16th February 2009
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid was notified today that 11,493 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants on 16th February 2009. Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital from 16 February 2009 consists of 2,581,974,851 ordinary shares, of which 153,407,048 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,428,567,803 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,428,567,803 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, National Grid plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact: Phil Higgins
Assistant Secretary
0207 004 3228