23rd September 2009
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
Late yesterday, National Grid was notified that, on Monday 22nd September, 39,108 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital from
22 September 2009 consists of 2,606,666,100 ordinary shares, of which 146,739,992 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,459,926,108 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,459,926,108 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