Director Shareholding

Next PLC
19 May 2003

Next plc

Next ESOP Trust

On 19 May 2003 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 52,000 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 8,940,540.

Directors

The Company has been notified today that Mr Andrew Varley ceased to have a
beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc as follows:


                  Date of Disposal      No of Shares Sold          Price (p)
Andrew Varley        19 May 2003             10,000                  1010p



Mr W Barnes

Company Secretary

Next plc


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