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
4 April to 3 May 2016
3 May 2016
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital Update
National Grid’s registered capital as at 30 April 2016 consisted of 3,924,038,086 ordinary shares, of which, 177,262,454 were held as treasury shares; leaving a balance of 3,746,775,632 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,746,775,632 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 and Transparency Rules.
Contact: D Whincup, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3209).
National Grid plc (“NG”)
Monday 11 April 2016
Notification of Directors’ Interests
NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the “SIP”)
Under the SIP, operated through Ogier Corporate Services (UK) Ltd as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 32,196 NG ordinary shares, on 7 April, under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee late Friday 8 April, at a price of 995.487 pence per share, on behalf of some 2,800 participants.
The following Executive Directors of NG are beneficiaries of the shares purchased on their behalf:
Director | Shares purchased in SIP | |
| Steve Holliday | 15 Ordinary Shares | |
| Andrew Bonfield | 15 Ordinary Shares | |
| John Pettigrew | 15 Ordinary Shares | |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
Director | Resulting total interest | |
| Steve Holliday | 2,661,145 Ordinary Shares | |
| Andrew Bonfield | 1,173,279 Ordinary Shares | |
| John Pettigrew | 639,299 Ordinary Shares | |
Contact: Robin Kerner, Assistant Secretary, Shareschemes (0207 004 3223).
7 April 2016
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Transaction in Own Shares
National Grid announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1117/43p each on the London Stock Exchange.
| Date of purchase: | 7 April 2016 | |
| Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 657,000 | |
| Price paid per share (pence): | 997.8489 | |
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 177,648,683 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,746,389,403 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Contact: M Barnes, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3320).
6 April 2016
National Grid plc (‘National Grid’)
Director’s Other Appointment
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14(2), National Grid notes that Paul Golby, a Non-executive Director, will be appointed as Chairman of Costain Group plc (Costain) with effect from 5 May 2016.
Costain is a supplier to National Grid in the UK and whilst the potential conflicts of interest are limited, arrangements will be put in place to ensure the situational conflict is appropriately managed and kept under continuous review. Mr Golby will not be involved in any Board decisions relating to Costain.
Contact:
Clive Burns, Head of Secretariat (+44 20 7004 3230)
