Annual Report and AGM Notice

National Grid Transco PLC
16 June 2004

16th June 2004


                       NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC ('NGT')

                   PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT AND NOTICE OF

                             ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


NGT has issued the following documents in respect of its annual report and
Annual General Meeting, which will be held on 26 July 2004:

Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04;

Annual Review 2003/04; and

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2004.

These documents (along with associated proxy cards) will be shortly available to
the public for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North
Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (tel. no. [phone]).

The documents listed above are also available electronically on NGT's website:
www.ngtgroup.com.


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