-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RWjG03YYPcWqgIJ/AWEWW6icnqB5QgKpRBk8CShKn17fzfzkRnUpbb0h+K7m84jf 7H4CcbkDHZNpVDKItpexHA== 0000071297-03-000043.txt : 20030630 0000071297-03-000043.hdr.sgml : 20030630 20030630154320 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000071297-03-000043 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001004315 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 980367158 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14958 FILM NUMBER: 03764311 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1-3 STRAND CITY: LONDON WC2N 5EH STATE: X0 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991007 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL GRID HOLDING PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991007 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL GRID USA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000071297 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 041663060 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12313 FILM NUMBER: 03764310 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 RESEARCH DR CITY: WESTBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01582 BUSINESS PHONE: 508-389-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 RESEARCH DR CITY: WESTBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01582 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 11-K 1 thrift2.htm FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

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FORM 11-K

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ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002

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National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II

25 Research Drive

Westborough, MA 01582

National Grid Transco plc
1-3 Strand
London
WC2N 5EH
ENGLAND

Financial Statements:

        *Financial Statements of National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II

Exhibits:

        Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

        Certifications Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*Filed Under Cover of Form SE

SIGNATURE

        The Benefits Committee (Plan Administrator for the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II) has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                Benefits Committee

                                s:\John G. Cochrane

                                By__________________________________

                                John G. Cochrane, Chairman

Date:        June 30, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description Page
Exhibit 1 Financial Statements Filed under cover of Form SE
Exhibit 2 Consent of Independent Auditors Filed herewith
Exhibit 3 Certifications Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed herewith

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File NO. 33-33094) of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II of our report dated March 28, 2003 relating to the financial statements of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II, which appears in this Form 11-K.

s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 30, 2003

 EX-99 3 exhib2.htm Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2

Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II (the "Plan") on Form 11-K on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Lydia M. Pastuszek, Senior Vice President of National Grid USA Service Company, Inc., certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)        The Report fully complies with the requirements of 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Plan.

June 30, 2003

s/Lydia M. Pastuszek

__________________________________

Lydia M. Pastuszek

Senior Vice President

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.

(Principal Executive Officer of the Plan)

Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan II (the "Plan") on Form 11-K on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John G. Cochrane, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of National Grid USA, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)        The Report fully complies with the requirements of 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Plan.

June 30, 2003

s/John G. Cochrane

__________________________________

John G. Cochrane, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

National Grid USA

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