Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
20 November 2007


20 November 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 317,086 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1812.3541p per share.

The highest price paid was 1850 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
1786 pence per share.


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