Directors' Dealings

National Grid Group PLC
25 February 2000


The National Grid Group plc (NGG)

NGG 1996 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (ESOP)
(Notification  Of  Directors' Interests  pursuant  to  Section
324(2) of the Companies Act 1985)
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NGG yesterday received a notification from the ESOP Trustee
that each of the Executive Directors of NGG (S J Box, W Gerretsen,
D H Jones and R J Urwin) had become technically interested
in 410,350 NGG Ordinary shares by virtue of the Trustee
having acquired the shares, on 23 February 2000,and
those Directors being potential beneficiaries under the ESOP.

NGG today received a notification from the ESOP Trustee that
each of the Executive Directors of NGG had ceased to be
technically interested in a total of 303,659 NGG Ordinary
shares by virtue of the Trustee having transferred the shares
to employees in a series of exercises between 9 February and
24 February 2000.

(Note: For Companies Act purposes, the Executive Directors of
NGG are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held by
NGG's ESOP, together with all participating employees. The
interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants
by the exercise of executive share options or under another
employees' share scheme.

Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (0171 620 8920)