Holding(s) in Company

National Express Group PLC
10 January 2008


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing        National Express Group Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                  Barclays Global Investors
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors, N A

Indexchange Investment AG


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                08 Jan 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             09 Jan 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                7% to 6%


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction

 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect


GB0006215205   10,748,506  10,748,506  10,536,850   0            10,536,850   0.00              6.90


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


   10,536,850                                              6.90



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:


Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N A
Indexchange Investment A G


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                                      Jenny Casson
15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 7529 2041


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