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France	39

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Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

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351. National Grid

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Rank: 351 (Previous rank: 421)
CEO: Steven Holliday
Employees: 27,600
Address: 1-3 Strand
London WC2N 5EH
Country: Britain
Website: www.nationalgrid.com

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	23,479.0	35.5
Profits	6,414.1	143.3
Assets	75,171.2	—
Stockholders' equity	10,657.0	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	27
Assets	9

Industry: Utilities

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	State Grid	24	132,885.1
2	�lectricit� de France	68	81,628.9
3	Enel	109	59,778.0


4	Tokyo Electric Power	146	47,980.0
5	Veolia Environnement	153	44,749.9
6	Gaz de France	193	37,541.0
7	China Southern Power Grid	226	33,861.2
8	Centrica	231	32,778.9
9	Korea Electric Power	245	31,355.2
10	Scottish & Southern Energy	253	30,618.2
11	Endesa	258	30,018.3
12	Iberdrola	339	23,909.5
13	Kansai Electric Power	347	23,548.9
14	National Grid	351	23,479.0
15	Chubu Electric Power	391	21,456.4
16	Vattenfall	396	21,253.3
17	CFE	408	20,658.3
18	Energie Baden-W�rttemberg	418	20,270.5
19	Exelon	444	18,925.0

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From the July 21, 2008 issue

Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
Figures are for fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Revenues: includes revenues from discontinued operations.

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