Director Shareholding

Next PLC
26 March 2004


Next plc

Next ESOP Trust

On 26 March 2004 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 15,000 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 8,166,691.

Directors

The Company has been notified that Mrs Moira Varley, wife of Mr Andrew Varley,
has disposed of a beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc
as follows:
                    Date of Disposal      No of Shares Sold         Price

Mrs Moira Varley    26 March 2004              1,000                1389.1p

After the above disposal, Mr Varley continues to have a beneficial interest in
99,739 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc.

Mr A J McKinlay

Company Secretary

Next plc



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