Combination with Stagecoach

Recommended combination of National Express Group plc ("National Express") and Stagecoach Group plc ("Stagecoach"), proposed to be structured as the acquisition by National Express of all of the issued and to be issued shares in Stagecoach in exchange for the issue of new shares in National Express (the "Combination").

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Access to the website

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The offer will be made solely by means of a scheme document or offer document which will contain the full terms and conditions of the offer, including details on how it may be accepted.  Any decision made in relation to the offer should be made solely on the basis of the information provided in any such document.

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Additional information for US investors

The Combination is currently intended to be effected by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any new shares in National Express to be issued pursuant to the Combination will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and such other laws. It is expected that any new shares in National Express to be issued pursuant to the Combination would be issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof.  If, in the future, the Combination is effected by way of a takeover offer and the offer is extended into the United States, the takeover offer will be made in compliance with applicable United States laws and regulations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The materials on this part of the website, including information included or incorporated by reference, may contain certain forward-looking statements.  These statements are based on the current expectation of the management of National Express and/or Stagecoach and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Forward-looking statements contained in the materials include statements about the expected effects of the Combination on National Express and/or Stagecoach, the expected timing and scope of the Combination, synergies, other strategic options and all other statements in the Information other than historical facts. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "will", "may", "should", "could", "would", "can", "believes", "intends", "expects", "indicates", "anticipates" or similar words or terms or by discussions of, inter alia, strategies, goals or plans. 

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future.  There are several factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements.  Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are changes in the global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory forces, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax rates and future business combinations or dispositions. Due to such uncertainties, National Express cannot give any assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct in the future.  National Express does not undertake any obligation to update or publicly revise forward-looking statements (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation.  You are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Responsibility

In relation to any Combination-related materials accessible on this area of the website please note any statement of responsibility contained therein.

The documents included in this part of the website issued or published by National Express speak only at the specified date of the relevant document and National Express has, and accepts, no responsibility or duty to update or revise such documents.

In relation to any such announcements or other Combination-related materials issued or published by Stagecoach, or which relate to Stagecoach and its group, that are accessible on this website, the only responsibility accepted by National Express and its directors is for the correctness and fairness of its reproduction.

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