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National GridAnnouncement

08/09/2017 17:25

RNS Number : 2896Q
National Grid PLC
08 September 2017
8 September 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:
8 September 2017
Number of ordinary shares of 12204/473p each purchased:
28,407
Highest price paid per share (pence):
974.4000
Lowest price paid per share (pence): 
974.4000
Volume weighted average price paid per share
974.4000
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 200,225,743 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,417,344,382 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 8 September 2017 is set out below
Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 
Trading venue
Volume weighted average price
(pence per share)
Aggregated volume
BATS Europe
969.8918 
6,474 
Chi-X Europe
969.9033 
3,967 
Turquoise
969.9000 
1,530 
London Stock Exchange
969.9246 
16,436 
Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
Number of shares purchased
Transaction price
(pence per share)
Time of transaction (BST)
Trading venue
Transaction reference number
 131 
 970.00 
14:43:05
Chi-X Europe
592171147329569000
 446 
 969.90 
14:43:11
Chi-X Europe
592171147329569000
 1,073 
 970.00 
14:43:26
London Stock Exchange
606244897777311000
 1,265 
 969.90 
14:43:26
London Stock Exchange
606244897777311000
 306 
 970.00 
14:43:45
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 408 
 969.90 
14:43:45
Turquoise
592171147329570000
 485 
 969.90 
14:43:45
Chi-X Europe
592171147329570000
 358 
 969.90 
14:43:45
London Stock Exchange
606244897777312000
 44 
 969.90 
14:43:45
Chi-X Europe
606244897777312000
 120 
 969.80 
14:43:47
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 468 
 969.90 
14:43:50
Chi-X Europe
606244897777312000
 244 
 969.90 
14:43:50
Chi-X Europe
592171147329570000
 1,188 
 969.90 
14:43:50
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 960 
 969.90 
14:43:50
BATS Europe
606244897777312000
 356 
 969.90 
14:43:51
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 966 
 969.80 
14:43:59
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 534 
 969.80 
14:43:59
BATS Europe
592171147329570000
 1,050 
 969.80 
14:43:59
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 624 
 969.80 
14:43:59
London Stock Exchange
606244897777312000
 930 
 969.90 
14:44:02
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 511 
 969.90 
14:44:02
Chi-X Europe
606244897777312000
 405 
 969.90 
14:44:02
Chi-X Europe
592171147329570000
 600 
 969.90 
14:44:03
London Stock Exchange
606244897777313000
 500 
 969.90 
14:44:03
Chi-X Europe
606244897777313000
 1,122 
 969.90 
14:44:04
Turquoise
606244897777313000
 686 
 969.90 
14:44:05
BATS Europe
592171147329570000
 485 
 970.00 
14:44:06
London Stock Exchange
606244897777313000
 600 
 969.90 
14:44:06
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 1,325 
 969.90 
14:44:06
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 285 
 969.90 
14:44:08
BATS Europe
592171147329570000
 495 
 969.90 
14:44:08
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 200 
 969.90 
14:44:08
Chi-X Europe
592171147329570000
 447 
 969.90 
14:44:09
London Stock Exchange
592171147329570000
 578 
 969.90 
14:44:11
BATS Europe
592171147329570000
 388 
 969.90 
14:44:11
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 477 
 969.90 
14:44:11
Chi-X Europe
592171147329570000
 338 
 969.90 
14:44:14
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 171 
 969.90 
14:44:14
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 535 
 969.90 
14:44:15
BATS Europe
592171147329571000
 758 
 969.90 
14:44:17
London Stock Exchange
606244897777313000
 364 
 969.90 
14:44:17
London Stock Exchange
592171147329571000
 179 
 969.90 
14:44:17
BATS Europe
606244897777313000
 56 
 969.90 
14:44:17
Chi-X Europe
592171147329571000
 1,371 
 970.00 
14:49:14
London Stock Exchange
592171147329577000
 1,026 
 970.00 
14:49:14
London Stock Exchange
592171147329577000
 1,243 
 970.00 
14:49:14
London Stock Exchange
606244897777319000
 1,306 
 970.00 
14:49:14
London Stock Exchange
606244897777319000
Enquiries to:
David Whincup, Assistant Company Secretary, (0207 004 3209).

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