COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
(the 'Company')
The Company was advised on 2 January 2009 of the following dealing in its share capital by European Express Enterprises Limited ('EEEL'), a company which is a connected person (as defined in section 96(B)(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) of Jorge Cosmen, a Director of the Company.
On the date set out below EEEL purchased the following ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company at the stated average price:
Date of Acquisition |
Average Price |
Number of Shares |
31 December 2008 |
503.46p |
190,046 |
As a result Jorge Cosmen now has an interest in 28,530,165 ordinary shares of the Company amounting to 18.66% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Enquiries:
National Express Group PLC
Nicole Lander, Communications Director: 0121 460 8419
Tony McDonald, Group Company Secretary: 020 7506 4325