24th Feb 2017 09:35
24 February 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 Competrol International Investments Limited that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary shares is as shown below.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | National Grid plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): | Extension of previously announced position. See Box 13 below. No threshold has been crossed. | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Competrol International Investments Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | Existing position extended on 23 February 2017. See Box 13 below. No threshold was crossed. |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 February 2017 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate xvii | Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights xix, xx
| |
Total Return Equity Swaps | - | 27 February 2018 | - | 31,500,000 | Nominal | Delta |
- | 0.84 | |||||
- | 27 February 2020 | - | 105,664,285 | - | 2.81 | |
Total | 137,164,285 | - | 3.65 |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
137,164,285 | 3.65 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | This notification is merely as a result of the extension of part of an existing position to 27 February 2018 and the extension of the remainder of the existing position to 27 February 2020. There has been no change to the aggregate number of shares referable to the aggregate position and no threshold has been crossed. |
14. Contact name: | Struan Oliver, Sidley Austin LLP |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7360 2063 |
This notice is in compliance with National Grid's obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
David Whincup
Assistant Company Secretary
0207 004 3209
Related Shares:
National Grid