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18 October 2005

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 17 October 2005 has been received
by the Company from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., that, as at 13 October 2005,
they held 10,700,883 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents
4.25% of the issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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