Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
17 June 2003

Towers Perrin Eagle Star Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited has made the 
following purchases of Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company:

* On 30 May 2003, 650,000 Ordinary shares as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust 
  at a price of £6.377696 per share.

* On 13 June 2003, 500,000 Ordinary shares as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust
  No. 2 at a price of £6.639721 per share.

Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of these ESOP'S and 
accordingly these share purchases are deemed to increase their interests in the 
Ordinary share capital of the Company.



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