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               28 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       3,731,065     2.44%        352,499     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      841,655     0.55%        218,924     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,572,720     2.99%        571,423     0.37%


(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      5,059                3.3926
Purchase      673                  3.4500
Purchase      1,263                3.3526
Purchase      2,851                3.3149
Purchase      3,871                3.3600
Purchase      3,871                3.3600
Purchase      4,400                3.4367
Purchase      5,590                3.3281
Purchase      5,914                3.3258
Purchase      16,592               3.3736
Purchase      20,588               3.3393
Sale          29,979               3.3459
Sale          8,294                3.3383
Sale          493                  3.3495
Sale          3,871                3.3600
Sale          8,476                3.3338
Sale          3,279                3.3338
Sale          17,459               3.3763
Sale          2,299                3.3301
Sale          19,087               3.3539
Sale          5,561                3.3600


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2299          3.33
CFD            Long          8294          3.3382
CFD            Long          29979         3.3458
CFD            Long          493           3.3494
CFD            Long          19087         3.3539
CFD            Short         2851          3.3149
CFD            Short         5590          3.3281
CFD            Short         2609          3.3312
CFD            Short         20588         3.3393
CFD            Short         5749          3.3425
CFD            Short         3994          3.3429
CFD            Short         3187          3.343
CFD            Short         8143          3.3515
CFD            Short         1263          3.3525
CFD            Short         13707         3.3591
CFD            Short         4557          3.36
CFD            Short         4400          3.4367
CFD            Short         673           3.45


(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                         29 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