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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
National Grid plc |
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(Translation of registrants name into English) | ||||
1-3 Strand London WC2N 5EH, England |
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(Address of principal executive office) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F | ||||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ] | ||||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ] | ||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: [ ] Yes [x] No | ||||
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a |
Please see Exhibit 99.1 - "Summary" and Exhibit 99.2 - "Routine announcements from 1 October to 4 November 2010"
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
National Grid plc | ||
Date: 04 November 2010 | By: |
/s/ David C Forward |
Name: | David C Forward | |
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1 | Summary | |
99.2 | Routine announcements from 1 October to 4 November 2010 | |
ANNEX 1 SUMMARY
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a 16 or 15d 16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Announcements sent to the London Stock Exchange
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH, United Kingdom
Routine announcements in the period from
1 October to 4 November 2010
DATE | DETAILS | |
3 November 2010 | Decision on Massachusetts Gas Rate case |
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1 November 2010 | Voting rights and capital (end October issued capital confirmed plus transfer of shares from Treasury) |
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26 October 2010 | Publication of Annual Reports and Accounts- Group Companies with Listed Debt |
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25 October 2010 | Blocklisting Interim Review |
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18 October 2010 | Voting rights and capital (transfer of shares from Treasury) |
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7 October 2010 | Directors Interests-Share Incentive Plan-monthly update |
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5 October 2010 | Voting rights and capital (transfer of shares from Treasury- 4 October) |
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1 October 2010 | Voting Rights and Capital (end September issued capital confirmed) |
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1 October 2010 | Appointment of Joint Corporate Brokers (Bank of America Merrill Lynch/Barclays Capital) |
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Note: During the period, a separate same day National Grid plc
Form 6-k was sent, covering the following announcement:
4 October 2010: National Grid Finance Director Appointment
ANNEX 2 Copy Announcements as sent
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a 16 or 15d 16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Announcements sent to the London Stock Exchange
National Grid plc
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N 5EH
United Kingdom
Update Routine announcements from
1 October to 4 November 2010
03 November 2010
National Grid plc
Decision on Massachusetts Gas rate case
On 2 November 2010, National Grid plc received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MADPU) of its request to increase distribution rates and implement certain other rate mechanisms for its gas distribution business in Massachusetts. This business represents about 10% of National Grids US operations.
The MADPU decision represents a significantstep forward for the Massachusetts gas operations in terms of securing adequate and timely recovery of costs incurred to serve customers on a safe and reliable basis. The primary cost-recovery improvements are:
| Approval of an increase in revenues of $58 million. As part of the revenue requirement, the MADPU approved a return on common equity of 9.75 percent, as well as a common equity ratio of 50 percent. |
| Approval of a revenue decoupling mechanism for all customer classes, providing the opportunity to recover lost base revenue resulting from customer-driven energy efficiency and other conservation measures which are negatively affecting sales volumes. |
| Fully reconciling recovery (true-up) of non-controllable cost items such as pension and non-pension-related retirement benefits for National Grid employees and the commodity element of bad debts. |
| Approval of a capital investment tracker designed to provide annual recovery of capital costs incurred to replace aging cast iron and bare steel mains remaining in the Massachusetts distribution system. |
| Approval of consolidated base rates for the recently merged Boston Gas and Essex Gas operations, as well as for the combined Lowell and Cape Cod operating divisions of Colonial Gas Company, so that revenue recovery is streamlined from four sets of base rates to two sets. |
Although the MADPU decision reflects several adjustments to National Grids initial proposals, the collective impact of the decision represents a positive step forward for National Grids Massachusetts gas distribution operations.
CONTACTS
National Grid:
Investors
David Rees
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3170 | +44 (0) 79 0151 1322 (m) | ||
George Laskaris
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+1 718 403 2526 | +1 917 375 0989 (m) | ||
Andy Mead
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3166 | +44 (0) 77 5289 0787 (m) | ||
Michael Smart
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3214 | +44 (0) 77 6729 8988 (m) | ||
Iwan Hughes
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3169 | +44 (0) 79 0040 5898 (m) |
Media
Chris Mostyn
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3149 | +44 (0) 77 74827710 (m)) | ||
Deborah Taylor
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3148 | +44 (0) 77 8756 8375 (m) |
Brunswick
Tom Burns
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+44 (0) 20 7404 5959 | |
Tom Batchelar
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This announcement contains certain statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include information with respect to National Grids financial condition, its results of operations and businesses, strategy, plans and objectives. Words such as anticipates, expects, intends, plans, believes, seeks, estimates, targets, may, will, continue, project and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of National Grids future performance and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond National Grids ability to control or estimate precisely, such as such as changes in laws or regulations and decisions by governmental bodies or regulators; breaches of, or changes in, environmental, climate change and health and safety laws or regulations; network failure or interruption, the inability to carry out critical non-network operations and damage to infrastructure; performance against regulatory targets and standards, including delivery of costs and efficiency savings; customers and counterparties failing to perform their obligations to National Grid; and unseasonable weather affecting energy demands. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this announcement include fluctuations in exchange rates, interest rates, commodity price indices and settlement of hedging arrangements; restrictions in National Grids borrowing and debt arrangements; changes to credit ratings of National Grid and its subsidiaries; adverse changes and volatility in the global credit markets; National Grids ability to access capital markets and other sources of credit in a timely manner and other sources of credit on acceptable terms; deflation or inflation; the seasonality of National Grids businesses; the future funding requirements of National Grids pension schemes and other post-retirement benefit schemes, and the regulatory treatment of pension costs; the loss of key personnel or the inability to attract, train or retain qualified personnel; new or revised accounting standards, rules and interpretations, including changes of law and accounting standards that may affect National Grids effective rate of tax; incorrect assumptions or conclusions underpinning business development activity, and any unforeseen significant liabilities or other unanticipated or unintended effects of such activities and the performance of National Grids subsidiaries. In addition National Grids reputation may be harmed if consumers of energy suffer a disruption to their supply. For a more detailed description of some of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties, together with any other risk factors, please see National Grids filings with and submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) (and in particular the Risk Factors and Operating and Financial Review sections in its most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F). The effects of these factors are difficult to predict. New factors emerge from time to time and National Grid cannot assess the potential impact of any such factor on its activities or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause its results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Except as may be required by law or regulation, National Grid undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. The contents of any website references herein do not form part of this announcement.
Monday, 1st November 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today, 3,650 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grids registered capital from 1 November 2010 consists of 3,636,576,874 ordinary shares, of which 140,694,595 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,495,882,279 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,495,882,279 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, National Grid under the FSAs Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact: Arit Amana
Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 004 3116
26 October 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid or NG) |
National Grid Electricity Transmission plc |
National Grid Gas plc |
NGG Finance plc |
British Transco International Finance BV |
National Grid USA |
Publication of Annual Reports and Accounts
-Group Companies With Listed Debt
In June 2010, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, National Grid confirmed it had issued its Annual Report to shareholders and submitted copies for public inspection at the UK Listing Authoritys Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (also available electronically on the NG website www.nationalgrid.com).
We confirm that the Annual Reports in respect of the following NG Group subsidiary companies with listed bonds have been issued to shareholders.
National Grid Electricity Transmission plc |
National Grid Gas plc |
NGG Finance plc |
British Transco International Finance B.V. |
National Grid USA |
In accordance with Listing Rule 17.3.1, we confirm that copies of the Annual Reports have been submitted to and will shortly be available for public inspection at the UK Listing Authoritys new document viewing facility the National Storage Mechanism situated at:
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Copies are also available from the Secretarys Department at 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5EH and electronically on the NG website at:
www.nationalgrid.com.
Contact: Arit Amana
Company Secretarial Assistant
020 7004 3116
National Grid plc (NG)
Monday 25th October 2010
Block Listing Interim Return
NB: References are to NG Ordinary shares of 1117/43p.
1. Name of Company | National Grid plc |
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2. Name of Scheme | Employee Shareschemes |
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3. Period | 1 February 2010 to 22 October 2010 |
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4. Shares not issued at end of last period: | 1,289,177 |
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5. Shares issued/allotted during period: | Nil |
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6. Balance not yet issued/allotted at end of period and currently: |
1,289,177 |
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7. No. of shares originally listed and date of admission: |
On 1 August 2005, following NGs capital consolidation, a total of 2,712,727,627 New Ordinary Shares of 1117/43 pence were in issue. As at 22 October 2010 (and following the 2010 Rights Issue), total shares in issue were 3,636,576,874, of which the holding of Treasury shares was 140,698,245; leaving a balance of 3,495,878,629 shares with voting rights. |
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Note: Sharescheme operations continue to be satisfied by transfer of treasury shares, hence a
further nil return.
Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary
Tel: 0207 004 3226
Monday, 18th October 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, earlier today, 17,181 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plcs registered capital from 18 October 2010 consists of 3,636,576,874 ordinary shares, of which 140,698,245 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,495,878,629 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,495,878,629 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, National Grid plc under the FSAs Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact: Arit Amana
Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 004 3116
National Grid plc (NG)
Thursday 7th October 2010
Notification of Directors Interests
NG SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the SIP)
Under the SIP, operated through Excellerate HRO UK Limited as Trustee, employees may acquire NG ordinary shares by regular monthly contributions. The current monthly purchase of 49,086 NG ordinary shares under the scheme was confirmed by the Trustee on Thursday 7th October, the shares having been purchased in the market today, at a price of 563 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
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22 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday
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22 Ordinary Shares |
The Directors total interests after these events are:
Director | Resulting total interest | |
Mark Fairbairn
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1,017,254 Ordinary Shares | |
Steven Holliday
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2,105,207 Ordinary Shares |
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 22 shares purchased by the SIP Trustee for his partner.
Tuesday 5th October 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grid has been notified that, on Monday 4 October, 50,846 shares held in Treasury were transferred to share scheme participants. Following this change, National Grid plcs registered capital from 4 October 2010 consists of 3,636,576,874 ordinary shares, of which 140,715,426 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,495,861,448 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,495,861,448 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, National Grid plc under the FSAs Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact: Arit Amana
Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 004 3116
1 October 2010
National Grid plc (National Grid)
Voting Rights and Capital update
National Grids registered capital from 30 September 2010 consists of 3,636,576,874 ordinary shares, of which 140,766,272 have been purchased in the market and registered as Treasury Shares; leaving a balance of 3,495,810,602 shares with voting rights.
The figure of 3,495,810,602 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, National Grid plc under the FSAs Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact: Arit Amana
Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 004 3116
1 October 2010
National Grid plc
Following a comprehensive review of its corporate broking arrangements, National Grid announces the appointment of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital as its joint corporate brokers.
CONTACTS
Investors
David Rees
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+44 (0) 20 7004 3170 | +44 (0)7901 511322 (m) | ||
Victoria Davies
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+44 (0)20 7004 3171 | +44 (0)7771 973447 (m) |
Media
Chris Mostyn
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+44 (0)20 7004 3149 | +44 (0)7774 827710 (m) | ||
Deborah Taylor
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+44 (0)20 7004 3148 | +44 (0)7787 568375 (m) |
Brunswick
Tom Burns
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+44 (0)20 7404 5959 | +44 (0)7974 982333 (m) | ||
Tom Batchelar
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+44 (0)20 7404 5959 | +44 (0)7974 982359 (m) |