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18 August 2020
National Grid plc ('National Grid' or 'Company')
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') and relates to the following Executive Directors and PDMRs being granted awards under the Company's Long Term Performance Plan ('LTPP') on 17 August 2020.
Each of the LTPP Awards will vest on or after 3 July 2023 and are conditional on continued employment and on the satisfaction of the performance conditions approved by the Remuneration Committee.
In addition, as disclosed in the Company's 2019/20 Annual Report and Accounts, the Executive Directors are required to retain the after-tax value of any shares under the LTPP award until the shareholding requirement is met, and in any event for Executive Directors two years after receipt. This award is subject to clawback and malus provisions.
For further details of the LTPP, please see the Company's 2019/20 Annual Report and Accounts.
In accordance with MAR the relevant Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') notifications are set out below.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Andy Agg | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 12 204/473p each
GB00BDR05C01 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
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c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Jonathan Butterworth | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Managing Director, National Grid Ventures | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 12 204/473p each
GB00BDR05C01 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
| ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Andy Doyle | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Human Resources Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 12 204/473p each
GB00BDR05C01 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
| ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Adriana Karaboutis | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Information and Digital Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| American Depository Shares
US 636274409 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
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c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Badar Khan | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status | President, National Grid US | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| American Depository Shares
US 636274409 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
| ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| John Pettigrew | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 12 204/473p each
GB00BDR05C01 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
| ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Lucy Nicola Shaw | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Executive Director, UK | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| National Grid plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | ||||
4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 12 204/473p each
GB00BDR05C01 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of a conditional award over securities, for nil consideration, under the Long Term Performance Plan.
| ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2020.08.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||