EPT Disclosure NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

FORM 38.5(b)

                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader    Barclays Capital
Company dealt in                   NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security         ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                    15 September 2009


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                         Long                    Short

                                    Number      (%)            Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities            374,475    0.24%            54,056    0.04%

(2)  Derivatives (other  than          578    0.00%           220,274    0.14%
options)

(3) Options and agreements               0    0.00%                 0    0.00%
to purchase/sell

Total                              375,053    0.25%           274,330    0.18%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              Number                Number
                                             (%)                   (%)
(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale        Number of securities    Price per unit (Note 4)
BC                   31,965                  4.787884
Purchase             3,478                   4.76
Purchase             39,927                  4.767642
Purchase             33,700                  4.788508
Purchase             8,434                   4.768765
Purchase             3,950                   4.772051
Purchase             9,115                   4.767986
Sale                 10,987                  4.775837
Sale                 3,478                   4.76
Sale                 3,691                   4.759518
Sale                 25,675                  4.768745
Sale                 6,411                   4.770972

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short       Number of securities   Price per unit
name,         (Note 5)         (Note 6)               (Note 4)
e.g. CFD
CFD           Long             3691                   4.7595
CFD           Long             6411                   4.7709
CFD           Long             10987                  4.7758
CFD           Short            39927                  4.7676
CFD           Short            9115                   4.7679
CFD           Short            8434                   4.7687
CFD           Short            3950                   4.772

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities


(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product       Writing,     Number of     Exercise   Type,      Expiry      Option
name,         selling,     securities    price      e.g.       date        money
e.g. call     purchasing,  to which the             American,              paid/received
option        varying      option                   European               per unit
              etc.         relates                  etc.                   (Note 4)
                           (Note 6)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 4)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 7)                                         applicable) (Note 4)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                NO


Date of disclosure                             16 September 2009

Contact name                                   Geoff Smith

Telephone number                               020 7116 2913

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected   A consortium comprising funds
                                                                   advised by CVC Capital Partners
                                                                   and interests of the Cosmen family.
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection Advisor (Note 9)