Directors' Dealings

Great Universal Stores PLC
3 December 1999


THE GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES PLC

The Great Universal Stores PLC has today received notification
of the following purchases by directors of Ordinary shares of
25p each in the Company:

   Director             Number of      Price per         Number of
                     Ordinary shares   Ordinary share  Ordinary shares
                        purchased                           now held


Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale 100,000      349p         1,222,888*
Mr E M Barnes                12,800      349p            20,000
Mr V J Barnett              150,000      353p         1,671,668
Sir Victor Blank             25,000      349p            45,000
Mr D G Bury                   4,500      349p             7,500
Mr M P de Kare-Silver         2,500      349p             2,500
Mr T Duddy                    2,500      349p             2,500
Mr J W Peace                 10,000      349p            10,000
Mr D A Tyler                  7,500      349p            10,000

*including an unchanged non-beneficial holding of 791,380
Ordinary shares

In each case the purchases were made on 3 December 1999.