Purchase of Own Securities

GUS PLC
08 July 2003


GUS PLC.

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 291,120 Ordinary shares of 25p each to
trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon
issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of
the Company.

The Block listings consist of 72,780 shares to be issued under the 1998 Approved
Share Option Scheme and 218,340 shares to be issued under the 1998 Non-Approved
Share Option Scheme.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.


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