Director Shareholding

Next PLC
6 April 2001


Next ESOP Trust

On 6 April 2001 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 45,500 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 7,840,267.

Next plc - Directors  

The Company has been notified today that the following directors have disposed
of a beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc as follows:

Director          Date of Disposal           No of Shares       Price (p) 

Mr D C Jones        3 April 2001               48,750            900.00

Mr D W Keens        6 April 2001                8,000            896.50