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National GridAnnouncement

28/11/2017 17:30

RNS Number : 7765X
National Grid PLC
28 November 2017
28 November 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 9 October 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:
28 November 2017
Number of Ordinary shares of 12204/473p each purchased:
22,637
Highest price paid per share (pence):
880.9931
Lowest price paid per share (pence): 
880.9931
Volume weighted average price paid per share:
880.9931
National Grid intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, National Grid holds 231,354,293 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,386,215,832 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 28 November 2017 is set out below.
Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 
Trading venue
Volume weighted average price
(pence per share)
Aggregated volume 
BATS Europe
871.8427
1,063
Chi-X Europe
874.5000
147
Turquoise
873.3000
224
London Stock Exchange
873.3220
21,203
Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
Number of shares purchased
Transaction price
(pence per share)
Time of transaction (including time zone)
Trading venue
Transaction reference number
279
870.00
08:00:31
London Stock Exchange
592199827521194000
214
870.00
08:00:31
London Stock Exchange
606273577966327000
236
870.00
08:00:31
London Stock Exchange
592199827521194000
335
870.00
08:00:32
London Stock Exchange
592199827521194000
106
869.50
08:00:41
BATS Europe
606273577966327000
47
869.70
08:01:01
London Stock Exchange
592199827521194000
349
872.30
08:02:42
London Stock Exchange
606273577966330000
794
872.00
08:02:42
BATS Europe
592199827521196000
224
873.30
08:03:07
Turquoise
592199827521196000
126
873.30
08:03:07
London Stock Exchange
606273577966330000
175
874.20
08:04:02
London Stock Exchange
592199827521197000
174
874.20
08:04:03
London Stock Exchange
606273577966331000
82
874.40
08:04:12
London Stock Exchange
592199827521197000
715
874.40
08:04:12
London Stock Exchange
592199827521197000
728
873.70
08:04:29
London Stock Exchange
592199827521198000
1,054
873.90
08:04:29
London Stock Exchange
606273577966331000
698
874.10
08:05:44
London Stock Exchange
592199827521199000
410
873.00
08:06:00
London Stock Exchange
592199827521200000
349
873.00
08:06:00
London Stock Exchange
606273577966333000
359
872.90
08:06:28
London Stock Exchange
592199827521200000
767
872.90
08:06:28
London Stock Exchange
592199827521200000
739
872.40
08:06:32
London Stock Exchange
592199827521200000
456
871.60
08:08:08
London Stock Exchange
606273577966335000
296
871.60
08:08:08
London Stock Exchange
606273577966335000
699
872.70
08:09:46
London Stock Exchange
606273577966337000
699
872.00
08:10:32
London Stock Exchange
592199827521204000
698
872.30
08:11:00
London Stock Exchange
592199827521205000
36
873.00
08:12:18
London Stock Exchange
606273577966339000
662
873.00
08:12:18
London Stock Exchange
606273577966339000
2
872.70
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
592199827521206000
630
872.70
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
592199827521206000
67
872.70
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
592199827521206000
155
872.60
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
606273577966340000
90
872.60
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
606273577966340000
648
872.60
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
606273577966340000
65
872.60
08:12:33
London Stock Exchange
606273577966340000
163
872.60
08:12:33
BATS Europe
606273577966340000
89
873.20
08:15:47
London Stock Exchange
592199827521209000
704
873.20
08:15:56
London Stock Exchange
592199827521209000
548
873.20
08:15:56
London Stock Exchange
592199827521209000
150
873.20
08:15:56
London Stock Exchange
592199827521209000
698
872.90
08:15:56
London Stock Exchange
592199827521209000
1,038
873.60
08:16:49
London Stock Exchange
592199827521210000
97
874.50
08:19:35
Chi-X Europe
592199827521212000
50
874.50
08:19:35
Chi-X Europe
592199827521212000
349
875.00
08:22:26
London Stock Exchange
592199827521215000
644
875.00
08:22:26
London Stock Exchange
592199827521215000
54
875.00
08:22:26
London Stock Exchange
592199827521215000
894
874.90
08:22:26
London Stock Exchange
592199827521215000
444
874.80
08:22:43
London Stock Exchange
606273577966348000
254
874.80
08:22:43
London Stock Exchange
606273577966348000
698
875.00
08:25:27
London Stock Exchange
592199827521217000
300
875.00
08:26:10
London Stock Exchange
606273577966351000
49
875.00
08:26:10
London Stock Exchange
606273577966351000
349
874.70
08:26:39
London Stock Exchange
606273577966352000
204
874.50
08:26:40
London Stock Exchange
592199827521219000
698
874.90
08:27:17
London Stock Exchange
592199827521220000
This announcement will also be available on National Grid's website at http://investors.nationalgrid.com/rns.aspx.
Enquiries to:
J Cooksey, Company Secretarial Assistant, (0207 004 3227).

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