Director Shareholding

Next PLC
15 March 2001

Next ESOP Trust

On 15 March 2001 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 5,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in Next plc 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 discretionary beneficiaries of the Trust and are
consequently considered to be interested in all of their shares held by the
Trust which amount to 8,064,400.