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: 1 March 2004
NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO
plc
(Registrant’s
Name)
1-3
Strand
London
WC2N
5EH
(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
TRANSCO plc
By: s/ David C.
Forward
Name: David C Forward
Title: Assistant
Secretary
Date:
1 March 2004
FORM
6-K
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COMMISSION
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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 February 2004
National Grid Transco plc ('NGT')
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N 5EH
United Kingdom
______________________________________________________________________________
Recent Announcements to The
London Stock Exchange
DATE
DETAILS
26.2.04
Blocklisting
Application (for NGT Employee Share Schemes)
16.2.04
ESOP
Operation
16.2.04
Quest
operation
9.2.04
Directors Interests - Share
Incentive Plan
6.2.04
Directors Interests
(LTIS Operation)
5.2.04
Block Listing Six
Monthly Return
4.2.04
Directors' Share
Purchase (Sir John Parker)
3.2.04
Directors
Interests (LTIS Operation)
3.2.04
Quest
operation
2.2.04
Financial Calendar- Key
dates
ANNEX 2 – Copy
Announcements 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 to the London Stock Exchange
for February 2004
National Grid Transco plc ('NGT')
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N 5EH
United
Kingdom
National
Grid Transco plc
26 February
2004
Application
has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for
Block Listings of 20,000,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each of National Grid
Transco plc ('NGT') to be admitted to the Official List. The shares to be issued
are in respect of the National Grid Transco plc Employee Share
Schemes.
The shares will rank pari
passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary share capital of the
company.
Copies of this announcement
will be available for fourteen days from the offices of Credit Suisse First
Boston Limited, One Cabot Square London E14 4
QJ.
16 February
2004National Grid Transco plc
(NGT)------------------------------------------------------------------------------National
Grid 1996 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
(ESOP)(Notification of Directors'
Interests, Pursuant to Section 324(2) of
the Companies Act
1985)------------------------------------------------------------------------------NGT
last Friday received a further notification from the ESOP Trustee; that certain
Executive Directors of NGT (E Astle, S Holliday, R Urwin and N Winser) ceased to
be technically interested in a total of 21,161 NGT Ordinary shares, by virtue of
the Trustee having transferred the shares to participants in exercises on 2 and
21 January 2004.(Note: For Companies
Act purposes, these Executive Directors of NGT are deemed to have a technical
interest in all the shares held by the 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 7004
3226)
National
Grid Transco plc (NGT)16 February
2004 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 NGT Executive Directors: E M Astle, S J Holliday, N P
Winser and R J Urwin, technically ceased to be interested in 17,443 NGT Ordinary
shares, by virtue of the Quest transferring the shares to
employees.(Note: For Companies Act
purposes, the Executive Directors named above are deemed to have a technical
interest in the shares held in NGT'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 (020 7004 3226).
National
Grid Transco plc (NGT)
9 February
2004
NGT SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the
“SIP”)
(Notification of
Directors' Interests, pursuant to Section
324(2)
of the Companies Act
1985)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Under
the SIP scheme, operated through Towers Perrin Share Plan Services Limited as
Trustee, employees may acquire NGT ordinary shares by regular monthly
contributions. The current monthly purchase of 81,412 NGT ordinary shares under
the scheme has been confirmed by the Trustee, the shares having been purchased
in the market today, at a price of 407 pence per share.
The undermentioned executive
directors of NGT, together with some 3,800 employees, are potential
beneficiaries and are therefore deemed to be interested in those ordinary
shares.
The following Directors of NGT
participated:
Director
|
Shares purchased in
SIP
|
Resulting total
interest
|
Steven Holliday
|
30
|
482,576
|
Roger Urwin
|
30
|
1,128,198
|
6 February
2004National Grid Transco plc
(NGT)------------------------------------------------------------------------------Interests
Notified by the Trustee for the Lattice Group Long Term Incentive Scheme (the
'LTIS') (Notification of Directors'
Technical Interests, Pursuant to Section 324(2) of the Companies Act
1985)------------------------------------------------------------------------------NGT
yesterday received a notification from Mourant & Co. Trustees, as Trustee of
the Lattice Group Employees Share Trust operated in conjunction with the LTIS.
Following the exercise, and disposal or transfer, of 1,557 shares by
participants on 5 February 2004, the following Executive Director of NGT, Steve
Lucas, together with other employees formerly with Lattice Group, have a
technical interest in the remaining balance of 406,417 NGT shares held by the
Trustee.(Note: For Companies Act
purposes, Steve Lucas is deemed to have a technical interest in all the shares
held by the LTIS Trustee, together with all participating employees. The
interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants by the exercise of
LTIS
options.) Contact:
D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (020 7004
3226)
National
Grid Transco plc
('NGT')
5th February
2004
-----------------------------------------------------
Block
Listing Six Monthly
Return
----------------------------------------------------
NB:
References are to NGT Ordinary shares of 10p.
1. Name of Company
|
National Grid Transco plc
|
2. Name of Schemes
|
Employee Shareschemes
|
3. Period
|
1 August 2003 to 31 January
2004.
|
4. Shares not issued at end of last
period:
|
5,963,270
|
5. Shares issued/allotted during
period:
|
748,385
|
6. Balance not yet issued/allotted at end of
period:
|
5,214,885
|
7. No. of shares originally listed and date of
admission:
|
At 21 October 2002, on the merger with Lattice
Group, the issued capital was increased to 3,100,310,449
|
Total number of shares in issue at
end of the period:
3,078,610,266
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Contact:
D C Forward, Assistant Secretary
Tel:
0207 004 3226
4
February 2004
National Grid Transco plc
(NGT)
Directors' Share Purchase
------------------------------------------
Sir
John Parker, Chairman of NGT, today purchased a further 10,000 NGT shares at
399.48p per share.
This takes his total
holding to 40,229 NGT shares.
3
February 2004National Grid Transco plc
(NGT)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interests
Notified by the Trustee for the Lattice Group Long Term Incentive Scheme (the
'LTIS') (Notification of Directors'
Technical Interests, Pursuant to Section 324(2) of the Companies Act
1985)------------------------------------------------------------------------------NGT
yesterday received a notification from Mourant & Co. Trustees, as Trustee of
the Lattice Group Employees Share Trust operated in conjunction with the LTIS.
Following the exercise, and disposal or transfer, of 8,694 shares by
participants on 2 February 2004, the following Executive Director of NGT, Steve
Lucas, together with other employees formerly with Lattice Group, have a
technical interest in the remaining balance of 407,974 NGT shares held by the
Trustee.(Note: For Companies Act
purposes, Steve Lucas is deemed to have a technical interest in all the shares
held by the LTIS Trustee, together with all participating employees. The
interest ceases when shares are transferred to participants by the exercise of
LTIS
options.) Contact:
D C Forward, Assistant Secretary (020 7004
3226)
National
Grid Transco plc (NGT)3 February
2004 QUALIFYING
EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST
(Quest)(Notification of Directors'
Interests pursuant to Section 324(2)of
the Companies Act
1985)----------------------------------------------------------------
Yesterday,
each of the following NGT Executive Directors: E M Astle, S J Holliday, N P
Winser and R J Urwin, technically ceased to be interested in 11,347 NGT Ordinary
shares, by virtue of the Quest transferring the shares to
employees.(Note: For Companies Act
purposes, the Executive Directors named above are deemed to have a technical
interest in the shares held in NGT'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 (020 7004 3226).
2 February 2004
National Grid Transco plc ('NGT') Financial Timetable-
Key dates for
the year ending 31 March
2005-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The
NGT preliminary statement of results for the year
ended31 March 2004 will be announced on Thursday
20 May 2004.Other key dates scheduled in
the year ahead are:Monday 26 July. Annual
General Meeting.Thursday 18 November. Interim
results announcement 2004/05.Other supporting
details will be confirmed around the end of the current financial
year.
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Contact:
D C Forward, Assistant Secretary, 0207 004 3226