13th Dec 2016 07:15
SSE PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
SSE plc (the "Company") announces that on 12 December 2016 it purchased for cancellation a total of 69.945 Ordinary Shares of nominal value £0.50 each in the capital of the Company, as further detailed below:
| Average Price Per Share | 1,491.06 pence | 
| Lowest Price Per Share | 1,479.00 pence | 
| Highest Price Per Share | 1,495.00 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 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) limited is set out below:
| Price (pence) | Date | Time | Exchange venue | Quantity | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 13:58:49 | LSE | 585 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:06:49 | LSE | 516 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:08:10 | LSE | 314 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:08:10 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:08:10 | LSE | 242 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:08:18 | LSE | 592 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:09:58 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:09:58 | LSE | 216 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:10:42 | LSE | 133 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:11:59 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:11:59 | LSE | 475 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:12:00 | LSE | 290 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:12:23 | LSE | 16 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:14:02 | LSE | 287 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:14:09 | LSE | 917 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:14:09 | LSE | 1,097 | 
| 1,485 | 12/12/2016 | 14:14:09 | LSE | 178 | 
| 1,484 | 12/12/2016 | 14:14:31 | LSE | 439 | 
| 1,484 | 12/12/2016 | 14:16:21 | LSE | 243 | 
| 1,484 | 12/12/2016 | 14:16:45 | LSE | 376 | 
| 1,483 | 12/12/2016 | 14:16:54 | LSE | 459 | 
| 1,483 | 12/12/2016 | 14:16:54 | LSE | 323 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:17:29 | LSE | 513 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:18:42 | LSE | 369 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:21:24 | LSE | 168 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:22:51 | LSE | 169 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:22:58 | LSE | 468 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:22:58 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:22:58 | LSE | 469 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:22:58 | LSE | 257 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:23:12 | LSE | 523 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:23:12 | LSE | 42 | 
| 1,479 | 12/12/2016 | 14:24:10 | LSE | 359 | 
| 1,479 | 12/12/2016 | 14:24:36 | LSE | 304 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:26:14 | LSE | 304 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:26:14 | LSE | 181 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:27:21 | LSE | 603 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:27:55 | LSE | 10 | 
| 1,481 | 12/12/2016 | 14:27:55 | LSE | 382 | 
| 1,482 | 12/12/2016 | 14:30:05 | LSE | 218 | 
| 1,483 | 12/12/2016 | 14:30:12 | LSE | 150 | 
| 1,483 | 12/12/2016 | 14:30:12 | LSE | 150 | 
| 1,484 | 12/12/2016 | 14:30:54 | LSE | 249 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:33:03 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:33:03 | LSE | 5 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:33:49 | LSE | 175 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:35:24 | LSE | 115 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:35:26 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:35:26 | LSE | 363 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:36:59 | LSE | 74 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:10 | LSE | 29 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:10 | LSE | 180 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:10 | LSE | 46 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:10 | LSE | 526 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:13 | LSE | 25 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:13 | LSE | 250 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:48 | LSE | 546 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:48 | LSE | 7 | 
| 1,486 | 12/12/2016 | 14:37:54 | LSE | 478 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:38:51 | LSE | 192 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:39:54 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:39:54 | LSE | 179 | 
| 1,487 | 12/12/2016 | 14:40:38 | LSE | 173 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:42:50 | LSE | 207 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:42:50 | LSE | 260 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:42:50 | LSE | 400 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:42:50 | LSE | 69 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:43:09 | LSE | 233 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:44:10 | LSE | 189 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:46:32 | LSE | 590 | 
| 1,488 | 12/12/2016 | 14:47:58 | LSE | 348 | 
| 1,490 | 12/12/2016 | 14:50:35 | LSE | 295 | 
| 1,490 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:00 | LSE | 131 | 
| 1,490 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:00 | LSE | 550 | 
| 1,490 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:00 | LSE | 426 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:42 | LSE | 111 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:43 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:51:43 | LSE | 553 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:52:23 | LSE | 296 | 
| 1,492 | 12/12/2016 | 14:52:27 | LSE | 470 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:54:23 | LSE | 419 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:54:23 | LSE | 1,000 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:54:23 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:54:23 | LSE | 219 | 
| 1,491 | 12/12/2016 | 14:55:05 | LSE | 192 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:56:50 | LSE | 582 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:57:53 | LSE | 550 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:57:55 | LSE | 200 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:58:05 | LSE | 80 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 14:58:31 | LSE | 313 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:59:27 | LSE | 100 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:59:27 | LSE | 300 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 14:59:27 | LSE | 425 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:01:11 | LSE | 453 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:01:11 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:01:11 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:01:11 | LSE | 92 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 15:02:54 | LSE | 178 | 
| 1,492 | 12/12/2016 | 15:05:20 | LSE | 165 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:44 | LSE | 165 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:44 | LSE | 84 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:45 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:45 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:45 | LSE | 600 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:45 | LSE | 100 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:07:45 | LSE | 24 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 15:10:43 | LSE | 299 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:15:19 | LSE | 200 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:15:19 | LSE | 478 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:16:20 | LSE | 395 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:16:20 | LSE | 220 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:19:47 | LSE | 178 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:19:47 | LSE | 151 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:22:09 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:22:09 | LSE | 236 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 87 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 650 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 600 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 295 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 205 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:28:00 | LSE | 206 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:56:55 | LSE | 693 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:56:55 | LSE | 397 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:56:55 | LSE | 100 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 15:56:55 | LSE | 350 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 238 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 552 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:13 | LSE | 280 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 133 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 486 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 833 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 192 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 490 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:25 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:00:28 | LSE | 388 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:01:01 | LSE | 69 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:01:01 | LSE | 320 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:01:05 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:10:59 | LSE | 67 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:10:59 | LSE | 388 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:10:59 | LSE | 427 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:12:34 | LSE | 1,029 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 16:13:04 | LSE | 101 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 16:14:06 | LSE | 426 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 16:14:06 | LSE | 966 | 
| 1,493 | 12/12/2016 | 16:14:06 | LSE | 23 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 344 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 181 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 529 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 381 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 550 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:16:16 | LSE | 108 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:17:02 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:17:02 | LSE | 384 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 460 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 185 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 430 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 600 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:01 | LSE | 57 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:11 | LSE | 254 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:19 | LSE | 480 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:19:19 | LSE | 82 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 35 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 407 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 600 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 500 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 644 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 270 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 230 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:20:06 | LSE | 13 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:22:00 | LSE | 600 | 
| 1,494 | 12/12/2016 | 16:22:00 | LSE | 291 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 100 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 341 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 574 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 550 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 1,554 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 2,025 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 130 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 91 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:25:56 | LSE | 800 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:26:02 | LSE | 198 | 
| 1,495 | 12/12/2016 | 16:28:53 | LSE | 501 | 
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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