Severn Trent PLC Transaction in Own Shares (5248X)

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Severn Trent PLC

28 August 2015

SEVERN TRENT PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

Severn Trent Plc ("Severn Trent") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 97 17/19 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Severn Trent to Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC on 13 February 2015, as announced on the same day:

Ordinary Shares

   Date of purchase:                                             28 August 2015 
   Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:       29,093 
   Price per Ordinary Share:                               20.7278 

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above transaction, Severn Trent holds a total of 2,412,976 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 236,888,141 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Contact:

John Crosse

Head of Investor Relations

02477 715000

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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August 28, 2015 11:47 ET (15:47 GMT)