Holding(s) in Company

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18 April 2005



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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 15 April 2005 has today been
received by the Company from Legal & General Investment Management that they
hold 10,381,923 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 3.99%
of the issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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