30th Sep 2005 10:00
National Express Group PLC30 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 0if the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: ESOS 0 EST 0 Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during NEG 56,363period: ESOS 145,805 EST 103,399 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of NEG 120,283period ESOS 1,308,692 EST 0 Number and class of securities originally listed and the N/Adate 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 the1992 Scheme (Approved), the 1996 Scheme (Unapproved) and the 2002 ExecutiveShare 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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