Next PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 7817R

Next PLC

16 September 2014

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 Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	12 September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 September 2014
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	21,556,385			21,556,385			21,470,075				21,470,075			13.99


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
21,470,075								13.99

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	16,641,831
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.	302,600
	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	2,569,400
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.	778,544
	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	9,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	1,168,300
Grand Total		21,470,075

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

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

86,310

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

12 September 2014

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Nevelina Rousseva-Gasnier

15. Contact telephone number:

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