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               29 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       3,734,797     2.44%        261,609     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      753,735     0.49%        235,412     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,488,532     2.93%        497,021     0.32%


(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      3,696                3.3776
Purchase      269                  3.3783
Purchase      14,410               3.3771
Purchase      14,131               3.3712
Purchase      10,761               3.3762
Purchase      10,268               3.3592
Purchase      304                  3.3756
Purchase      6,149                3.3765
Purchase      5,561                3.4008
Purchase      58,456               3.4308
Purchase      493                  3.3516
Purchase      765                  3.3674
Purchase      1,930                3.3769
Purchase      986                  3.3675
Sale          930                  3.3795
Sale          1,343                3.3756
Sale          44                   3.3725
Sale          3,182                3.3720
Sale          6,985                3.3860
Sale          18,343               3.3634
Sale          2,730                3.4236

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          18343         3.3634
CFD            Long          930           3.3794
CFD            Long          6985          3.386
CFD            Long          2730          3.4236
CFD            Short         493           3.3516
CFD            Short         10268         3.3592
CFD            Short         3723          3.3658
CFD            Short         2177          3.3664
CFD            Short         986           3.3675
CFD            Short         8802          3.368
CFD            Short         14131         3.3712
CFD            Short         7083          3.3733
CFD            Short         304           3.3755
CFD            Short         6149          3.3764
CFD            Short         14410         3.3771
CFD            Short         3696          3.3776
CFD            Short         269           3.3783
CFD            Short         912           3.3805
CFD            Short         1537          3.384
CFD            Short         58456         3.4307

(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                         30 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