Director Shareholding

National Express Group PLC
10 July 2002



National Express Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 9 July 2002  the
Trustee of the National Express Group Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust')
purchased 70,000 shares in the Company at a price of 605.75p per share and on 10
July 2002 purchased a further 80,000 shares in the Company at 608.50p .  The
purchases were notified to the Company on 10 July 2002.  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 PM White, Mr R O'Toole and Mr WP Rollason are deemed to have
acquired an interest in these shares for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985.



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