Form 6-K NATIONAL GRID PLC For: Jun 29
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
National Grid plc |
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1-3 Strand London WC2N 5EH, England |
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Please see Exhibit 99.1 - Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 29 June 2015:-‘Share Buyback Programme’
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 | ||
Date: 29 June 2015 | By: |
/s/ Alice Morgan |
Name: | Alice Morgan | |
Title: | Assistant Company Secretary | |
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99.1 | Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 29 June 2015:-‘Share Buyback Programme’ | |
29 June 2015
National Grid plc
Share Buyback Programme
National Grid plc (the Company) announces that, following the scrip election date for the 2014/15 final dividend, it is continuing with its existing programme to purchase ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the Programme). The Programme forms part of the Companys continuing management of the dilution resulting from the take-up of its scrip dividend.
Any purchases will be effected within agreed parameters and in accordance with Chapter 12 of the UKLA Listing Rules. The purchases will be effected under the Companys general authority to repurchase shares granted by its shareholders at the Companys 2014 Annual General Meeting and during the period commencing on 29 June 2015 and ending on the earlier of 28 October 2015 or the date of the Companys Annual General Meeting in 2015 which is scheduled for 21 July 2015.
The purpose of the share repurchases is to reduce the Companys issued share capital. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.
Details of the authorities granted at the Companys 2014 Annual General Meeting can be found at http://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-services/agm-information/2014.aspx
CONTACTS
Investors and Analysts
Andy Mead
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+44 7752 890787 (m) | |
Michael Ioanilli
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+44 7789 878784 (m) | |
Tom Hull
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+1 917 524 4099 (m) | |
George Laskaris
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+1 917 375 0989 (m) |
Media
National Grid
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Chris Mostyn
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+44 (0)7774 827710 (m) | |
Brunswick
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Mike Smith or Emma Walsh
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+44 (0)20 7404 5959 |
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This announcement contains certain statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include information with respect to National Grids financial condition, its results of operations and businesses, strategy, plans and objectives. Words such as anticipates, expects, should, intends, plans, believes, outlook, seeks, estimates, targets, may, will, continue, project and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of National Grids future performance and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond National Grids ability to control or estimate precisely, such as changes in laws or regulations, announcements from and decisions by governmental bodies or regulators (including the timeliness of consents for construction projects); the timing of construction and delivery by third parties of new generation projects requiring connection; breaches of, or changes in, environmental, climate change and health and safety laws or regulations, including breaches or other incidents arising from the potentially harmful nature of its activities; network failure or interruption, the inability to carry out critical non network operations and damage to infrastructure, due to adverse weather conditions including the impact of major storms as well as the results of climate change, due to the failure of or unauthorised access to or deliberate breaches of National Grids IT systems and supporting technology; performance against regulatory targets and standards and against National Grids peers with the aim of delivering stakeholder expectations regarding costs and efficiency savings, including those related to investment programmes and internal transformation and remediation plans; and customers and counterparties (including financial institutions) failing to perform their obligations to the Company. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this announcement include fluctuations in exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price indices; restrictions and conditions (including filing requirements) in National Grids borrowing and debt arrangements, funding costs and access to financing; regulatory requirements for the Company to maintain financial resources in certain parts of its business and restrictions on some subsidiaries transactions such as paying dividends, lending or levying charges; inflation or deflation; the delayed timing of recoveries and payments in National Grids regulated businesses and whether aspects of its activities are contestable; the funding requirements and performance of National Grids pension schemes and other post-retirement benefit schemes; the failure to attract, train or retain employees with the necessary competencies, including leadership skills, and any significant disputes arising with the National Grids employees or the breach of laws or regulations by its employees; and the failure to respond to market developments, including competition for onshore transmission, and grow the Companys business to deliver its strategy, as well as incorrect or unforeseen assumptions or conclusions (including unanticipated costs and liabilities) relating to business development activity, including assumptions in connection with joint ventures. For further details regarding these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may impact National Grid, please read the Strategic Report section and the Risk factors on pages 173 to 176 of National Grids most recent Annual Report and Accounts. In addition, new factors emerge from time to time and National Grid cannot assess the potential impact of any such factor on its activities or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual future results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Except as may be required by law or regulation, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement.
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