Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
18 June 2002

18 June 2002



                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 413,900 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at a price of 941.6912p per share.







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