Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
18 May 2007


18 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 547,666 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 2266.5076 pence per share.









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