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 2023
 
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)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
  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      No
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Exhibit 99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 10 July 2023 — Result of AGM
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
10 July 2023
 
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 2023 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') which was held today at 11.00am at Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.
 
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
2,498,017,473
99.50
12,598,521
0.50
3,413,648
2
 
To declare a final dividend
2,481,895,654
98.75
31,445,932
1.25
688,376
3
 
To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds
2,408,302,147
95.87
103,695,942
4.13
2,027,919
4
 
To re-elect John Pettigrew
2,490,376,958
99.13
21,829,705
0.87
1,818,913
5
 
To re-elect Andy Agg
2,496,291,167
99.37
15,720,316
0.63
2,155,948
6
 
To re-elect Thérèse Esperdy
2,446,531,486
97.39
65,537,913
2.61
2,100,886
7
 
To re-elect Liz Hewitt
2,497,485,429
99.44
14,100,862
0.56
2,433,995
8
 
To re-elect Ian Livingston
2,425,991,804
96.58
85,834,931
3.42
2,193,188
9
 
To re-elect Iain Mackay
2,491,125,345
99.18
20,663,018
0.82
2,231,766
10
 
To re-elect Anne Robinson
2,490,384,836
99.16
21,096,259
0.84
2,539,207
11
 
To re-elect Earl Shipp
2,447,925,347
97.47
63,622,803
2.53
2,470,971
12
 
To re-elect Jonathan Silver
2,221,714,895
88.45
290,075,736
11.55
2,229,122
13
To re-elect Tony Wood
 
2,466,041,556
98.18
45,805,613
1.82
2,169,786
14
To re-elect Martha Wyrsch
 
2,491,509,227
99.20
20,032,659
0.80
2,482,448
15
 
To re-appoint the auditor
Deloitte LLP
2,502,370,029
99.89
2,703,078
0.11
8,952,229
16
 
To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to set the auditor's remuneration
2,509,518,809
99.89
2,875,920
0.11
1,636,287
17
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
2,348,830,038
93.62
159,965,175
6.38
5,230,075
18
 
To authorise the Company to make political donations
 
2,446,867,357
97.76
55,966,471
2.24
11,199,292
19
 
To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares
2,438,918,449
97.09
73,188,621
2.91
1,923,244
20*
 
To disapply pre-emption rights
2,477,810,843
98.82
29,689,465
1.18
6,524,048
21*
 
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions
2,466,495,151
98.29
42,817,390
1.71
4,700,478
22*
  
To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares
2,484,643,806
98.96
26,225,648
1.04
3,151,802
23*
  
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
2,329,627,785
92.72
182,977,015
7.28
1,416,090
 
*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 68.26%.
 
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 plc
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/Sally Kenward
_______________________
 
 
 
Sally Kenward
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
 
 
 
 
Date: 10 July 2023
 

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