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               14 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       3,987,470     2.61%         56,651     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      514,994     0.34%        662,035     0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,502,464     2.94%        718,686     0.47%

(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      11,692               3.6174
Purchase      771                  3.6477
Purchase      3,300                3.7072
Purchase      3,363                3.6642
Purchase      5,000                3.7813
Purchase      5,449                3.6682
Purchase      40,244               3.6457
Purchase      12,700               3.7682
Purchase      12,824               3.6200
Purchase      17,996               3.6591
Purchase      21,401               3.7041
Sale          12,700               3.7682
Sale          180                  3.7700
Sale          3,783                3.6597
Sale          18,645               3.6509
Sale          1,190                3.7170
Sale          37,600               3.6304
Sale          550                  3.6023
Sale          5,449                3.6643

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          37600         3.6303
CFD            Long          18645         3.6508
CFD            Long          1135          3.7422
CFD            Short         11692         3.6173
CFD            Short         1920          3.6265
CFD            Short         2927          3.6353
CFD            Short         40244         3.6457
CFD            Short         2157          3.6942
CFD            Short         6630          3.6943
CFD            Short         21401         3.7041
CFD            Short         3300          3.7072
CFD            Short         7908          3.7353
CFD            Short         5000          3.7813

(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                         17 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