SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

þ		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

National Grid USA
40 Sylvan Rd
Waltham, MA 02451-1120

National Grid plc
1-3 Strand
London WC2N 5EH
England

 

 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

The financial statements required by Form 11-K are filed as exhibits and incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBITS

99.1		Financial statements of National Grid USA Companies’ Incentive Thrift Plan I
99.2		Consent of Clifton Gunderson LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. Benefits Committee (the Plan Administrator for the National Grid USA Companies’ Incentive Thrift Plan I) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.