Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
24 July 2006



24 July 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 44,410 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1674.0145 pence per share.





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