Holding(s) in Company

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18 January 2006

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 16 January 2006 has been received
by the Company from FMR Corporation and Fidelity International Limited that they
hold 17,993,510 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 7.31%
of the issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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