Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Great Universal Stores PLC
10 April 2000


THE GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES P.L.C
('the Company')

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

On 7 April 2000, Towers Perrin Eagle Star Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited, as
trustee of the GUS Employee Share Ownership Plan ('the ESOP'), purchased
1,200,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at a price of £3.7913 per
share.  Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the ESOP and
accordingly this share purchase is deemed to increase their interests in the
ordinary share capital of the Company.

Under the terms of the GUS Performance Share Plan, awards were made on 7 April
2000 to six directors.  The awards are subject to performance conditions and the
maximum number of shares which could vest in the case of each of these directors
are as follows:

Name of Director                    Maximum number of shares

Mr D.G.Bury                               51,211
Mr T.Duddy                                74,527
Mr M.P. de Kare-Silver                    62,816
Mr J.W. Peace                            146,393
Mr D.A. Tyler                             69,204
Mr P.L. Weigh                             38,328



               GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS

The Company has granted options in respect of its ordinary shares of 25p each as
follows:

Name of Director        Date of    Period       Amount     Number     Exercise
                        Grant      during or    paid for   of shares  price
                                   date on      grant of
                                   which        option
                                   exercisable

Mr D.G.Bury             7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      64,013      375.7p 
                                   6.4.2010         
Mr T.Duddy              7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      93,159      375.7p
                                   6.4.2010
Mr M.P. de Kare-Silver  7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      78,520      375.7p
                                   6.4.2010         
Mr J.W. Peace           7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      146,393     375.7p 
                                   6.4.2010         
Mr D.A. Tyler           7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      86,505      375.7p
                                   6.4.2010         
Mr P.L. Weigh           7.4.2000   7.4.2003 to    Nil      47,910      375.7p   
                                  6.4.2010         

Following this notification options are held by directors over 752,552 ordinary
shares of 25p each in the Company.