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               30 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       3,687,124     2.41%        270,891     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives      675,185     0.44%        253,056     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,362,309     2.85%        523,947     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      36,282               3.4052
Purchase      23,143               3.3813
Purchase      20,074               3.4129
Purchase      15,000               3.3977
Purchase      13,132               3.4296
Purchase      11,021               3.3971
Purchase      1,000                3.2645
Purchase      930                  3.3830
Purchase      578                  3.4469
Sale          41,298               3.4207
Sale          25,187               3.4002
Sale          9,845                3.3511
Sale          3,306                3.3480
Sale          2,027                3.3950
Sale          1,830                3.4295

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9845          3.3511
CFD            Long          25187         3.4001
CFD            Long          41298         3.4207
CFD            Long          1830          3.4294
CFD            Short         5514          3.2798
CFD            Short         17154         3.3391
CFD            Short         3607          3.3451
CFD            Short         29370         3.3465
CFD            Short         5130          3.3627
CFD            Short         9188          3.3703
CFD            Short         2942          3.3704
CFD            Short         23143         3.3812
CFD            Short         930           3.383
CFD            Short         11021         3.3971
CFD            Short         11084         3.3991
CFD            Short         21487         3.4003
CFD            Short         20074         3.4129
CFD            Short         13132         3.4295
CFD            Short         578           3.4468

(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                         31 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