Holding(s) in Company

GUS PLC
4 February 2004


On 14 July 2003 GUS plc announced that it had received a notification from 
Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (together 
'Putnam'), pursuant to Sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act 1985, advising 
that clients of Putnam held beneficial interests in the ordinary shares of the 
Company representing 3.1% of its issued ordinary share capital. On 3 February 
2004, the Company was made aware of a subsequent communication from Putnam 
(dated 30 October 2003) advising that they no longer held a notifiable interest 
in GUS shares.


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