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RNS Number : 8293Y  National Grid PLC  08 September 2022

 

8 September 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):                                                                                                   06/09/2022
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               07/09/2022
 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  4.99%                                                  0.00%                                                 4.99%                           3,660,085,633
 Position of previous notification (if                                      5.35%                                                  0.00%                                                 5.35%

 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                                                                                   182,521,721                                                                                                  4.99%

 Common Stock

 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                  182,521,721                                                                                                 4.99%

 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  4.99%                                                                                                                                                   4.99%
 Capital International Limited
 Capital International Sarl
 Capital International, Inc.
 Total                                    4.99%                                                                                                                                                   4.99%

 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 six investment management companies ("CGII
 management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International
 Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital
 Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management
 Private Limited. 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 the Issuer 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   07/09/2022

 

 

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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