Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
14 June 2004



14 June 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 251,459 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1400p per share.






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