Director/PDMR Shareholding

National Express Group PLC
12 April 2007

National Express Group PLC ('the Company') announces that the following awards
of the Company's ordinary 5 pence shares were made to the three Executive
Directors of the Company on 11 April 2007 (the 'Awards').  The Awards have been
made in accordance with the rules of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
approved at the 2005 AGM.  The Awards are granted as nil cost options; the
calculations of the number of shares awarded being based on the middle market
price on 10 April 2007 of £13.20 per share.  The awards will vest under normal
circumstances, subject to the achievement of the performance conditions, in
three years from the date of grant.


                              2007 LTIP Award
                         Performance      Matching    Existing Executive      Existing
                           Shares          Shares        Share Awards       Shareholding
Richard Bowker             37,878          16,666           57,103             7,554
Ray O'Toole                28,409             0            247,825             24,364
Adam Walker                27,272          18,666          208,098             25,000




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