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               04 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       3,916,838     2.56%         92,988     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      844,111     0.55%        355,300     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,760,949     3.11%        448,288     0.29%

(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      321                  4.6500
Purchase      25,950               4.6599
Purchase      19,128               4.6566
Purchase      13,458               4.6594
Purchase      2,918                4.6459
Purchase      4,227                4.6815
Sale          400                  4.6370
Sale          365                  4.6370
Sale          360                  4.6370
Sale          350                  4.6370
Sale          350                  4.6370
Sale          437                  4.6610
Sale          330                  4.6370
Sale          650                  4.6370
Sale          300                  4.6370
Sale          300                  4.6370
Sale          299                  4.6370
Sale          290                  4.6370
Sale          340                  4.6370
Sale          500                  4.6370
Sale          259                  4.6370
Sale          510                  4.6370
Sale          50,000               4.6812
Sale          675                  4.6370
Sale          938                  4.6370
Sale          1,000                4.6370
Sale          5,365                4.6629
Sale          8,600                4.6341
Sale          8,651                4.6519
Sale          10,477               4.6614
Sale          13,741               4.6757
Sale          27,710               4.6575
Sale          45,499               4.6561
Sale          510                  4.6370

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7044          4.6525
CFD            Long          45499         4.656
CFD            Long          27710         4.6574
CFD            Long          99253         4.6636
CFD            Long          63534         4.6638
CFD            Long          96730         4.6644
CFD            Long          13741         4.6756
CFD            Long          3032          4.6763
CFD            Short         13458         4.6594
CFD            Short         25950         4.6598

(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                         07 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