Director Shareholding

Next PLC
16 April 2002



Directors

The Company has been notified today that Mr David Charles Jones ceased to have
a beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc as follows:

                                        No of Shares Sold          Price (p)

Mr David Charles Jones                    12,376                    1081p


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