Holding(s) in Company

National Grid Group PLC
13 August 2002


National Grid Group plc ('National Grid')

13 August 2002

Notification of Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares, Pursuant to Sections
198 to 208 of The Companies Act 1985

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National Grid today received a notification from Barclays PLC, that it had an
interest in a total of 53,410,061 NGG ordinary shares (3.01%) as at 9 August
2002.


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