Transaction in Own Shares

National Express Group PLC
12 June 2006


                           National Express Group PLC
                                  12 June 2006


             NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


National Express Group PLC announces that on 12 June 2006 it purchased 50,000 of
its ordinary shares at a price of 771.6 pence per share. It is intended that
these shares will be held in Treasury.

Following the purchase, National Express Group PLC holds 1,575,000 of its
ordinary shares in Treasury and has a total of 151,856,308 ordinary shares
(excluding shares held in Treasury) in issue.


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