Total Voting Rights/ Director

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National Grid PLC

14 June 2010

 



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National Grid plc ("NG")

14 June 2010

Updated Total Voting Rights and Directors' Interests

following National Grid plc rights issue (the "Rights Issue")

On 20^th May 2010, National Grid plc (the' Company') announced the Rights Issue of 2 new ordinary shares for every 5 ordinary shares held as at the close of business on 19^th May 2010 at 335 pence per share.

National Grid plc's registered share capital following the Rights Issue consists of 3,607,629,112 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 11 17/43 pence each, of which 140,972,220 have been purchased in the market and registered as treasury shares; leaving a balance of 3,466,656,892 ordinary shares with voting rights.

The figure of 3,466,656,892 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of National Grid plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The Directors' interests in ordinary shares following their participation in the Rights Issue is as follows:

Director	Number of new shares acquired under the Rights Issue	New total beneficial interest
Sir John Parker	32,654	114,289
Steve Holliday	115,712	406,184
Nick Winser	102,776	359,718
Mark Fairbairn	71,238	251,927
Tom King	39,056	136,696
Steve Lucas	45,475	253,327
Ken Harvey	1,496	5,236
Linda Adamany	800	2,800
Philip Aiken	1,400	4,900
John Allan	2,800	9,800
Stephen Pettit	1,052	3,684
Maria Richter	4,102	14,357
George Rose	1,940	6,792

For information, options and conditional awards of shares granted to Executive Directors and other employees under the National Grid plc employee share plans will be adjusted in accordance with the rules of each plan to compensate for the effect of the Rights Issue.

Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3.1.2 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 67,396 shares held by his partner.

Nick Winser has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3.1.2 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 116,925  shares held by his spouse.

Steve Lucas has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3.1.2 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 14 shares held by his spouse.

Contact:  Phil Higgins

Assistant Secretary

0207 004 3228

This announcement and the information contained herein do not contain or constitute an offer for sale or the solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States, or any other jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered directly or indirectly within the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There has not been and will not be any public offer of the securities in the United States.

 

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