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National GridAnnouncement

18/12/2017 17:30

RNS Number : 7084Z
National Grid PLC
18 December 2017
18 December 2017
National Grid plc ("National Grid")
ISIN Code: GB00BDR05C01
Transaction in Own Shares
National Grid announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 12204/473p each on the London Stock Exchange from Barclays Capital Securities Limited ("Barclays") as part of its buy-back programme announced on 9 October 2017. The sole purpose of the programme is, as previously announced, to reduce the share capital of National Grid as part of the return of proceeds to shareholders following the sale of a majority interest in National Grid's UK gas distribution business. 
Date of purchase:
18 December 2017
Number of Ordinary shares of 12204/473p each purchased:
14,991
Highest price paid per share (pence):
870.7602
Lowest price paid per share (pence): 
870.7602
Volume weighted average price paid per share:
870.7602
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 239,300,558 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,378,269,567 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). 
A schedule of individual trades carried out by Barclays (BARCGBN1) as principal in connection with the above purchases on 18 December 2017 is set out below.
Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 
Trading venue
Volume weighted average price
(pence per share)
Aggregated volume 
BATS Europe
 867.7000 
 400 
Chi-X Europe
 867.7192 
 3,822 
London Stock Exchange
 867.4960 
 10,769 
Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
Number of shares purchased
Transaction price
(pence per share)
Time of transaction (including time zone)
Trading venue
Transaction reference number
 163 
 868.00 
09:37:55
Chi-X Europe
592206905409148000
 979 
 868.00 
09:37:55
Chi-X Europe
606280655854618000
 402 
 867.90 
09:37:55
Chi-X Europe
606280655854618000
 460 
 867.60 
09:37:55
London Stock Exchange
592206905409148000
 368 
 867.60 
09:37:55
London Stock Exchange
592206905409148000
 315 
 867.70 
09:37:55
London Stock Exchange
592206905409148000
 336 
 867.40 
09:37:58
London Stock Exchange
592206905409149000
 330 
 867.40 
09:37:58
London Stock Exchange
592206905409149000
 332 
 867.40 
09:37:58
London Stock Exchange
592206905409149000
 109 
 867.40 
09:37:58
London Stock Exchange
592206905409149000
 448 
 867.40 
09:37:59
London Stock Exchange
606280655854618000
 1,434 
 868.00 
09:38:37
London Stock Exchange
592206905409149000
 332 
 867.50 
09:39:32
London Stock Exchange
606280655854619000
 336 
 867.50 
09:39:32
London Stock Exchange
606280655854619000
 251 
 867.50 
09:39:37
London Stock Exchange
606280655854619000
 160 
 867.50 
09:39:38
Chi-X Europe
592206905409150000
 48 
 867.40 
09:39:39
London Stock Exchange
606280655854619000
 1,058 
 867.50 
09:39:48
Chi-X Europe
606280655854620000
 1,168 
 867.60 
09:40:35
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 1,060 
 867.60 
09:40:35
Chi-X Europe
592206905409152000
 314 
 867.50 
09:40:35
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 860 
 867.50 
09:40:35
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 179 
 867.10 
09:40:35
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 1,129 
 866.80 
09:40:40
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 382 
 866.80 
09:40:40
London Stock Exchange
606280655854621000
 995 
 867.70 
09:41:33
London Stock Exchange
592206905409153000
 31 
 867.70 
09:41:33
London Stock Exchange
592206905409153000
 500 
 867.60 
09:41:33
London Stock Exchange
592206905409153000
 400 
 867.70 
09:41:33
BATS Europe
606280655854622000
 112 
 867.60 
09:41:33
London Stock Exchange
606280655854622000
This announcement will also be available on National Grid's website at http://investors.nationalgrid.com/rns.aspx.
Enquiries to:
D Whincup, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3209).

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