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RNS Number : 7687Z National Grid PLC 26 January 2022
26 January 2022
National Grid plc ('National Grid' or 'Company')
Notification of Major Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares
National Grid has received a notification on Form TR-1 from The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. that its total interest in National Grid voting ordinary
shares is as shown below.
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to National Grid plc
which voting rights are attached(ii):
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an
"X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)(iii):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Los Angeles, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi): 25/01/2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 26/01/2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.05% 0.00% 5.05% 3,644,910,461
Position of previous notification (if N/A N/A N/A
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BDR05C01 184,151,042 5.05%
Common Stock
US6362744095 965 0.00%
Depository Receipt
SUBTOTAL 8. A 184,152,007 5.05%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)
exercised/converted.
N/A
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of voting rights % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)
settlement(xii)
N/A
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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 the voting rights and/or X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv )(please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name(xv) % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Capital Research and Management Company 5.05% 5.05%
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.
Total 5.05% 5.05%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information(xvi)
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital
Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company
("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves
as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other
pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients.
CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various
investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global
Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC
is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in
turn is the parent company of five investment management companies ("CGII
management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International
Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K, and Capital
Group Private Client Services, Inc. CGII management companies and CB&T
primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth
clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based investment management company that is a
registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for its own
account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by
accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the
investment management companies described above.
Place of completion Los Angeles
Date of completion 26/01/2022
This notice is in compliance with National Grid's obligations under the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Megan Barnes
Head of Company Secretariat
07971 538392
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