Transaction in Own Shares

National Express Group PLC
14 June 2006

                           National Express Group PLC
                                  14 June 2006

             NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


National Express Group PLC announces that on 14 June 2006 it purchased 100,000
of its ordinary shares at a price of 767.4375 pence per share. It is intended
that these shares will be held in Treasury.

Following the purchase, National Express Group PLC holds 1,775,000 of its
ordinary shares in Treasury and has a total of 151,656,308 ordinary shares
(excluding shares held in Treasury) in issue.



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