Director Shareholding

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23 July 2002

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Directors

The Company has been notified today that Mr D W Keens and Mr A C and Mrs P A
Mitchell-Innes have acquired a beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in Next plc as follows:


Name                                 Date of Acquisition               No of Shares             Price (p)

Mr D W Keens                         23 July 2002                       2,500                   844.88p

Mr A C and Mrs P A Mitchell-Innes    23 July 2002                       1,000                   846.5p



W R Barnes

Company Secretary

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