Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
21 June 2002


21 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 250,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 880p per share.


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