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               03 September 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       4,033,832     2.64%         96,778     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      837,067     0.55%        665,391     0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,870,899     3.18%        762,169     0.50%

(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      28,912               4.6736
Purchase      11,760               4.6590
Purchase      7,233                4.3173
Purchase      1,092                4.1507
Purchase      9,870                4.6607
Purchase      24,706               4.5675
Purchase      21,789               4.6688
Purchase      32,799               4.5460
Purchase      40,283               4.6864
Purchase      4,500                4.1500
Purchase      464                  4.1461
Purchase      1,025                4.6577
Sale          3,745                4.6681
Sale          5,925                4.6558
Sale          8,973                4.5894
Sale          5,000                4.6793
Sale          11,760               4.4615
Sale          1,235                4.1650
Sale          21,789               4.6693
Sale          27,689               4.6886
Sale          49,675               4.6511
Sale          51,594               4.6648
Sale          20,961               4.5500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7331          4.14
CFD            Long          3176          4.1458
CFD            Long          17032         4.15
CFD            Long          2676          4.4702
CFD            Long          49675         4.651
CFD            Long          5925          4.6558
CFD            Long          5203          4.659
CFD            Long          51594         4.6647
CFD            Long          2408          4.665
CFD            Long          5000          4.6792
CFD            Long          27689         4.6885
CFD            Short         1092          4.1506
CFD            Short         32799         4.5459
CFD            Short         1025          4.6577
CFD            Short         9870          4.6606
CFD            Short         28912         4.6736
CFD            Short         40283         4.6864

(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                         04 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