Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
24 May 2007



24 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 281,169 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 2234.7072 pence per share.






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