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               05 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       4,071,732     2.66%        116,171     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      439,458     0.29%        514,249     0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,511,190     2.95%        630,420     0.41%


(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      37,378               3.6611
Purchase      6,135                3.6750
Purchase      8,330                3.7003
Purchase      8,463                3.7429
Purchase      11,271               3.6690
Purchase      3,040                3.6884
Purchase      16,307               3.6722
Purchase      1,724                3.6964
Purchase      1,651                3.7270
Purchase      1,593                3.6572
Purchase      56,062               3.7218
Purchase      772                  3.6605
Purchase      25,613               3.7075
Sale          17,130               3.6921
Sale          23,505               3.6387
Sale          24,206               3.7220
Sale          6,135                3.6750
Sale          50,455               3.6830
Sale          2,730                3.6522
Sale          4,639                3.6177
Sale          6,135                3.6690
Sale          295                  3.7267
Sale          340                  3.6104
Sale          28,573               3.7308

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          340           3.6103
CFD            Long          4639          3.6176
CFD            Long          23505         3.6386
CFD            Long          2730          3.6521
CFD            Long          50455         3.683
CFD            Long          24206         3.7219
CFD            Long          28573         3.7307
CFD            Short         1593          3.6571
CFD            Short         772           3.6605
CFD            Short         2373          3.669
CFD            Short         16307         3.6722
CFD            Short         8330          3.7003
CFD            Short         20417         3.7074
CFD            Short         25613         3.7075
CFD            Short         10971         3.7167
CFD            Short         14838         3.7203
CFD            Short         56062         3.7217
CFD            Short         8463          3.7428

(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                         06 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