Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
26 May 2004



26 May 2004

                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 110,452 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1399.7496 per share.



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