Rule 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               13 July 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 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       3,752,699     2.45%        448,024     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives      692,490     0.45%        533,712     0.35%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,445,189     2.90%        981,736     0.64%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Purchase      10,450               2.7850
Purchase      116                  2.7655
Purchase      37,583               2.7967
Purchase      31,709               2.7952
Purchase      27,178               2.8018
Purchase      304                  2.6800
Purchase      25,874               2.7919
Purchase      24,207               2.7568
Purchase      400                  2.6801
Purchase      1,484                2.7605
Purchase      1,811                2.7175
Purchase      6,300                2.7349
Sale          1,210                2.8446
Sale          3,605                2.7100
Sale          4,922                2.6741
Sale          63                   2.7000
Sale          17,408               2.7516
Sale          50,355               2.7824
Sale          19,925               2.7547
Sale          22,224               2.7769
Sale          26,951               2.7769
Sale          39,000               2.8140
Sale          8,897                2.8456


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14598         2.7062
CFD            Long          3605          2.71
CFD            Long          61302         2.7368
CFD            Long          39757         2.7424
CFD            Long          17408         2.7516
CFD            Long          50355         2.7824
CFD            Long          39000         2.8139
CFD            Long          1210          2.8445
CFD            Long          39216         2.8454
CFD            Long          14552         2.8564
CFD            Short         400           2.6801
CFD            Short         8429          2.6964
CFD            Short         3908          2.7196
CFD            Short         6300          2.7348
CFD            Short         24207         2.7568
CFD            Short         1484          2.7604
CFD            Short         116           2.7655
CFD            Short         10450         2.7849
CFD            Short         31709         2.7952
CFD            Short         37583         2.7967
CFD            Short         27178         2.8018


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         14 July 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk