Director Shareholding

National Express Group PLC
27 June 2005



National Express Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that the Remuneration
Committee has agreed to the following awards of the Company's ordinary 5 pence
shares to the three Executive Directors of the Company on 27 June 2005 (the 
'Awards').  The Awards have been made in accordance with the rules of the
Company's Long Term Incentive Plan approved at the 2005 AGM and vesting is
subject to the performance criteria approved at that meeting.  The Awards are
granted as nil cost options; the calculations of the number of shares awarded
being based on the middle market price on 24 June 2005 of £9.21 per share.  The
awards will vest under normal circumstances, subject to the achievement of the
performance conditions, in three years from the date of grant.


                                   LTIP Award                      Existing
                                                                   Executive             Existing
                     Performance Shares    Matching Shares       Share Options         Shareholding
Ray O'Toole               35,287              56,613               273,977               18,783
Adam Walker               32,573              32,333               171,393                9,700
Phil White                48,859             116,580               404,321              165,408




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