Holding(s) in Company

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17 October 2003


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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

Legal & General Investment Management

A notification of disclosable interests dated 16 October 2003 has today been
received by the Company from Legal & General Investment Management that they
hold 11,020,549 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 4.02%
of the issued share capital.


W R Barnes
Company Secretary
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