Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
03 February 2003

03 February 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 361,757 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 785.9378p per share. The highest price
paid was 798p and the lowest price paid was 771.5p.




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