Director/PDMR Shareholding

GUS PLC
05 June 2006

                       
                                     GUS plc
                                ('THE COMPANY')

                      GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS


The Company has granted options in respect of its Ordinary shares of 29 3/43p
each to the following directors:


Name of      Date of      Period during or     Amount      Number       Exercise
director     grant        date on which        paid for    of shares    price
                          exercisable          grant of
                                               option

John Peace   2 June 2006  2 June 2009 to 1     Nil         94,492       £9.26        
                          June 2016

Terry Duddy  2 June 2006  2 June 2009 to 1     Nil         80,993       £9.26
                          June 2016            

Don Robert   2 June 2006  2 June 2009 to 1     Nil         74,949       £9.26
                          June 2016

David Tyler  2 June 2006  2 June 2009 to 1     Nil         58,855       £9.26      
                          June 2016

Following this notification, options are held by directors over 1,973,415 shares
in the Company.

               AWARDS UNDER THE GUS PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN  

The Company also made awards on 2 June 2006 to the above directors under the
terms of The GUS plc Performance Shares Plan by reference to a price of £9.26
per share. The awards are subject to performance conditions and the maximum
numbers of shares that could vest in the case of each of these directors in
respect of this award are as follows.


Name of director                                 Maximum number of shares

John Peace                                                         94,492

Terry Duddy                                                        80,993

Don Robert                                                         74,949

David Tyler                                                        58,855                         

Following this notification, awards are held by directors under the terms of The
GUS plc Performance Share Plan in respect of 1,153,896 Ordinary shares of 29
3/43p each.



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