QUEST

National Grid Group PLC
28 May 2002



National Grid Group plc (National Grid)

28 May 2002



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 following 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 52,354 NGG Ordinary shares, by virtue of the Quest transferring
the shares to employees.

(Note: For Companies Act purposes, those 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).



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