Holding(s) in Company

Next PLC
12 April 2002


Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 9 April 2002 has today been 
received by the Company from Barclays PLC that through its subsidiary Barclays 
Bank PLC they hold 10,116,539 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which 
represents 3.05% of the issued share capital of Next plc.



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