Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
04 December 2002


04 December 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 500,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 812.78p per share.


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