Director/PDMR Shareholding

GUS PLC
25 November 2005

                                      GUS PLC
                                  ('THE COMPANY')

                              DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ('Abacus') that
Abacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust, holds 12,986,187 Ordinary shares
of 25p each in the Company at today's date. The holding announced on 4 October
2005 of 14,079,751 shares included 1,018,813 shares held in a nominee account
(in respect of invested shares awarded to UK employees in accordance with the
terms of the Company's Co-investment Plan) and these shares are now excluded for
the purposes of these announcements.  Since that date:

•  On 3 November 2005, 489 shares were transferred to a nominee on behalf of a 
   participant in the Company's Co-investment Plan; and

•  During the period from 10 October to 23 November, 74,262 shares have been 
   released in connection with the exercise of options granted under The North 
   America Stock Option Plan.

Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of this ESOP and
accordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to change
their interests in the Ordinary share capital of the Company.


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