Monday 2nd March 2009
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid plc's capital as of 28 February 2009 consisted of 2,581,974,851
ordinary shares, of which 153,407,048 were purchased in the market and
registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,428,567,803 shares with voting rights.
National Grid was notified late today that a further 4,034 shares held in
Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants, today 2nd March 2009.
Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital from 2 March 2009 consists of 2,581,974,851 ordinary shares, of which 153,403,014
have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,428,571,837 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,428,571,837 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: D C Forward,
Assistant Secretary
0207 004 3226