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               27 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       3,735,151     2.44%        328,459     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      835,395     0.55%        195,505     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,570,546     2.99%        523,964     0.34%


(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      30,345               3.5853
Purchase      26,795               3.6324
Purchase      800                  3.5991
Purchase      12,501               3.6273
Purchase      2,618                3.5308
Purchase      4,528                3.5289
Sale          8,857                3.5467
Sale          600                  3.6019
Sale          1,871                3.5901
Sale          4,369                3.6104
Sale          500                  3.5853
Sale          7,175                3.5543
Sale          30,979               3.6170
Sale          12,260               3.6283
Sale          16,592               3.5709
Sale          22,527               3.5893
Sale          24,826               3.6178
Sale          5,825                3.6501

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7175          3.5542
CFD            Long          22527         3.5893
CFD            Long          1871          3.59
CFD            Long          600           3.6019
CFD            Long          4369          3.6104
CFD            Long          30979         3.6169
CFD            Long          24826         3.6178
CFD            Short         13876         3.5
CFD            Short         4541          3.5278
CFD            Short         4528          3.5289
CFD            Short         2618          3.5307
CFD            Short         6365          3.5782
CFD            Short         2113          3.579
CFD            Short         30345         3.5853
CFD            Short         800           3.5991
CFD            Short         10605         3.6299
CFD            Short         3013          3.6303
CFD            Short         26795         3.6323
CFD            Short         13867         3.6431

(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                         28 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