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National Express Group PLC

18 March 2021

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

("Company")

Notification of a transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company provides notification of the following transactions effected on 18 March 2021 on the London Stock Exchange, relating to the below named PDMRs and their respective interests in the ordinary shares of nominal value 5p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") (ISIN: GB0006215205).

The transactions arise in respect of the: (i) the deferred vesting on 18 March 2021 of the forfeitable Shares awarded to Chris Davies on 9 March 2020 under the rules of the Company's Executive Deferred Bonus Plan ("EDBP") and relating to the one-year deferred element of his 2019 annual bonus and immediate sale of a sufficient number of such Shares to cover the personal tax liability arising on such vest (deferred from 9 March 2021 due to the Company being in a closed period until 18 March 2021); (ii) the exercise by Chris Davies on 18 March 2021 of his 2-year recruitment incentive nil-cost option, awarded to him on 10 May 2017 under the rules of the Company's 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), over the vested Shares thereunder and immediate sale of a sufficient number of such Shares to cover the personal tax liability arising on such exercise; and (iii) the purchase by Matthew Crummack on 18 March 2021 of Shares on the London Stock Exchange.

 
 Name and          Number             Number           Number           Number        Beneficial       Total other 
  position          of forfeitable     of vested       of vested         of Shares    interest         interest 
  of PDMR           Shares             Shares          Shares            purchased    of PDMR in       held in 
                    vested             exercised       beneficially                   Shares           Shares 
                    and sold           under nil       acquired                       following        following 
                    (1,2)              cost options    on vesting                     the              the 
                                       and sold        and exercise                   transactions     transactions 
                                       (2)             (3)                            (4)              (5) 
 
                             39,847           61,366 
                             Shares           Shares 
                             vested        exercised 
                         and 18,765       and 28,901 
   Chris Davies,            sold at          sold at 
   Group Chief               303.51           303.51 
   Financial              pence per        pence per 
   Officer                    Share            Share           53,547             -          248,238           435,667 
                  -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 
   Matthew                        -                -                -        16,148           18,844                 - 
   Crummack,                                                                 Shares 
   Senior                                                                 purchased 
   Independent                                                            at 303.54 
   Non-Executive                                                          pence per 
   Director                                                                   Share 
                  -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

(1) The Shares sold comprise (i) those compulsorily sold to cover the immediate income tax and social security liability arising on vesting of the 2020 EDBP award; and (ii) those voluntarily sold to cover the immediate income tax and social security liability arising on the exercise of the 2017 2-year recruitment incentive LTIP award.

(2) All Shares delivered to the individual are existing Shares delivered through the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.

(3) Malus and clawback apply to both the forfeitable Shares comprised in the 2020 EDBP award and to the vested Shares comprised in the 2017 2-year recruitment incentive LTIP award for two-years from the date of award, including post termination of employment, so until 9 March 2022 and 10 May 2021, respectively.

   (4)   Including those held by connected persons. 

(5) Represents outstanding awards granted under the Company's EDBP and LTIP.

 
1.    Details of PDMR / PCA 
       Full Name                        Chris Davies 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Position / status                Group Chief Financial Officer, PDMR 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Initial notification             Initial notification 
        / amendment 
----  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
2.     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, 
        auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       Name                               National Express Group PLC 
----  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
       LEI                                213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34 
----  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
3.     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type 
        of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) 
        each place where transactions have been conducted 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       Description of the              Ordinary shares of 5p each 
        financial instrument 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Identification code             GB0006215205 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Nature of the transaction        1. Vest of deferred share award under the Company's 
                                         Executive Deferred Bonus Plan and sale of sufficient 
                                         shares to cover tax 
                                         2. Exercise of vested nil cost option under 
                                         the Company's Long-Term Incentive Pan and sale 
                                         of sufficient shares to cover tax 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Price (s) and volume(s)                        Price(s)   Volume(s)   Total 
                                          1.           GBP3.04    18,765      GBP56,952.83 
                                                      ---------  ----------  -------------- 
                                          2.           GBP 3.04   28,901      GBP87,716.15 
                                                      ---------  ----------  -------------- 
                                          Aggregated   -          47,666      GBP144,668.98 
                                                      ---------  ----------  -------------- 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Date of the transaction         18 March 2021 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
       Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
      -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
1.    Details of PDMR / PCA 
       Full Name                        Matthew Crummack 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Position / status                Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, PDMR 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Initial notification             Initial notification 
        / amendment 
----  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
2.     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, 
        auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       Name                               National Express Group PLC 
----  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
       LEI                                213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34 
----  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
3.     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type 
        of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) 
        each place where transactions have been conducted 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       Description of the              Ordinary shares of 5p each 
        financial instrument 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Identification code             GB0006215205 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Nature of the transaction        Purchase of shares 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Price (s) and volume(s)                        Price(s)   Volume(s)   Total 
                                                       GBP 3.04   16,148      GBP49,015.96 
                                                      ---------  ----------  ------------- 
                                          Aggregated   GBP3.04    16,148      GBP49,015.96 
                                                      ---------  ----------  ------------- 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Date of the transaction          18 March 2021 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
       Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
      -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

This above notice is given in fulfilment of the Company's obligation under DTR 3.1 and Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

   -     END - 

National Express contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Jennifer Myram, Company Secretary

07880 472885

Melanie Travis, Deputy Company Secretary

07990 802678

Notes:

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)

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