RNS Number:5048J
National Express Group PLC
01 April 2003

SCHEDULE 5 BLOCK LISTING SIX-MONTHLY RETURN




1. Name of     NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
Company:

2. Name of     National Express Group 1992 Savings Related Share Option Scheme ("NEG")
Scheme:        The West Midlands Travel Share Option Scheme (1991) ("WMT")

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

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

3. Period of
Return:        1 October 2002 to 31 March 2003
                 

4.   Number and class of share(s) (amount of                                            Ord 5p shares
stock/debt security) already listed but not
issued under scheme at end of last period:      NEG                                           264,344

                                                WMT                                             3,240

                                                ESOS                                        2,114,424

                                                EST                                            26,941

5.   Number of shares issued/allotted under     NEG                                             1,857
scheme during period:
                                                WMT                                             1,620

                                                ESOS                                                0

                                                EST                                                 0

6.   Balance under scheme not yet issued/       NEG                                           262,487
allotted at end of period:
                                                WMT                                             1,620

                                                ESOS                                        2,114,424

                                                EST                                            26,941

7.   Any other relevant information:            N/A



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





Contact for queries:



Name:                   Seema Kamboj



Address:              75 Davies Street
                      London
                      W1K 5HT


Telephone:           020 7529 2045




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