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               25 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       4,024,702     2.63%         61,530     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      725,648     0.47%        745,205     0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,750,350     3.10%        806,735     0.53%


(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      21,773               3.9370
Purchase      5,991                3.9458
Purchase      7,310                3.9600
Purchase      14,051               3.9207
Purchase      4,552                3.8684
Purchase      21,714               3.9432
Purchase      200                  3.8906
Purchase      1,844                3.9233
Purchase      19,352               3.9382
Purchase      218                  3.9380
Sale          1,021                3.9046
Sale          5,080                3.9327
Sale          5,861                3.8994
Sale          2,645                3.9432
Sale          7,310                3.9600
Sale          7,310                3.9510
Sale          14,051               3.9211
Sale          15,069               3.9402
Sale          542                  3.8304
Sale          280                  3.9500
Sale          3,531                3.8585
Sale          131                  3.9240
Sale          277                  3.8140
Sale          201                  3.9500
Sale          9,491                3.9445

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          542           3.8304
CFD            Long          5861          3.8993
CFD            Long          131           3.9239
CFD            Long          32071         3.9288
CFD            Long          5080          3.9326
CFD            Long          2645          3.9431
CFD            Long          9491          3.9445
CFD            Short         200           3.8906
CFD            Short         6916          3.9197
CFD            Short         1844          3.9233
CFD            Short         21773         3.9369
CFD            Short         218           3.9379
CFD            Short         19352         3.9382
CFD            Short         21714         3.9432
CFD            Short         4999          3.948

(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                         26 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