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National Grid PLC
04 December 2015
 



4 December 2015

 

National Grid plc (National Grid)

 

Notification of Major Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares

 

National Grid has received a notification on Form TR-1 from BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock) that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary shares is as shown below.

 

The notification has been received in accordance with the updated Disclosure and Transparency Rules which were revised on 26 November 2015 in order to implement changes to the EU Transparency Directive and required BlackRock to notify changes in the percentage levels of the categories of BlackRock's voting rights above a certain threshold.

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

National Grid PLC

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

 


 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

30 November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 December 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

Voting rights attached to shareholding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B08SNH34

81,710,656

81,710,656

N/A

N/A

203,908,522

N/A

5.44%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion
Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights

Depository Receipt

 -

 -

49,030

0.00%

Securities Lending

 -

-

13,561,931

0.36%

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date
xvii

Exercise/
Conversion
period
xviii

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

CFD

 -

 -

2,912,650

Nominal

Delta

0.07%

0.07%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

220,432,133

5.88%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock International Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited







BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC




BlackRock Canada Holdings LP




BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC




BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.




BlackRock Advisors, LLC








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.




BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors




BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




BlackRock Cayco Limited




BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited




BlackRock Japan Holdings GK




BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.








BlackRock, Inc.




Trident Merger, LLC




BlackRock Investment Management, LLC








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited




BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited




 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 N/A

 

13. Additional information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Gareth Slade

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 3650

 

 

 

This notice is in compliance with National Grid's obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

 

 

David Whincup

Assistant Company Secretary

0207 004 3209

 


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