Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
20 June 2003

                                   GUS plc 
                               ('THE COMPANY')
                    GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS

The Company has granted options in respect of its Ordinary shares of 25p to the 
following directors:-

Name of      Date of        Period during      Amount     Number of   Exercise 
director     grant          or date on         paid for   shares      price 
                            which              grant of 
                            exercisable        option       

John Peace   19.06.2003     19.06.2006 to      Nil        103,626     675.5p
                            18.06.2013     
Terry Duddy  19.06.2003     19.06.2006 to      Nil         85,862     675.5p
                            18.06.2013     
Alan Smart   19.06.2003     19.06.2006 to      Nil         16,107     675.5p
                            18.06.2013     
Craig Smith  19.06.2003     19.06.2006 to      Nil         58,210     675.5p
                            18.06.2013     
David Tyler  19.06.2003     19.06.2006 to      Nil         62,176     675.5p
                            18.06.2013     

Following this notification, options are held by directors over 1,863,054 
Ordinary shares of 25p in the Company.


AWARDS UNDER THE GUS PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

The Company also made awards on 19 June 2003 to the above directors under the
terms of The GUS plc Performance Share Plan by reference to a price of 675.5p
per share. The awards are subject to performance conditions and the maximum
numbers of shares which could vest in the case of each of these directors in
respect of this award are as follows:-

Name of director     Maximum number of Shares

John Peace           103,626
     
Terry Duddy           85,862
     
Alan Smart            16,107
     
Craig Smith           58,210
     
David Tyler           62,176

Following this notification, awards are held by directors under the terms of The 
GUS plc Performance Share Plan in respect of 693,409 Ordinary shares of 25p in 
the Company.



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