Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
31 January 2003

31 January 2003
                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 707,635 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 753p per share.


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