8th Aug 2008 17:00
National Grid plc ("NG")
8th August 2008
Notification of Directors' Interests
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NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the "SIP")
Under the SIP scheme, operated through Excellerate HRO UK Limited as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 41,267 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee yesterday, the shares having been purchased in the market on Thursday 7th August, at a price of 669.1 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 |
18 Ordinary Shares |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
|
Director |
Resulting total interest |
|
Mark Fairbairn |
489,273 Ordinary Shares |
|
Steven Holliday |
1,037,489 Ordinary Shares |
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Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary- (0207 004 3226)
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