National Express Group PLC

29 March 2019

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

Annual Report 2018 and Notice of 2019 Annual General Meeting

National Express Group PLC ("Company") announces that it has today published its Annual Report 2018 and Notice of 2019 Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting").

As required under Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the following documents will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly become available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm:

·     Annual Report 2018 (in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2018*);

·     Notice of 2019 AGM; and

·     Form of Proxy.

The above documents have today also been posted or otherwise made available to shareholders and, as required under DTR 6.3.5R (3), the Annual Report 2018 and Notice of 2019 AGM will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

The Company's 2019 AGM will be held at 2.00pm on Thursday, 9 May 2019 in The Horton Suite of the Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, 126 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4JQ. The voting results of all resolutions to be proposed at the Meeting will be announced to the market following the Meeting.

* The Company's Preliminary Results announcement in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2018 - which was released on 28 February 2019 (RNS Number 3510R) and included the requirements under DTR 6.3.5R - can be viewed at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

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For further information or enquiries, please contact:

National Express Group PLC

Michael Arnaouti, Deputy Company Secretary

++44 (0) 207 805 3807

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 1.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)