Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
20 June 2002



20 June 2002

                                   Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 625,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 907.2p per share.




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