National Grid PLC General Meeting poll results (6893F)
May 19 2017 - 6:30AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6893F
National Grid PLC
19 May 2017
Friday 19 May 2017
National Grid plc ('the Company')
General Meeting poll results
Today, 19 May 2017, the Company held a General Meeting
("GM").
The results of the GM resolutions, all decided by way of poll,
are set out below:
Resolution Votes For Votes Against Votes Withheld**
For (% Against (% of
of shares
shares voted)
voted)
-------------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
To approve
the Share
1 Consolidation 2,419,152,878 99.48 12,636,579 0.52 18,998,248
--- --------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
To authorise
the Directors
to allot
New Ordinary
2 Shares 2,358,335,753 96.39 88,428,897 3.61 4,022,972
--- --------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
To disapply
pre-emption
3* rights 2,427,603,376 99.31 16,766,228 0.69 6,416,589
--- --------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
To disapply
pre-emption
rights for
4* acquisitions 2,206,760,232 90.35 235,806,510 9.65 8,218,255
--- --------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own New
Ordinary
5* Shares 2,408,030,551 98.45 37,966,113 1.55 4,757,172
--- --------------- -------------- -------- ------------ -------- -----------------
* 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 all the GM resolutions 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/shareholder-meetings/2017.aspx
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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