Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9138K

SSE PLC

13 July 2017

SSE PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

SSE plc (the "Company") announces that on 12 July 2017 it purchased for cancellation a total of 54,639 Ordinary Shares of nominal value £0.50 each in the capital of the Company. The purchases were carried out on behalf of the Company by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, who have been engaged to manage part of the Company's capital return programme.

Average Price Per Share	1,474 pence
Lowest Price Per Share	1,472 pence
Highest Price Per Share	1,475 pence

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing share buy-back 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:

Price (pence)	Date	Time	Quantity	Exchange venue
1,472.0000	12/07/2017	08:01:56	422	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:09:09	695	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:09:27	769	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:09:27	1,444	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:09:27	1,069	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:10:01	401	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:13:59	1,132	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:13:59	421	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:13:59	34	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:13:59	335	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:15:02	363	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:31:04	412	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:31:04	648	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:31:04	727	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:42:43	295	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:42:43	82	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:42:43	371	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:42:43	355	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:43:26	353	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:46:35	309	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:46:35	38	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:46:35	361	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:53:30	415	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	08:53:30	369	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:57:14	380	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:57:14	115	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	08:57:14	256	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:06:12	377	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:06:12	371	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:06:12	387	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:06:12	365	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:06:12	351	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:08:15	405	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:12:38	403	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:15:58	359	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:18:44	356	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:18:44	190	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:18:44	180	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:21:50	31	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:21:50	329	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:27:07	1,528	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:29:47	788	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:31:28	400	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:31:28	368	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:32:35	351	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:35:49	394	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:36:13	354	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:36:13	365	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:36:13	392	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:40:51	793	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:40:51	235	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:40:51	416	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	09:40:51	391	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:43:14	429	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:43:14	372	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:43:54	363	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:46:12	246	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	09:46:12	535	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:51:09	371	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:51:09	47	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:51:09	335	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:51:09	358	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	09:51:09	354	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	10:01:19	398	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:03:19	188	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:03:19	222	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	735	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	755	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	246	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	735	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	437	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	359	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:13:42	692	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:14:48	333	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:14:48	15	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:18:01	349	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:18:01	13	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:18:01	362	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	10:22:24	367	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	10:22:24	378	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:42:05	686	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:42:05	760	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:42:05	78	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:42:05	276	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	10:44:15	386	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	11:55:55	351	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	11:55:55	353	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:05:12	384	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	371	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	351	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	368	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	357	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	235	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	138	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	351	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	362	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	118	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	295	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:21:33	403	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:24:00	384	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:28:05	10	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:28:05	1,074	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	370	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	158	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	181	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	14	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	401	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	12:42:59	353	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	12:44:52	402	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:48:32	373	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:48:32	384	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:51:54	373	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:51:54	378	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:53:15	415	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:57:04	1,079	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	12:57:04	846	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	13:14:18	415	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	13:14:18	646	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	13:14:18	354	LSE
1,475.0000	12/07/2017	13:14:18	1,555	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:15:50	413	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:15:50	374	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:26:39	358	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:27:23	297	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:27:23	94	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:28:21	250	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:28:21	58	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:28:21	106	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:29:06	183	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:29:06	192	LSE
1,473.0000	12/07/2017	13:29:52	3	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:30:04	416	LSE
1,474.0000	12/07/2017	13:30:48	1,663	LSE