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               14 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       3,779,225     2.47%        452,759     0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives      744,695     0.49%        424,734     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,523,920     2.96%        877,493     0.57%


(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      5,750                2.9064
Purchase      22,843               2.8945
Purchase      19,554               2.8752
Purchase      16,559               2.8844
Purchase      1,181                2.8579
Purchase      9,402                2.8698
Purchase      1,293                2.8504
Purchase      31,900               2.8507
Purchase      3,033                2.9126
Sale          151                  2.9174
Sale          449                  2.8750
Sale          1,181                2.8746
Sale          1,293                2.8746
Sale          1,860                2.8952
Sale          58                   2.6450
Sale          7,475                2.8915
Sale          7,811                2.8913
Sale          9,005                2.8915
Sale          12,853               2.9003
Sale          18,232               2.8696
Sale          22,042               2.8960
Sale          7,314                2.8831


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          18232         2.8696
CFD            Long          10591         2.8737
CFD            Long          2474          2.8745
CFD            Long          26612         2.875
CFD            Long          7811          2.8913
CFD            Long          41695         2.8933
CFD            Long          1860          2.8952
CFD            Long          22042         2.8959
CFD            Long          50562         2.9022
CFD            Long          43064         2.9135
CFD            Short         1293          2.8504
CFD            Short         1181          2.8579
CFD            Short         16559         2.8843
CFD            Short         22843         2.8945
CFD            Short         6243          2.8996
CFD            Short         6858          2.9016
CFD            Short         5750          2.9064
CFD            Short         3033          2.9126


(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                         15 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