Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
10 October 2002


10 October 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 310,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 807.4194p per share.


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