Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
22 July 2004


                                   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 £8.48 per 
share:


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

Sir Victor Blank (see note)                 15,000               228,000

Andy Hornby                                  2,500                 5,420

Frank Newman                                 2,500                 7,500

Lady Patten of Wincanton                     4,000                16,370

Sir Alan Rudge                               2,500                11,450

Oliver Stocken                               4,000                31,022

Note - the number of Ordinary shares now held by Sir Victor Blank includes an
unchanged non-beneficial interest of 3,000 Ordinary shares.




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