Holding(s) in Company

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19 June 2003


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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 18 June 2003 has today been
received by the Company from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, part of
the Lloyds TSB Group plc, that they hold 10,917,594 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
of Next plc which represents 3.99% of the issued share capital.

W R Barnes

Company Secretary

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