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Severn TrentAnnouncement

16/07/2015 15:23

RNS Number : 0529T
Severn Trent PLC
14 July 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:14 July 2015
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:  20,566
Price per Ordinary Share:21.4359

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. 
Following the above transaction, Severn Trent holds a total of 1,781,163 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 236,878,333 ordinary shares in issues (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.

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