Monday 23rd August 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today,
31,180 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plc's registered capital from 23 August 2010 consists of 3,636,576,874 ordinary shares, of which 140,817,874 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,495,759,000 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,495,759,000 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