Director Shareholding

GUS PLC
20 June 2005

                                    GUS plc 
                                ('THE COMPANY')

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

In accordance with the terms of The GUS Co-Investment Plan, matching shares
awarded in 2002 were released to the following directors of the Company on 17
June 2005. The resulting changes in their interests in GUS shares and in their
contingent interests in matching shares awarded in connection with this plan are
as follows:

(a) Interests in Ordinary shares

Name of        Number of   Matching     Matching    Matching     Number of
director       Ordinary     shares       shares      shares       Ordinary
                shares     released    sold after  retained by   shares now
                 held         to        release *   director        held
              previously   director
                  (A)         (B)          (C)        (D)           (E)
                                                   ((B)-(C))     ((A)+(D))         

John Peace      394,093     187,900     (77,194)    110,706       504,799

Terry Duddy     244,111     144,056     (59,182)     84,874       328,985

David Tyler     248,898     109,608     (45,030)     64,578       313,476

* The sale of shares took place on 17 June at a price of 882.4727p per share to 
  satisfy the UK tax and national insurance liabilities falling due on the 
  release of these shares and to cover the incidental costs of the disposal.

(b) Contingent interests in matching shares

Name of            Contingent          Matching          Contingent
director          interests in          shares          interests in
                    matching           released           matching
                  shares before                          shares now
                     release                                held

John Peace          723,889           (187,900)           535,989

Terry Duddy         664,542           (144,056)           520,486

David Tyler         431,391           (109,608)           321,783

Following this notification, there are contingent awards held by directors under 
the terms of such plans in respect of 1,757,692 Ordinary shares of 25p in the 
Company.


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