ANNEX 2 – Copy Announcements as sent
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 from
4 February to 12 March 2010
National Grid plc (“NG”)
Monday 8th March 2010
Notification of Directors’ Interests
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NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the “SIP”)
Under the SIP, operated through Excellerate HRO UK Limited as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 42,182 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee today, the shares having been purchased in the market today, at a price of 6.585 pence per share, on behalf of some 3,000 participants.
The following Executive Directors of NG are beneficiaries of the shares purchased on their behalf:
Director | Shares purchased in SIP | |
Mark Fairbairn | 19 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday | 19 Ordinary Shares | |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
Director | Resulting total interest | |
Mark Fairbairn | 662,796 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday | 1,325,578 Ordinary Shares | |
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Contact: Robin Kerner, Assistant Secretary, Shareschemes (0207 004 3223)
Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 19 shares purchased by the SIP Trustee for his partner.
National Grid plc (NG.)
Friday 5th March 2010
Notification of Major Interest in NG. Ordinary Shares
NG has today received a further notification from Norges Bank that, effective on 4th March 2010, its interest has reduced to 74,140,927 shares, now representing 2.998% of NG voting ordinary shares (having previously reported at 3.01% effective 4th February 2010).
This notice is given in fulfilment of National Grid plc’s obligation under the DTR requirements.
3 March 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Notification of Directors’ Interests
Deferred Share Plan-2007 Award Release
Yesterday, the Trustee of the National Grid Group Employee Share Trust notified the Company of the early release and transfer on 1 March 2010 of the 2007 award made to Executive Directors, and other participants under the National Grid Deferred Share Plan. The released shares will be held on a restricted basis until their originally scheduled release date of the third anniversary (14 June 2010) of the award. The number of shares disclosed below that have been transferred to participants by the Trustee is the net number following sales to cover statutory deductions.
Director | Number of Shares | |||
Mark Fairbairn | 8,170 | |||
Steve Holliday | 25,001 | |||
Steve Lucas | 17,248 | |||
Nick Winser | 15,080 | |||
Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 2,258 shares released by the Trustee under the Plan for his partner.
Performance Share Plan-2006 Award Release
Yesterday, the Trustee of the National Grid Group Employee Share Trust notified the Company of the early release and transfer on 1 March 2010 of the 2006 award made to Executive Directors, and other participants under the National Grid Performance Share Plan. The released shares will be held on a restricted basis until their originally scheduled release date (27 June 2010). The number of shares disclosed below that have been transferred to participants by the Trustee is the net number following sales to cover statutory deductions.
Director | Number of Shares | |||
Mark Fairbairn | 23,904 | |||
Steve Holliday | 74,700 | |||
Steve Lucas | 59,760 | |||
Nick Winser | 52,290 | |||
Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the Company that, in accordance with DTR3 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 7,917 shares released by the Trustee under the Plan for his partner.
The total share interests of the above directors, following these changes, are:
Director | Number of shares | |||
Mark Fairbairn | 662,758 | |||
Steve Holliday | 1,325,559 | |||
Steve Lucas | 796,058 | |||
Nick Winser | 738,848 | |||
Contact: R W Kerner Assistant Secretary (0207 004 | ||||
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Monday 1st March 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid plc’s registered capital at 28 February 2010 consisted of 2,617,190,095 ordinary shares, of which 144,214,194 had been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,472,975,901 shares with voting rights.
National Grid has also been notified that, earlier today, 2,660 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plc’s registered capital from 1 March 2010 consists of 2,617,190,095 ordinary shares, of which 144,211,534 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,472,978,561 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,472,978,561 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
16 February 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today, 1,580,000 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme trustees. Following this change, National Grid plc’s registered capital from 16 February 2010 consists of 2,617,190,095 ordinary shares, of which 144,214,194 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,472,975,901 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,472,975,901 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
Monday 15 February 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today, 13,705 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plc’s registered capital from 15 February 2010 consists of 2,617,190,095 ordinary shares, of which 145,794,194 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,471,395,901 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 2,471,395,901 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
National Grid plc (NG.)
Monday 8th February 2010
Notification of Major Interest in NG. Ordinary Shares
NG has today received confirmation from Norges Bank that, effective on 4th February 2010, its interest, previously in 74,086,738 shares, was increased to 74,453,263 shares, now representing 3.01% of NG voting ordinary shares.
This notice is given in fulfilment of National Grid plc’s obligation under the DTR requirements.
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National Grid plc (“NG”)
Monday 8th February 2010
Notification of Directors’ Interests
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NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the “SIP”)
Under the SIP, operated through Excellerate HRO UK Limited as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 45,035 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee today, the shares having been purchased in the market today, at a price of 6.234713 pence per share, on behalf of some 3,000 participants.
The following Executive Directors of NG are beneficiaries of the shares purchased on their behalf:
Director | Shares purchased in SIP | |
Mark Fairbairn | 20 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday | 20 Ordinary Shares | |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
Director | Resulting total interest | |
Mark Fairbairn | 674,948 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday | 1,395,081 Ordinary Shares | |
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Contact: Robin Kerner, Assistant Secretary, Shareschemes (0207 004 3223)
Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 20 shares purchased by the SIP Trustee for his partner.