Director Shareholding

Next PLC
19 April 2002


Next ESOP Trust 

The Next ESOP Trust has purchased the following ordinary shares of 10p each in
Next plc:

Date of Acquisition          No. of Shares               Price
                                                         Per Share

16 April 2002                 300,000                    1073.33p
17 April 2002                 200,000                    1060.00p

On 19 April 2002 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 22,500 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 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 8,611,925.



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