Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
17 January 2003

17 January 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 25,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at a price of 775p per share.






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