Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Great Universal Stores PLC
2 August 2000

The Great Universal Stores Plc has received notification that, on 1 August 2000,
Mr E.M. Barnes (a Director of the Company) purchased 5,000 Ordinary shares of
25p each in the Company at a price of £4.27 per share.  Following
this purchase, Mr Barnes now holds 25,000 shares in the Company.