Holding(s) in Company

Next PLC
4 March 2002


Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 26 February 2002 has today been
received by the Company from Putnam Investment Management LLC and The Putnam
Advisory Company LLC that they hold 9,919,371 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of
Next plc which represents 3% of the issued share capital of Next plc.
     

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