Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
24 July 2003

                         

                                     GUS plc
                                 ('THE COMPANY')

GUS plc has received notification of the following purchases of Ordinary shares 
of 25p each in the Company made today by directors at a price of £7.305257 per
share:

               Name of director             Number of             Number of
                                        Ordinary shares       Ordinary shares
                                            purchased             now held

Sir Victor Blank (see note 1)                 15,000               213,000
Lord Harris of Peckham (see note 2)            2,500                37,200
Lady Patten of Wincanton                       4,000                12,370
Frank Newman                                   2,500                 5,000
Sir Alan Rudge                                 2,500                 8,950
Oliver Stocken                                 4,000                26,231

Note 1.  The number of Ordinary shares now held by Sir Victor Blank includes an
unchanged non-beneficial interest of 3,000 Ordinary shares.
Note 2.  The number of Ordinary shares now held by Lord Harris of Peckham 
includes an unchanged non-beneficial interest of 25,000 Ordinary shares.



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