Holding(s) in Company

Released : 11 Sep 2012

RNS Number : 0411M

Next PLC

11 September 2012

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Next Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	10^th September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11^th September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0032089863

23,126,644

22,995,844

13.95

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

22,995,844

13.95

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Shares Held	Nominee	Management Company
16,650,000	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMR
158,000	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
4,800	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PTC
3,400	CIBC MELLON TRUST	FCL
4,417,344	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMRCO
3,400	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMTC
133,100	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR
59,500	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PTC
11,500	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMRCO
5,100	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMTC
11,500	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FMRCO
14,500	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FMTC
27,600	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FICL
746,600	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMR
360,800	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
258,700	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMTC
48,000	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PTC
18,400	CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)	FCL
21,700	ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO	FCL
17,400	MELLON BANK NA (C)	PTC
8,000	NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)	FCL
4,400	ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C)	FCL
8,000	US BANK NA (C)	PTC
4,100	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ©	PTC

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

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

130,800

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

10^th September 2012

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Nina Collomosse

15. Contact telephone number:

fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837092

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