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National GridAnnouncement

14/08/2017 17:25

RNS Number : 9677N
National Grid PLC
14 August 2017
14 August 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 2 June 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:
14 August 2017
Number of ordinary shares of 12204/473p each purchased:
11,148
Highest price paid per share (pence):
960.3072
Lowest price paid per share (pence): 
960.3072
Volume weighted average price paid per share
960.3072
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 195,051,804 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,419,349,679 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 14 August 2017 is set out below
Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 
Trading venue
Volume weighted average price
(pence per share)
Aggregated volume
BATS Europe
-
-
Chi-X Europe
954.6734
4,337
Turquoise
954.7917
1,308
London Stock Exchange
954.8189
5,503
Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
Number of shares purchased
Transaction price
(pence per share)
Time of transaction (BST)
Trading venue
Transaction reference number
958
954.90
08:00:25
London Stock Exchange
606236050430119000
342
954.90
08:00:28
London Stock Exchange
606236050430120000
898
955.00
08:05:25
London Stock Exchange
592162299968616000
425
955.00
08:05:35
Turquoise
606236050430121000
168
955.00
08:05:35
London Stock Exchange
592162299968616000
835
955.00
08:05:35
Chi-X Europe
592162299968616000
98
955.00
08:05:35
Chi-X Europe
592162299968616000
271
955.00
08:05:35
Chi-X Europe
592162299968616000
454
954.40
08:06:01
Turquoise
592162299968616000
806
954.40
08:06:01
Chi-X Europe
592162299968616000
1,693
955.00
08:11:43
London Stock Exchange
606236050430124000
429
955.00
08:11:43
Turquoise
592162299968619000
831
955.00
08:11:43
Chi-X Europe
592162299968619000
187
954.40
08:12:13
Chi-X Europe
606236050430124000
955
954.40
08:12:13
Chi-X Europe
606236050430124000
247
954.40
08:13:13
London Stock Exchange
606236050430124000
415
954.40
08:13:13
London Stock Exchange
606236050430124000
501
954.40
08:13:13
London Stock Exchange
606236050430124000
281
954.40
08:13:13
London Stock Exchange
606236050430124000
354
954.30
08:13:13
Chi-X Europe
606236050430124000
Enquiries to:
J Cooksey, Company Secretarial Assistant, (0207 004 3227).

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