Director/PDMR Shareholding

GUS PLC
03 August 2005

The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ('Abacus')
that Abacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust, holds 14,417,047 Ordinary
shares of 25p each in the Company at today's date. As announced on that day, the
holding at 22 July 2005 was 14,772,487 shares and since then:

•  On 1 August, 317,592 shares were transferred to a nominee on behalf of
   participants in GUS plc's UK share plans. The nominee then sold/transferred
   shares to the participants as appropriate.

•  During the period from 22 July to 25 July, 37,848 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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