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Tuesday 27th July 2010

National Grid plc (‘the Company’)

AGM poll results

Yesterday, 26th July 2010, the Company held its 2010 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).

The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:

                         
        For (% of   Against (% of
Resolution   Details   shares voted)   shares voted)
  1    
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
    99.76       0.24  
  2    
To declare a final dividend
    99.96       0.04  
  3    
To re-elect Sir John Parker
    96.53       3.47  
  4    
To re-elect Steve Holliday
    99.2       0.8  
  5    
To re-elect Ken Harvey
    98.0       2.0  
  6    
To re-elect Steve Lucas
    99.21       0.79  
  7    
To re-elect Stephen Pettit
    99.49       0.51  
  8    
To re-elect Nick Winser
    99.23       0.77  
  9    
To re-elect George Rose
    90.4       9.6  
  10    
To re-elect Tom King
    99.22       0.78  
  11    
To re-elect Maria Richter
    99.32       0.68  
  12    
To re-elect John Allan
    99.09       0.91  
  13    
To re-elect Linda Adamany
    99.54       0.46  
  14    
To re-elect Mark Fairbairn
    99.23       0.77  
  15    
To re-elect Philip Aiken
    99.38       0.62  
  16    
To reappoint the auditors,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  99.65

   0.35
  17    
To authorise the Directors to set the
auditors’ remuneration
  99.7

   0.3
  18    
To approve the Directors’ Remuneration
Report
  97.53

   2.47
  19    
To authorise the Directors to issue shares
    92.71       7.29  
  20*    
To disapply pre-emption rights
    94.88       5.12  
  21*    
To authorise the Company to purchase its
own ordinary shares
  99.78

   0.22
  22*    
Notice of General Meetings
    93.66       6.34  

• Special resolution

As required by the FSA Listing Rules, two copies of AGM resolutions 18-22 will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, UK Listing Authority, Financial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company’s website www.nationalgrid.com.