Director/PDMR Shareholding

Next PLC
29 December 2005


Next plc

Next ESOP Trust

On 28 December 2005 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 19,987 Ordinary Shares of
10p each in Next plc on the London Stock Exchange 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 8,597,283.

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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