Transaction in Own Shares

Next PLC
11 July 2006



11 July 2006





                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 111,105 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1664.4208 pence per share.














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