Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
08 September 2005



08 September 2005
           
                                    Next PLC
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                             Purchase of own shares
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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 328,200 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1450p per share.




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