RNS Number:3682Q
National Express Group PLC
30 September 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 April 2003 to 30 September 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                                           262,487

                                                WMT                                             1,620

                                                ESOS                                        2,114,424

                                                EST                                            26,941

5.   Number of shares issued/allotted under     NEG                                                 0
scheme during period:
                                                WMT                                                 0

                                                ESOS                                           68,123

                                                EST                                         2,330,950

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

                                                ESOS                                        2,046,301

                                                EST                                            95,991

7.   Number and class of share(s) (amount of    EST - Block-listing for 2,400,000 ordinary shares of
stock/debt securities) originally listed and    5p each on 29/05/03
the date of admission:

Please confirm total number of shares in issue  136,836,044
at the end of the period in order for us to
update our records:





* 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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