Additional Listing

National Grid Group PLC
15 January 2002



                           National Grid Group plc


                                Block Listing


Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock
Exchange for the block listing of 7.5 million ordinary shares of National Grid
plc of 1113/17p each fully paid when issued ranking pari passu in all respects
with the existing issued ordinary shares to be admitted to the Official List
and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.


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