Additional Listing

Great Universal Stores PLC
22 June 2001

THE GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES PLC

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and  the
London  Stock  Exchange for block listings  totalling  300,000
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 75,000 shares to be issued under
the  1998  Approved Executive Share Option Scheme and  225,000
shares to be issued under the 1998 Unapproved Executive  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.