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National Grid PLC
29 July 2014 
 
Tuesday 29 July 2014 
 
National Grid plc ('the Company') 
 
AGM poll results 
 
Yesterday, 28 July 2014, the Company held its 2014 Annual General Meeting
("AGM"). 
 
The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out
below: 
 
 Resolution  Details                                                                           For (% of shares voted)  Against (% of shares voted)  
 1           To receive the Annual Report and Accounts                                         99.79                    0.21                         
 2           To declare a final dividend                                                       99.91                    0.09                         
 3           To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon                                                     98.42                    1.58                         
 4           To re-elect Steve Holliday                                                        99.03                    0.97                         
 5           To re-elect Andrew Bonfield                                                       97.53                    2.47                         
 6           To re-elect Tom King                                                              98.84                    1.16                         
 7           To elect John Pettigrew                                                           98.90                    1.10                         
 8           To re-elect Philip Aiken                                                          97.71                    2.29                         
 9           To re-elect Nora Mead Brownell                                                    99.29                    0.71                         
 10          To re-elect Jonathan Dawson                                                       99.25                    0.75                         
 11          To elect Therese Esperdy                                                          99.69                    0.31                         
 12          To re-elect Paul Golby                                                            99.40                    0.60                         
 13          To re-elect Ruth Kelly                                                            99.42                    0.58                         
 14          To re-elect Mark Williamson                                                       99.30                    0.70                         
 15          To reappoint the auditorsPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                               99.46                    0.54                         
 16          To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration                      99.55                    0.45                         
 17          To approve the Directors' remuneration policy                                     96.31                    3.69                         
 18          To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report other than the remuneration policy  99.00                    1.00                         
 19          To approve changes to the National Grid plc Long Term Performance Plan            96.35                    3.65                         
 20          To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares                               97.24                    2.76                         
 21          To authorise the Directors to operate a Scrip Dividend Scheme                     99.55                    0.45                         
 22          To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme                  99.54                    0.46                         
 23*         To disapply pre-emption rights                                                    97.97                    2.03                         
 24*         To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares                      99.66                    0.34                         
 25*         To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice      87.77                    12.23                        
 
 
* Special resolution 
 
As required by the Listing Rules, copies of AGM resolutions numbers 19-25 will
be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated
at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM 
 
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting
will be available shortly on the Company's website 
 

ttp://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-services/agm-information/2014.aspx 
 
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