1st Aug 2006 12:03
National Grid PLC01 August 2006 1 August 2006 National Grid plc ('the Company') AGM and EGM Poll Results Yesterday National Grid held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and anExtraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"). The ordinary resolution at the EGM sought approval for the acquisition ofKeySpan Corporation. Completion of the acquisition is conditional upon thefulfilment of certain anti-trust and regulatory consents and approvals in the USand is expected to occur in early 2007. The results of the resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below: Resolution Details For (% of shares Against (% of voted) shares voted) AGM 1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 99.69 0.312 To declare a final dividend 99.96 0.043 To re-elect Sir John Parker 99.21 0.794 To re-elect Steve Lucas 98.88 1.125 To re-elect Nick Winser 98.86 1.146 To re-elect Ken Harvey 99.16 0.847 To re-elect Stephen Pettit 99.17 0.838 To re-elect George Rose 99.17 0.839 To re-elect Steve Holliday 98.85 1.1510a To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors 99.43 0.5710b To set the auditors' remuneration 99.68 0.3211 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 97.90 2.1012 To authorise the Directors to issue ordinary shares 99.46 0.5413 * To disapply pre-emption rights 99.42 0.5814 * To authorise the Company to purchase ordinary 99.81 0.19 shares15 * To authorise the Company to purchase B shares 99.81 0.1916 * To approve the broker contract for the repurchase 99.78 0.22 of B shares17 * To amend the articles of association 99.64 0.36 EGM 1 To approve the acquisition 99.67 0.33 * Special resolution As required by the FSA Listing Rules two copies of AGM resolutions 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16 and 17 will shortly be available for inspection at the DocumentViewing Facility, UK Listing Authority, Financial Services Authority , 25 NorthColonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Copies of the EGM ordinary resolutionare also available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility. The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meetingwill be available on the Company's website, www.nationalgrid.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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