Holding(s) in Company

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02 August 2005

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 1 August 2005 has today been
received by the Company from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., that they no longer
have a notifiable interest in the Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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