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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

RNS Number : 2298N

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

28 September 2021

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

National Express Group PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

National Express Group PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

27/09/2021

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Stagecoach Group PLC)

2.	DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)	Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
5p ordinary	Purchase	362,560	2.614 GBP	2.498 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	535,224	2.614 GBP	2.496 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,321	2.598 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	6,814	2.598 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,000	2.613 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	388	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,800	2.582 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5,093	2.579 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	22,765	2.562 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	521	2.561 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	18,828	2.561 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	3,807	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	116,294	2.567 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,161	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	17,487	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	10,066	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	1,314	2.604 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,307	2.61 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	253	2.548 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	19,107	2.567 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	9,596	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,723	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,115	2.541 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	10,115	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,615	2.524 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,707	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	9,322	2.549 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	999	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,215	2.522 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	22,303	2.519 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	925	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	18,470	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	622	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,547	2.536 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,215	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	594	2.535 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,359	2.606 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,359	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	594	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	999	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	3,833	2.539 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	6,302	2.55 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	22,882	2.556 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	21,780	2.613 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	OTHER INFORMATION

(a)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Date of disclosure:	28/09/2021
Contact name:	Tolu Tade
Telephone number:	+44207 996 3410

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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RNS Number : 2298N

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

28 September 2021

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

National Express Group PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

National Express Group PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

27/09/2021

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Stagecoach Group PLC)

2.	DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)	Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
5p ordinary	Purchase	362,560	2.614 GBP	2.498 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	535,224	2.614 GBP	2.496 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,321	2.598 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	6,814	2.598 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,000	2.613 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	388	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,800	2.582 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5,093	2.579 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	22,765	2.562 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	521	2.561 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	18,828	2.561 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	3,807	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	116,294	2.567 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,161	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	17,487	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	10,066	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	1,314	2.604 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,307	2.61 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	253	2.548 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	19,107	2.567 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	9,596	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,723	2.544 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,115	2.541 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Long Position	10,115	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,615	2.524 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,707	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	9,322	2.549 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	999	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,215	2.522 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	22,303	2.519 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	925	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	18,470	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	622	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,547	2.536 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,215	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	594	2.535 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,359	2.606 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,359	2.585 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	594	2.568 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	999	2.614 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	3,833	2.539 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	6,302	2.55 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	22,882	2.556 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Long Position	21,780	2.613 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	OTHER INFORMATION

(a)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

None

Date of disclosure:	28/09/2021
Contact name:	Tolu Tade
Telephone number:	+44207 996 3410

END

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Date	28 Sept 2021
Time	11:14:31
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	2298N

Date	28 Sept 2021
Time	11:14:31
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	2298N

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