Result of AGM
Summary by AI BETAClose X
14 July 2026
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 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which was held today at 11.00 am at King's High School, Venues & Events Warwick, Banbury Road, Warwick, CV34 6YE.
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
For |
Votes against |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Votes Withheld** |
|
|
1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
3,805,022,852 |
99.81 |
7,234,098 |
0.19 |
16,591,357 |
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend |
3,820,745,696 |
99.82 |
6,927,650 |
0.18 |
1,137,707 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds |
3,812,186,517 |
99.63 |
14,168,541 |
0.37 |
2,406,110 |
|
4 |
To elect Zoë Yujnovich |
3,803,770,482 |
99.41 |
22,610,508 |
0.59 |
2,390,947 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Andy Agg |
3,790,880,428 |
99.08 |
35,289,181 |
0.92 |
2,612,994 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Jacqui Ferguson |
3,813,851,401 |
99.68 |
12,160,582 |
0.32 |
2,754,670 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Ian Livingston |
3,813,611,962 |
99.68 |
12,418,466 |
0.32 |
2,720,430 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Iain Mackay |
3,814,838,770 |
99.71 |
11,212,492 |
0.29 |
2,712,056 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Anne Robinson |
3,797,502,936 |
99.26 |
28,453,890 |
0.74 |
2,815,301 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Earl Shipp |
3,806,026,070 |
99.48 |
19,989,056 |
0.52 |
2,764,232 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Tony Wood |
3,664,790,200 |
95.79 |
161,161,152 |
4.21 |
2,821,616 |
|
12 |
To re-elect Martha Wyrsch |
3,805,543,243 |
99.47 |
20,407,392 |
0.53 |
2,817,853 |
|
13 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor |
3,817,180,643 |
99.75 |
9,605,580 |
0.25 |
2,070,620 |
|
14 |
To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to set the auditor's remuneration |
3,809,230,812 |
99.56 |
16,944,738 |
0.44 |
2,666,856 |
|
15 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
3,634,891,850 |
95.53 |
169,916,775 |
4.47 |
23,993,222 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
3,747,435,637 |
98.38 |
61,814,089 |
1.62 |
19,643,395 |
|
17 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
3,663,550,810 |
95.73 |
163,261,711 |
4.27 |
1,999,569 |
|
18* |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
3,753,765,294 |
98.22 |
68,080,214 |
1.78 |
6,980,065 |
|
19* |
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions |
3,779,174,618 |
98.86 |
43,762,740 |
1.14 |
5,880,949 |
|
20* |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
3,808,767,006 |
99.68 |
12,214,892 |
0.32 |
7,836,006 |
|
21* |
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice |
3,563,362,876 |
93.13 |
262,989,837 |
6.87 |
2,472,955 |
|
22* |
To adopt the Updated Articles |
3,817,179,359 |
99.83 |
6,419,297 |
0.17 |
5,192,112 |
*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 76.92%
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 of the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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