Next PLC
08 May 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: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( X )
New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
4 May 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
8 May 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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 11,965,433 5.27%
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 13,755,693 6.06%
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
13,755,693 6.06%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
The interest in 121,239 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs
Securities (Nominees), Limited.
The interest in 13,634,454 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary
manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the
name of GSSN.
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:
General email contact:
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name:
Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers
15. Contact telephone number:
44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205
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