Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
08 May 2006


08 May 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 419,696 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1694.2512 per share.



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