Exhibit 99.2
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Announcements sent to the London Stock Exchange
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH, United Kingdom
Update — Routine announcements in the period from
2 May 2017 to 1 June 2017
1 June 2017
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital Update
National Grid’s registered capital as at 31 May 2017 consisted of 3,614,401,483 ordinary shares, of which, 173,239,075 were held as treasury shares; leaving a balance of 3,441,162,408 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,441,162,408 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 under the FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Contact: C James, Company Secretarial Assistant, (0207 004 3116).
31 May 2017
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Notification of Major Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares
National Grid has received a notification on Form TR-1 from BlackRock, Inc. that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary shares is as shown below.
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | | | | National Grid plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | X |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | | |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |
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Other (please specify): | | |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | | | | BlackRock, Inc. |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | | | | |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | | | | 30 May, 2017 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: | | | | 31 May, 2017 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii | | | | Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5% |
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8. Notified details: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class/type of shares | | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | | | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |
if possible using the ISIN CODE | | Number of Shares | | | Number of Voting Rights | | | Number of shares | | | Number of voting rights | | | % of voting rights x | |
| | | Direct | | | Direct xi | | | Indirect xii | | | Direct | | | Indirect | |
GB00BDR05C01 | | | 220,427,008 | | | | 220,427,008 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 126,289,417 | | | | N/A | | | | 3.66 | % |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument | | Expiration datexiii | | | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv | | | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | | | % of voting rights | |
Securities Lending | | | | | | | | | | | 88,875,304 | | | | 2.58 | % |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi | |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |
Type of financial instrument | | Exercise price | | | Expiration datexvii | | | Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii | | | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | | | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
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CFD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,034,400 | | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.03 | % |
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Number of voting rights | | Percentage of voting rights | |
216,199,121 | | | 6.28 | % |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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Name | | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | | | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | | | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trident Merger, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cayco Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Proxy Voting: |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | | N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | | N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | | N/A |
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13. Additional information: | | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
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14. Contact name: | | Marc-Oliver Lesch |
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15. Contact telephone number: | | 020 7743 3650 |
This notice is in compliance with National Grid’s obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
David Whincup
Assistant Company Secretary
0207 004 3209
23 May 2017
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital Update
On 20 January 2017 National Grid purchased 200,000 of its own ordinary shares of 11 17/43 pence each as part of a buy-back programme announced on 24 November 2016.
As a result of the purchase of its own ordinary shares on 20 January 2017, National Grid held 187,836,542 of its ordinary shares in treasury which equated to 5.0017% of the ordinary shares with voting rights (based on 3,755,440,229 shares with voting rights (excluding treasury shares) as announced on 3 January 2017). This information was disclosable in accordance with DTR 5.5.1.
This announcement does not affect any announcements made by the Company in accordance with DTR 5.6.1R which remain correct.
For the avoidance of doubt, as announced on 22 May 2017, the Company’s issued share capital as at 8.00 a.m. on 22 May 2017 consisted of 3,614,401,483 ordinary shares of 12 204/473 pence each of which 173,239,075 were held as treasury shares, leaving a balance of 3,441,162,408 shares with exercisable voting rights.
Contact: D Whincup, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3209).
17 May 2017
National Grid plc (‘National Grid’)
Director’s Other Appointment
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14(2), National Grid notes that Mark Williamson, Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, will be appointed as Non-executive Chairman of Spectris plc (‘Spectris’), with effect from the conclusion of the Spectris Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 May 2017.
Contact:
Ceri James, Company Secretarial Assistant (+44 20 7004 3000)
NATIONAL GRID PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The attached individual notifications made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation (‘MAR’) relate to the National Grid Share Incentive Plan (‘SIP’) monthly purchases on behalf of PDMRs. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Robin Kerner
Date of notification: 2017.05.09
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1 | | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) | | Name | | Mike Westcott |
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2 | | Reason for the notification |
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a) | | Position/status | | Group HR Director |
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b) | | Initial notification /Amendment | | Initial notification |
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3 | | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) | | Name | | National Grid plc |
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b) | | LEI | | 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 |
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4 | | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) | | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | | Ordinary shares of 11 17/43 p each |
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| | Identification code | | GB00B08SNH34 |
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b) | | Nature of the transaction | | Monthly purchase of securities (“partnership shares”) under the HMRC Approved Share Incentive Plan |
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c) | | Price(s) and volume(s) | | |
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| | | | 10.372438 GBP | | 12 | | |
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d) | | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | |
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e) | | Date of the transaction | | 2017.05.08 |
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f) | | Place of the transaction | | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Robin Kerner. Date of notification: 2017.05.09 |
NATIONAL GRID PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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1 | | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) | | Name | | Alison Kay |
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2 | | Reason for the notification |
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a) | | Position/status | | Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
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b) | | Initial notification /Amendment | | Initial notification |
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3 | | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) | | Name | | National Grid plc |
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b) | | LEI | | 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 |
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4 | | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) | | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | | Ordinary shares of 11 17/43 p each |
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| | Identification code | | GB00B08SNH34 |
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b) | | Nature of the transaction | | Monthly purchase of securities (“partnership shares”) under the HMRC Approved Share Incentive Plan |
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c) | | Price(s) and volume(s) | | |
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| | | | 10.372438 GBP | | 12 | | |
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d) | | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | |
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e) | | Date of the transaction | | 2017.05.08 |
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f) | | Place of the transaction | | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Robin Kerner. Date of notification: 2017.05.09 |
NATIONAL GRID PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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1 | | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) | | Name | | Andrew Bonfield |
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2 | | Reason for the notification |
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a) | | Position/status | | Finance Director |
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b) | | Initial notification /Amendment | | Initial notification |
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3 | | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) | | Name | | National Grid plc |
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b) | | LEI | | 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 |
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4 | | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) | | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | | Ordinary shares of 11 17/43 p each |
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| | Identification code | | GB00B08SNH34 |
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b) | | Nature of the transaction | | Monthly purchase of securities (“partnership shares”) under the HMRC Approved Share Incentive Plan |
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c) | | Price(s) and volume(s) | | |
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| | | | Price(s) | | Volume(s) | | |
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| | | | 10.372438 GBP | | 14 | | |
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d) | | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | |
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e) | | Date of the transaction | | 2017.05.08 |
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f) | | Place of the transaction | | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Robin Kerner. Date of notification: 2017.05.09 |
NATIONAL GRID PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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1 | | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) | | Name | | John Pettigrew |
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2 | | Reason for the notification |
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a) | | Position/status | | Chief Executive Officer |
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b) | | Initial notification /Amendment | | Initial notification |
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3 | | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) | | Name | | National Grid plc |
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b) | | LEI | | 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 |
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4 | | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) | | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | | Ordinary shares of 11 17/43 p each |
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| | Identification code | | GB00B08SNH34 |
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b) | | Nature of the transaction | | Monthly purchase of securities (“partnership shares”) under the HMRC Approved Share Incentive Plan |
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c) | | Price(s) and volume(s) | | |
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| | | | Price(s) | | Volume(s) | | |
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| | | | 10.372438 GBP | | 15 | | |
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d) | | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | |
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e) | | Date of the transaction | | 2017.05.08 |
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f) | | Place of the transaction | | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Robin Kerner. Date of notification: 2017.05.09 |