Financial Calendar

National Grid Transco PLC
01 April 2004


National Grid Transco plc ('NGT')

1 April 2004

National Grid Transco Financial Timetable
for the year ending 31 March 2005.

On 2 February 2004, NGT notified the dates scheduled for the announcement of its
financial results and the 2004 AGM. As anticipated, that information is now
updated, with the full financial timetable, scheduled as follows:


20 May 2004 2003/04 preliminary results *
2 June 2004 Ordinary shares go ex-dividend
4 June 2004 Record date for 2003/04 final dividend
June Annual Report posted to shareholders*
26 July 2004 Annual General Meeting-International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
23 August 2004 2003/04 final dividend paid to qualifying shareholders
18 November 2004 2004/05 interim results*
1 December 2004 Ordinary shares go ex-dividend
3 December 2004 Record date for 2004/05 interim dividend
24 January 2005 2004/05 interim dividend paid to qualifying shareholders

* Documents available on NGT Group website (www.ngtgroup.com)

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Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary, 0207 004 3226



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