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10 October 2005

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 7 October 2005 has today been
received by the Company from UBS AG that, as at 5 October 2005, they held
10,071,824 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 3.97% of the
issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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