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RNS Number : 0293X

National Grid PLC

20 November 2017

20 November 2017

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 BlackRock, Inc. that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary shares is as shown below.

 
 1a. Identity of the issuer                                         National Grid PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               BlackRock, Inc. 
 City and country of registered                     Wilmington, DE, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     17/11/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   20/11/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %        of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)       rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             3.60%                      3.06%             6.67%             3,397,361,362 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            5.89%                      0.39%             6.29% 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
----------------------  -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 GB00BDR05C01                                   122,594,750                                     3.60% 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                               122,594,750                                    3.60% 
----------------------  -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 Securities 
  Lending                                                       102,357,208                     3.01% 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 American 
  Depository 
  Receipt                                                       1,000                           0.00% 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1                     102,358,208            3.01% 
                                               --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
---------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 CFD                                                            Cash               1,859,724    0.05% 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 
                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 8.B.2             1,859,724    0.05% 
                                                               -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                 X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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          Name(xv)                 % of voting            % of voting           Total of 
                                     rights if           rights through          both if 
                                     it equals              financial           it equals 
                                   or is higher            instruments         or is higher 
                                than the notifiable       if it equals           than the 
                                     threshold            or is higher          notifiable 
                                                       than the notifiable      threshold 
                                                            threshold 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors 
  (UK) Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware 
  Holdings Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Institutional 
  Trust Company, National 
  Association 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac 
  Holdco, LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco 
  Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Cayco Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Trident Holding 
  Company Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Holdings 
  GK 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Co., 
  Ltd. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware 
  Holdings Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Australia 
  Holdco Pty. Ltd. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (Australia) 
  Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Capital Holdings, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 Trident Merger, LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management, LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 3, 
  LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings 
  LP 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings 
  ULC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  Canada Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  Deutschland AG 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac 
  Holdco, LLC 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco 
  Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  North Asia Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 BlackRock (Netherlands) 
  B.V. 
----------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 
 
  Jana Blumenstein 
 
 
  020 7743 3650 
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 Place of completion   12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, 
                        U.K. 
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 Date of completion    20 November, 2017 
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This notice is in compliance with National Grid's obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

David Whincup

Assistant Company Secretary

0207 004 3209

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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