Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
27 June 2002

27 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 68,625 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 909.9689p per share.




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