Holding(s) in Company

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05 October 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Next plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( X )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Barclays Global Investors

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
Indexchange Investment AG

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
4 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
5 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5% to 6%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights
GB0032089863                              11,999,854      11,999,854
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights                rights
CODE
                          Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect
GB0032089863              12,918,766            12,918,766            6.15%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
12,918,766                                   6.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
Indexchange Investment AG

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:
Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913



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