Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
14 June 2004


                                   GUS plc 
                               ('THE COMPANY')


a) DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GUS PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

In June 2001 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 vesting of such awards is subject to 
performance conditions and the conditions in respect of this award have now been 
satisfied. Accordingly, on 11 June 2004, the following shares were transferred 
to directors of the Company who then sold them on that day at a price of 
842.071p per share:

     John Peace  - 48,963 Ordinary shares 
     Terry Duddy - 37,538 Ordinary shares 
     David Tyler - 28,562 Ordinary shares


b) DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GUS PLC CO-INVESTMENT PLAN

In accordance with the terms of The GUS plc Co-Investment Plan, the following 
directors have opted to defer receipt of their bonus for the year ended 31 March 
2004 and to invest it in Ordinary shares of 25p in the Company. The resulting 
increases in their interests in GUS shares and in their contingent interests in 
matching shares awarded in connection with this plan are as follows:

                                                                                                                      
Name of director              Number of Ordinary shares                     Contingent interests in matching shares
                   Now acquired on behalf          Held after this        Now arising in respect      Held after this
                        of director                  acquisition               of director            matching award    
              
John Peace                49,045                       294,154                   166,256                   550,014  
                                                                                                                      
Terry Duddy               44,141                       151,524                   209,008                   511,257  
                                                                                                                      
Craig Smith               42,922                        84,923                    85,844                   150,944  
                                                                                                                      
David Tyler               29,427                       182,893                    99,754                   323,863  



The purchase of the shares acquired on behalf of the directors was made on 11 
June 2004 at a price of 842.071p per share; the award of the matching shares was 
also made on 11 June 2004 by reference to a price of 842.071p per share. The 
release of these shares is deferred for three years and if the director resigns 
during the three-year period he will forfeit the right to the matching shares.

Following this notification, there are contingent awards held by directors under 
the terms of this plan in respect of 1,536,078 Ordinary shares of 25p in the 
Company.


c) DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF BURBERRY GROUP PLC

On 14 June 2004 the Company received notification that, on 11 June 2004, John 
Peace and Terry Duddy had made the following purchases of ordinary shares of 
0.05p each in Burberry Group plc:

John Peace - 34,000 shares at 393.037p per share 
Terry Duddy - 22,000 shares at 393.037p per share

Following this notification Mr Peace and Mr Duddy respectively hold 50,000 and 
22,000 ordinary shares in Burberry Group plc, which is a subsidiary undertaking 
of the Company.


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