Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
07 February 2003

07 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 291,500 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 798.3226p per share. The highest price
paid was 805.5p and the lowest price paid was 787.5p.


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