The Great Universal Stores P.L.C.

Directors and Advisers

Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale † (63) Chairman Appointed to the Board in 1993 having been a director between 1973 and 1978. Appointed Chairman in 1996. Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Formerly Chairman of Next plc.	Eric M. Barnes FCIS † (66) Deputy Chairman Appointed to the Board in 1984 and Deputy Chairman since 1996. Chairman of Experian, the Group's Information Services Division. Non-executive Chairman of Nottingham Forest PLC.

Sir Victor Blank* (56) Deputy Chairman Appointed to the Board in 1993 and Deputy Chairman since 1996. Non-executive Chairman of the Finance Division. Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Chairman of Mirror Group plc, Deputy Chairman of Coats Viyella plc and non-executive director of Williams plc. Chairman of the charity WellBeing. Formerly Chairman of Charterhouse plc.	Victor J. Barnett (USA) † (66) Appointed to the Board in 1987. Chairman of the Burberry Division.

David G. Bury FCA † (56) Appointed to the Board in 1997. Group Commercial Director and Treasurer.	Jonathan P. Charkham* (68) Appointed to the Board in 1993. Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Formerly adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England and a member of the Cadbury Committee.

Terry Duddy (43) Appointed to the Board on 3 November 1998. Chief Executive of the Argos Division.	Lord Harris of Peckham* (56) Appointed to the Board in 1986. Member of the Remuneration Committee. Chairman of Carpetright plc. Non-executive director of Harveys Furnishings plc.

Paul M. Harris (60) Appointed to the Board in 1991. Chief Executive of the Home Shopping Division since 1988.	Lady Patten of Wincanton* (45) Appointed to the Board in 1997. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Member of the Advisory Board of Bain & Co. and a non-executive director of Hilton Group plc, Harveys Furnishings plc and Somerfield plc.

John W. Peace (50) Appointed to the Board in 1997. Chief Executive of Experian, the Group's Information Services Division.	Dr Alan W. Rudge CBE F.ENG FRS* (61) Appointed to the Board in 1997. Non-executive Deputy Chairman of Experian's Global Board. Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Formerly Deputy Chief Executive of British Telecommunications plc. Chairman of W S Atkins plc and ERA Technology Limited. Non-executive director of Metapath Software International Inc, MSI Cellular Investment Holdings BV and The General Electric Company plc.

Alan J. Smart (South Africa) (54) Appointed to the Board in 1996. Chief Executive of the South African Retailing Division.	David A. Tyler FCMA † (46) Appointed to the Board in 1997. Group Finance Director.
	* Non-executive † Member of the Executive Committee
Peter L. Weigh FCA (59) Appointed to the Board in 1996. Chief Executive of the Finance Division.	* Non-executive † Member of the Executive Committee

Secretary:
David Morris FCA Auditors:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Solicitors:
Linklaters & Paines
Paisner & Co

Registered Office:
Universal House,
Devonshire Street,
Manchester M60 1XA.
Company No. 146575 Registrars and transfer office:
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway,
Worthing,
West Sussex BN99 6DA.

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Secretary: David Morris FCA	Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers	Solicitors: Linklaters & Paines Paisner & Co
Registered Office: Universal House, Devonshire Street, Manchester M60 1XA. Company No. 146575	Registrars and transfer office: Lloyds TSB Registrars The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex BN99 6DA.