Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
08 July 2005



08 June 2005





                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 227,720 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1481.9069p per share.


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