Holding(s) in Company

9 September 2014

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 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary shares was, at 5 September 2014, at 9.991%, a total of 376,821,276 shares (previously notified at 5 June 2014, at 10.9788%, a total of 410,044,171 shares).

This notice is in compliance with National Grid's obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

David Whincup

Company Secretarial Assistant

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