Directors' Shareholdings

Home Retail Group Plc
12 October 2006


                             HOME RETAIL GROUP plc
                                (THE 'COMPANY')

                            DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

Further to the demerger becoming effective, the delisting of GUS plc and the
Admission of the Company's ordinary Shares on 11 October 2006, the table below
sets out the initial interests of the directors of the Company in such ordinary
shares.

Name of director        Number of Ordinary Shares beneficially held

Oliver Stocken                    39,021

Terry Duddy                      526,773

Richard Ashton                    72,729

John Coombe                       16,469

Andy Hornby                        9,311

This notification is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(b))


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