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National GridAnnouncement

28/12/2017 17:15

RNS Number : 5111A
National Grid PLC
28 December 2017
28 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:
28 December 2017
Number of Ordinary shares of 12204/473p each purchased:
14,172
Highest price paid per share (pence):
870.0000
Lowest price paid per share (pence): 
870.0000
Volume weighted average price paid per share:
870.0000
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 241,696,053 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,375,874,072 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 28 December 2017 is set out below.
Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 
Trading venue
Volume weighted average price
(pence per share)
Aggregated volume 
BATS Europe
 867.9660 
 1,143 
Chi-X Europe
 868.0000 
 3,499 
Turquoise
 868.0000 
 1,480 
London Stock Exchange
 867.9944 
 8,050 
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
 388 
 868.00 
08:02:52
Chi-X Europe
592210444352803000
 640 
 868.00 
08:02:52
BATS Europe
606284194798777000
 114 
 868.00 
08:02:52
BATS Europe
606284194798777000
 389 
 867.90 
08:02:52
BATS Europe
592210444352803000
 33 
 868.00 
08:05:32
London Stock Exchange
606284194798777000
 96 
 868.00 
08:05:32
London Stock Exchange
606284194798777000
 700 
 868.00 
08:05:32
London Stock Exchange
606284194798777000
 321 
 868.00 
08:05:32
London Stock Exchange
606284194798777000
 449 
 867.90 
08:05:45
London Stock Exchange
592210444352804000
 1,202 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
592210444353078000
 93 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
592210444353078000
 979 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
606284194799036000
 451 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
606284194799036000
 467 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Turquoise
592210444353078000
 389 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Turquoise
606284194799036000
 25 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Chi-X Europe
606284194799036000
 1,091 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
592210444353078000
 1,408 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
592210444353078000
 1,183 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
606284194799036000
 1,364 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Chi-X Europe
606284194799036000
 883 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Chi-X Europe
606284194799036000
 379 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Chi-X Europe
606284194799036000
 266 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Turquoise
606284194799036000
 460 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Chi-X Europe
606284194799036000
 358 
 868.00 
16:08:31
Turquoise
606284194799036000
 44 
 868.00 
16:08:31
London Stock Exchange
606284194799036000
This announcement will also be available on National Grid's website at http://investors.nationalgrid.com/rns.aspx.
Enquiries to:
C James, Company Secretarial Assistant, (0207 004 3116).

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