Director Shareholding

Next PLC
06 May 2003

Next plc

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

30 April 2003                           200,000                  934.7501p

1 May 2003                              109,814                  936.7341p

2 May 2003                              200,000                  950.7136p

The Next ESOP Trust was established for the benefit of employees of companies in
the Next plc Group.

On 6 May 2003 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 62,744 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 8,652,791.

Mr W Barnes

Company Secretary

Next plc


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