	15:42:37	1,437.0000	1,271	LSE
23/08/2017	15:56:22	1,437.0000	1,010	LSE
23/08/2017	15:56:24	1,437.0000	1	LSE
23/08/2017	15:59:22	1,437.0000	1,291	LSE
23/08/2017	16:02:25	1,437.0000	1,134	LSE
23/08/2017	16:02:25	1,437.0000	1,189	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:25	1,437.0000	62	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:25	1,437.0000	913	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:25	1,437.0000	1,109	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:25	1,437.0000	1,122	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	271	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	785	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	588	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	728	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	489	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	325	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	300	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	822	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	346	LSE
23/08/2017	16:05:40	1,437.0000	458	LSE
23/08/2017	16:26:23	1,438.0000	198	LSE
23/08/2017	16:26:51	1,438.0000	317	LSE
23/08/2017	16:26:53	1,438.0000	318	LSE
23/08/2017	16:27:21	1,438.0000	317	LSE
23/08/2017	16:27:23	1,438.0000	318	LSE
23/08/2017	16:27:51	1,438.0000	106	LSE
23/08/2017	16:27:53	1,438.0000	529	LSE
23/08/2017	16:28:07	1,438.0000	106	LSE
23/08/2017	16:28:09	1,438.0000	106	LSE
23/08/2017	16:28:19	1,438.0000	106	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	3,374	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	955	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	2,269	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	3,573	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	2,703	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	907	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	1,648	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	907	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	500	LSE
23/08/2017	16:29:11	1,439.0000	168	LSE