6-K
National Grid PLC (NGG)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date: 10 July 2024
Commission File Number: 001-14958
NATIONAL GRID plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
England and Wales
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Exhibit<br>99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 10 July<br>2024 —<br>Result of AGM |
Exhibit 99.1
10 July 2024
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 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which was held today at 11.00am at The Slate, Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick, Scarman Road, Coventry, CV4 7SH.
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 | 3,265,192,456 | 99.64 | 11,808,563 | 0.36 | 3,635,434 |
| 2 | To declare a final dividend | 3,276,241,107 | 99.87 | 4,115,354 | 0.13 | 280,243 |
| 3 | To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds | 3,165,558,984 | 96.51 | 114,361,420 | 3.49 | 710,938 |
| 4 | To re-elect John Pettigrew | 3,220,577,902 | 98.19 | 59,380,025 | 1.81 | 678,756 |
| 5 | To re-elect Andy Agg | 3,219,289,553 | 98.15 | 60,655,331 | 1.85 | 691,762 |
| 6 | To elect Jacqui Ferguson | 3,277,766,456 | 99.94 | 2,118,799 | 0.06 | 745,969 |
| 7 | To re-elect Ian Livingston | 3,232,349,650 | 98.55 | 47,525,067 | 1.45 | 760,958 |
| 8 | To re-elect Iain Mackay | 3,275,996,527 | 99.88 | 3,857,093 | 0.12 | 782,374 |
| 9 | To re-elect Anne Robinson | 3,275,223,662 | 99.86 | 4,679,360 | 0.14 | 732,982 |
| 10 | To re-elect Earl Shipp | 3,221,573,782 | 98.22 | 58,299,295 | 1.78 | 762,917 |
| 11 | To re-elect Jonathan Silver | 3,189,879,551 | 97.55 | 79,976,697 | 2.45 | 10,770,437 |
| 12 | To re-elect Tony Wood | 3,230,645,484 | 98.50 | 49,253,491 | 1.50 | 737,106 |
| 13 | To re-elect Martha Wyrsch | 3,265,300,758 | 99.56 | 14,595,402 | 0.44 | 739,919 |
| 14 | To re-appoint the auditor<br><br><br>Deloitte LLP | 3,269,095,883 | 99.97 | 947,290 | 0.03 | 10,592,513 |
| 15 | To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to set the auditor's<br>remuneration | 3,277,640,388 | 99.93 | 2,359,189 | 0.07 | 634,244 |
| 16 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 3,172,752,905 | 96.74 | 106,925,290 | 3.26 | 954,574 |
| 17 | To approve the Climate Transition Plan | 3,088,067,262 | 98.95 | 32,842,335 | 1.05 | 159,724,101 |
| 18 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 3,203,372,750 | 98.39 | 52,339,464 | 1.61 | 24,920,811 |
| 19 | To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares | 3,176,146,668 | 96.83 | 103,872,859 | 3.17 | 612,209 |
| 20* | To disapply pre-emption rights | 3,186,679,738 | 97.19 | 92,273,605 | 2.81 | 1,677,822 |
| 21* | To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions | 3,184,219,130 | 97.09 | 95,480,366 | 2.91 | 930,611 |
| 22* | To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary<br>Shares | 3,262,733,115 | 99.55 | 14,787,488 | 0.45 | 3,089,826 |
| 23* | To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear<br>days' notice | 3,071,490,760 | 93.65 | 208,357,966 | 6.35 | 760,783 |
*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.
The percentage of Issued Share Capital voted on was 68.17%
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 20-23 (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
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<br>plc | |
|---|---|
| By: | Beth Melges |
| Beth Melges<br><br><br>Head of Plc Governance |
Date: 10 July 2024