Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
17 May 2007



17 May 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 663,748 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 2261.3754 pence per share.


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