Result of AGM and EGM

National Grid PLC 01 August 2006 1 August 2006 National Grid plc ('the Company') AGM and EGM Poll Results Yesterday National Grid held its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') and an Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM'). The ordinary resolution at the EGM sought approval for the acquisition of KeySpan Corporation. Completion of the acquisition is conditional upon the fulfilment of certain anti-trust and regulatory consents and approvals in the US and is expected to occur in early 2007. The results of the resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below: Resolution Details For (% of shares Against (% of voted) shares voted) AGM 1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 99.69 0.31 2 To declare a final dividend 99.96 0.04 3 To re-elect Sir John Parker 99.21 0.79 4 To re-elect Steve Lucas 98.88 1.12 5 To re-elect Nick Winser 98.86 1.14 6 To re-elect Ken Harvey 99.16 0.84 7 To re-elect Stephen Pettit 99.17 0.83 8 To re-elect George Rose 99.17 0.83 9 To re-elect Steve Holliday 98.85 1.15 10a To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors 99.43 0.57 10b To set the auditors' remuneration 99.68 0.32 11 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 97.90 2.10 12 To authorise the Directors to issue ordinary shares 99.46 0.54 13 * To disapply pre-emption rights 99.42 0.58 14 * To authorise the Company to purchase ordinary 99.81 0.19 shares 15 * To authorise the Company to purchase B shares 99.81 0.19 16 * To approve the broker contract for the repurchase 99.78 0.22 of B shares 17 * To amend the articles of association 99.64 0.36 EGM 1 To approve the acquisition 99.67 0.33 * Special resolution As required by the FSA Listing Rules two copies of AGM resolutions 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, UK Listing Authority, Financial Services Authority , 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Copies of the EGM ordinary resolution are also available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility. The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available on the Company's website, www.nationalgrid.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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