Director Shareholding

National Grid Group PLC
26 September 2001



National Grid Group plc (National Grid)
26 September 2001

QUALIFYING EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST (Quest)
(Notification Of Directors' Interests pursuant to
Section 324(2) of The Companies Act 1985)

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Today, each of the Executive Directors of National Grid
(E M Astle, S J Box, S J Holliday, R P Sergel and R J Urwin)
technically ceased to be interested in 17,971 NGG Ordinary shares,
by virtue of the Quest transferring the shares to employees. 

(Note: For Companies Act purposes, the Executive Directors of
National Grid are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares
held in National Grid's Quest,together with all participating employees.
The interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants who 
exercise their Sharesave scheme options.)

Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (0207 312 5860).