Blocklisting Interim Review

National Express Group PLC
02 October 2006


                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



Date: 2nd October 2006


Name of applicant:                                    National Express Group PLC

Name of scheme:                                       National Express Group 1992 Savings Related Share Option
                                                      Scheme ('NEG')

                                                      National Express Group Executive Share Option Scheme ('ESOS ')*

Period of return:                           From:          1 APRIL 2006            To:     30 SEPTEMBER 2006

Balance under scheme from previous return:                 NEG                                                   58,039

                                                           ESOS                                                 728,935


The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   NEG                                                        0
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:                                               ESOS                                                       0


Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   NEG                                                   28,446
period:
                                                           ESOS                                                 293,477


Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     NEG                                                   29,593
period
                                                           ESOS                                                 435,458


Number and class of securities originally listed and the   N/A
date of admission

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the      151,770,896 excluding 1,825,000 shares held in Treasury.
period


* National Express Group Executive Share Option Scheme ('ESOS') includes the
  1992 Scheme (Approved), the 1996 Scheme (Unapproved) and the 2002 Executive
  Share Option Plan


Name of contact:                                           BARBARA LEES

Address of contact:                                        75 DAVIES STREET, LONDON, W1K 5HT

Telephone number of contact:                               020 7529 2045


SIGNED BY

TONY MCDONALD, COMPANY SECRETARY

for and on behalf of



NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC



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