Holding in Company

Next PLC
10 December 2001

Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 6 December 2001 has today been 
received by the Company from AEGON Asset Management UK that The AEGON UK plc 
Group of Companies holds 13,058,663 Ordinary Shares of 10p each which represents
3.95% of the issued share capital of Next plc.

Mr P W K Webber
Company Secretary
Next plc