Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3022Q

Next PLC

30 July 2010

 



Next plc - Close Period Share Repurchase Programme

Next plc announces that it has commenced an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase shares on its own behalf, for cancellation during its close period.  The programme commences on 2 August 2010 and runs up to and including 14 September 2010.   The programme may or may not result in Next plc shares being purchased but in any event the maximum amount of shares acquired will not exceed 1.5 million shares.

Any shares purchased will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with both Next's general authority to repurchase shares and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules which requires that the maximum price paid to be limited to no more than 105 per cent of the average middle market closing price of the Company's shares for the 5 dealing days preceding the date of purchase. Next plc confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.

Mr A J R McKinlay

Company Secretary

Next plc

 

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