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               12 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       3,955,522     2.58%         68,453     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      507,763     0.33%        557,538     0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,463,285     2.92%        625,991     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      2,430                3.5842
Purchase      673                  3.5496
Purchase      1,142                3.5960
Purchase      1,386                3.6060
Purchase      1,404                3.6073
Purchase      2,300                3.5636
Purchase      36,298               3.6137
Purchase      6,750                3.6034
Purchase      8,341                3.5654
Purchase      19,373               3.5993
Purchase      35,971               3.6073
Sale          4,433                3.6050
Sale          11,103               3.5600
Sale          270                  3.6240
Sale          11,341               3.6041
Sale          1,386                3.5770
Sale          1,260                3.6354
Sale          28,502               3.5999
Sale          1,094                3.5436
Sale          2,382                3.6383

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6731          3.5932
CFD            Long          28502         3.5998
CFD            Long          11341         3.604
CFD            Long          4433          3.605
CFD            Long          2382          3.6382
CFD            Short         673           3.5495
CFD            Short         2300          3.5636
CFD            Short         4786          3.5784
CFD            Short         2430          3.5841
CFD            Short         1142          3.5959
CFD            Short         29081         3.5987
CFD            Short         19373         3.5992
CFD            Short         1203          3.6017
CFD            Short         6750          3.6033
CFD            Short         14146         3.6062
CFD            Short         35971         3.6072
CFD            Short         1404          3.6073
CFD            Short         36298         3.6137
CFD            Short         4534          3.6519

(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                         13 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