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               28 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       4,049,959     2.65%         61,333     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      797,528     0.52%        723,049     0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,847,487     3.17%        784,382     0.51%


(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      3,705                3.9840
Purchase      236                  3.8730
Purchase      487                  3.9924
Purchase      792                  3.9824
Purchase      2,260                3.8883
Purchase      3,153                4.0749
Purchase      39,600               3.9228
Purchase      35,506               3.9633
Purchase      13,489               4.0151
Purchase      6,597                3.9836
Sale          2,084                3.8350
Sale          202                  4.0170
Sale          38,272               3.9342
Sale          717                  4.0088
Sale          23,642               3.8972
Sale          4,151                4.0263
Sale          963                  3.9994
Sale          100                  4.0702
Sale          13,349               3.9621
Sale          7,798                3.9469
Sale          5,344                3.8893
Sale          6,597                3.9840
Sale          860                  3.9604

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2084          3.835
CFD            Long          23642         3.8971
CFD            Long          38272         3.9342
CFD            Long          7798          3.9468
CFD            Long          860           3.9604
CFD            Long          13349         3.962
CFD            Long          4633          3.984
CFD            Long          963           3.9993
CFD            Long          4151          4.0262
CFD            Long          14495         4.0712
CFD            Long          3413          4.075
CFD            Short         236           3.873
CFD            Short         2260          3.8882
CFD            Short         39600         3.9228
CFD            Short         35506         3.9633
CFD            Short         3153          4.0748

(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                         01 September 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