Director/PDMR Shareholding

Next PLC 22 August 2006 Next plc Next ESOP Trust On 22 August 2006 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 10,833 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc on the London Stock Exchange to satisfy share options exercised by employees of the Company. Executive Directors of Next plc who are participants in the Company share option schemes are deemed to be discretionary beneficiaries of the Trust and are consequently considered to be interested in all of the shares held by the Trust which amount to 7,621,708. This transaction notification disclosure is in accordance with DR 3.1.4(R)(1) (b). Mr A J R McKinlay Company Secretary Next plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END RDSILFIFTFIFFIR

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