Grant of Options

John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC
22 March 2007


John Lewis of Hungerford plc (the "Company")

22 March 2007

Grant of options

The Company announces that it has today agreed to grant the following share
options to its Managing Director, Jon Rosby and Sales Director, Charlotte Hill
Baldwin as follows:


Director:                     Exercise price    No. of EMI         No. of
                              per share         share              Unapproved
                                                options            Options

John Rosby                    3 pence                              3,300,000

Charlotte Hill Baldwin        3 pence           3,000,000

In both instances the shares are ordinarily exercisable in the period commencing
on the third anniversary of grant and ending on the day preceding the tenth
anniversary of the date of grant.


22 March 2007




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