28th Jun 2006 16:07
National Grid PLC28 June 2006 28 June 2006 National Grid plcShareholder Circular - Proposed Acquisition of KeySpan Corporation and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting The Board of National Grid plc announced on 27 February 2006 that they hadsigned a Merger Agreement under which National Grid will acquire KeySpanCorporation, a major energy delivery company in the northeastern US (the "Proposed Acquisition"). Approval for the Proposed Acquisition will be sought from National Gridshareholders through an ordinary resolution at the Extraordinary General Meetingof National Grid plc to be held at 2.15 p.m. or, if later, immediately followingNational Grid's Annual General Meeting, on 31 July 2006 at The ICC, Birmingham. A Circular containing further information on the Proposed Acquisition and Noticeof Extraordinary Meeting is being posted to shareholders. Copies of the Circular are available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility, which is located at: UK Listing AuthorityFinancial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HSTel: (0) 20 7676 1000 The Circular will also be available on National Grid's website atwww.nationalgrid.com/corporate. Enquiries: National GridInvestors Dave Campbell +44 (0)20 7004 3170Richard Smith +44 (0)20 7004 3172James Waite +44 (0)20 7004 3171 Media Clive Hawkins +44 (0)20 7004 3147 Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0)20 7638 9571 Anthony Carlisle +44 (0)7973 611 888 Deutsche Bank AG London, Joint Sponsor to National Grid James Agnew +44 (0)20 7545 8000Martin Pengelley +44 (0)20 7545 8000 Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited, Joint Sponsor to National Grid Alisdair Gayne +44 (0)20 7425 8000Alastair Cochran +44 (0)20 7425 8000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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