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25/07/2016 14:30

RNS Number : 1529F
National Grid PLC
25 July 2016
Monday 25 July 2016
National Grid plc ('the Company')
AGM poll results
Today, 25 July 2016, the Company held its 2016 Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:
Resolution
Votes For
For (% of shares voted)
Votes Against
Against (% of shares voted)
Votes Withheld**
1
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
2,422,645,408
99.86
3,444,216
0.14
10,560,470
2
To declare a final dividend
2,429,900,585
99.92
1,956,965
0.08
4,790,373
3
To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon
2,395,447,853
98.59
34,324,406
1.41
6,877,835
4
To re-elect John Pettigrew
2,406,216,063
98.94
25,768,012
1.06
4,665,405
5
To re-elect Andrew Bonfield
2,334,189,279
95.98
97,708,908
4.02
4,748,660
6
To re-elect Dean Seavers
2,380,939,794
97.91
50,789,837
2.09
4,919,666
7
To elect Nicola Shaw
2,382,075,899
97.97
49,447,882
2.03
5,125,516
8
To re-elect Nora Mead Brownell 
2,388,038,388
98.20
43,666,936
1.80
4,941,859
9
To re-elect Jonathan Dawson
2,385,185,390
98.11
45,975,700
1.89
5,486,093
10
To re-elect Therese Esperdy
2,410,694,249
99.15
20,550,648
0.85
5,402,286
11
To re-elect Paul Golby
2,362,327,178
97.68
56,009,891
2.32
18,310,114
12
To re-elect Ruth Kelly
2,410,779,085
99.14
20,918,180
0.86
4,870,663
13
To re-elect Mark Williamson
2,376,851,107
97.76
54,410,700
2.24
5,385,376
14
To reappoint the auditors 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
2,382,943,990
98.06
47,224,592
1.94
6,478,601
15
To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration
2,387,289,103
98.28
41,702,378
1.72
7,660,562
16
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report excluding the excerpts from the remuneration policy
2,305,471,537
97.10
68,788,657
2.90
62,391,397
17
To authorise the Company to make political donations
2,320,623,573
96.75
77,842,340
3.25
38,186,620
18
To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares
2,326,426,548
95.65
105,732,204
4.35
4,489,373
19*
To disapply pre-emption rights
2,155,413,801
89.53
252,086,438
10.47
29,144,560
20*
To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares
2,387,281,352
98.82
28,568,039
1.18
20,797,431
21*
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 working days' notice
2,087,824,063
86.48
326,280,330
13.52
22,527,635
* Special resolution
** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 19-21 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
http://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-centre/agm/2016.aspx

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