24 March 2017

National Express Group PLC

Annual Report 2016 and Notice of the 2017 Annual General Meeting

National Express Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2016 and Notice of the 2017 Annual General Meeting.

The documents listed below have been sent to shareholders and will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism where they will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Documents:

Annual Report and Accounts 2016

Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting

Forms of Proxy

Forms of Direction (for Travel West Midlands Share Incentive Plan Members)

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts 2016 and Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting are also available in the 'Investors' section on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com/ar2016 and www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm

The Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held in Hall 9 at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA on Wednesday 10 May 2017 at 2.00 pm.

Joy Baldry

Company Secretary

Tel: 0207 805 3801