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