Director/PDMR Shareholding

Next PLC
11 April 2006

Next plc

Next ESOP Trust

On 11 April 2006 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 276,557 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in Next plc on the London Stock Exchange to satisfy share options exercised
by employees of the Company.

The Next ESOP Trust has purchased the following Ordinary Shares of 10p each in
Next plc:

Date of Acquisition           No. of Shares           Price per Share
  10 April 2006                  250,000                 1648.3785p
  11 April 2006                  250,000                 1647.0501p

The Next ESOP Trust was established for the benefit of employees of companies in
the Next plc Group.

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 8,041,267.

This transaction notification disclosure is in accordance with DR 3.1.4(R)(1)
(b).

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
Next plc



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