Result of Meetings, etc

National Grid Group PLC
23 July 2002



For immediate release      23 July 2002



                   National Grid Group plc ('National Grid')

                    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MERGER UPDATE

The Directors of National Grid are pleased to announce that the shareholders of
National Grid duly passed all the resolutions that were proposed at today's
Annual General Meeting, as set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated
29 May 2002.

Immediately following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, an
Extraordinary General Meeting was held in relation to the proposed merger of
National Grid with Lattice Group plc ('Lattice') to form National Grid Transco
plc (the 'Merger'). The Directors of National Grid are pleased to announce that
the shareholders of National Grid duly passed all the resolutions that were
proposed, as set out in the notice of Extraordinary General Meeting dated 14
June 2002.

The Merger remains subject to the sanction of the Lattice Scheme by the High
Court and the satisfaction of a number of conditions including regulatory
consents and approvals. National Grid and Lattice remain confident that the
Merger will complete during autumn 2002.

Voting on all special resolutions at the Annual General Meeting and the
Extraordinary General Meeting was by way of poll and details of the poll voting
are set out below. All other resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Annual General Meeting special resolutions

13. To authorise the directors to allot shares for cash (disapplication of 
statutory pre-emption rights)

For:                                                           Against:

871,032,209 shares                                             9,804,697 shares

98.9% (of the shares voted)                                    1.1% (of the shares voted)

14. To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares

For:                                                           Against:

875,057,015 shares                                             3,431,445 shares

99.6% (of the shares voted)                                    0.4% (of the shares voted)



Extraordinary General Meeting special resolutions

2. To change the Company's name to National Grid Transco plc

For:                                                             Against:

907,454,804 shares                                               4,173,883 shares

99.5% (of the shares voted)                                      0.5% (of the shares voted)

3. To adopt new articles of association of the Company

For:                                                             Against:

874,607,653 shares                                               3,641,844 shares

99.6% (of the shares voted)                                      0.4% (of the shares voted)

5. To authorise the directors to allot shares for cash (disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights)

For:                                                             Against:

904,218,754 shares                                               5,909,790 shares

99.3% (of the shares voted)                                      0.7% (of the shares voted)

6. To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares

For:                                                             Against:

907,480,421 shares                                               3,821,911 shares

99.6% (of the shares voted)                                      0.4% (of the shares voted)



Copies of the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting will
shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, UK Listing
Authority, Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
London E14 5HS.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Marcy Reed                                   44 (0) 20 7312 5779
Terry McCormick                              44 (0) 20 7312 5785
Louise Clamp                                   44 (0) 20 7312 5783

Media Relations
Clive Hawkins                                   44 (0) 20 7312 5757

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Anthony Carlisle                              44 (0) 20 7638 9571






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