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BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 25530
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-2.A, Doc: 2, Page: 25
Description: EXHIBIT 2(A)
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[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/424/2*
BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 25530
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-2.A, Doc: 2, Page: 25 Description: EXHIBIT 2(A)
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[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/424/2*
Depositary, the Depositary shall procure that the nominee duly constitutes each such Owner as its agent for that purpose). As soon as
practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of Deposited Securities are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents
or proxies from holders of Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, in accordance with Section 4.06, fix the Voting Record Date in respect o
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such meeting or solicitation. The Depositary or, if the Issuer so determines, the Issuer shall mail to Owners of record on such Voting Record
Date: (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting or in the solicitation materials, (b) a Receipt proxy card in a form prepared
by the Depositary, after consultation with the Issuer, (c) a statement that each Owner of Record at the close of business on the Voting Record
Date will be entitled, subject to any applicable law, the Issuer’s Articles of Association and the provisions of or governing the Deposited
Securities, either (i) to use such Receipt proxy card at that meeting as written evidence of the appointment of that Owner in accordance with
this Section in order to attend, vote and speak at such meeting solely with respect to the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by
American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Owner’s Receipts or (ii) as the agent of the Depositary (or its nominee) to appoint any other
person as proxy solely with respect to the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by American Depositary Shares evidenced by such
Owner’s Receipts and (if the Owner wishes) to instruct such person as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to them, and (d) if the
person nominated by the Depositary is to be appointed in that manner as proxy, a brief statement as to the manner in which the Owner may
give voting instructions to the person nominated by the Depositary. Upon the written request of an Owner of record on the Voting Record Date
received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose (the “Instruction Date”), the Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as
practicable and permitted under applicable law, the provisions of the Issuer’s Articles of Association and the provisions of the Deposited
Securities, to cause to be voted the Deposited Securities in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request.