Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Great Universal Stores PLC
4 August 2000

The Great Universal Stores PLC has received notification that, on 3 August 2000,
Mr J W Peace (a director of the Company) purchased 10,000 Ordinary shares of 25p
each in the Company at a price of £4.3075 per share. Following this purchase, Mr
Peace now holds 20,000 shares in the Company.