Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
15 August 2007

15 August 2007

                                    Next PLC
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                             Purchase of own shares
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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 100,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1887.8159p per share.

The highest price paid was 1900 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
1870 pence per share. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable
instruction given prior to, and as announced by Next PLC on, 30 July 2007.


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