Monday 3rd November 2008
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid plc's capital as of 31 October 2008 consisted of 2,581,927,989 ordinary shares, of which 153,722,550 were purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,428,205,439 shares with voting rights.
In addition National Grid was notified today that 4,411 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants, on 3 November 2008. Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital at 3 November 2008 consists of 2,581,927,989 ordinary shares, of which 153,718,139 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,428,209,850 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,428,209,850 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