27th Mar 2008 17:13
National Grid PLC27 March 2008 27 March 2008 National Grid plc (National Grid) Voting Rights and Capital update National Grid has been notified that 118,813 shares held in Treasury weretransferred late yesterday to share scheme participants. Following this change,National Grid plc's registered capital at close of 26 March 2008 consists of2,581,913,516 ordinary shares, of which 64,561,328 have been purchased in themarket and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 2,517,352,188shares with voting rights. The figure of 2,517,352,188 may be used by shareholders as the denominator forthe calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notifytheir interest in, or a change to their interest in, National Grid plc under theFSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Note: This notification confirms actual capital as recorded on the register atthe above date, allowing for changes recorded since the last notification.National Grid is currently undertaking a share repurchase programme. Whererepurchases are made, separate covering announcements will, as required,identify numbers being repurchased and the supporting details indicate resultantshare capital after market settlement and transfer to Treasury, or cancellation,of the shares involved (and any earlier repurchases which remain to beregistered). Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary 0207 004 3226 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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