Blocklisting Interim Review

National Express Group PLC
30 September 2005

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



Date: 30 September 2005


Name of applicant:                                        National Express Group PLC

Name of scheme:                                           National Express Group 1992 Savings Related Share Option
                                                          Scheme ('NEG')

                                                          National Express Group Executive Share Option Scheme ('ESOS')*

                                                          The West Midlands Travel Employees Shareholding Trust ('EST')

Period of return:                           From:          1 APRIL 2005            To:      30 SEPTEMBER 2005

Balance under scheme from previous return:                 NEG                                                  176,646

                                                           ESOS                                               1,454,497

                                                           EST                                                  103,399

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   NEG                                                        0
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:                                               ESOS                                                       0

                                                           EST                                                        0

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   NEG                                                   56,363
period:
                                                           ESOS                                                 145,805

                                                           EST                                                  103,399

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     NEG                                                  120,283
period
                                                           ESOS                                               1,308,692

                                                           EST                                                        0

Number and class of securities originally listed and the   N/A
date of admission

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the      136,439,372 excluding 400,000 shares held in Treasury.
period



* National Express Group Executive Share Option Scheme ('ESOS') includes the
1992 Scheme (Approved), the 1996 Scheme (Unapproved) and the 2002 Executive
Share Option Plan


Name of contact:                                           STEVE WILLIAMS

Address of contact:                                        75 DAVIES STREET, LONDON, W1K 5HT

Telephone number of contact:                               020 7529 2045



SIGNED BY

JENNY CASSON, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

for and on behalf of



NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC


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