Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
29 May 2003

29 May 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 489,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 977.47p per share.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END

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