Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
30 June 2006


30 June 2006

                                    Next PLC
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                             Purchase of own shares
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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 226,793 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1642.2626 pence per share.



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