Director Shareholding

National Express Group PLC
04 December 2002


The Company has been informed that on 3 December 2002, the Trustee of the
National Express Group Qualifying Employee Share Trust transferred 635 ordinary
shares at £4.27 to satisfy the exercise of options under the National Express
Group 1992 Savings Related Share Scheme.  Following these transfers, the
National Express Group Qualifying Employee Share Trust holds a total interest in
the Company of 603,757 shares.  As all employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries under the Trust on an equal basis, the
executive directors of the Company, Messrs P M White and R O'Toole, in their
capacity as members of the class of potential beneficiaries under the Trust, are
deemed to have an interest in these shares pursuant to the Companies Act 1985.


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