Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
15 January 2008



15 January 2008


                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 357,690 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1335.795p per share.


The highest price paid was 1350 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
1328 pence per share.










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