Director Shareholding

National Express Group PLC 7 November 2001 National Express Group PLC (the 'Company') hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 329 Companies Act (the 'Act') and paragraph 16.13 of the Listing Rules that on 6 November 2001 the Trustee of the National Express Group Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') purchased 50,000 shares in the Company at a price of 503p per share and 100,000 shares at a price of 501p per share. The purchase was notified to the Company on 6 November 2001. The shares will be held in Trust, at the Trustees' discretion, in order to satisfy options granted, or the vesting of awards made, under one of the Company's share schemes or incentive arrangements. As the executive directors are potential beneficiaries under the Trust Mr P White, Mr R O'Toole, Mr R Brown and Mr W Rollason are deemed to have acquired an interest in these shares for the purposes of the act.

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