Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
3 June 2003



On 7 April 2000 the Company made awards under its Performance Share Plan to
directors with such awards taking the form of a deferred right to acquire shares
at no cost to the participant. The April 2000 awards included an award Of 74,527
Ordinary shares to Terry Duddy, a director of the Company. The vesting of such
awards is subject to performance conditions and the conditions in respect of
this award have now been satisfied. Accordingly, after the sale of sufficient
shares to satisfy the UK tax liability, 46,307 shares were transferred to Mr
Duddy on 2 June 2003 who then sold them on that day at a price of 642.8328p per
share. This sale was notified to the Company on 2 June. The sale of the shares
to satisfy the tax liability was made on 28 May at a price of 632.356p per
share.


GUS plc also received notification on 2 June that, following his exercise on 2
June of options in respect of 93,159 Ordinary shares in the Company awarded on 7
April 2000 at a price of 375.7p per share, Mr Duddy sold those 93,159 shares on
that day at a price of 642.8328p per share.


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