Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
11 June 2003


11 June 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 150,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 964.3333p per share.






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