Annual Financial Report

National Express Group PLC

Annual Report 2015 and Notice of the 2016 Annual General Meeting

Disclosure of Home State

Annual Report and Accounts 2015

National Express Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has today published, and sent to shareholders, its Annual Report and Accounts 2015 which is also available in the 'Investors' section on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com/ar2015.

This document has also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism where it will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Notice of 2016 Annual General Meeting

The Company's 2016 Annual General Meeting will be held in Hall 9 at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA on Wednesday 11 May 2016 at 2.00 pm. The Notice of Annual General Meeting will be sent to shareholders on 8 April 2016 and made available in the Investors section on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm.

The documents listed below will also be submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 8 April for publication through the National Storage Mechanism where they will be available for inspection from that date at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2016

Form of Proxy

Form of Direction (for Travel West Midlands Share Incentive Plan members)

Disclosure of Home State

Following amendments to the Transparency Directive, changes have been made to the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules ('DTR') which require the Company to disclose its home state. Accordingly, and pursuant to DTR 6.4.2 R, the Company confirms that its home state is the United Kingdom.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Joy Baldry

Deputy Company Secretary

0207 805 3801

24 March 2016