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RNS Number : 6893F

National Grid PLC

19 May 2017

Friday 19 May 2017

National Grid plc ('the Company')

General Meeting poll results

Today, 19 May 2017, the Company held a General Meeting ("GM").

The results of the GM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:

 
 Resolution            Votes           For       Votes         Against   Votes Withheld** 
                        For             (%        Against       (% of 
                                        of                      shares 
                                        shares                  voted) 
                                        voted) 
--------------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  ----------------- 
      To approve 
       the Share 
 1     Consolidation   2,419,152,878     99.48    12,636,579      0.52         18,998,248 
---  ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  ----------------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       New Ordinary 
 2     Shares          2,358,335,753     96.39    88,428,897      3.61          4,022,972 
---  ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  ----------------- 
      To disapply 
       pre-emption 
 3*    rights          2,427,603,376     99.31    16,766,228      0.69          6,416,589 
---  ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  ----------------- 
      To disapply 
       pre-emption 
       rights for 
 4*    acquisitions    2,206,760,232     90.35   235,806,510      9.65          8,218,255 
---  ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  ----------------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to purchase 
       its own New 
       Ordinary 
 5*    Shares          2,408,030,551     98.45    37,966,113      1.55          4,757,172 
---  ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  -----------------

* Special resolution

** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against"a resolution.

As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of all the GM resolutions will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website

http://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/2017.aspx

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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