Severn Trent PLC Transaction in Own Shares (2357M)

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Severn Trent PLC

18 January 2016

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 30 November 2015, as announced on the same day:

Ordinary Shares

   Date of purchase:                                          18 January 2016 
   Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:    108,894 
   Price per Ordinary Share:                             GBP20.7522 

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above transaction, Severn Trent holds a total of 4,101,803 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 235,241,872 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Contact:

David Lloyd-Seed

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.

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January 18, 2016 12:08 ET (17:08 GMT)