Directors' Dealings

Great Universal Stores PLC
9 December 1999


                    GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS TO A DIRECTOR

The Great Universal Stores PLC has granted options in respect of its Ordinary
shares of 25p as follows:

Name of               Date     Period         Amount Paid   Number   Exercise
Director              of       during         for grant of  of       price
                      Grant    or date        option        Shares       
                               on which
                               exercisable     

M P de Kare-Silver    8.12.99  8.12.2002      Nil          82,471    357.7p
                                  to
                               7.12.2009               


Following this notification options are held by directors over 236,052 Ordinary
shares of 25p each in the Company.