Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

National Grid Group PLC
29 June 2000

The National Grid Group plc (NGG)

Notification of Changes in Directors' Interests

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NGG notifies the following changes to Directors' beneficial
interests in NGG Ordinary Shares, following operation of the
National Grid Share Matching Scheme on 26 June 2000.

The following directors have acquired additional
Ordinary shares which were purchased on their behalf at a
price of 526p per share.


Shares Purchased :

1.       Mr Stephen Box.  2,473

2.       Mr Wolbert Gerretsen. 1,838

3.       Mr David Jones. 3,593

4.       Dr Roger Urwin. 2,315


Following these purchases, participants (including the
directors listed below), will receive confirmation that they 
have been granted matching awards under the Share Matching Scheme. 
The award is exercisable at a total exercise price of £1,
from 26 June 2003 to 25 June 2007, subject to the retention of
the original shares until the date of exercise.



Matching Awards:

1.       Mr Stephen Box.   4,122

2.       Mr Wolbert Gerretsen. 3,064

3.       Mr David Jones.    5,989

4.       Dr Roger Urwin.    3,859


The total share interests of the directors following these
changes are:

1.       Mr Stephen Box.   355,733

2.       Mr Wolbert Gerretsen. 312,954

3.       Mr David Jones. 639,653

4.       Dr Roger Urwin.  473,290