Holding(s) in Company

National Express Group PLC
15 May 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of listed company                          2. Name of shareholder with a major interest



NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC                         EUROPEAN EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LIMITED


3. Please state whether notification indicates     4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
that  it is regarding the holding of the           than one holder, the number of shares held by each
shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a      of them
non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18



IN RESPECT OF 2 ABOVE
                                                   EUROPEAN EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LIMITED




5. Number of             6. Percentage of issued   7. Number of             8. Percentage of issued
  shares/amount of          class (any treasury       shares/amount of         class (any treasury
   stock required           shares held by the        stock disposed           shares held by the
                            listed company                                     listed company
                            should note be taken N/A                           should not be taken
                            into account when                                  into account when
                            calculating                                        calculating
                            percentage)                                        percentage)

1,534,770                     1.0%








9. Class of security                                   10. Date of transaction  11. Date listed
                                                                                    company informed

ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES                                11 MAY 2006                    12 MAY 2006




12. Total holding following this notification          13. Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                          following this notification (any treasury
                                                          shares held by the listed company should not be
19,976,298                                                taken into account when calculating percentage)



                                                       13.08%




14. Any additional information                       15. Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                         queries



                                                     JENNY CASSON

                                                     020 7529 2041








16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company 
responsible for making this notification





TONY MCDONALD





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      Date of notification ___15 MAY_________________ 2006 __________






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