Holding(s) in Company

Next PLC
10 October 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Next plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( X )
New Exemption DTR 5.1.3 (4) & DTR 5.1.5 (1)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
8 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights
GB0032089863                              12,653,549      5.88%
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if       Number of  Number of voting    % of voting
possible using the ISIN       shares     rights              rights
CODE
                              Direct     Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                             Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 8 October 2007, The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
General email contact:
[e-mail]

14. Contact name:
Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers / Alan Cox

15. Contact telephone number:

0207-051-1704 / 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774-8774



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