Holding in Company

Next PLC
11 January 2001


NEXT PLC

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES - PART VI COMPANIES ACT 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 10 January has been received by
the Company from AEGON Asset Management that AEGON UK plc holds 10,316,000
Ordinary Shares of 10p each which represents 3.06% of the issued share capital
of Next plc.