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               26 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       3,951,455     2.58%         69,128     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      771,749     0.50%        677,099     0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,723,204     3.09%        746,227     0.49%


(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      248                  4.0540
Purchase      253                  4.0540
Purchase      32,035               3.9825
Purchase      2,027                4.0916
Purchase      15,069               4.0112
Purchase      2,492                4.0107
Purchase      6,979                4.0000
Purchase      269,247              3.9510
Purchase      4,046                3.9957
Purchase      4,896                4.0115
Sale          6,979                4.0000
Sale          302                  3.9960
Sale          544                  3.9990
Sale          1,500                4.0239
Sale          3,950                4.0194
Sale          181                  4.0550
Sale          6,979                4.0000
Sale          10,870               4.0411
Sale          15,361               4.0000
Sale          16,064               3.9990
Sale          19,955               4.0055
Sale          27,977               4.0168
Sale          32,035               3.9829
Sale          269,247              3.9510
Sale          6,193                4.0207


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          16064         3.9989
CFD            Long          6827          4
CFD            Long          19955         4.0054
CFD            Long          27977         4.0168
CFD            Long          3950          4.0193
CFD            Long          1500          4.0239
CFD            Long          10284         4.0334
CFD            Long          10870         4.041
CFD            Long          181           4.055
CFD            Long          30413         4.0555
CFD            Short         2492          4.0106
CFD            Short         4896          4.0115
CFD            Short         4399          4.0331
CFD            Short         2027          4.0916


(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                         27 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