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               01 July 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       2,969,014     1.94%        343,593     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      617,170     0.40%        650,282     0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,586,184     2.34%        993,875     0.65%


(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
Purchase      22,440               2.8190
Purchase      2,408                3.0600
Purchase      3,399                2.8450
Purchase      5,779                2.7965
Purchase      16,306               2.8152
Purchase      17,530               2.8263
Purchase      22,781               2.8457
Purchase      30,000               2.7902
Purchase      17,121               2.7879
Sale          27,511               2.8231
Sale          129,025              2.8275
Sale          800                  2.8645
Sale          30,000               2.7902
Sale          30,000               2.7902
Sale          4,500                2.8633
Sale          33,819               2.8334
Sale          76,720               2.8054
Sale          1,400                2.8100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          76720         2.8053
CFD            Long          1400          2.81
CFD            Long          27511         2.8231
CFD            Long          129025        2.8274
CFD            Long          33819         2.8334
CFD            Long          6352          2.8407
CFD            Long          4500          2.8632
CFD            Long          800           2.8645
CFD            Short         17121         2.7879
CFD            Short         5779          2.7964
CFD            Short         22440         2.8189
CFD            Short         17530         2.8263
CFD            Short         5461          2.84
CFD            Short         10545         2.844
CFD            Short         3399          2.845

(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                         02 July 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