28th Feb 2007 16:55
Home Retail Group Plc28 February 2007 HOME RETAIL GROUP plc ("the Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ("Abacus") thatAbacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ("the Trust"), now holds 2,755,185ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. The notification from Abacuswas dated 28 February 2007. As announced on 22 February, the holding at that date was 3,497,022 ordinaryshares. Since then 741,837 ordinary shares have been released in connection withthe exercise of options granted under GUS plc's former UK share option schemes. Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the Trust andaccordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to changetheir interests in the ordinary share capital of the Company. Gordon BentleySecretary 28 February 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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