Holding(s) in Company

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05 July 2005

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

A notification of disclosable interests dated 4 July 2005 has today been
received by the Company from UBS AG that they hold 9,790,864 Ordinary Shares of
10p each of Next plc which represents 3.80% of the issued share capital.

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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