17 June 2008
National Grid plc ('National Grid')
Publication of Annual Report and Accounts
National Grid has today issued the following documents:
Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08
Annual Review 2007/08
Performance Summary 2007/08
Notice of 2008 Annual General Meeting
National Grid's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held on Monday 28 July 2008 at The ICC, Birmingham. At the AGM, it is proposed that new Articles of Association be adopted, primarily in order to take account of the changes in company law brought about by the Companies Act 2006. A summary of the proposed changes is set out in the Notice of 2008 AGM and a copy of the New Articles and a marked up copy of the Current Articles, marked up to show the changes being proposed, is available for inspection at the Company's registered office and on the Company's website.
All the above documents (along with associated proxy cards) will shortly be available to the public for inspection at the UKLA Document Viewing Facility at: 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
In addition, the Annual Report on Form 20-F is being filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders resident in the United States can receive a hard copy of the Company's audited financial statements free of charge on request by contacting The Bank of New York Mellon at
1-800-466 7215.
The documents listed above, and the Form 20-F, are also available electronically on National Grid's website at
http://www.nationalgrid.com/annualreports/2008/