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               04 August 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       4,099,902     2.68%        158,537     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      487,959     0.32%        531,459     0.35%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,587,861     3.00%        689,996     0.45%


(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      5,800                3.3754
Purchase      36,767               3.4972
Purchase      28,404               3.5048
Purchase      24,206               3.5046
Purchase      590                  3.5023
Purchase      16,929               3.4997
Purchase      16,458               3.4949
Purchase      7,014                3.5040
Purchase      37,048               3.5020
Purchase      900                  3.5000
Purchase      1,197                3.5040
Sale          839                  3.4985
Sale          872                  3.4987
Sale          900                  3.5030
Sale          1,160                3.4914
Sale          3,841                3.4920
Sale          15                   3.4820
Sale          5,507                3.4957
Sale          6,803                3.5301
Sale          7,252                3.4969
Sale          22,080               3.5086
Sale          4,192                3.5005

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3841          3.4919
CFD            Long          3622          3.4931
CFD            Long          839           3.4984
CFD            Long          872           3.4986
CFD            Long          4192          3.5004
CFD            Long          900           3.503
CFD            Long          22080         3.5086
CFD            Long          6803          3.53
CFD            Short         6143          3.4825
CFD            Short         5337          3.4919
CFD            Short         16419         3.4923
CFD            Short         16458         3.4948
CFD            Short         16929         3.4997
CFD            Short         900           3.5
CFD            Short         37048         3.502
CFD            Short         590           3.5022
CFD            Short         24206         3.5046
CFD            Short         28404         3.5047
CFD            Short         7838          3.5482

(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                         05 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