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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date: 09 July 2025
 
Commission File Number: 001-14958
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NATIONAL GRID plc
 
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
England and Wales
 
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 
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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 99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 09 July 2025 — Result of AGM
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
9 July 2025
 
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 2025 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which was held today at 11.00am at The Ramphal Building, Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick, Library Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
 
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
 
3,731,796,038
 
99.89
 
4,105,280
 
0.11
 
14,684,028
 
2
 
To declare a final dividend
 
3,743,251,034
 
99.85
 
5,523,573
 
0.15
 
1,811,099
 
3
 
To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds
 
3,544,996,098
 
94.74
 
196,710,527
 
5.26
 
8,878,820
 
4
 
To re-elect John Pettigrew
 
3,741,684,657
 
99.83
 
6,283,401
 
0.17
 
2,616,729
 
5
 
To re-elect Andy Agg
 
3,730,304,935
 
99.55
 
16,905,566
 
0.45
 
3,374,695
 
6
 
To re-elect Jacqui Ferguson
 
3,740,749,849
 
99.82
 
6,696,811
 
0.18
 
3,138,961
 
7
 
To re-elect Ian Livingston
 
3,740,544,555
 
99.81
 
7,149,253
 
0.19
 
2,890,923
 
8
 
To re-elect Iain Mackay
 
3,737,847,219
 
99.74
 
9,639,770
 
0.26
 
3,098,207
 
9
 
To re-elect Anne Robinson
 
3,740,852,335
 
99.83
 
6,552,788
 
0.17
 
3,180,397
 
10
 
To re-elect Earl Shipp
 
3,669,763,202
 
97.92
 
77,907,689
 
2.08
 
2,913,737
 
11
 
To re-elect Jonathan Silver
 
3,656,834,829
 
97.58
 
90,676,815
 
2.42
 
3,073,451
 
12
 
To re-elect Tony Wood
 
 3,686,515,739
 
98.38
 
60,835,510
 
1.62
 
3,233,847
 
13
 
To re-elect Martha Wyrsch
 
3,728,006,578
 
99.47
 
19,686,333
 
0.53
 
2,892,144
 
14
 
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor
 
3,732,611,937
 
99.85
 
5,686,195
 
0.15
 
12,284,438
 
15
 
To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to set the auditor's remuneration
 
3,738,358,971
 
99.73
 
10,018,421
 
0.27
 
2,207,821
 
16
 
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 
3,685,950,437
 
98.38
 
60,744,294
 
1.62
 
3,887,926
 
17
 
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
3,696,729,872
 
98.65
 
50,421,127
 
1.35
 
3,434,723
 
18
 
To authorise the Company to make political donations
 
3,660,332,144
 
97.95
 
 76,490,010
 
2.05
 
13,763,426
 
19
 
To approve an increased borrowing limit
 
3,720,180,953
 
99.34
 
24,814,818
 
0.66
 
5,589,574
 
20
 
To authorise the Directors to operate the Scrip Dividend Scheme
 
3,740,437,254
 
99.83
 
6,453,945
 
0.17
 
3,691,758
 
21
 
To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme 
 
3,739,959,998
 
99.82
 
6,783,647
 
0.18
 
3,841,035
 
22
 
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 
3,600,016,918
 
96.07
 
147,319,102
 
3.93
 
3,244,646
 
23*
 
To disapply pre-emption rights
 
3,687,192,168
 
98.46
 
57,849,510
 
1.54
 
5,541,726
 
24*
 
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions
 
3,693,924,923
 
98.59
 
52,913,928
 
1.41
 
4,144,553
 
25* 
 
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
 
 3,733,571,264
 
99.74
 
9,660,330
 
0.26
 
7,350,529
 
26*
 
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
 
 3,519,264,145
 
93.91
 
228,302,050
 
6.09
 
3,016,504
 
*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 76.48%
 
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 23-26 (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 plc
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Beth Melges
 
 
 
Beth Melges
Head of Plc Governance
 
 
 
 
Date: 09 July 2025