Director/PDMR Shareholding

GUS PLC
02 August 2005


                                 GUS plc 
                             ('THE COMPANY')

                       INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                    THE GUS PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

In June and July 2002 the Company made awards under its Performance Share Plan
with such awards taking the form of a deferred right to acquire shares at no
cost to the participant. The vesting of such awards is subject to performance
conditions and the conditions in respect of these awards have now been
satisfied. Details in respect of the vesting of awards to directors were
announced on 7 June 2005. Details of transactions in respect of the vesting of
awards to persons discharging managerial responsibilities are set out below.
These transactions took place on 1 August 2005.


Name of person discharging          Plan       Plan          Plan      Number
managerial responsibilities         shares     shares        shares    of
                                    released   sold after    retained  Ordinary
                                               release *               shares
                                                                       now held

Paul Loft                           24,789     24,789        Nil       126,301
(% of issued Ordinary shares **        Nil        Nil        Nil        0.01%)

John Saunders                       31,645     13,002     18,643        90,031
(% of issued Ordinary shares, **       Nil        Nil        Nil        0.01%)


Notification of these transactions was received by the Company on 2 August 2005
and was made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(l)(a).

* The sale of shares took place on the London Stock Exchange at a price of
909.5192p per share. In the case of John Saunders, the sale was made to satisfy 
the UK tax and national insurance liabilities falling due on the vesting of the
award and the incidental costs of the disposal.  


** excluding Treasury shares


Name and signature of duly authorised officer:


Paul Cooper           


Date of notification:      2 August 2005



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