Blocklisting Interim Review

National Express Group PLC
03 April 2006

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



Date: 3 April 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 OCTOBER               To:     31 MARCH 2006

                                                           2005
Balance under scheme from previous return:                 NEG                                                  120,283

                                                           ESOS                                               1,308,692


The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   NEG                                                  413,000
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:                                               ESOS                                               1,876,000


Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   NEG                                                  475,244
period:
                                                           ESOS                                               2,455,757


Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     NEG                                                   58,039
period
                                                           ESOS                                                 728,935


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      152,852,964 excluding 400,000 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:                                           JENNY CASSON
Address of contact:                                        75 DAVIES STREET, LONDON, W1K 5HT
Telephone number of contact:                               020 7529 2041



SIGNED BY

TONY MCDONALD, COMPANY SECRETARY

for and on behalf of



NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC




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