Directors' Shareholdings

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07 November 2006


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                            DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ('Abacus') that
Abacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ('the Trust'), now holds 13,691,837
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. The notification from Abacus
was received by the Company on 7 November.

On 11 October, following the demerger from GUS plc, the holding was 14,514,199
shares of 10 pence each and since then:

   • 571,039 shares have been released to participants in GUS plc's former
     Co-Investment Plans,
   • 213,807 shares have been released in connection with the exercise of
     options granted under GUS plc's former UK share option schemes, and
   • 37,516 shares have been released in connection with the exercise of
     options granted under GUS plc's former North America Stock Option Plan.

Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the Trust and
accordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to change
their interests in the Ordinary share capital of the Company.

Gordon Bentley
Secretary

7 November 2006



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