National Grid plc (National Grid)
Monday 13 February 2012
Notification of Major Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares
National Grid received, on Friday 10 February, a notification on Form TR-1 from Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC') dated 9 February, that its total interest in National Grid plc voting ordinary shares as at 8 February 2012 amounted to 10.0214% (357,303,376 shares). CRMC stated that it does not own shares of the companies it invests in for its own account and that the shares reported in the disclosure are owned by mutual funds under the discretionary investment management of CRMC.
This notice is given in fulfilment of National Grid's obligations under the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Services Authority.
Contact: D C Forward
Assistant Secretary
0207 004 3226