Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
09 January 2008



09 January 2008


                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 898,714 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1342.0719p per share.



The highest price paid was 1358 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
1323 pence per share.









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