28th June 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today,
10,122 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital from 28 June 2010 consists of 3,607,629,112 ordinary shares, of which 140,947,347 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,466,681,765 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,466,681,765 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