Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 7842V

National Grid PLC

18 January 2012

 



Wednesday, 18 January 2012

National Grid plc (National Grid)

Voting Rights and Capital update

National Grid confirms that, following the issue of 5,526,413 ordinary shares today, in relation to the operation of the Scrip Dividend Scheme for the 2011/12 interim dividend, National Grid's registered capital from 18 January 2012 consists of 3,700,949,542 ordinary shares including treasury shares.

National Grid has been notified that earlier today, 24,647 shares held in treasury were transferred to share scheme participants.  Following this change, National Grid's registered capital from 18 January 2012 consists of 3,700,949,542 ordinary shares, of which 135,573,534 share are held as treasury shares; leaving a balance of 3,565,376,008 shares with voting rights.

The figure 3,565,376,008 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: Arit Amana

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7004 3116

 

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