Rule 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP

The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been
corrected on today's report.

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               31 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       3,804,940     2.49%        243,266     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives      554,043     0.36%        359,048     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,358,983     2.85%        602,314     0.39%


(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      13,422               3.3714
Purchase      1,460                3.3678
Purchase      1,465                3.3759
Purchase      2,030                3.3730
Purchase      4,637                3.3904
Purchase      6,016                3.3816
Purchase      13,412               3.3775
Purchase      41,298               3.3716
Purchase      16,805               3.3903
Purchase      21,010               3.3760
Purchase      27,648               3.3975
Purchase      28,491               3.3792
Sale          16,462               3.3697
Sale          16,353               3.3632
Sale          17,405               3.3816
Sale          297                  3.3859
Sale          27,648               3.3975
Sale          4,227                3.3753
Sale          1,650                3.3903
Sale          36,282               3.3773
Sale          361                  3.4006
Sale          6,190                3.3770


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          16353         3.3632
CFD            Long          16462         3.3697
CFD            Long          6190          3.377
CFD            Long          297           3.3859
CFD            Long          3259          3.3962
CFD            Short         57903         3.3668
CFD            Short         23137         3.3705
CFD            Short         13422         3.3714
CFD            Short         41298         3.3716
CFD            Short         2030          3.373
CFD            Short         16342         3.3733
CFD            Short         1465          3.3758
CFD            Short         21010         3.3759
CFD            Short         22185         3.3762
CFD            Short         15478         3.3771
CFD            Short         28491         3.3792
CFD            Short         1568          3.3801
CFD            Short         16805         3.3902
CFD            Short         3905          3.4
CFD            Short         4656          3.4015


(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                         03 August 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