Gusbourne Regulatory News (GUS)

3 Oct 2006 14:06

GUS PLC03 October 2006 GUS plc ("THE COMPANY") DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ("Abacus") that Abacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ("the Trust"), now holds 15,071,666 Ordinary shares of 29 3/43 pence each in the Company. The notification from Abacus was received by the Company on 28 September 2006. As announced on 29 September 2006, the holding at that date was 15,349,500 shares of 29 3/43 pence each and since then there has been an decrease of 277,834 shares as: • 80,047 shares have been transferred from the Trust to a nominee on behalf of participants in GUS plc's UK share plans, and • 197,787 shares have been released in connection with the exercise of options granted under The North America Stock Option Plan. Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the Trust and accordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to change their interests in the Ordinary share capital of the Company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange