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               13 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       3,949,118     2.58%         72,942     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      512,993     0.34%        614,235     0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,462,111     2.92%        687,177     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      2,100                3.7850
Purchase      336                  3.6470
Purchase      13,745               3.7270
Purchase      425                  3.7319
Purchase      11,837               3.7090
Purchase      10,955               3.7434
Purchase      473                  3.5980
Purchase      46,081               3.7449
Purchase      1,500                3.7457
Sale          336                  3.7194
Sale          473                  3.5980
Sale          664                  3.7194
Sale          1,034                3.6400
Sale          1,764                3.7220
Sale          162                  3.7600
Sale          4,871                3.7547
Sale          5,515                3.7475
Sale          5,730                3.7127
Sale          6,201                3.7088
Sale          12,404               3.7176
Sale          13,794               3.7255
Sale          43,300               3.7290
Sale          2,097                3.7503

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5230          3.7003
CFD            Long          6201          3.7087
CFD            Long          5730          3.7126
CFD            Long          12404         3.7176
CFD            Long          664           3.7193
CFD            Long          336           3.7194
CFD            Long          1764          3.722
CFD            Long          43300         3.729
CFD            Long          5515          3.7474
CFD            Long          4871          3.7546
CFD            Short         20761         3.6855
CFD            Short         1645          3.6899
CFD            Short         16546         3.7266
CFD            Short         13745         3.7269
CFD            Short         6370          3.7316
CFD            Short         17779         3.7421
CFD            Short         10955         3.7433
CFD            Short         46081         3.7449
CFD            Short         1500          3.7457
CFD            Short         2100          3.785

(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                         14 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