12 May 2009
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that a total of 130,826 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants earlier today. Following the change, National Grid plc's registered capital from 12 May 2009 consists of 2,581,974,851 ordinary shares, of which 149,276,986 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,432,697,865 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,432,697,865 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