SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
_______________
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date: July 5, 2002
NATIONAL GRID GROUP plc
(Registrant’s Name)
| 15 Marylebone Road |
| London |
| NW1 5JD |
| (Registrant’s Address) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3- 2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [ ] No [X]
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
| NATIONAL GRID GROUP plc | |
| s/David C. Forward | |
| By:_________________________ | |
| Name: David C Forward | |
| Title: Assistant Secretary |
Date: July 5, 2002
ANNEX 1 - Copy Announcement as sent
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange
for June 2002
| National Grid Group plc |
| 15 Marylebone Road |
| London |
| NW1 5JD |
| United Kingdom |
Recent Announcements to The London Stock Exchange
DATE DETAILS
20.6.02 Publication Of Annual Report And Notice Of Annual General Meeting.
19.6.02 Directors' Interests in Shares (Grant of Executive Options and Sharematch Plan Operation).
13.6.02 Legal & General notify their interest at 3%.
11.6.02 NGG's Exec. Directors' share interests (further operation of Quest).
11.6.02 NGG's Exec. Directors' share interests (further operation of ESOP)
*NOTE: Three Separate SEC Filings were also made during the month, as follows:
14.6.02 Merger Update. Announcing the issue of National Grid’s circular to shareholders convening the National Grid Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Merger with Lattice Group, with Listing Particulars relating to the admission to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority of up to 1,400,000,000 new ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger (the “Listing Particulars”).
19.6.02 Copies of the above circular and Listing Particulars.
21.6.02 National Grid Annual Report and Form 20-F 2001/02.
ANNEX 2 - Copy Announcement as sent
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a – 16 or 15d – 16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Announcements sent to the London Stock Exchange
for June 2002
| National Grid Group plc |
| 15 Marylebone Road |
| London |
| NW1 5JD |
| United Kingdom |
National Grid Group plc (National Grid)
11 June 2002
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Grid 1996 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (ESOP)
(Notification Of Directors' Interests, Pursuant to Section 324(2) of the Companies Act 1985)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Grid yesterday received a further notification from the ESOP Trustee; that certain Executive Directors of National Grid (E M Astle, S J Box, S J Holliday, R P Sergel and R J Urwin) ceased to be technically interested in 8242 NGG Ordinary shares on 7 June 2002, by virtue of the Trustee having transferred the shares to participants.
(Note: For Companies Act purposes, these Executive Directors of National Grid are deemed to have a technical interest in all the shares held by National Grid’s ESOP, together with all participating employees. The interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants by the exercise of executive share options or under another employees’ share scheme.)
Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (020 7312 5860)
National Grid Group plc (National Grid)
11 June 2002
QUALIFYING EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST (Quest) (Notification Of Directors' Interests pursuant to Section 324(2) of The Companies Act 1985)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Today, each of the following Executive Directors of National Grid; E M Astle, S J Box, S J Holliday, R P Sergel and R J Urwin, technically ceased to be interested in 6,920 NGG Ordinary shares, by virtue of the Quest transferring the shares to employees.
(Note: For Companies Act purposes, those Executive Directors of National Grid are deemed to have a technical interest in the shares held in National Grid’s Quest, together with all participating employees. The interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants who exercise their Sharesave scheme options.) Contact: D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (0207 312 5860).
National Grid Group plc (`National Grid')
13th June 2002
Notification of Interest in National Grid Ordinary Shares, Pursuant to Sections 198 to 208 of The Companies Act 1985
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Grid yesterday received a notification from Legal & General Investment Management Limited; that it had a notifiable interest in 3.02% of NGG ordinary shares as at 10 June 2002.
19 June 2002
National Grid Group plc (National Grid)
Notification of Changes in Directors' Interests
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Grid notifies the following changes to Directors' beneficial interests in NGG Ordinary Shares, following operation of the National Grid Share Matching Plan, and grants of options under the National Grid Executive Share Option Plan, on Tuesday 18 June 2002.
Share Matching Plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Three directors have acquired additional Ordinary shares, which were purchased on their behalf at a price of 478.25p per share.
Shares Purchased:
1. Mr E M Astle. 3,932
2. Mr S J Holliday. 6,210
3. Dr R J Urwin. 11,186
Following these purchases, each director has been granted a matching award under the Share Matching Plan. The award is exercisable at a total exercise price of £1, from 18 June 2005 to 18 June 2012 subject to the retention of the original shares until the date of exercise.
Matching Awards:
1. Mr E M Astle. 6,553
2. Mr S J Holliday. 10,350
3. Dr R J Urwin. 18,644
National Grid Executive Share Option Plan.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The above directors have also been granted options under the Executive Share Option Plan, effective as of 18 June 2002, to subscribe for Ordinary shares at an exercise price of 481.5p and exercisable, subject to agreed performance criteria, during the period of seven years from 18 June 2005. There was no payment for the grants of options.
Options granted:
1. Mr E M Astle. 101,246
2. Mr W Davis. 179,791
3. Mr S J Holliday. 101,246
4. Mr R Sergel 172,836
5. Dr R J Urwin. 186,915
The total share interests of the above directors, following these changes, are:
1. Mr E M Astle. 305,683
2. Mr W Davis. 191,311
3. Mr S J Holliday. 343,434
4. Mr R Sergel 511,939
5. Dr R J Urwin. 835,957
20 June 2002
National Grid Group plc (‘National GRID’)
Publication of ANNUAL Report and Notice of
Annual GENERAL MEETING
National Grid has issued the following documents in respect of its annual report and accounts, and the AGM to be held on 23 July 2002:
National Grid Annual Report and Form 20-F 2001/02;
National Grid Annual Review 2001/02;
and Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy.
These documents will be shortly available to the public for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document
Viewing Facility which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London
E14 5HS (tel. no. 011 44 207 676 1000).