SSE : Transaction in Own Shares

SSE PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

SSE plc (the 'Company') announces that on 11 October 2019 it purchased for cancellation a total of 101,506 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 share buyback programme as announced on 30 September 2019.

Average Price Per Share	1,266.23 pence
Highest Price Per Share	1,300.00 pence
Lowest Price Per Share	1,237.00 pence

These share purchases form part of the Company's discretionary share buyback programme made in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at SSE's Annual General Meeting on 18 July 2019 and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules. Any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters.

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 bought	Exchange venue
1,241.00	11/10/2019	08:00:30	780	LSE
1,237.00	11/10/2019	08:02:18	534	LSE
1,242.00	11/10/2019	08:05:59	939	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:08:20	774	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:08:20	377	LSE
1,244.00	11/10/2019	08:08:21	1,060	LSE
1,244.00	11/10/2019	08:11:22	763	LSE
1,244.00	11/10/2019	08:11:22	111	LSE
1,243.50	11/10/2019	08:13:12	832	LSE
1,242.50	11/10/2019	08:13:47	897	LSE
1,242.00	11/10/2019	08:16:22	786	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:19:30	553	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:19:30	1,103	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:20:51	645	LSE
1,244.50	11/10/2019	08:20:51	197	LSE
1,247.00	11/10/2019	08:24:56	774	LSE
1,246.50	11/10/2019	08:25:22	109	LSE
1,246.50	11/10/2019	08:25:22	825	LSE
1,246.00	11/10/2019	08:25:32	279	LSE
1,246.00	11/10/2019	08:25:32	624	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:31:22	323	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:31:22	716	LSE
1,250.00	11/10/2019	08:32:31	1,179	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	08:35:35	1,188	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:36:09	838	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	08:47:04	863	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	08:49:50	898	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	08:52:43	864	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:52:44	57	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:52:57	373	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:53:02	197	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:53:08	55	LSE
1,249.00	11/10/2019	08:53:14	231	LSE
1,248.00	11/10/2019	08:54:58	783	LSE
1,251.50	11/10/2019	09:03:18	855	LSE
1,250.50	11/10/2019	09:03:58	293	LSE
1,250.50	11/10/2019	09:03:58	699	LSE
1,250.00	11/10/2019	09:04:29	822	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:04:43	44	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:05:26	51	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:05:35	66	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:05:42	51	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:05:48	43	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:05:56	58	LSE
1,249.50	11/10/2019	09:06:33	471	LSE
1,253.50	11/10/2019	09:17:13	1,913	LSE
1,253.50	11/10/2019	09:18:22	849	LSE
1,253.00	11/10/2019	09:20:43	1,325	LSE
1,256.00	11/10/2019	09:31:16	916	LSE
1,256.00	11/10/2019	09:32:01	600	LSE
1,256.00	11/10/2019	09:32:01	253	LSE
1,255.50	11/10/2019	09:32:32	197	LSE
1,255.50	11/10/2019	09:32:32	675	LSE
1,254.50	11/10/2019	09:37:30	1,193	LSE
1,255.50	11/10/2019	09:43:50	831	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	09:44:56	953	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	09:44:56	953	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	09:44:56	256	LSE
1,257.50	11/10/2019	09:45:00	697	LSE
1,257.50	11/10/2019	09:45:00	799	LSE
1,258.50	11/10/2019	09:45:08	792	LSE
1,257.00	11/10/2019	09:45:20	863	LSE
1,257.00	11/10/2019	09:46:25	873	LSE
1,257.00	11/10/2019	09:46:25	2	LSE
1,257.00	11/10/2019	09:47:36	798	LSE
1,256.50	11/10/2019	09:48:12	1,144	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	10:00:00	772	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	10:00:00	207	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	10:03:20	394	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	10:03:20	482	LSE
1,258.00	11/10/2019	10:03:24	13	LSE
1,259.50	11/10/2019	10:05:38	923	LSE
1,259.50	11/10/2019	10:05:38	83	LSE
1,259.00	11/10/2019	10:06:35	72	LSE
1,259.00	11/10/2019	10:06:35	709	LSE
1,262.00	11/10/2019	10:09:30	463	LSE
1,262.00	11/10/2019	10:09:30	442	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	773	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	773	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	102	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	594	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	158	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	21	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	1,048	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	327	LSE
1,265.00	11/10/2019	10:17:20	14	LSE
1,265.50	11/10/2019	10:23:45	1,264	LSE
1,268.00	11/10/2019	10:33:13	647	LSE
1,268.00	11/10/2019	10:33:13	198	LSE
1,268.00	11/10/2019	10:33:13	629	LSE
1,267.50	11/10/2019	10:35:11	1,082	LSE
1,267.00	11/10/2019	10:36:26	1,091	LSE
1,266.50	11/10/2019	10:38:08	745	LSE
1,266.50	11/10/2019	10:38:08	195	LSE
1,266.00	11/10/2019	10:38:13	1,287	LSE
1,270.50	11/10/2019	11:03:33	1,400	LSE
1,270.50	11/10/2019	11:03:33	512	LSE
1,270.00	11/10/2019	11:04:44	1,371	LSE
1,271.50	11/10/2019	11:08:11	493	LSE
1,271.50	11/10/2019	11:08:11	324	LSE
1,270.50	11/10/2019	11:11:01	758	LSE
1,273.00	11/10/2019	11:13:08	742	LSE
1,273.00	11/10/2019	11:13:08	62	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	78	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	530	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	161	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	447	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	110	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:18:08	219	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:19:11	371	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:19:11	791	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:19:11	271	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:24:11	834	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:25:04	63	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:25:04	747	LSE
1,274.00	11/10/2019	11:25:44	1,218	LSE
1,275.00	11/10/2019	11:28:44	882	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:30:08	738	LSE
1,274.50	11/10/2019	11:30:08	22	LSE
1,277.50	11/10/2019	11:33:45	908	LSE
1,276.50	11/10/2019	11:34:21	952	LSE
1,276.00	11/10/2019	11:34:29	459	LSE
1,276.00	11/10/2019	11:34:29	446	LSE
1,277.00	11/10/2019	11:37:43	265	LSE
1,277.00	11/10/2019	11:37:43	528	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	11:43:02	474	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	11:43:02	172	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	11:43:02	833	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	11:43:02	165	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	11:47:12	905	LSE
1,279.50	11/10/2019	11:48:57	970	LSE
1,279.50	11/10/2019	11:48:57	970	LSE
1,279.50	11/10/2019	11:48:57	82	LSE
1,282.00	11/10/2019	12:03:44	1,092	LSE
1,281.50	11/10/2019	12:08:07	600	LSE
1,281.50	11/10/2019	12:08:17	281	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:10:15	890	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:15:30	803	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:16:59	783	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:18:12	513	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:18:12	166	LSE
1,281.00	11/10/2019	12:18:12	188	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	12:19:35	872	LSE
1,280.00	11/10/2019	12:20:39	1,807	LSE
1,279.50	11/10/2019	12:20:44	790	LSE
1,285.00	11/10/2019	12:24:17	565	LSE
1,285.00	11/10/2019	12:24:17	855	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:02	263	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:02	402	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:02	228	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:02	437	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	665	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	986	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	665	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	251	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	665	LSE
1,289.50	11/10/2019	12:25:10	665	LSE
1,294.00	11/10/2019	12:55:18	1,243	LSE
1,293.50	11/10/2019	12:55:18	396	LSE
1,293.50	11/10/2019	12:55:18	809	LSE
1,300.00	11/10/2019	13:00:38	885	LSE
1,299.50	11/10/2019	13:03:01	895	LSE
1,298.50	11/10/2019	13:03:12	799	LSE
1,300.00	11/10/2019	13:27:27	816	LSE
1,300.00	11/10/2019	13:27:38	812	LSE
1,299.50	11/10/2019	13:27:38	185	LSE
1,299.50	11/10/2019	13:27:38	154	LSE
1,299.50	11/10/2019	13:27:38	287	LSE
1,299.50	11/10/2019	13:27:38	150	LSE

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

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