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National Grid PLC 6-K, filed Jul 11, 2022

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6-K 2022-07-11 For: 2022-07-11
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National Grid PLC filed this 6-K on July 11, 2022.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date: 11 July 2022

Commission File Number: 001-14958

NATIONAL GRID plc

(Registrant’s Name)

1-3 Strand

London WC2N 5EH, England

(Registrant’s Address)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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    ☒  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 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 11 July 2022 — 'Publication of AGM Results '

SIGNATURE

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
By: /s/Ceri Jamond<br>_______________________
Ceri Jamond<br>Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Date:11 July 2022

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit<br><br>No. Description
99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 11 July 2022 — 'Publication of AGM Results'

Document

Exhibit 99.1

11 July 2022

National Grid plc (‘National Grid’ or ‘the Company’)

Publication of AGM Results

The Company announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at the Company’s 2022 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) which was held today at 10.00am at Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.

Resolutions 1 to 23 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 24 to 27 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

Resolution Votes For For (% of shares voted) Votes against Against (% of shares voted) Votes Withheld**
1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2,414,142,271 99.94 1,495,933 0.06 3,449,696
2 To declare a final dividend 2,416,680,460 99.95 1,274,921 0.05 1,072,866
3 To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds 2,388,882,538 98.82 28,424,338 1.18 1,774,780
4 To re-elect John Pettigrew 2,415,759,080 99.93 1,768,203 0.07 1,503,781
5 To re-elect Andy Agg 2,413,736,546 99.85 3,591,142 0.15 1,762,582
6 To re-elect Thérèse Esperdy 2,390,590,755 98.89 26,881,692 1.11 1,558,131
7 To re-elect Liz Hewitt 2,415,192,698 99.91 2,108,038 0.09 1,788,871
8 To elect Ian Livingston 2,338,516,365 97.67 55,805,395 2.33 24,706,790
9 To elect Iain Mackay 2,414,569,562 99.89 2,668,807 0.11 1,850,183
10 To elect Anne Robinson 2,415,625,954 99.93 1,796,854 0.07 1,606,052
11 To re-elect Earl Shipp 2,390,177,787 98.88 27,117,023 1.12 1,795,742
12 To re-elect Jonathan Silver 2,390,747,459 98.89 26,719,585 1.11 1,562,942
13 To elect Tony Wood 2,414,585,546 99.89 2,644,990 0.11 1,853,600
14 To elect Martha Wyrsch 2,415,569,678 99.92 1,843,513 0.08 1,609,615
15 To re-appoint the auditors<br><br>Deloitte LLP 2,414,700,695 99.92 2,036,377 0.08 2,348,277
16 To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to set the auditor’s remuneration 2,415,906,224 99.93 1,774,132 0.07 1,340,316
17 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 2,212,775,649 93.11 163,668,095 6.89 42,647,128
18 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2,282,332,960 94.52 132,428,406 5.48 4,257,839
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19 To approve the Climate Transition Plan 2,334,041,512 98.43 37,262,877 1.57 47,783,363
20 To authorise the Company to make political donations 2,371,463,445 98.43 37,815,515 1.57 9,275,923
21 To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares 2,325,763,640 96.21 91,726,591 3.79 1,591,011
22 To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme 2,416,384,190 99.95 1,326,282 0.05 1,315,976
23 To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme 2,415,535,285 99.92 1,932,655 0.08 1,618,734
24* To disapply pre-emption rights 2,395,299,439 99.20 19,308,362 0.80 4,411,318
25* To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions 2,354,925,954 97.53 59,729,889 2.47 4,366,550
26* To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares 2,393,375,063 99.08 22,127,657 0.92 3,467,892
27* To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice 2,231,718,442 92.31 185,861,406 7.69 1,443,454

* 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 24-27 (inclusive) have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company’s website https://www.nationalgrid.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm