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               27 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       4,040,415     2.64%         53,535     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      783,033     0.51%        741,459     0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,823,448     3.15%        794,994     0.52%


(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      11,000               4.1100
Purchase      37,023               4.3000
Purchase      32,554               4.1812
Purchase      29,164               4.2053
Purchase      25,643               4.1608
Purchase      963                  4.1006
Purchase      49,675               4.1064
Purchase      2,570                4.2952
Purchase      4,282                4.1915
Sale          123                  4.1240
Sale          1,200                4.0960
Sale          100                  4.1094
Sale          24,749               4.1027
Sale          25,015               4.1381
Sale          25,643               4.1950
Sale          11,491               4.1015

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1200          4.096
CFD            Long          11491         4.1015
CFD            Long          24749         4.1026
CFD            Long          100           4.1094
CFD            Long          123           4.1239
CFD            Long          25015         4.138
CFD            Long          25643         4.195
CFD            Long          26877         4.215
CFD            Short         963           4.1006
CFD            Short         7602          4.1051
CFD            Short         49675         4.1063
CFD            Short         11738         4.1445
CFD            Short         1933          4.1537
CFD            Short         2150          4.154
CFD            Short         25643         4.1608
CFD            Short         32554         4.1812
CFD            Short         4282          4.1914
CFD            Short         29164         4.2052
CFD            Short         2570          4.2951

(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                         28 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