Blocklisting Interim Review

GUS PLC
25 July 2005

                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:

   GUS PLC


2. NAME OF SCHEME:

   GUS PLC (NORTH AMERICA QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (LISTING ON 4
   DECEMBER 2003 RE 261,011 SHARES))



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM:            TO:

                         05-12-04         04-06-05



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

   111,987 ORDINARY SHARES


5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

   99,203 ORDINARY SHARES


6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:

   12,784 ORDINARY SHARES


7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

   i)   1,005,767,948 ORDINARY SHARES
   ii)  FROM 1930 TO 1993

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

   1,018,203,168 ORDINARY SHARES

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:                    PAUL COOPER

TELEPHONE:               0870 836 4064


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