Holding in Company

Next PLC
27 April 2001


Letter to Company Announcements Office

Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 24 April has been received by the
Company from Fidelity Investments that Fidelity International Limited and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries hold 9,659,984 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
which represents 2.87% of the issued share capital of Next Plc.

Letter from Next Plc