Transaction in Own Shares

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29 November 2007


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Off-market purchases by way of contingent purchase contract by the Company of
ordinary shares for cancellation

Next plc announces today that, under the terms of the contingent forward
purchase contract it entered into with UBS AG London Branch on 10 May 2007, the
contract has terminated. Under this contract, the Company purchased a total of
1,450,000 ordinary shares for cancellation at a price of 2248.53 pence per
share.

A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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