Holding(s) in Company

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02 October 2006



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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985


A notification of disclosable interests dated 2 October 2006 has today been
received by the Company from Legal & General Investment Management that they
hold 8,823,365 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 3.89% of
the issued share capital.


Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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