Holding(s) in Company

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28 August 2002

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

The Company has been notified today that clients of Putnam Investment
Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC no longer have a notifiable
interest in the Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc.

W R Barnes

Company Secretary

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