Holding in Company

National Grid Group PLC
11 September 2000

National Grid Group plc ('National Grid')
11 September 2000

Notifications of Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares,
Pursuant to Sections 198 to 208 of The Companies Act 1985
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National Grid has, last Friday and today, received two further notifications
from Barclays PLC.

Barclays PLC informed National Grid that, through its
subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, it had a notifiable interest
in a total of 48,746,867 NGG ordinary shares (3.28%)
as at 6 September 2000; which was reduced below
the 3% notifiable interest level at 7 September.