Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Next PLC
4 July 2000


Next ESOP Trust

On 4 July 2000 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 388,201 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in Next plc to satisfy share options exercised by employees of the Company.

Executive Directors of Next plc who are participants in the Company share option
schemes are deemed to be discretionary beneficiaries of the Trust and are
consequently considered to be interested in all of the shares held by the Trust
which amount to 9,754,854.

Directors

Mr D C Jones today exercised an option granted to him under the Company
Sharesave Option Scheme to purchase 1,690 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next
plc at an Option price of 240.8p per share.

Mrs B Brazier
Deputy Company Secretary
Next plc