Director/PDMR Shareholding

Home Retail Group Plc
17 October 2006




                             HOME RETAIL GROUP plc
                                (THE 'COMPANY')
                      DIRECTORS' AND PDMRs' SHAREHOLDINGS


The Company announces the following changes in interests in its Ordinary Shares
of 10 pence each (the 'Ordinary Shares') of directors and persons discharging
managerial responsibility, of which notification was received on 16 October 2006


Notification of these changes is made pursuant to DR 3.1.4R(1)(a).


1. Rollover grants to directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility

In connection with the Demerger, equivalent options and awards have been granted
over Ordinary Shares in consideration of the surrender of options and awards
granted under the GUS Employee Share Plans, as set out below.

a) Grant of rollover options - GUS Co-Investment Plan

Awards granted under the GUS Co-Investment Plan in 2006 have been automatically
exchanged for equivalent awards over Ordinary Shares. The exchange took effect
on 16 October 2006. As a consequence, the following awards are now held.

i) Awards held by directors under the Co-Investment Plan


Name of    Number of Invested  Number of Ordinary Shares under           Vesting
director   Ordinary Shares     rolled-over Matching Share Option         date
                               (nil-cost)

Terry      9,513               70,610                                  12 June
Duddy                                                                    2009


b) Grant of rollover awards - GUS Performance Share Plan

Awards granted under the GUS Performance Share Plan in 2005 and 2006 have been
automatically exchanged for equivalent awards over Ordinary Shares. The exchange
took effect on 16 October 2006, as a result of which the following awards are
now held.


i) Awards held by directors

Name of           Number of Ordinary Shares under rolled-over      Vesting
director          Award                                            date

Terry Duddy                                              197,277   31 May 2008
                                                         193,201   2 June 2009
Total                                                    390,478

Richard Ashton                                            40,287   31 May 2008
                                                          90,159   2 June 2009
Total                                                    130,446



ii) Awards held by persons discharging managerial responsibility

Name of person discharging          Number of Ordinary Shares under    Vesting
managerial responsibility           rolled-over Award                  date

Paul Loft                                                     46,539   31 May
                                                                       2008
                                                             103,040   2 June
                                                                       2009
Total                                                        149,579

Sara Weller                                                   61,822   31 May
                                                                       2008
                                                             122,359   2 June
                                                                       2009
Total                                                        184,181


c) Grant of rollover options - GUS Non-Approved Executive Share Option Scheme

Options granted under the GUS Non-Approved Executive Share Option Scheme in 2005
and 2006 have been automatically exchanged for equivalent options over Ordinary
Shares. Participants were also given the opportunity to exchange other options
under this scheme for equivalent options over Ordinary Shares. The exchange took
effect on 16 October 2006, as a result of which the following options are now
held.


i) Options held by directors

Name of    Period during or date on   Number of Ordinary Shares under Exercise
           which exercisable          rolled-over Option              price
director

Terry      31 May 2008                                      197,277      3.599
Duddy
           2 June 2009                                      193,201      3.882
Total                                                       390,478

Richard    31 May 2008                                       80,576      3.599
Ashton
           2 June 2009                                       90,159      3.882
Total                                                        170,735



ii) Options held by a person discharging managerial responsibility

Name of person            Period during or     Number of Ordinary       Exercise
discharging managerial    date on which        Shares under rolled-over price
responsibility            exercisable          Option

Paul Loft                 31 May 2008                          93,081    3.599
                          2 June 2009                         103,040    3.882
Total                                                         196,121

Sara Weller               31 May 2008                         123,645    3.599
                          2 June 2009                         122,359    3.882
Total                                                         246,004



2. Awards under new plans to directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility

These awards were made for nil consideration.

a) Awards under The Home Retail Group Reinvestment Plan, - 16 October 2006

i) Awards held by directors

Name of      Number of Invested       Ordinary Shares in    Ordinary Shares in
director     Ordinary Shares          Reinvested            Matching
                                      Award                 Award (1)

Terry                        76,849               722,576            1,598,851
Duddy

Richard                      24,571               231,043              511,228
Ashton

Note (1): The first 50% of this award will vest subject to a performance
condition; the remaining 50% of the award will be time-based.


ii) Awards held by persons discharging managerial responsibility

Name of person discharging Number of Invested Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares in
managerial                 Ordinary Shares    in Reinvested   Matching Award(1)
responsibility                                Award

Paul Loft                            27,278         256,505            492,428

Sara Weller                          12,636         118,822            381,347

Note:
1) The first 50% of this award will vest subject a performance condition; the
remaining 50% of the award will be time-based.


b) Awards under The Home Retail Group Performance Share Plan - 16 October 2006

The awards vest in October 2009.


i) Awards made to directors

Name of director          Number of Ordinary Shares under Award

Terry Duddy                            57,483

Richard Ashton                         27,998

ii) Awards made to persons discharging managerial responsibility

Name of person discharging managerial          Number of Ordinary Shares under
responsibility                                 Award

Paul Loft                                           24,043

Sara Weller                                         34,111



3. Changes to holdings of person discharging managerial responsibility

Name of PDMR     Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased 11 October 2006 (1)

Sara Weller                         59,216

Note (1): Company notified on 12 October 2006

Gordon Bentley
Secretary




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