NEXT PLC has announced the purchase of 25,944 of its ordinary shares of 10p each for cancellation at a price of 8962.3883 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 9042p and the lowest was 8898p. These purchases were made through the Company's broker UBS AG London Branch. Following the purchase, the Company's registered share capital consists of 126,605,384 shares. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no shares held in Treasury. The volume weighted average price for the transactions ranged from 8926 to 9042 pence per share across different trading venues. S Anderson, the Company Secretary, signed off the announcement.