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BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 55053
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: 43
Description: EXHIBIT 2(A)
0/5442.00.00.00Y59930BNY
[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/442/5*
BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 55053
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: 43 Description: EXHIBIT 2(A)
0/5442.00.00.00Y59930BNY
[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/442/5*
VOTING RIGHTS MAY BE RESTRICTED AS PROVIDED
IN PARAGRAPH 22 AND VOTING PROCEDURES MAY BE
MODIFIED WITHOUT NOTICE TO HOLDERS
AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 16.
Exhibit A to Deposit Agreement
No.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF THE
PAR VALUE OF 11 17/43 PENCE EACH OF
NATIONAL GRID PLC
(F/K/A National Grid Transco plc
F/K/A National Grid Group plc)
(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES)
The Bank of New York as depositary (hereinafter called the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that
, or registered assigns IS THE OWNER OF
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing deposited Ordinary Shares (herein called “Shares”) of National Grid plc (herein called the “Company”). At the date hereof, each
American Depositary Share represents five (5) Shares which are either deposited or subject to deposit under the deposit agreement at the
London, England office of The Bank of New York (herein called the “Custodian”). The Depositary’s Corporate Trust Office is located at a
different address than its principal executive office. Its Corporate Trust Office is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y. 10286, and its
principal executive office is located at One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286.
THE DEPOSITARY’S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS
101 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10286
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
(Each American Depositary Share
re
p
resents five (5) de
p
osited Shares)