National Grid plc ("NG")
9th August 2011
Notification of Directors' Interests
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NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the "SIP")
Under the SIP, operated through ACS HR Solutions UK Ltd as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 48,038 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee late yesterday, the shares having been purchased in the market yesterday, at a price of 582.99 pence per share, on behalf of some 3,000 participants.
The following Executive Directors of NG are beneficiaries of the shares purchased on their behalf:
Director |
Shares purchased in SIP |
Steven Holliday |
22 Ordinary Shares |
Andrew Bonfield |
21 Ordinary Shares |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
Director |
Resulting total interest |
Steven Holliday |
2,214,934 Ordinary Shares |
Andrew Bonfield |
498,680 Ordinary Shares |
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Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary, (0207 004 3226).