Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Next PLC 4 July 2000 Next ESOP Trust On 4 July 2000 the Next ESOP Trust disposed of 388,201 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 9,754,854. Directors Mr D C Jones today exercised an option granted to him under the Company Sharesave Option Scheme to purchase 1,690 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Next plc at an Option price of 240.8p per share. Mrs B Brazier Deputy Company Secretary Next plc

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