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11 October 2005


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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 10 October 2005 has today been
received by the Company from UBS AG that, as at 6 October 2005, they held
11,524,957 Ordinary Shares of 10p each of Next plc which represents 4.55% of the
issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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