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National GridAnnouncement

03/03/2016 17:30

RNS Number : 0194R
National Grid PLC
03 March 2016
3 March 2016
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Transaction in Own Shares
National Grid announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1117/43p each on the London Stock Exchange. 
Date of purchase:
3 March 2016
Number of ordinary shares purchased:
500,000
Price paid per share (pence): 
942.5851
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 179,065,924 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,744,972,162 ordinaryshares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Contact: D Whincup, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3209).

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