Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
21 September 2005



21 September 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 926,125 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1419.5958p per share.



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