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10 June 2005


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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 9 June 2005 has been received by
the Company from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., that they hold 7,850,119
Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 3.04% of the issued
share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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