Director/PDMR Shareholding (8095A)

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RNS Number : 8095A

National Grid PLC

07 February 2011

National Grid plc ("NG")

7th February 2011

Notification of Directors' Interests ------------------------------------------------------------------------

NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the "SIP")

Under the SIP, operated through ACS HR Solutions UK Ltd as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 50,643 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee today, the shares having been purchased in the market today, at a price of 553.2418 pence per share, on behalf of some 3,000 participants.

The following Executive Directors of NG are beneficiaries of the shares purchased on their behalf:

 
 Director          Shares purchased in 
                    SIP 
 Mark Fairbairn    22 Ordinary Shares 
 Steven Holliday   23 Ordinary Shares 
 Andrew Bonfield   22 Ordinary Shares 
 

The Directors total interests after these events are:

 
 Director          Resulting total interest 
 Mark Fairbairn    1,017,431 Ordinary Shares 
 Steven Holliday   2,106,093 Ordinary Shares 
 Andrew Bonfield   239,907 Ordinary Shares 
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Contact: Robin Kerner, Assistant Secretary, Shareschemes (0207 004 3223).

Note: Mark Fairbairn has advised the company that, in accordance with DTR3 and Section 253 Companies Act 2006; his total interest includes a further 23 shares purchased by the SIP Trustee for his partner.

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