Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
13 August 2002



On 12 August 2002 GUS plc received notification that Towers Perrin Eagle Star
Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited had on that day purchased 1,500,000
ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust
No. 3 at a price of £4.96513 per share. Directors of the Company are potential
beneficiaries of this ESOP and accordingly this share purchase is deemed to
increase their interests in the ordinary share capital of the Company.


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