Holding(s) in Company

GUS PLC
24 August 2005

                                      GUS plc

                              HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY

GUS plc('GUS') has today received a notification from The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc('Goldman Sachs'), pursuant to Sections 198 to 203 of the Companies Act 1985,
advising that, as at the close of business on 19 August 2005, Goldman Sachs was
interested in 31,852,667 ordinary shares in GUS (representing 3.18% of the
issued ordinary share capital of GUS excluding treasury shares).  The 
notification was dated 23 August 2005.


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